It’s a Block Party! Experience the excitement of Lake Nona, an Orlando gem that brings the party! The race ends at a block party filled with trendy food trucks and fabulous music. Run Nona is celebrating 12 years! IThe Nemours Kids' Run and Zone will occupy your littlest runners with activities geared specifically to engage them in a night of activity. Proceeds from … [Read more...]
The SWINEth Annual “PIG RUN of Lake Nona”
Join us for this fun filled annual Lake Nona event as we join together to raise money for children with life threatening illnesses! The SWINEth Annual "PIG RUN of Lake Nona" is a non-timed 5K fun run with a TWIST. At the halfway point of the run you will get the chance to enter our famous "PIG PEN" and attempt to eat some delicious donuts! Then, after finishing your … [Read more...]
Local Foster Teens Breaking Barriers Through Work Experience and Collaboration
There are currently 19,000 children in foster care in Florida. Many of these children and teens are slighted from the opportunity to learn valuable tools of the trade and pursue higher education in their own individual interests. A group of organizations here in Lake Nona and across Central Florida are looking to provide these teenagers with a valuable opportunity to refine … [Read more...]
Nemours Children’s Hospital Receives Accreditation for Pediatric Residency Program to Begin July 2019
Lake Nona’s own Nemours Children’s Hospital has officially received the much sought-after credentials from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will launch its first Pediatric Residency Program in July 2019. This program is not only a step forward for Nemours but also for the state of Florida as a whole, being that Florida currently ranks 41 out … [Read more...]
Nemours Children’s Hospital Chief of Neurology Receives 2018 Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology
According to a press release sent out by Nemours Children's Hospital, Richard S. Finkel, M.D., the chief of neurology at Nemours Children’s Hospital, was awarded with the American Academy of Neurology’s 2018 Sidney Carter Award in Child Neurology. He has been working in Pediatric Neurology since 2012 and has been breaking new ground in helping children who suffer from … [Read more...]