Feeding Children Everywhere (FCE), a Longwood-based charity dedicated to providing free healthy meals to children in need, conducted a drive to prepare 4.4 million meals for children in Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria. This event brought the organization to a total of 5.5 million meals, 1.2 million meals for Hurricane Irma victims, and another 4.4 million for Hurricane … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Watch: National Night Out 2017
It was a rocking night in Laureate Park (LP) for the Neighborhood Night Out (NNO) party on Tuesday, Oct. 3. This was LPs first time hosting the NNO. Families entertained themselves with karaoke to classic rock songs, painted their favorite superheroes on rocks to keep (or later hide for others to discover), played yard games and enjoyed local food trucks. The LNHS Thespian … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Watch: Getting to Know Your Neighbors
Last month, the Laureate Park Neighborhood Watch Area Coordinators talked about the importance of getting to know your neighbors. This month, we thought we would share with you some things Laureate Park has done to promote this objective: Critical to bonding our community together has been the private Laureate Park (LP) Facebook page. We acknowledge upfront that our FB page, … [Read more...]
Nona Brew Crew Keeping the Nonahood Beautiful
In August, Nona Brew Crew completed our second quarterly volunteer event in partnership with Keep Orlando Beautiful (KOB) and the City of Orlando. The event was held at Canvas Restaurant and was part of an educational series hosted by KOB’s Coordinator, Jody Buyas. Jody provided insights about the stormwater drainage process, the pollution cycle and the long term effects of … [Read more...]
A Memo from Commissioner Jim Gray
Last month, we discussed the groundbreaking of two new parks for the Lake Nona area with a third park scheduled to begin in 2018. As part of my continued focus on building stronger neighborhoods, I am focused on expanding our existing bike and walking trails. These trails are intended to provide residents the chance to get outdoors, enjoy some exercise, and safely visit area … [Read more...]