Lauren was born in 2011 at Winnie Palmer Hospital and looked to be a healthy baby. The hospital performs pulse ox screening on all of their newborn babies before they are discharged to go home. Lauren failed the screening by one percentage point and was sent for an echocardiogram. The test results confirmed a congenital heart defect known as Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein … [Read more...]
Crafts for All Ages Provided by Wycliffe
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...]
Elf at Lake Nona High School!
This December, Lake Nona High School (LNHS) will be performing Elf the Musical Jr., a musical based on the classic Will Ferrell holiday movie. Rehearsals began on Oct. 10 with both high schoolers and middle schoolers on the cast list. This unique partnership is the brainchild of LNHS theatre director Gail Chase, who has wanted to partner with Lake Nona Middle School and … [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...]
Nona Cycle: Fellowship, Fun and Fundraising
Nona Cycle was formed just over two years ago by Lake Nona residents Paul Pikel and Spencer Phelps as a social group with a focus on safety and an appreciation of the joys of cycling. It has since grown in membership to hundreds of cyclists of diverse skill levels and backgrounds from Lake Nona and the surrounding area. But what truly sets us apart is that we are … [Read more...]