Nona Community Partners, a local nonprofit organized by Ryan Thomas, raised and donated $1,000 for the Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona. With the support of the Nona Community Partner members, the total of donated items from their drive was $8,057.24 for the VA. “Our first community service project, we teamed up with the Lake Nona VA hospital for a clothing drive,” … [Read more...]
Accessibility Is a Right, Not a Privilege
On a normal Saturday in January, Fred and Sharon Adams were headed to volunteer for their local service dog training foundation, Pawsitive Action, where they had gotten their service dogs Beckette and Ollie. Fred, a former Air Force photographer and Korea veteran who’s legally blind, mentioned to his wife that he wasn’t able to teach his usual tracking and scent class because … [Read more...]
Nona Heroes: Prosthetist and Paralympian Mike Varro
In this recurring special feature, Nonahood News recognizes and honors those everyday heroes who have served or are currently serving our country and making a difference in our community. Those who reside in the Lake Nona and surrounding area are our Nona Heroes. Lake Nona is a community that continues to set the bar of distinction higher with each day. Mike Varro, a … [Read more...]
Nona Heroes: Army Specialist Kimberly Jones
In this recurring special feature, Nonahood News recognizes and honors those everyday heroes who have served or are currently serving our country and making a difference in our community. Those who reside in the Lake Nona and surrounding area are our Nona Heroes. This month’s hero is Kimberly Jones. She was raised in Saudi Arabia and was the daughter of an Aramco Oil … [Read more...]
Orlando Fisher House Celebrates Milestone After Milestone
It’s 2018. Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air, but there appears to be a little more love than usual. The doors to the Orlando Fisher House, located on the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center property right in the heart of Lake Nona, open. The rush of love and support comes flooding out. Flash forward to exactly one year later, and that feeling never left. It’s like a … [Read more...]