Community Bulletin

Rollins student receives national honor

Rollins College Crummer MBA student Lindsey Nicole Miller 2014 Professional Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women, recognizing her exemplary student leadership. Lindsey was selected from NAPW’s 600,000 members; it’s the largest networking organization of professional women in the country.

Winter Park Police host food and clothing drive

The Winter Park Police Department is hosting a Holiday Food and Clothing Drive for those less fortunate. This is the season that we can make a difference. The drive runs until Dec. 12. The items will be disseminated to our local food banks that service our senior citizens and children in need. Donations can be dropped off at the lobby of the Police Department located at 500 N. Virginia Ave.

Rollins alumna receives award

Rollins College recently awarded Laila Bowden, owner and creator of Krazy Ketchup, with its 2014 Alumni Achievement Award. The recognition honors alumni who have attained outstanding success and national or international distinction in their respective fields. Bowden graduated from Rollins College in 1990 with a degree in psychology.

Her recent award highlights her accomplishments through the creation of the Krazy Ketchup product and brand. Krazy Ketchup is vegetable infused ketchup that is now an alternative to the nation’s No. 1 condiment. Bowden and her business partner Erin did everything on their own from recipe development, to packaging, production and building client relationships with local farmers. In 2010, Whole Foods began selling Krazy Ketchup and it is now sold in more than 300 stores nationwide, as well as online. The ketchup was also featured on Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

Cancer institute opens new expanded facility

The Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at Winter Park Memorial Hospital opened a newly renovated and expanded facility to better care for cancer patients close to home. The building nearly doubled in size and is now more than 18,000 square feet. The new facility was dedicated with the ceremonial ringing of a brass bell by breast cancer patient Janina Ozim. The bell is a unique tradition at Winter Park Memorial Hospital that symbolizes the completion of a patient’s cancer treatment and hope for the future.