- December 4, 2025
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Jessie Mays, Sheri Cubit and Vicki Petersen matched in shades of blue.
CFHLA 2018 MVP Charter Member Ruthann DiLauri, Erin Sims and CFHLA board members Nina Shirk and Sonja Giselbrecht were all smiles.
Gerald Barrack and CFHLA Allied Relations Council members Jay Hunt and David George looked sharp.
Mike Armbruster and Pat Buckles matched with gray jackets.
Debi Pedraza accepted a $2,000 grant from CFHLA on behalf of the Foundation for OCPS.
Karen Jensen, vice president and COO of the Orlando Health Foundation, accepted year two of a two-year, $20,000 grant from CFHLA.
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts received year four of a 10-year, $250,000 grant from CFHLA.
CFHLA President and CEO Rich Maladecki, Kim Gordon, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel General Manager Fred Sawyer, Kevin Craig and Paula Fiuza all made sure the luncheon ran smoothly.
Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington, Orange County School Board member Linda Kobert and State Rep. Rene Plasencia were happy to support the CFHLA.
Orange County Commissioner Victoria Siplin, Hyatt Regency Orlando General Manager Brian Comes and Orange County School Board member Nancy Robbinson were all smiles.
Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins, West Orange Times & Observer and Windermere Observer publisher Dawn Willis and CFHLA President and CEO Rich Maladecki enjoyed attending the luncheon.
Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel General Manager Fred Sawyer and West Orange Times & Observer and Windermere Observer publisher Dawn Willis.
Representatives from the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek and Waldorf Astoria Orlando posed with the CFHLA Cares Instagram frame.
Windermere High School was awarded a $2,500 grant from CFHLA for the purchase of textbooks for the hospitality program.
Orange County Public Schools was awarded a $4,000 grant from CFHLA.
Ocoee High senior Kacy Cartwright received a $1,000 scholarship through CFHLA.
Bridget Frost received a $2,000 scholarship courtesy of CFHLA and the Dr. Phillips Rotary Club.
Olympia High student Kyle Cardone received a $4,000 scholarship courtesy of CFHLA and the Dr. Phillips Rotary Club.
Olympia High student Olivia Roudebush received a $4,000 scholarship courtesy of CFHLA and the Dr. Phillips Rotary Club.
The CFHLA awarded 46 scholarships totaling $140,000.
Scholarship recipients celebrated their achievement.
Juan Ortiz and Ocoee High senior Kacy Cartwright were thrilled about their scholarships.
Ocoee High senior Kacy Cartwright and her mom, Wendy, celebrated her scholarship.
ORLANDO With $240,000 in student scholarships and community grants in hand, the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation awarded its largest disbursement of such funds during the CFHLA Gives membership luncheon. Held Thursday, April 26, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, the luncheon included scholarship recipients, elected officials and CFHLA members. Also part of the program were the recognition of 107 CFHLA “Adopt a School” partnerships, and a “CFHLA Cares” collection drive for homeless students in Orange and Osceola counties.
