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WWE awarded a $10,000 scholarship to Geraldo Gutierrez, a Full Sail student, as part of their ongoing partnership. The partnership provides students at the University with the opportunity to gain real-world experience producing WWE NXT® series which showcases WWE’s brightest young talent as they battle to become the elite WWE Superstars of tomorrow.
Hundreds walked the streets around Park Avenue and visited dozens of local merchants during the Winter Park Sip and Stroll, which helped commemorate the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of the city.
Jacqueline Jones entertained at the opening of the Winter Park headquarters for the re-election of President Obama on Friday at Morse Boulevard and Denning Drive.
Constructed by Girl Scout Troop 827 of Winter Springs, Florida, in the new Generation Service Unit, as a gift to the Winter Park Day Nursery. The troop is comprised of girls from Winter Springs and Casselberry, many of whom have been with the same troop for 10 years. The greenhouse is constructed of 2-litre soda bottles and took nearly 100 hours to complete over the period of a year; it required sorting, cleaning and cutting the ends off of nearly 1,500 soda bottles that could be strung on a wooden frame. The greenhouse project is the troop’s final step to earn the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award at the Girl Scout Cadette level. Thanks to the new greenhouse, the two-to-five year olds at the day nursery can learn to grow their own flowers, vegetables and herbs. One of the challenges to Girl Scouts earning their Silver Award is to find a project with a lasting or on-going impact in their community. Troop 827 recognized that the greenhouse could solve both the shortage of healthy food in the community and the center’s need for an outdoor learning center. They also liked that it used recycled materials. Next up for Troop #827 will be a Silver Award ceremony at which they will receive their Silver Award pins and a party to celebrate their accomplishment.
On Sept. 8, Crealdé School of Art invited the community to paint a Haitian Tap Tap Bus. Painting in this photo is Patrick Noze, an Orlando artist and Haiti native. The Hannibal Square Heritage Center’s new exhibit “Keeping Haiti In Our Hearts: Interpreting Heritage In The Diaspora” opened on Sept. 14.
More than 2,100 Winter Park residents took a stand against breast cancer on Sept. 9 in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people standing on one leg, like a flamingo. This September and October, Winter Park Memorial Hospital, the city of Winter Park and Park Avenue and Hannibal Square merchants are participating in Pink Out with special events and promotions. Pink Out flamingos will flock to iconic locations and homes around Winter Park. Visit www.pinkoutwinterpark.com
