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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

FOODIE FOR THOUGHT .................................................................... 5<br />

Instant Pot Inspiration<br />

NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS ................................................................ 8<br />

TOURISM UPDATE ........................................................................... 11<br />

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE ................................................................. 12<br />

Building a Foundation for Life / Foundation Academy<br />

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU ................................................................... 13<br />

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ............................................................. 22<br />

SOUTHWEST SPORTS ...................................................................... 26<br />

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD ....................................................... 28<br />

SOUTHWEST SERVICE DIRECTORY ................................................... 30<br />

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FOODIE FOR<br />

THOUGHT<br />

Instant Pot Inspiration<br />

Modern-Day Pressure Cooker Works Magic in Kitchen<br />

by Kirsten Harrington<br />

<br />

Goodbye slow cooker, hello<br />

Instant Pot. If you’ve resolved to do<br />

more cooking in 2018, you might<br />

want to invest in this multifunctional<br />

cooking device that takes the place<br />

of several kitchen appliances, clearing<br />

up counter space and slashing<br />

meal-preparation time. Instant Pot<br />

is the brand name for a programmable<br />

electric pressure cooker that<br />

can braise, sauté, slow cook, steam,<br />

warm, cook rice, make yogurt and<br />

even bake a cake — all in one pot.<br />

This Canadian-designed smart<br />

cooker boasts of cutting cooking<br />

time by up to 70 percent, making it<br />

possible to prepare healthy meals<br />

in a fraction of the time. Since one<br />

device can perform six to nine functions,<br />

it saves kitchen space, making<br />

it perfect for dorm rooms, tiny<br />

apartments and places with limited<br />

cooking facilities. There are even versions<br />

that are Bluetooth-enabled, so<br />

you can get dinner started from your<br />

tablet or phone.<br />

Save Time<br />

Being able to cook from scratch<br />

quickly means you can prepare<br />

a whole chicken in 25 minutes,<br />

prepare falling-off-the-bone-tender<br />

barbecue ribs in under an hour,<br />

or sear beef and sauté veggies for<br />

stews and soups and then cook all in<br />

one pot. Forgot to defrost the meat?<br />

No problem. You can go from frozen<br />

to dinner in less than an hour. Put<br />

the Instant Pot to work on Sundays<br />

for meal planning by cooking pork<br />

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proteins for sandwiches, salads and<br />

weeknight meals. By performing several<br />

cooking methods in one pot,<br />

you’ll have fewer dishes to wash —<br />

an added bonus.<br />

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pre-soak, stir or watch the pot. The<br />

yogurt-making feature means you<br />

control the flavor and sweetness,<br />

cutting sugar consumption and saving<br />

money by making your own.<br />

Cooking sweet potatoes or spaghetti<br />

squash is a snap, brown rice<br />

is ready in about 20 minutes, and<br />

even frozen chicken breasts can be<br />

ready in 10 minutes. With so many<br />

quick, healthy options, who needs<br />

takeout? An Instant Pot might just<br />

work magic on your wallet and your<br />

waistline.<br />

Recipes & Resources<br />

Whether you received a shiny,<br />

new Instant Pot underneath your<br />

Christmas tree and don’t know<br />

where to start or you just want to<br />

learn what all the fuss is about, there<br />

are many helpful online communities<br />

with tons of tips and recipes.<br />

The Facebook group “Instant Pot for<br />

Beginners” is a good place to ask<br />

questions and learn from others. Try<br />

pressurecookrecipes.com for reviews<br />

on different models, recipes, videos<br />

and tips.<br />

Quick & Easy Italian<br />

Farmhouse Vegetable Soup<br />

From www.instantpoteats.com, a great<br />

source for recipes and information.<br />

Ingredients:<br />

1 tablespoon olive oil<br />

1 brown onion, diced<br />

1/4 teaspoon of salt<br />

1/2 long red chili, sliced<br />

2 celery sticks, sliced<br />

2 medium carrots, peeled, halved<br />

lengthways and sliced<br />

6 large button mushrooms, sliced<br />

4 cloves garlic, diced<br />

A handful of dried porcini<br />

mushrooms<br />

3 to 4 ounces kale leaves (medium<br />

bunch of kale), leaves removed<br />

from the hard stems and sliced<br />

roughly<br />

1 small zucchini, diced<br />

1 cup of canned chopped tomatoes<br />

4 cups vegetable or chicken stock<br />

1 bay leaf<br />

Lemon zest, chopped parsley for<br />

garnish<br />

Method:<br />

Turn on the Instant Pot and press<br />

“Sauté” function. Add oil, onion,<br />

salt, celery and carrots, and stir.<br />

Cook for 1-2 minutes while slicing<br />

mushrooms. Add the chili, mushrooms,<br />

garlic and dried porcini<br />

mushrooms, and stir. Cook for 2<br />

minutes on “Sauté” while preparing<br />

kale leaves and zucchini. Add<br />

the kale, zucchini, tomatoes, stock<br />

and bay leaf, and stir.<br />

Press the “Off” function key.<br />

Close and lock the lid of the<br />

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Press “Manual,” “High Pressure,”<br />

and set to 10 minutes. After 10<br />

minutes, allow the pressure to<br />

release naturally for a couple<br />

of minutes, then use the quickrelease<br />

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the steam out. Serve in bowls with<br />

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When Incapacity Strikes, Will You Be Prepared?<br />

by: Kristen M. Jackson / Attorney<br />

What if you are injured in a<br />

tragic accident or stricken with<br />

a catastrophic disease or illness<br />

such as terminal cancer, stroke,<br />

or Alzheimer’s leaving you<br />

incapacitated and unable to handle<br />

your affairs? While we are healthy,<br />

especially when we are young, we<br />

don’t expect these things to happen<br />

to us and are less likely to protect ourselves against them. However, anyone can<br />

experience incapacity. If it happened to you, would you be prepared by having the<br />

appropriate protection plan in place to take care of your health care and financial<br />

decisions?<br />

Managing Your Health<br />

If you become unable to manage your own health care and financial decisions<br />

due to incapacity, who would make decisions for you? You can ensure that someone<br />

acts on your behalf by executing certain health care directives and durable powers that<br />

express your wishes with regard to medical care, artificial life support and financial<br />

management. Furthermore, you can appoint one or more individuals to make critical<br />

decisions on your behalf. NO ONE has this power unless you give it to them.<br />

Documents that grant powers to others to act on your behalf in the event of your<br />

incapacity are known as advance directives which can be used only while you are living,<br />

expiring at your death. Such documents include a designation of health care surrogate,<br />

durable power of attorney, and living will. Let’s look at what each one represents.<br />

Designation of Health Care Surrogate<br />

This document names someone to discuss your condition with your health care<br />

providers and to authorize the proper course of treatment, surgical procedure and/or<br />

medication regimen. In addition, the information privacy act entitled the Health<br />

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) imposes upon<br />

doctors and hospitals certain fines or imprisonment if they release your medical<br />

information to anyone without your written authority. The person you designate<br />

as your surrogate needs access to your medical information so that he or she can<br />

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Durable Power of Attorney<br />

This document names a person as your Agent (Attorney-in-Fact) to manage<br />

your financial affairs if you become incapable of managing them yourself. Your<br />

Agent (often referred to as a surrogate as well) can work closely with other<br />

separately named surrogates and may be authorized to pay your bills, manage your<br />

investments, set up trusts, make gifts to family members, assist in applying for<br />

government benefits such as Medicaid, Veterans benefits, and social security, sell<br />

property if necessary, among other functions.<br />

Living Will Declaration<br />

This document states your wishes regarding life support. Without a living will,<br />

you could be destined to an undetermined amount of time on life support. This<br />

could devastate your family while they watch you lay in a vegetative state, unable<br />

to communicate. If you have a severe injury or illness and are hooked to tubes for<br />

oxygen, nutrition, or pain medication, and there is no chance of recovery, would<br />

you want to be kept alive in this state indefinitely? With a living will you can<br />

designate someone to authorize your health care providers to remove you from<br />

life support and allow you to die with dignity.<br />

Don’t wait for a tragedy to strike you or someone in your family. Make an<br />

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NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS<br />

compiled by Lauren Salinero<br />

OPEN HOUSE<br />

n Ocooe grants available<br />

The city of Ocoee is accepting<br />

applications for its Community<br />

Grant program. Held annually in<br />

both January and July, the program<br />

provides financial grants of up to<br />

$500. There is a total of $5,000<br />

available for this grant cycle.<br />

Groups that are eligible to apply are<br />

Ocoee nonprofit organizations and<br />

civic groups. In addition, nonprofit<br />

organizations and civic groups outside<br />

the city limits, which benefit residents<br />

of Ocoee, are also qualified<br />

to apply. The city awards the grants<br />

to acknowledge excellence and to<br />

further the contributions these local<br />

organizations bring to the Ocoee<br />

community.<br />

People can pick up applications at<br />

Ocoee City Hall, 150 N. Lakeshore<br />

Drive. Completed applications<br />

should be mailed or delivered to<br />

Community Relations at the same<br />

address, and the deadline to submit<br />

applications is Jan. 31, 2018.<br />

For more information, call 407-<br />

905-3100.<br />

n Year in Review<br />

Southwest resident<br />

and Orange County<br />

Mayor Teresa<br />

Jacobs releases<br />

her annual Year in<br />

Review.<br />

Southwest resident and Orange<br />

County Mayor Teresa Jacobs recently<br />

released her Year in Review<br />

2017. In the statement, she said,<br />

“In reflecting on 2017, I continue<br />

to be buoyed by Orange County’s<br />

ongoing success — from economic<br />

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achievement to community development<br />

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to be overwhelmed with pride and<br />

gratitude for our Orange County<br />

community. Pride in our heartfelt<br />

response to one of the largest humanitarian<br />

crises in U.S. history, as<br />

we welcomed more than 100,000<br />

storm-stricken Puerto Rican evacuees<br />

to Central Florida — and gratitude<br />

for the deep and authentic sense<br />

of compassion that we continue to<br />

demonstrate.”<br />

After detailing some of the year’s<br />

more challenging trials, Mayor<br />

Jacobs said, “As we prepare for<br />

2018, I am confident in our continued<br />

success. Not only because<br />

of our strengthening economic<br />

climate, our outstanding quality<br />

of life, and the many ongoing initiatives<br />

showcased in this ‘Year in<br />

Review,’ but because of you — our<br />

heart and soul — and the role you<br />

play in Orange County. I offer<br />

my sincere best wishes for a wonderful<br />

New Year! By working together,<br />

I know that the best is yet<br />

to come.”<br />

For the full review, visit orange<br />

countyfl.net/boardofcommissioners/<br />

yearinreview2017.aspx.<br />

n Orlando Magic showers<br />

family with gifts<br />

As part of the NBA Cares Season<br />

of Giving, the Orlando Magic celebrated<br />

Christmas by surprising<br />

LaToya Pugh and her two daughters,<br />

Aicha and Aiyari, during the<br />

Magic vs. Pelicans game. The team<br />

was joined by Amway, Corkcicle,<br />

Jewett Orthopeadic Clinic, Papa<br />

John’s Pizza, PepsiCo, Talk of the<br />

Town Restaurants, and Tijuana Flats<br />

to shower the family with gifts and<br />

other items to assist them through<br />

difficult times. The family also was<br />

transported to and from the game in<br />

a limo. It was the ninth consecutive<br />

season the Magic has hosted one<br />

family around the holidays for “The<br />

Big Give.”<br />

The family’s surprise began early<br />

in December, when the Magic and<br />

Habitat for Humanity presented the<br />

family with keys to a new home in the<br />

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Butler Preserve neighborhood.<br />

Magic Community Ambassadors<br />

and Southwest residents Nick<br />

Anderson and Bo Outlaw, along<br />

with Stuff the mascot, attended the<br />

home dedication ceremony and presented<br />

the family with courtside tickets<br />

for the Dec. 22 game. The Pughs<br />

had no idea they were going to be<br />

receiving the gifts at halftime.<br />

For more information, visit www.<br />

orlandomagic.com.<br />

n History Center receives<br />

Operating Support Grant<br />

Board representatives of the United<br />

Arts of Central Florida announced<br />

the Operating Support Grants for<br />

2018 to 37 Central Florida nonprofit<br />

cultural institutions, including an<br />

award of $27,400 to the Orange<br />

County Regional History Center.<br />

“The general operating-support<br />

funds from this grant will allow us<br />

to deliver educational programs to<br />

thousands of Title 1 school children,<br />

allowing us to bring history alive<br />

to many who otherwise would not<br />

have the opportunity to visit the museum,”<br />

said Michael Perkins, the<br />

museum’s manager.<br />

For more information, visit www.<br />

thehistorycenter.org/education.<br />

n Flu season hits Florida hard<br />

Both the holiday and flu seasons<br />

coincided this year as numbers of<br />

confirmed influenza cases continue<br />

to rise across Florida. So far, influenza<br />

A (H3) is the most common<br />

strain being reported this season.<br />

According to the Centers for Disease<br />

Control and Prevention, seasons<br />

where influenza A (H3) was the<br />

most dominant strain were generally<br />

more severe, particularly for children<br />

younger than age 5 and adults<br />

age 65-older. The CDC has labeled<br />

Florida as a widespread influenza<br />

zone. Data from Florida Hospital<br />

Centra Care shows there is a nearly<br />

200 percent increase in flu cases<br />

since this time last year and a 400<br />

percent increase from 2015.<br />

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strengthened my desire to better people’s<br />

lives. Women’s Health offers many exciting<br />

areas of practice. I feel fortunate to be part of<br />

I am Dr. Farwick and<br />

I choose Orlando Health.<br />

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9<br />

BUSINESS BRIEFS<br />

Four Seasons Resort Orlando<br />

at Walt Disney World Resort<br />

representatives announced that the<br />

property is now offering memberships<br />

to both of its golf courses,<br />

Tranquilo Golf Club, and to the<br />

resort, including pool access. It<br />

also announced a $2.5 million<br />

enhancement to the practice facility<br />

at Tranquilo Golf Club. The<br />

available memberships are a Golf<br />

Club Membership at Tranquilo Golf<br />

Club and a Resort & Golf Club<br />

Membership, which provides access<br />

to the resort’s 5-acre water<br />

park and recreational amenities,<br />

Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort now offers<br />

memberships to its golf courses and resort.<br />

including the fitness center and<br />

more. For more information, visit<br />

www.fourseasons.com/orlando.<br />

West Orange Chamber of<br />

Commerce installed its 2018 chairman<br />

in front of more than 200 members<br />

during the Member Celebration<br />

Brunch. Keith Bradford, the 2016<br />

WOCC chairman, passed the gavel<br />

to Joe Alarie, officially signaling<br />

the beginning of his term as the<br />

2018 chairman. For more information<br />

about WOCC, call 407-656-<br />

1304 or visit wochamber.com.<br />

Orlando Health’s Dr. P.<br />

Phillips Hospital, Orlando<br />

Regional Medical Center,<br />

Arnold Palmer Hospital for<br />

Children, and Winnie Palmer<br />

Hospital for Women & Babies<br />

were designated as top hospitals in<br />

the country by The Leapfrong Group,<br />

an independent hospital watchdog<br />

organization. Hospitals recognized<br />

as top performers have better systems<br />

in place to prevent medication<br />

errors, higher quality on maternity<br />

care and high-risk procedures, and<br />

lower readmission rates than other<br />

hospitals. Fewer than 6 percent of<br />

U.S. hospitals achieve this prestigious<br />

recognition. For more information,<br />

visit www.orlandohealth.com.<br />

Orlando Ballet School is hosting<br />

its 2018 Classical Ballet Variation<br />

Workshops and Expo. Students will<br />

learn a series of classical variations<br />

during the eight-week workshop and<br />

perform a classical variation for a<br />

panel of ballet professionals from<br />

outside of OBS at the expo. Classes<br />

begin Jan. 19 at the South Campus,<br />

Jan. 27 at the Central Campus, and<br />

Jan. 31 at the Seminole Campus.<br />

For more information or to register,<br />

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TOURISM UPDATE<br />

submitted by Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association<br />

2018<br />

Carlos Ortiz, ARNP<br />

CAP<br />

(L. to r.) David Bartek, 2016 and 2017 Central Florida Hotel & Lodging<br />

Association board chairman; Steve Hogan, 2017 Charles Andrews Memorial Hospitality<br />

Award honoree; Fred Sawyers, incoming 2018 CFHLA board chairman; and Rich<br />

Maladecki, CFHLA president and CEO, attend the CFHLA Hospitality Gala.<br />

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At the Central Florida Hotel &<br />

Lodging Association Hospitality<br />

Gala on Dec. 16, the Charles<br />

Andrews Memorial Hospitality<br />

Award for Community Leadership<br />

was presented to Steve Hogan,<br />

chief executive officer of Florida<br />

Citrus Sports. More than 1,200<br />

CFHLA members and community<br />

leaders were in attendance at the<br />

Hyatt Regency Orlando for the annual<br />

black-tie event. Hogan was chosen<br />

as the 2017 recipient of CFHLA’s<br />

highest honor for his contributions<br />

to the hospitality industry through<br />

his success in securing major sports<br />

tourism events in Central Florida,<br />

in addition to his community initiatives<br />

relating to his leadership at Lift<br />

Orlando.<br />

The award is named after the<br />

first CFHLA board of directors<br />

chairperson, Charles Andrews,<br />

and exemplifies perseverance and<br />

dedication to a cause. Since being<br />

promoted to CEO of Florida Citrus<br />

Sports in 2006, Hogan has been<br />

a champion of the Central Florida<br />

community and has significantly<br />

raised Orlando’s status as a worldclass<br />

sporting event destination.<br />

Among his many achievements,<br />

CFHLA recognized Hogan’s efforts<br />

in the following initiatives: securing<br />

Orlando as the host site for the 2017<br />

and 2018 NFL Pro Bowl; developing<br />

the Camping World Kickoff<br />

series, part of a multiyear agreement<br />

between Florida Citrus Sports<br />

and ESPN Events to host a major<br />

neutral-site college football game in<br />

Orlando during the opening weekend<br />

of the college football season;<br />

and cofounding Lift Orlando,<br />

an organization that brings business<br />

leaders into the community<br />

to help families build a better life<br />

for themselves through education,<br />

mixed-income housing, community<br />

health and wellness, and economic<br />

development.<br />

CFHLA also recognized its members<br />

of the year at the gala, including<br />

Jay Leonard, general manager<br />

of the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista<br />

Disney Springs Resort Area, honored<br />

as the 2017 CFHLA Lodging<br />

Member of the Year; Maureen<br />

Haggerty of SpinOut Guest<br />

Laundries Inc., 2017 CFHLA Allied<br />

Member of the Year; and Gerry<br />

Tarantino of the DoubleTree by<br />

Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld, 2017<br />

CFHLA Engineer of the Year. ª<br />

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BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR LIFE<br />

Foundation Academy Celebrates 60 Years With Continued Growth<br />

This year, Foundation Academy<br />

proudly celebrates its 60th anniversary.<br />

What began as a kindergarten<br />

program back in 1958 has grown<br />

into a two-campus, preschool through<br />

12th grade, private Christian school<br />

in Winter Garden. This year, the<br />

school is not only commemorating its<br />

impressive history, but also its promising<br />

future, with plans to expand and<br />

continue its legacy as a foundation<br />

for academic excellence.<br />

“Much has happened over the last<br />

few years to make this 60th anniversary<br />

a springboard into truly solidifying<br />

FA’s future,” said Michelle<br />

Campbell, director of admissions.<br />

“The bar has been raised in all<br />

areas.<br />

“Just a few years ago, we had<br />

around 500 students and now have<br />

close to 800. Our school president,<br />

head of school and school board<br />

are working hard to get things in<br />

place that will help meet that growth<br />

and demand.”<br />

Expansion plans include an additional<br />

academic building, expanding<br />

the current technology building and<br />

gymnasium, creating a fine arts center,<br />

as well as a soon-to-be-completed<br />

athletic complex that will service football,<br />

soccer and track.<br />

“While we are excited about<br />

our continued growth, we are also<br />

cognizant of our identity and the<br />

importance of maintaining our<br />

family atmosphere,” said Carol<br />

Grosshans, the head of the school.<br />

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“Partnering together, parents and<br />

school, is vital to who we are and<br />

desire to continue to be.<br />

“One of the things that we are<br />

known for, aside from being a place<br />

to get a great education, is that we<br />

are a family. We like to say that ‘You<br />

can’t have Family without FA!’”<br />

Foundation Academy boasts a<br />

100 percent college acceptance<br />

rate, as well as commendations in<br />

all areas of S.T.E.A.M — Science,<br />

Technology, Engineering, Arts and<br />

Math. The school offers a wide variety<br />

of art and music programs and<br />

an impressive drama program. There<br />

are numerous extracurricular activities,<br />

including sports teams and a<br />

performance choir.<br />

Feedback from FA’s parents and<br />

students consistently reveals one<br />

of the things they love most about<br />

Foundation Academy is that character<br />

is valued just as much as<br />

academics.<br />

Micah and Alicia Wilder, parents<br />

of three children who attend<br />

FA said, “We chose FA, because<br />

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we were looking for a place our<br />

children could grow spiritually and<br />

academically.”<br />

Foundation Academy offers an<br />

a la carte selection of Advanced<br />

Placement classes, as well as dual<br />

enrollment classes, right on its own<br />

campus.<br />

“This versatility serves students<br />

who are striving for a highly selective<br />

college, as well as those whose<br />

goal is to acquire as many college<br />

credits as possible” said Tim<br />

Covey, director of guidance. “We<br />

have some students graduating with<br />

up to 60 college credits. It’s great<br />

for those students who are ready for<br />

that next level academically, but it<br />

keeps them in an environment they<br />

are comfortable with, alongside their<br />

age-equivalent peers. It’s the best of<br />

both worlds, providing a smoother<br />

transition to college.”<br />

The Christian aspect of FA’s education<br />

is more than just an extra Bible<br />

class worked into the student’s day. It<br />

is interwoven into their subjects.<br />

“Students in our middle school<br />

and high school begin to explore<br />

the biblical principles behind things<br />

like peer pressure, making good<br />

decisions, forgiving others and bullying,”<br />

said David Buckles, school<br />

president. “We also have an excellent<br />

leadership program that allows<br />

students to develop their leadership<br />

skills. It gives them a leg up as they<br />

embark on the next phase of their life<br />

in college.<br />

“Sixty years ago, it was a black<br />

board, today it’s a Smart Board, tomorrow<br />

there will be no board, as<br />

we will not be limited to just the four<br />

walls of a class, but FA will always<br />

have teachers and tools that prepare<br />

students for life after graduation.”<br />

Foundation Academy is currently accepting admission<br />

applications and has a number of open<br />

house events scheduled. For more information, visit<br />

www.foundationacademy.net. ª


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From losing weight to<br />

looking younger to feeling<br />

fit, there are many reasons<br />

people set goals for the<br />

new year. Keeping resolutions<br />

can be a daunting task;<br />

however, Southwest Orlando<br />

Bulletin’s annual New Year,<br />

New You section provides a<br />

plethora of advice from local<br />

experts to help readers<br />

achieve and maintain their<br />

goals.<br />

Care Guidelines for Diabetes<br />

submitted by<br />

Endocrine Associates of Florida<br />

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If you have diabetes, it is important<br />

to eat well to keep yourself<br />

healthy. Nutritional care should be<br />

personalized for each person based<br />

on his or her blood glucose (sugar)<br />

level, blood lipid (fat) levels, risk factors<br />

for heart disease and high blood<br />

pressure, exercise habits and food<br />

preferences.<br />

For most people, general guidelines<br />

for diabetes are as follows:<br />

• Aim to maintain a healthy<br />

weight.<br />

• Exercise moderately for about 30<br />

minutes at least five times per week.<br />

• Get your carbohydrates mainly<br />

from fruits, vegetables, whole grains,<br />

legumes and low-fat or skim dairy<br />

products.<br />

• Limit saturated fats, trans fats<br />

and dietary cholesterol.<br />

• Consider using sugar substitutes.<br />

• Do not use low-carbohydrate diets<br />

to control diabetes.<br />

A Year-Round Resolution<br />

submitted by YMCA of Central Florida<br />

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Consistent, small steps can turn<br />

your New Year’s resolutions into<br />

year-round resolutions.<br />

Step 1 — Determine a minimum<br />

number of days each week you will<br />

exercise. (Aim for at least three.)<br />

Step 2 — Determine how much<br />

time you have to exercise. Strive for<br />

at least 30-60 minutes per session.<br />

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Step 3 — Schedule to meet with<br />

a coach or certified personal trainer.<br />

Usually, completing a series of two<br />

or three sessions can make a big<br />

difference.<br />

Step 4 — Be patient. Remember,<br />

change on the outside, such as<br />

weight loss, does not happen overnight.<br />

However, once you begin<br />

exercising, you start changing on<br />

the inside and how you feel almost<br />

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improved management of stress —<br />

the list goes on and on.<br />

Step 5 — Write down “why” you<br />

are committing to make exercise a<br />

part of your lifestyle, and tape it to<br />

your bathroom mirror. Reminders are<br />

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So, this year, why not try a yearround<br />

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New Year’s resolution? And, ask<br />

for help! Professionals are available<br />

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There are many features and benefits<br />

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Another reason why pavers add<br />

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Maximize Your<br />

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If your New Year’s resolution includes<br />

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ketogenic diet to be the most efficient<br />

and natural weight loss method. To<br />

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your diet must be low in fats, low in<br />

carbohydrates and rich in high quality,<br />

easily digestible proteins.<br />

Be mindful that the body will always<br />

burn carbohydrates first, then fats and<br />

lastly proteins. The goal is to burn<br />

stored fat while preserving muscle<br />

mass. A ketogenic diet uses stored fat<br />

as its main source of energy, and the<br />

body is said to be in ketosis. During<br />

ketosis, the importance of including<br />

high quality protein supplements in<br />

the diet cannot be overemphasized.<br />

A weight loss diet must continue<br />

to provide the proper balance of<br />

amino acids and nitrogen essential<br />

for the body to synthesize proteins<br />

for growth and maintenance. A deficiency<br />

of any one amino acid, despite<br />

the abundance of others, will<br />

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foods that help keep healthy meal<br />

options on your plate year-round.<br />

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of different fruit trees available.<br />

If you’re more interested in an aesthetically<br />

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So keep up with those New<br />

Year’s resolutions, and get out in the<br />

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the best New Year’s resolutions you<br />

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appointment for a routine cleaning,<br />

now is a great time to pick up the<br />

phone and set a time to get your<br />

teeth examined.<br />

Preventative maintenance, including<br />

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to help keep you on track to reach<br />

your goals this year:<br />

• Start small. Set and achieve<br />

one small goal at a time. If you try<br />

to make a complete overhaul, it<br />

may just be too much. For example,<br />

start with cutting out soda and<br />

try to get 15-20 minutes of activity<br />

each day.<br />

• Drink more water. You need to<br />

flush the toxins out of your body. Try<br />

adding a lemon. There are many<br />

benefits to drinking lemon water.<br />

• Don’t over think it. If you think too<br />

much about your workout, you will<br />

probably find a bunch of reasons<br />

why you shouldn’t do it. Don’t think<br />

about it, just get your shoes on and<br />

do it. Always try to remember how<br />

good you feel when you’re done.<br />

• Find a workout buddy. It’s always<br />

more fun to work out with a<br />

friend, and you will keep each other<br />

accountable.<br />

• If you can’t go to a gym, then do<br />

some exercises at home or in your office.<br />

Do squats, lunges, planks, chair<br />

dips and push-ups while you are<br />

watching TV, or, if you are at work,<br />

every hour get up and do a few of<br />

these.<br />

• Working out can actually be fun.<br />

It doesn’t have to be boring. If you<br />

like to dance, find a Zumba class. If<br />

you don’t like to run on a treadmill,<br />

then don’t. Grab a jump rope, try<br />

the stair climber, hit that punching<br />

bag, take a swim; there are many<br />

different things you can do.<br />

• When you are tempted to eat<br />

something that you know isn’t going<br />

to get you to that goal, like that<br />

brownie or cookie, take 10 seconds<br />

to think about it before you eat it.<br />

Think about whether or not you really<br />

need it. Is it helping you get to<br />

your goal or not? Is it really worth<br />

the short-term satisfaction or will you<br />

feel guilty after you eat it? Usually<br />

you will decide not to indulge.<br />

• Change your attitude and mind<br />

set. Don’t focus on the scale. It’s<br />

about how you will feel — more<br />

energy, a better mood, less stress,<br />

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n Bay Hill Village<br />

Nancy Nagy of Bay Hill Village<br />

showed her champion Kerry blue<br />

terrier, Chip, at the Meet the Breed<br />

booth at last month’s American<br />

Kennel Club National Championship<br />

Dog Show. The event, held at the<br />

Orange County Convention Center,<br />

is reputed to be the largest show in<br />

Bay Hill Village resident Nancy Nagy<br />

and Chip, a champion Kerry blue terrier,<br />

participate in the American Kennel Club<br />

National Championship Dog Show’s Meet<br />

the Breed booth.<br />

the country with more than 5,000 entries.<br />

The grand prize winner for best<br />

in show took home $50,000.<br />

n Dr. Phillips<br />

IN YOURNEIGHBORHOOD<br />

Chabad Jewish Center<br />

of South Orlando celebrated<br />

Hanukkah last month by leading a<br />

70-car parade with illuminated rooftop<br />

menorahs and blasting Hanukkah<br />

music as they drove around Dr.<br />

Phillips and up International Drive.<br />

The processional culminated with a<br />

menorah lighting on I-Drive. Children<br />

and teens traveled in class in<br />

stretch limousines with the signature<br />

menorah on top.<br />

The Orange County Board of<br />

Commissioners unanimously appointed<br />

Dr. Phillips resident Yog Melwani<br />

to the Orange County Planning and<br />

Zoning Commission. Yog is honored<br />

to be re-appointed and to serve as<br />

an at-large board member through<br />

December 2019.<br />

n MetroWest<br />

compiled by Lauren Salinero<br />

MetroWest resident Rosey<br />

Terranova recently published<br />

a children’s picture book called<br />

Alfonse the Littlest Clown. She is<br />

both the author and illustrator. The<br />

book is a light-hearted story about<br />

a little boy. But Alfonse isn’t like<br />

most little boys. His entire family is<br />

circus clowns. Alfonse’s dream is<br />

to join his family as a clown in the<br />

big circus show; however, he is too<br />

little — only big clowns can be in<br />

the show. So, while Alfonse waits to<br />

grow, he takes readers along on his<br />

travels of playing and practicing his<br />

circus tricks. In the end, a twist of<br />

fate gives Alfonse his big break in<br />

the spotlight.<br />

n Sterling Pointe<br />

Sterling Pointe residents Rep.<br />

Robert “Bobby O” and Allison<br />

Olszewski attended Gov. Rick<br />

Scott’s annual Christmas party with<br />

dignitaries from around the state.<br />

The Olszewskis represented District<br />

44 and joined Gov. Scott and first<br />

lady Ann in the holiday festivities.<br />

n Stoneybrook West<br />

Erika Garcia of Stoneybrook<br />

West joined Century 21 Professional<br />

Group Inc. as a sales associate. She<br />

specializes in residential property<br />

sales in Central Florida. She recently<br />

completed extensive training and licensing<br />

through Comprehensive In-<br />

House Training and Create21, two<br />

in-depth trainings that go through all<br />

the aspects of real estate business.<br />

Erika has more than 10 years of real<br />

estate industry experience, including<br />

advertising, sales and marketing.<br />

n Turtle Creek<br />

The staff of<br />

Century 21<br />

Professional Group<br />

Inc. welcomes<br />

Stoneybrook West<br />

resident Erika<br />

Garcia to its team.<br />

Michael Kulich<br />

of Turtle Creek serves<br />

on the Florida State<br />

Board of Landscape<br />

Architecture.<br />

Recently elected to the board of directors<br />

of the Central Florida chapter<br />

of the Community Association Institute,<br />

Turtle Creek resident and Turtle Creek<br />

Homeowners Association President<br />

Michael Kulich was also appointed<br />

by Gov. Rick Scott to serve on<br />

the Florida State Board of Landscape<br />

(L. to r.) Rep. Robert “Bobby O” and Allison Olszewski attend the governor’s annual<br />

Christmas party co-hosted by first lady Ann and Gov. Rick Scott.


Architecture. The board is responsible<br />

for licensing and regulating landscape<br />

artists. It meets regularly to consider<br />

applications for licensure, review disciplinary<br />

cases and conduct informal<br />

hearings relating to licensure and discipline.<br />

The board also engages in rulemaking<br />

to implement the provisions set<br />

forth in its statutes and conducts other<br />

general business, as necessary.<br />

n Windermere<br />

Gov. Rick Scott presented<br />

Windermere resident Dewayne<br />

Thrift with a Governor’s Veteran<br />

Service Medal at a ceremony at the<br />

Florida National Guard Armory.<br />

Dewayne is a local Realtor and involved<br />

in many veterans organizations<br />

and causes in the community, including<br />

serving with the American Legion.<br />

n Winter Garden<br />

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Girl Scouts of Citrus Council<br />

Brownie troops 4626 and 2355<br />

marched in the Winter Garden<br />

Christmas Parade, which helped<br />

them earn their Celebrating<br />

Community badges. They also sang<br />

Make New Friends for the judges<br />

and won first place for best youth<br />

group.<br />

Florida State University welcomed<br />

53 new inductees into its prestigious<br />

Garnet & Gold Scholar Society<br />

last fall. Among them was Winter<br />

Garden resident Justin Meritt,<br />

who is studying management information<br />

systems. To become an<br />

inductee, students must meet the engagement<br />

area criteria and submit<br />

a synthesis reflection project in their<br />

final semester before graduation.<br />

Brownie troops<br />

4626 and 2355<br />

win first place for<br />

best youth group at<br />

the Winter Garden<br />

Christmas Parade.<br />

Rep. Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski<br />

(right) of Sterling Pointe congratulates<br />

Dewayne Thrift of Windermere on<br />

receiving a Governor’s Veteran Service Medal.<br />

CONTINUED ON PAGE 24<br />

A Culture<br />

of Thinking<br />

Windermere Preparatory School is<br />

dedicated to providing students with<br />

rich opportunities for intellectual,<br />

emotional, and social growth.<br />

Pre-K3 through Grade 12<br />

International Baccalaureate World School<br />

windermereprep.com<br />

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23<br />

Participants are recognized<br />

during graduation and receive<br />

a designation on their<br />

official university transcript,<br />

both of which make them<br />

more marketable to potential<br />

employers and/or graduate<br />

programs.<br />

Winter Garden<br />

resident Justin<br />

Meritt joins 52 other<br />

inductees in Florida<br />

State University’s<br />

Garnet & Gold<br />

Scholar Society.<br />

n Et Al<br />

The United Methodist<br />

Women of St. Luke’s<br />

Methodist Church presented<br />

their 35th annual<br />

Holiday Bazaar. More than<br />

150 volunteers worked during<br />

the two-day event and<br />

raised more than $41,000.<br />

Proceeds are distributed to<br />

missions locally, nationally<br />

and internationally.<br />

More than 150<br />

community members<br />

volunteer at the<br />

United Methodist<br />

Women of St.<br />

Luke’s Methodist<br />

Church’s annual<br />

Holiday Bazaar.<br />

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10 a.m. – Camellias for sale with other plants, merchandise and food.<br />

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10 – 11 a.m. Camellia 101 Class with Robert Bowden, Director of the City of Orlando’s<br />

Harry P. Leu Gardens – (Location: Barn)<br />

Self-Guided Tours: Camellia Garden, Legacy Garden, greenhouse<br />

& other gardens throughout Mead.<br />

1 p.m. – Camellia Show officially OPENS to public. See thousands of competition<br />

4 p.m. blooms up close! (Location: Winter Park Garden Club – Clubhouse)<br />

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Bay Hill Women’s Golf<br />

Association’s nine-hole and 18-<br />

hole clubs held their annual holiday<br />

events. Bay Hill nine-holers<br />

had fun with an “Auld Lang Syne”<br />

holiday scramble. During the luncheon<br />

afterward, charity coordinator<br />

Nancy Beasley and advocate<br />

SOUTHWEST SPORTS<br />

Kathy Burt introduced speaker<br />

Tia Aery, executive director for<br />

Family Promise of Greater Orlando.<br />

compiled by Lauren Salinero<br />

The generous women raised more<br />

than $2,000 for Family Promise of<br />

Greater Orlando, which has been<br />

than $215,000. More than 200 golfers<br />

competed at Disney’s Palm and<br />

Magnolia Golf Courses and then<br />

gathered for an exclusive awards<br />

reception.<br />

“It’s great to get all the people<br />

who are big fans of the Magic out<br />

here to raise money for OMYF and<br />

The Bay Hill Women’s Golf Association nine-holers club celebrates the holidays with<br />

a scramble and luncheon.<br />

The Bay Hill Women’s Golf Association 18-holers club donates toys to support the<br />

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Child Life program.<br />

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dedicated to assisting homeless families<br />

with children in Central Florida<br />

for 15 years. It seeks to guide, motivate<br />

and inspire homeless families<br />

to life beyond their crisis of<br />

homelessness back to independent<br />

living.<br />

For the 10th year, Bay Hill Club<br />

18-holers donated toys to support<br />

the Arnold Palmer Hospital for<br />

Children Child Life program. During<br />

the luncheon that followed golf,<br />

Sheri Mosely, department manager<br />

for children’s and women’s services<br />

and community engagement at<br />

Arnold Palmer, spoke to the group<br />

explaining how the toys are sorted<br />

and presented to the children who<br />

are hospitalized during the holidays.<br />

Orlando Magic players joined<br />

head coach Frank Vogel and CEO<br />

Alex Martins for the 27th annual<br />

Orlando Magic Youth Foundation<br />

Open, a premier fundraising golf<br />

tournament that raises money for local<br />

youth. The event generated more<br />

have a great time,” Martins said.<br />

“Disney does an unbelievably great<br />

job putting it on for us, and it seems<br />

to get better and better every year.<br />

So, this is another great success for<br />

the OMYF.”<br />

Thousands of marathon runners<br />

braved freezing temperatures<br />

and converged on Walt Disney<br />

World earlier this month to participate<br />

in one, two or all of the<br />

events taking place during the Walt<br />

Disney World Marathon Weekend.<br />

This year was the biggest weekend<br />

celebration ever in honor of the<br />

marathon’s 25th anniversary. Runs<br />

began Jan. 4, with the Walt Disney<br />

World 5K presented by Cigna, followed<br />

by the 10K the next day,<br />

half marathon of 13.1 miles on<br />

Saturday, and, finally, the 26.2-<br />

mile marathon on Sunday. Kids<br />

13-younger were also welcomed to<br />

join the fun with the 1-mile runDisney<br />

Kids Races presented by GoGo<br />

squeeZ Applesauce on the Go.


For runners who strove to literally<br />

go the extra mile, Goofy’s Race and<br />

Half Challenge consisted of both the<br />

half marathon and marathon for a<br />

total of 39.3 miles. For those who<br />

wanted even more of a trial, the fifth<br />

annual Dopey Challenge was a fourday,<br />

48.6-mile endurance challenge<br />

that consisted of running the 5K,<br />

10K, half marathon and marathon<br />

within pacing requirements.<br />

Orlando Magic and Amway<br />

Center teamed up with KultureCity<br />

to become the first NBA arena in<br />

Florida certified by KultureCity as<br />

sensory inclusive. KultureCity is a<br />

nonprofit organization dedicated<br />

to rethinking accessibility to create<br />

acceptance and inclusion for all<br />

individuals. The certification process<br />

included Orlando Magic and<br />

Amway Center full- and part-time<br />

team member sensory-awareness<br />

training and all the implementation<br />

of enhanced services that includes<br />

sensory bags, signage and weighted<br />

lap pads. The new initiative will<br />

promote a positive, accommodating<br />

experience for all fans and guests<br />

with sensory sensitivities who attend<br />

events at the arena.<br />

Four of the world’s top six soccer<br />

teams will be on display as the 2018<br />

SheBelieves Cup makes its final stop<br />

at Orlando City Stadium on March<br />

7. Orlando will host the final two<br />

matches in the annual four-team<br />

tournament.<br />

Second-ranked Germany, thirdranked<br />

England and sixth-ranked<br />

France will join top-ranked USA in a<br />

tournament that includes international<br />

women’s soccer powers and dozens<br />

of the world’s best players in the sixgame<br />

competition. The U.S. team won<br />

the inaugural tournament in 2016,<br />

while France won the 2017 games.<br />

The University of Central<br />

Florida Knights football team<br />

marched down Main Street, USA, at<br />

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Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom<br />

in a special parade in their honor<br />

as a celebration of Orlando’s hometown<br />

team having a championship<br />

season with a perfect record and<br />

outstanding academic success. The<br />

football team was joined by cheerleaders<br />

and the marching band. The<br />

Knights finished its best season ever<br />

with an undefeated record.<br />

The student-athletes also posted<br />

the highest graduation rate among<br />

all public institutions in the nation<br />

in the Football Bowl Subdivision for<br />

four consecutive years.<br />

Dr. Phillips High School’s<br />

women’s soccer team scored a 3-1<br />

victory over Apopka High School<br />

to win the program’s first Metro<br />

West Conference Championship.<br />

DPHS standout players from the<br />

match included senior Carmel<br />

de Oliveira, captain; senior<br />

Stephanie Oliveira, captain;<br />

freshman Jill Ross and sophomore<br />

Chloe Washington.<br />

The Panthers’ women’s weightlifting<br />

team also claimed a Metro West<br />

Conference Championship. Seven of<br />

the 10 lifters earned podium finishes,<br />

including two champions. Sophomore<br />

Jada St. Cyr took DPHS’s first individual<br />

title in the 139-pound class<br />

with a total lift of 255 pounds, and<br />

junior Amani Guzman earned a<br />

title in the unlimited division with a<br />

330-pound total lift. The team made<br />

yet another impressive showing at<br />

the KSA Holiday Duals at Disney’s<br />

ESPN Wide World of Sports. It swept<br />

through all six matches by a total<br />

score of 463-42 to win the tournament<br />

championship handily. In addition,<br />

junior Shania Gowan, a state<br />

champion, earned the tournament’s<br />

most valuable wrestler.<br />

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presented above is the most current, correct and<br />

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n Charities/Fundraisers<br />

Jan. 28 — This Is My Brave Show<br />

Orlando<br />

The SunTrust Auditorium at Orlando<br />

Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.,<br />

Orlando, hosts the This Is My Brave Show<br />

Orlando, a production that showcases<br />

the personal stories of local individuals<br />

living successful, full lives despite mental<br />

illness. People share their powerful,<br />

personal stories onstage through original<br />

music, poetry and essays. In conjunction<br />

with the show, an art exhibition features<br />

works of local artists who live with a<br />

mental health diagnosis. Time: 1:30-4<br />

p.m. for the art exhibit and 2:30-4 p.m.<br />

for the show. Cost: $20-$40, with proceeds<br />

benefiting the National Alliance<br />

on Mental Illness Greater Orlando. For<br />

more information, call 407-253-1900 or<br />

visit www.namigo.org/brave.<br />

Jan. 30 — Author’s Luncheon<br />

Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St.,<br />

Windermere, hosts the second annual<br />

Author’s Luncheon, featuring Kristen<br />

Harmel, international bestselling author;<br />

and including lunch, a silent auction,<br />

raffle and book sale. Time: 11:30 a.m.-<br />

2:30 p.m. Cost: $30, with proceeds<br />

benefiting Julie’s Mission for critically<br />

ill babies. For more information, call<br />

Patty Goonen, 407-234-8471; or email<br />

pattygoonen@gmail.com.<br />

Feb. 3 — Trash 2 Trends Fashion<br />

Show<br />

SeaWorld’s Ports of Call, 7007 Sea<br />

World Drive, Orlando, hosts the fifth<br />

annual Trash 2 Trends recycled fashion<br />

show, an event for age 18-older<br />

that brings the fashion and art worlds<br />

together with the environmental community<br />

to promote and inspire sustainability.<br />

The fashion show features more than 35<br />

fashion designers and artists who have<br />

created innovative high-end looks made<br />

from material that would otherwise be<br />

headed to a landfill or recycling facility.<br />

A panel of judges chooses winners in<br />

five categories. Cocktail attire is requested.<br />

Time: 7-10 p.m. Cost: $45-$125,<br />

with funds benefiting Keep Orlando<br />

Beautiful, which strives to keep the city<br />

clean through litter prevention, waste<br />

reduction, recycling and beautification<br />

efforts. For more information, visit<br />

cityoforlando.net/trash2trends.<br />

Feb. 8 — Walk A Mile In Her Shoes<br />

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD<br />

Downtown Orlando hosts the sixth annual<br />

Walk A Mile in Her Shoes Orlando, kicking<br />

off at the Orange County Courthouse<br />

and ending at Dr. Phillips Center for the<br />

Performing Arts. The fun-filled event<br />

encourages men to strap on stilettos or<br />

blingy flip-flops. Time: 5 p.m. for registration.<br />

Walk kick-off begins at 6 p.m.<br />

Proceeds benefit domestic abuse survivors<br />

through Harbor House of Central<br />

Florida. For more information, visit<br />

harborhousefl.kintera.org/faf/home/<br />

default.asp?ievent=1178444.<br />

Feb. 9 — Over The Edge<br />

The 32-story Hyatt Regency Orlando,<br />

9801 International Drive, Orlando, hosts<br />

Over The Edge for GKTW, during which<br />

participants walk 428 feet straight down<br />

by rappelling down the side of the Hyatt.<br />

Cost: $75 to register; however, each<br />

participant raises a minimum of $1,000<br />

by Feb. 8. Proceeds benefit Give Kids<br />

The World. For more information, visit<br />

givekidstheworld.org/overtheedge.<br />

Feb. 17 — Evening On Broadway<br />

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing<br />

Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando,<br />

hosts Hemophilia Foundation of<br />

Greater Florida’s 16th annual Evening<br />

on Broadway, including a performance<br />

of The Lion King, a reception<br />

and silent auction/raffle. Time: 6 p.m.<br />

Cost: $150, with 90 percent of the<br />

proceeds benefiting the bleeding disorders<br />

community in Florida. For more<br />

information, call 407-629-0000 or visit<br />

hemophiliaflorida.org/theatre.<br />

March 3 — An Evening With<br />

Fabulous Friends Gala<br />

Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt<br />

Disney World Resort, 10100 Dream<br />

Tree Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, hosts the<br />

15th annual An Evening With Fabulous<br />

Friends Gala, a 1920s-themed event<br />

that includes entertainment by Michael<br />

Andrew, live and silent auctions, and<br />

the sale of artwork. Time: 6 p.m. Cost:<br />

$375, with proceeds benefiting The<br />

Mennello Museum of American Art.<br />

April 14 — Cattle Barons Ball<br />

Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal<br />

Blvd., Orlando, hosts American Cancer<br />

Society’s 2018 Orlando Cattle Barons<br />

Ball, including western-themed fun,<br />

a reception, silent and live auctions,<br />

gourmet dine-around and entertainment.<br />

Time: 6-11 p.m. Cost: $250. For more<br />

information, call 407-581-2503 or visit<br />

www.cattlebaronsballorlando.com.<br />

n Classes/Programs<br />

Jan. 24 — Retirement Workshop<br />

Winter Park Country Club, 761 Old<br />

England Ave., Winter Park, hosts<br />

Security Financial Management’s<br />

Redefining Retirement, a free workshop<br />

focused on dispelling common myths and<br />

clarifying the five areas pre-retirees and<br />

retirees should consider to successfully<br />

transition through the latter half of life.<br />

Refreshments and snacks will be served<br />

during the presentation. Reservations<br />

are required as space is limited. Time:<br />

6-7:30 p.m. For more information and<br />

to RSVP, call Jennifer, 407-740-6553; or<br />

visit www.sfmadvisorgroup.com.<br />

Feb. 3 — Call-In Event<br />

Security Financial Management holds<br />

a free call-in event during which financial<br />

advisors, accountants and lawyers<br />

answer questions about investment,<br />

financial, tax and estate planning. Time:<br />

10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information,<br />

call 407-740-6553.<br />

March 1 — Classes Begin<br />

Registration is open for National Alliance<br />

on Mental Illness Greater Orlando’s free<br />

Family-to-Family education program, a<br />

12-week course for family, friends and<br />

caregivers with a loved one age 18-older<br />

living with mental illness, while maintaining<br />

their own well-being. The program,<br />

in Southwest Orlando, is taught by peer<br />

volunteers who possess lived experience,<br />

and the course includes information on<br />

schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major<br />

depression and other mental health conditions.<br />

Preregistration is required. For<br />

more information, call 407-253-1900,<br />

email information@namigo.org or visit<br />

www.namigo.org.<br />

n Events/Performances<br />

Jan. 20 — Camellia Show<br />

compiled by Lisa Sagers<br />

The Winter Park Garden Clubhouse in<br />

Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning<br />

Drive, Winter Park, hosts the 72nd annual<br />

Camellia Show, including assorted varieties<br />

of camellia plants for sale, a camellia<br />

plant raffle, a Camellia 101 class from<br />

10-11 a.m. (RSVP to presidentcscf@gmail.<br />

com), self-guided tours and more. Time:<br />

10 a.m.-4 p.m.; however, camellia blooms<br />

are not viewable until 1 p.m. Admission<br />

and parking are free. Anyone who has<br />

camellias growing in their yard can enter<br />

a bloom or blooms for a competition that<br />

takes place between 7-10 a.m. Cash prizes<br />

are awarded. For more information,<br />

visit www.camelliacfl.com.<br />

Jan. 25 — Meet The Author<br />

Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central<br />

Blvd., Orlando, hosts Meet the Author<br />

with Sharon Robinson, during which she<br />

discusses and signs her book, The Hero<br />

Two Doors Down, based on a true story<br />

about her father, Jackie Robinson, and<br />

8-year-old Dodgers fan Steve Satlow.<br />

Registration is recommended. Time: 7<br />

p.m. For more information, call 407-<br />

835-7323 or visit ocls.eventbrite.com.<br />

Jan. 31 — Wine Down Wednesday<br />

& Book Signing<br />

The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture<br />

Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter<br />

Park, hosts the Wine Down Wednesday<br />

& Island Objects Book Signing, including<br />

a happy hour mingle that offers appetizers,<br />

beer and wine, live music by Jeff<br />

Scott, and an opportunity to explore<br />

the museum. There is also a book<br />

signing with Barbara Wavell, anthropologist<br />

and collector of the museum’s<br />

current exhibit, Island Objects: Art and<br />

Adaptation in Micronesia. Time: 5-8<br />

p.m. Cost: $25 at the door, $20 for<br />

the general public, $15 for museum<br />

members. For more information, visit<br />

polasek.org/winedown.<br />

Feb. 9-11 — Romeo & Juliet Ballet<br />

Performances<br />

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing<br />

Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando,<br />

hosts performances of Orlando Ballet’s<br />

Romeo & Juliet. Time: Friday and<br />

Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at<br />

2 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For more<br />

information, call 844-513-2014.<br />

Feb. 21-March 23 — Twelfth Night<br />

Performances<br />

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in<br />

Partnership with UCF presents performances<br />

of William Shakespeare’s<br />

Twelfth Night in the Margeson Theater,<br />

812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Twelfth<br />

Night will play in repertory with<br />

Shakespeare in Love. Showtimes vary.<br />

Cost: $25-$50. For more information,<br />

call 407-447-1700, ext. 1; or visit www.<br />

orlandoshakes.org.


March 17 & 18 — Beauty & The<br />

Beast Ballet Performances<br />

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing<br />

Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando,<br />

hosts Orlando Ballet’s performances of<br />

Arcadian Broad’s Beauty & The Beast.<br />

Time: Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and<br />

Sunday at 2 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For<br />

more information, call 844-513-2014.<br />

n Miscellaneous<br />

Through Jan. 24 — Call For Female<br />

Artists<br />

Professional female artists are invited to<br />

submit their work for Women in the Arts’<br />

Celebrating the Genius of Women arts<br />

competition. Selected art is featured in<br />

the annual Celebrating the Genius of<br />

Women exhibition at Orlando Public<br />

Library in March and April 2018.<br />

Finalists are eligible for up to $2,000 in<br />

cash prizes and gallery representation.<br />

Entry deadline is Jan. 24, 2018. For<br />

more information or to enter, visit www.<br />

womeninthearts.org/art-competition.<br />

Jan. 29 — Open House<br />

Holy Family Catholic School, 5129 S.<br />

Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando, hosts<br />

an open house. Time: 8:30-10 a.m. For<br />

more information, call 407-876-9344 or<br />

visit www.hfcschool.com.<br />

Jan. 31 — Job Fair<br />

Central Florida Fair Expo Park, 4603<br />

W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, hosts<br />

the Orange County Mayor’s Job Fair,<br />

including more than 90 companies<br />

offering thousands of career openings<br />

in various industries. Attendees should<br />

dress professionally and bring résumés.<br />

Child care is not provided. Time: noon-<br />

4 p.m. To register as a job seeker, visit<br />

www.cfec.org/job-fairs. For more<br />

information, call 407-834-4022.<br />

Feb. 3 — Food Truck Night<br />

Summerport Village Food Truck Night, a<br />

family-friendly event that features a variety<br />

of food trucks, local vendors, live music<br />

and children’s activities, takes place<br />

at 13790 Bridgewater Crossing Blvd.,<br />

Windermere. Time: the first Saturday of<br />

every month from 5:30-9 p.m.<br />

Feb. 3, 10, 17 & 24 — Farmers<br />

Markets<br />

Winter Garden Farmers Market, voted<br />

No. 1 in America, takes place at 104<br />

S. Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden. The<br />

market has more than 150 vendors, and<br />

there is a new parking garage next to the<br />

event. Time: Saturdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.<br />

Feb. 22 — Food Truck Connection<br />

MetroWest hosts the Food Truck<br />

Connection, including food and music,<br />

at 2295 S. Hiawassee Road in Veranda<br />

Park. Time: fourth Thursday of every<br />

month from 6-9 p.m. For more information,<br />

visit www.metrowestcommunity.com.<br />

n Networking/Clubs<br />

Feb. 1 — Retired Educators<br />

Meeting<br />

The Orange County Retired Educators<br />

Association meets at College Park United<br />

Methodist Church, 644 W. Princeton<br />

St., Orlando, for a potluck luncheon<br />

and musical presentation. Anyone who<br />

has worked in education is invited to<br />

attend. Time: 11:30 a.m. For more<br />

information, call 407-677-0446 or visit<br />

www.ocrea-fl.org.<br />

Feb. 27 — Book Club Meeting<br />

The Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips,<br />

7255 Della Drive, Orlando, hosts a<br />

meeting of the Southwest Book Club,<br />

during which the group discusses The<br />

Leavers by Lisa Ko. Time: 7 p.m. For<br />

more information, call 407-835-7323.<br />

n Support Groups<br />

Feb. 13 — Support Group Meeting<br />

For Caregivers<br />

The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource<br />

Center sponsors a free support group<br />

meeting for caregivers in the Suite 281<br />

Conference Room (next to the south<br />

elevators on the second floor) at Health<br />

Central Hospital, 10000 W. Colonial<br />

Drive, Ocoee. Time: second Tuesday<br />

of each month at 6 p.m. For more<br />

information, call 407-843-1910 or visit<br />

www.adrccares.org.<br />

Feb. 13 & 27 — Mental Health<br />

Support Group Meetings<br />

Room 201 in Building B at St. Luke’s<br />

United Methodist Church, 4851 S.<br />

Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando,<br />

hosts free individual and family support<br />

groups for individuals affected by mental<br />

illness. The 90-minute meetings are<br />

peer-led and help participants connect<br />

with each other, learn from each other’s<br />

experiences, share coping strategies and<br />

offer each other encouragement and<br />

understanding. Time: the second and<br />

www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x January 18 — 31, 2018 x 29<br />

fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30<br />

p.m. For more information, call 407-253-<br />

1900, email information@namigo.org<br />

or visit www.namigo.org.<br />

Feb. 19 — Stroke Support Group<br />

Meeting<br />

The Winter Park Civic Center, 1050<br />

W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park, hosts a<br />

free meeting of the BCenter’s Stroke<br />

Support & Social Group. A deli-style<br />

lunch is provided. Reservations via email<br />

are requested to valerie@bcenter.com.<br />

Time: third Monday of each month from<br />

12:30-2:30 p.m. For more information,<br />

call 888-942-9355.<br />

n Volunteer<br />

Opportunities<br />

Ongoing — Volunteers/Docents<br />

Needed<br />

Oakland Nature Preserve, 747<br />

Machete Trail, Oakland, seeks adults<br />

interested in learning about the history,<br />

wildlife, plants and restoration<br />

efforts at ONP to volunteer at the preserve<br />

to greet visitors, help answer<br />

questions and lead a tour from time to<br />

time. Workdays are Mondays and/or<br />

Saturdays. For more information, email<br />

outreach@oaklandnaturepreserve.org<br />

or visit www.oaklandnaturepreserve.<br />

org/guide. To register online, visit<br />

oaklandnaturepreserve.org.<br />

Ongoing — Volunteers Needed<br />

The Mustard Seed of Central Florida,<br />

12 Mustard Seed Lane, Orlando,<br />

seeks volunteers who can help with<br />

donation sorting, mattress recycling,<br />

warehouse maintenance, administrative<br />

work, special events or general<br />

maintenance. For more information,<br />

call 407-875-2040, ext. 110; or email<br />

jessi@mustardseedfla.org.<br />

Ongoing — Volunteers Needed<br />

The Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman<br />

Program, which advocates for quality<br />

long-term care, seeks volunteers.<br />

Training is provided. For more information,<br />

call 888-831-0404 or visit<br />

ombudsman.myflorida.com.<br />

Contributions to Community Bulletin Board are<br />

welcome. Please send information six weeks<br />

before the event to P.O. Box 851, Windermere,<br />

FL 34787; call 407-351-1573, option 5; or<br />

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