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...]
Viruses That Kill Cancer – A Potential New Treatment from UCF
Four years ago, Candace Fox watched her grandfather die of aggressive lung cancer, and at that moment, she committed herself to finding a cure. Today the 24 year-old Ph.D. student at the UCF College of Medicine, is doing just that. She is genetically altering a parainfluenza virus that usually causes respiratory infections to selectively attack cancer cells. In the lab at … [Read more...]
Kevin Ballinger Running for County Commissioner
Who is Kevin Ballinger? Some would say he is a department head for Orange County Public Schools (OCPS). Others might say he is a military retiree. If you ask his wife, he is a husband. If you ask his children, he is a father. He is many things. After an hour conversation, one would probably agree that is he is the epitome of a human Swiss army knife. He is versatile, well … [Read more...]
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