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n Public servant of the year<br />
Central Florida Hotel &<br />
Lodging Association recognized<br />
Southwest resident and Orange<br />
County Mayor Teresa Jacobs as<br />
its 2017 CFHLA Public Servant of<br />
the Year. The award was presented<br />
during the organization’s membership<br />
luncheon last month. Each year,<br />
CFHLA recognizes a community<br />
Southwest resident and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs receives the 2017 Central<br />
Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Public Servant of the Year Award. She is pictured<br />
with (l. to r.) CFHLA President/CEO Rich Maladecki, CFHLA PCA/PC Board Chair Jay<br />
Leonard, and CFHLA Board Chair Fred Sawyers.<br />
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leader for his or her dedication to<br />
the advancement of Central Florida’s<br />
hospitality industry.<br />
During her eight years in office,<br />
Mayor Jacobs has served as a committed<br />
“tourism champion.” She played<br />
an integral role in revising the Venues<br />
Agreement to enhance essential tourism<br />
and community projects such as the<br />
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing<br />
Arts, Orange County Convention<br />
Center, and Camping World Stadium.<br />
Mayor Jacobs recently spearheaded<br />
the development of both the Orange<br />
County Tourist Development Tax Grant<br />
Application Review Committee and the<br />
Orange County Tourist Development<br />
Tax Sports Incentive Committee. These<br />
advisory boards will serve as important<br />
“checks and balances” on the<br />
future expenditure of Orange County<br />
Tourist Development Tax funds and will<br />
work to promote the Central Florida<br />
destination.<br />
n Victory Cup Initiative<br />
winner announced<br />
Victory Cup Initiative officials<br />
announced the Cannonball Kids’<br />
Cancer Foundation won its 2018<br />
competition and received a $20,000<br />
grand prize. The annual initiative is<br />
designed to provide a high-profile<br />
opportunity for 10 nonprofits to tell<br />
their stories, build strategies and<br />
partner with businesses and community<br />
leaders to further their missions<br />
to serve Central Floridians.<br />
Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation<br />
is committed to finding better<br />
treatments and improving the quality<br />
of life for children battling cancer,<br />
while striving to create awareness<br />
and educate for change. A secondplace<br />
prize of $15,000 was awarded<br />
to Elevate Orlando, and a third-place<br />
prize of $10,000 went to IDignity.<br />
The remaining participants — Hebni<br />
Nutrition Consultants Inc., Holocaust<br />
Center of Florida, Ideas, La Amistad<br />
Foundation Inc., New Hope for Kids,<br />
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