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8 x May 20 — June 2, 2021 x www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com Health is more of a focus to people as they seek to return to a normal pace of life. One option for maintaining optimal health has been a resource to Central Floridians for the past 86 years. Chamberlin’s Natural Foods, which opened its first location in downtown Orlando in 1935, continues to offer customers quality service, a knowledgeable staff and various products for all health needs. With its seventh location to open this summer in Lake Mary, Chamberlin’s Natural Foods hopes to continue being the No. 1 health source for all of Central Florida. “We have kind of been a staple in the area, and I think for that reason, we have a lot of customers that really trust us because we’re not a flyby-night deal; we’ve been there all along,” said Mary Ann O’Dell, nutritional director of Healthy Edge Retail Group, that owns Chamberlin’s and sister companies Earth Origins Market and Akin’s Natural Foods. “We really do our best in taking care of the customer.” Congrats to our grads. Supply and Knowledge Spanning the Years When Chamberlin’s first emerged in Orlando in 1935, it was a When your needs change, we have options. Michael Wytiaz, CFP ® Branch Leader 4848 S. Apopka Vineland Rd, Suite 204 Orlando, FL 32819 407-909-0485 © 2021 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) Member SIPC. All rights reserved. (0421-1WG9) SCH3468-18 (4/21) Our Orlando office has options and guidance that grow with you. BUSINESS Here in Florida, Michael is just one of many Schwab Branch Leaders ready to offer guidance and a wide range of investment options for your changing needs. Michael works to put you first. Even if you’re not sure what comes next. Get started at schwab.com/windermere PROFILE Chamberlin’s Natural Foods Service With a Healthy Touch small health food store that had a juice bar and sold health items in bulk. Now, it is one of the leading U.S. retailers for vitamins and supplements, organic groceries and even several vegan products, with some locations having smoothie bars and offering salads, soups, sandwiches and bakery items. There are now six locations in Central Florida: two in Lakeland and one in Altamonte Springs, Dr. Phillips, Baldwin Park and Kissimmee. The seventh location will be taking over the previous Earth Origins Market location in Lake Mary and is set to open this summer. Chamberlin’s has continued to be the sought-after health store for Central Florida because of its dedication to having the latest health products in stores and well-versed employees — nicknamed “goodness gurus” — to answer any questions customers may have. “We have tens of thousands of products in store, and we carry a lot of vitamins and herbs,” O’Dell said. “Along with that, we have staff that undergo mandatory educational programs. Training the staff on the products and what they do [and] providing good customer service is something we are focused on.” This wasn’t more evident than during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which customers were coming in asking about products for boosting their immune The staff of Chamberlin's Natural Foods in The Marketplace at Dr. Phillips is trained to provide knowledgeable service to their customers. systems and handling stress. O’Dell even took part in some Facebook Live sessions talking about stress, especially since their in-store seminars haven’t started back up yet. “Honestly, we feel we developed more through the pandemic because we were able to help some people who had not been in [the store] in a while, helping people to recognize us as a source of nutritional information and quality customer service and great products.” The hope is that with the restart of in-store seminars, participating in events like the Central Florida Earth Day and Veg Fest, the new Lake Mary location, and a new loyalty program, more people will learn of the local treasure that is Chamberlin’s. “As a company, we have changed over the years in broadening our product assortment, but we have always held to core standards such as certain ingredients we don’t allow and quality customer service that we maintain all along,” O’Dell said. For more information about Chamberlin’s Natural Food, visit chamberlins.com, facebook.com/chamberlinsfl or instagram.com/chamberlinsfl. ª
www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x May 20 — June 2, 2021 x 9 NEWS &BUSINESS BRIEFS compiled by Lauren Salinero n Oakland receives award of distinction Oakland was honored by the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) for excellence in public relations for the town’s Santa’s Lane Drive Through Christmas. The community holiday event was recognized with an award of distinction in the category of “Public Relations Programs: Special Event” during the Mid-Florida Image Awards. Among the town staff who planned and promoted the drive-thru were event coordinator/permit tech Valerie Gibbons, administrative services and communications director and FPRA Lake County chapter President Elisha Pappacoda, and public arts and heritage coordinator and FPRA Orlando chapter Image Awards Chair Ashlynn Webb. Oakland’s annual holiday event was reimagined in 2020 due to COVID-19. With a new drive-thru format, the event offered residents the same spirit of joy without the risk associated with a physical gathering. Because of an outpouring of community support, it attracted more than 50% more children than the previous year. Conducted annually, the Image Awards provides public relations practitioners a platform to be recognized in their home markets for outstanding public relations tools and programs. To qualify, an entry must incorporate sound public relations research and planning and meet the highest standard of production, execution and evaluation of results and budget. n Habitat for Humanity’s newest community is a go West Orange Habitat for Humanity’s newest affordable housing community, Criswell Court, has been in the planning stages since early last year. With the land donation approval from the city of Winter Garden finalized last month, construction on Criswell Court can begin soon. West Orange Habitat has partnered with Mike Morrissey, an architect in the west Orange community, to design homes in keeping with the city’s vision to preserve the culture and history of the area. Criswell Court is named for Bill Criswell, a founding member and longtime supporter of West Orange Habitat. It is the result of a partnership between West Orange Habitat, the city of Winter Garden, Polis Institute, 321 Works and the residents of east Winter Garden. The community will have two 900-square-foot cottage homes with two bedrooms and one bathroom, as well as two garden homes with three or four bedrooms and two bathrooms. n Small Town Charm on display this month The Healthy West Orange Arts and Heritage Center at The Town of Oakland is featuring more than 10 eye-catching oil paintings by two former Walt Disney Imagineers — Dave Minichiello and Joe Warren — in an exhibition called Small Town Charm. Visitors can see the two men’s vibrant works of art Fridays from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Plus, guests have an CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 W H E N Y O U B U Y F R O M A S M A L L B U S I N E S S , A N A C T U A L P E R S O N D O E S A H A P P Y L I T T L E D A N C E
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