As part of Santa’s Workshop Weekend, Wycliffe will be sponsoring and setting up a table full of coloring and DIY (Do It Yourself) crafts for people of all ages. For more than 70 years, Wycliffe has helped people around the world translate the Bible into their own languages. Their Orlando offices are the USA mobilization headquarters, dedicated to U.S. recruiting and marketing … [Read more...]
Inaugural Lake Nona Holiday Ornament Artist Winner: Esther Gregory
Throughout the end of summer and into the fall, Nonahood News, on behalf of the Nona Ambassadors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida (RMHCCF) committee, hosted a call for local artists to submit their own original designs for a Lake Nona holiday ornament. Esther Gregory’s design took the cake as far as creating a beautiful, engaging, and entirely unique … [Read more...]
Inaugural ‘Homes for Dogs Project’ in Laureate Park
On Oct. 13, Coldwell Banker Ackley Realty teamed up with Pet Alliance Orlando and hosted their very first Homes for Dogs Project at Crescent Park in Laureate Park. The primary purpose was to get pets adopted along with raising money for Pet Alliance. Kristen Ackley, who is in charge of business development at Coldwell Banker Realty, said they wanted to keep the event … [Read more...]
Local School Encourages Worldwide Peace Through Parade and Buffet
Nona Park Montessori School offers students experiential, hands-on learning through all five senses, not just through the standard methods of watching, reading or listening. The school also offers “freedom within limits” as it focuses on the development of independence. The children are encouraged to follow their inner drive and meet their own goals through this method. The … [Read more...]
Family Fridays: Using the Holidays to Reconnect
Welcome to a new edition of Family Fridays. In this edition and many of the other upcoming editions, we’re going to be discussing the importance of reconnecting with your family. In the hustle and bustle of the digital age, finding a moment of peace and quiet is so hard to come by. It can be easy to simply hand our kids technology rather than engaging in real-world activities … [Read more...]