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n Shepherd’s Hope receives
grant from Direct Relief
Shepherd’s Hope is among
40 award recipients across 20 U.S.
states that received a grant from
Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity,
which mobilizes financial resources
Shepherd’s Hope volunteers make an impact in their
communities.
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TO TRANSFORM LEARNING
International Baccalaureate Diploma & Certificate Program
Collaborations with MIT, The Juilliard School, and UNICEF
100% College Acceptance Rate
Differentiated Curriculum for PreK-3 to Grade 12
Award winning Fine Arts programs
Athletic program that offers over 21 different sports
for Grade 6 - Grade 12
NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS
for organizations focused on nonclinical
interventions that affect a
person’s health. Commonly known
as the social determinants
of health, these factors
include an individual’s
physical, social, political,
cultural and economic
environment.
The $250,000 grant
will be used to help build
infrastructure to improve
the continuum and access
to care in underserved
communities while also
building a whole-person
approach to patient care
with the development of
lifestyle modification programs
like Healthy Eating
Active Lifestyle (HEAL).
For more information, visit
www.shepherdshope.org
or www.directrelief.org.
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n Habitat for Humanity
to build a home in east
Winter Garden
West Orange Habitat for
Humanity is one of more than 220
Habitat for Humanity organizations
awarded a grant from Wells Fargo as
part of its nationwide initiative to help
low-to-moderate-income families construct
and improve homes across the
country.
WOHFH received $15,000 and
will use the funding to build a home
in the east Winter Garden community.
Natalie Kinscy, a teacher,
will be the homeowner and move
in with her 2-year-old daughter,
Amiyah.
The grant is part of a $7.75 million
donation Wells Fargo is making to
Habitat for Humanity International
through Wells Fargo Builds, an initiative
that provides philanthropic
financial support and volunteerism
to create sustainable affordable
housing.
For more information, visit www.
westorangehabitat.org.
n Living Local campaign
launched
The city of Winter Garden
launched a Living Local campaign
to encourage local participation
and support of one’s hometown. The
campaign’s intent is to build awareness
of the community’s attributes
and special events as well as the importance
of supporting small, local
businesses. Living Local encourages
the public to explore the area’s cultural
and recreational facilities, patronize
locally owned and operated
businesses, buy locally produced
goods, support local charitable organizations,
volunteer within the
community, and enjoy the many special
events and programs available.
The campaign will run until spring
2022 and includes a number of events
and initiatives. For up-to-date event
schedules, classes, programs and
opportunities, visit www.cwgdn.com
and/or www.downtownwg.com.
n Fundraiser to benefit Pet
Alliance of Greater Orlando
Pet Supermarket’s annual Thanks
for Giving fundraiser returns Nov.
1 through Nov. 24. In its fifth year,
the campaign will shift to a monetary
fundraiser, departing from the pet
food drive of past years, to allow the
benefiting shelters to dedicate funds
where most-needed this holiday
season.
From the start of November through
the day before Thanksgiving, Pet
Supermarket customers will be encouraged
to donate a dollar amount
of their choosing when making an
in-store purchase. These funds will
be evenly split among 10 shelters
and rescues in the Pet Supermarket
service area, providing homeless
animals with the care they deserve
around the holidays. One of the
chosen shelters is Pet Alliance of
Greater Orlando.
Pet Supermarket stores will continue
to house donation bins where
customers can drop off canned pet
food and other items for their storedesignated
community shelters.
For more information, visit www.
petsupermarket.com.
n Plastic recycling prep facility
to open in Winter Garden
Officials of PureCycle Technologies
Inc., which is headquartered in
Orlando, announced that a plastic
recycling prep facility will open in
Winter Garden. This facility will
sort and process polypropylene plastic,
designated as No. 5 plastic. This
plastic is used in myriad applications,
including food and general-use containers,
toys, automotive (bumpers,
dashboards, etc.), building and construction,
and in agriculture.
The plastic waste prep facility in
Winter Garden is part of PureCycle’s
community-focused plan of action to
increase the amount of plastic that
gets recycled curbside and help
stop plastic waste from ending up
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