Community Bulletin

Local store to support Haiti

Ten Thousand Villages, a fair trade retailer located at 329 Park Avenue in Winter Park, will donate a portion of sales on Friday, Oct. 14, to Mennonite Central Committee’s efforts to help people in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew. Mennonite Central Committee began distributing relief kits, blankets, water purification tablets and food to Haitians in areas affected by the widespread flooding on Wednesday, Oct. 5: the day the rain stopped falling in Haiti. Mennonite Central Committee, which has an ongoing presence in Haiti, distributed the materials in cooperation with SAKALA, a MCC partner in Cité Soleil, one of the poorest parts of Port-au-Prince. The effort was just the beginning of MCC’s response to help people of Haiti survive these first days and begin to rebuild.

New Hope for Kids elects Partyka to board

Paul P. Partyka, founder of The Partyka Group, a partner at Orlando-based NAI Realvest, and former Winter Springs Mayor, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for New Hope For Kids, a Maitland-based 501(c)(3) organization. New Hope for Kids has been helping Central Florida children in need since 1996 through its programs that bring hope, healing and happiness to children and families suffering from grief, loss or life threatening illnesses. Partyka, who has been recognized for many professional and community leadership roles in Central Florida for decades, will help promote the organization and its efforts which are funded through donations by individuals, corporations, foundations and community service organizations.