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www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x December 21, 2017 - January 3, 2018 x 39<br />
with items specifically with veterans in<br />
mind: two bars of soap, repurposed<br />
shampoo, toothpaste, a toothbrush,<br />
deodorant, shaving cream, a razor,<br />
comb, socks and an inspirational notecard.<br />
The veterans were also connected<br />
with counselors, pastors and<br />
organizations in their local communities<br />
to provide them with the support<br />
needed to transition to civilian life and<br />
into the workforce.<br />
n Windsor Hill<br />
(L. to r.) Devendra Kahlon, M.D.; Kudrit Riana Kahlon; Southwest residents<br />
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and Rep. Val Demings; and Harpreet Kahlon,<br />
M.D., and Suchait Kahlon gather at the Kahlon’s Phillips Landing home to endorse Sheriff<br />
Demings as Orange County mayor.<br />
Landing home. The gathering raised<br />
funds to endorse Sheriff Demings as<br />
Orange County mayor.<br />
n Sterling Pointe<br />
Sterling Pointe resident Robert<br />
“Bobby” Olszewski was<br />
elected to the Florida House of<br />
Representatives in a special election<br />
representing House District 44. Rep.<br />
Olszewski was sworn in on election<br />
night and headed directly to<br />
Tallahassee to attend the legislative<br />
committee weekly meetings. He also<br />
was given committee assignments<br />
by Florida House Speaker Richard<br />
Corcoran. Rep. Olszewski represents<br />
District 44 on the Government<br />
Accountability Committee, as well as<br />
the Pre K-12 Appropriations; Careers<br />
and Competition; and Local, Federal<br />
and Veteran Affairs subcommittees.<br />
n Windermere<br />
During the Hike Across America,<br />
powered by Clean the World and<br />
Booyah Veteran Bus Project, Shane<br />
Johnson of Windermere traveled<br />
more than 3,000 miles (22 miles every<br />
day) in 65 days from Orlando<br />
to California to raise awareness for<br />
veterans experiencing homelessness<br />
Windermere resident Shane Johnson,<br />
founder of the Booyah Veteran Bus Project,<br />
hikes from Orlando to California to raise<br />
awareness for veterans who are homeless or<br />
in transition.<br />
and veterans in transition. The 22-<br />
mile intervals represented the number<br />
of veterans that commit suicide every<br />
day. Clean the World partnered with<br />
Shane, founder of Booyah Veteran Bus<br />
Project, to distribute a total of 10,000<br />
hygiene kits to veterans in need at 20<br />
different city stops along his journey.<br />
Veteran hygiene kits are specialized<br />
Windsor Hill<br />
resident and<br />
Olympia High<br />
School alumna<br />
Analisa Sorrells<br />
is inducted into Phi<br />
Beta Kappa at the<br />
University of North<br />
Carolina at Chapel<br />
Hill.<br />
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest<br />
and most honored college honorary<br />
society, inducted 165 University<br />
CONTINUED ON PAGE 41<br />
Messages will be published in the Feb. 1, 2018, issue.<br />
Deadline: Jan. 10, 2018 • Length: 20 words maximum<br />
Robert “Bobby” Olszewski (far right) of Sterling Pointe is sworn into the Florida House<br />
of Representatives by Paul Henry (far left), rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of<br />
Mary, Queen of the Universe. He is joined by (l. to r.) Mother Rosie Olszewski of Orange<br />
Tree holding daughter Reagan and wife Allison.
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