8th Annual Fundraiser for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

Help International Academy and Great Clips reach our goal of raising $25k for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida! We are currently selling raffle tickets for $1 each or 6 for $5.00 to win great prizes like an Apple I-pad, Apple I-pod touch, and other electronics! Drawing will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd at our 8th annual International Academy fundraising extravaganza to include bounce houses and games for the children, food, chair massages, hair-cut-a-thon, and Great Clips race car and driver autograph session. More events to be schedule for that day! Spread the word and come by International Academy and purchase your raffle tickets-on sale now!

Contact: Tracy Franchina at 386.767.4600 Ext 224
Email: tracy@intl-academy.com

Cost: All games and food on the day of the event are for a donation. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.00 and are on sale now at International Academy.

Girl Scouts Forever Green: EARTH HOUR & REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE

Troop 4031 is working on their Take Action Project for their Brownie Quest Journey book. The troop is promoting the Forever Green Reduce Plastic Waste and Earth Hour in 2012. Girl Scouts celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2012. To mark this milestone and to honor founder Juliette Gordon Low, who loved nature and the outdoors, Girl Scouts of all ages, volunteers, and alumnae are engaging in Girl Scouts Forever Green. This nationwide, take-action project offers a meaningful leadership experience that makes a huge positive impact on the environment and increases the visibility of Girl Scouts in every community. Please register your action and take the Girl Scouts Forever Green Pledge at www.girlscouts.org/gsforevergreen. IN FEBRUARY you can Reduce Plastic Waste by using reusable water bottles and bags. IN MARCH you can participate in Earth Hour by Installing Energy Star qualified light bulbs in homes and businesses and participate by turning off lights between 8:30 and 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012.

Event Contact: Denice Breen at 407-415-6404
Email: denice@cfl.rr.com

Community Bible Study

CBS is an inter-denominational, caring, in-depth Bible study for women of all backgrounds and levels of Bible knowledge. Come join us this year for worship, effective teaching, group discussion and fellowship as we study Genesis. A Children’s Program is also available. Class meets every Wednesday through May 2. For more information visit our website, www.Orlando.CBSclass.org, or call Karen. We hope to see you there!

Contact: Karen at 407.679.7072
Website: www.Orlando.CBSclass.org

Smithsonian Exhibition Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente

The Orange County Regional History Center is proud to announce the opening of Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente now through March 18, 2012. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian Latino Center, the Clemente family, and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, the exhibition is a bilingual tribute to Clemente’s outstanding achievements that takes visitors on a journey into sports history, ethnic pride, and a profound commitment to helping others.

The exhibition features biographical highlights, baseball statistics, rare photographs, and firsthand accounts from the people who knew Clemente best and artifacts obtained from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. In his 18 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente was an integral part of the Pirates’ World Series victories in 1960 and 1971. He was honored as the National League MVP in 1966 and World Series MVP in 1971; posthumously he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first Latino American to be inducted, and awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

While Clemente rose to stardom with his accomplishments on the field, he never forgot his heritage and the prejudice he had faced. He fought for the recognition of his fellow Latino baseball players, helped people in need across the United States and Central America, and held free baseball clinics for children in his homeland. Tragically, Clemente’s life ended at age 38 in a plane crash in 1972; he was flying relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

The History Center is located at 65 East Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL.  Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. General admission is $9, seniors (60+), students and military with I.D. $7 and children ages 5-12, $6. Historical Society Members and children ages 4 and under are free. Parking is at the Orlando Public Library garage on Central Blvd. For general information, call (407) 836-8500 or visit The History Center.

Ash Wednesday Service

We invite you to join us on Ash Wednesday for a special Taize service including Holy Communion and Disposition of the Ashes. Call the church office for more information: 407.365.3255.

Call and Response

An event of Justice Week. $6 includes a Chick-fil-a dinner. The film “Call and Response” is a film about the world’s 27 million most terrifying secrets. Please RSVP by 2.13.12 to liane.prange@gmail.com. Located in the Chapman Center Gym at Florida Christian College.

KISSIMMEE MOPS MONTHLY MEETING

Please join us for our monthly MOPS meeting. MOPS is for mothers of children ages birth through kindergarten. We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month, September through May at First Christian Church in Kissimmee. Each meeting includes: a brunch, discussion time with other moms, a creative activity, and free childcare. MOPS strives to provide you with a chance to relax, refocus and renew….which will help you be the best mom you can be. We hope to see you at MOPS this year!

Contact: Shelley Sawyer at 407.947.7793
Email: shelleysawyer@cfl.rr.com

Cost: Attend a meeting for FREE! If you decide to join, there is $25 fee. Scholarships are available.

Mommy & Mornings

A group for moms and their pre-school children where they can meet others in the community and learn from one another in a safe environment. Coffee and snack are provided. This is a weekly event that follows Orange County School calender.

Contact: Keely Lopez at 407.273.2227
Email: lopezkeely@yahoo.com

Cost: FREE

Smithsonian Exhibition Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente

The Orange County Regional History Center is proud to announce the opening of Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente now through March 18, 2012. Developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian Latino Center, the Clemente family, and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, the exhibition is a bilingual tribute to Clemente’s outstanding achievements that takes visitors on a journey into sports history, ethnic pride, and a profound commitment to helping others.

The exhibition features biographical highlights, baseball statistics, rare photographs, and firsthand accounts from the people who knew Clemente best and artifacts obtained from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. In his 18 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente was an integral part of the Pirates’ World Series victories in 1960 and 1971. He was honored as the National League MVP in 1966 and World Series MVP in 1971; posthumously he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first Latino American to be inducted, and awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

While Clemente rose to stardom with his accomplishments on the field, he never forgot his heritage and the prejudice he had faced. He fought for the recognition of his fellow Latino baseball players, helped people in need across the United States and Central America, and held free baseball clinics for children in his homeland. Tragically, Clemente’s life ended at age 38 in a plane crash in 1972; he was flying relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

The History Center is located at 65 East Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL.  Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. General admission is $9, seniors (60+), students and military with I.D. $7 and children ages 5-12, $6. Historical Society Members and children ages 4 and under are free. Parking is at the Orlando Public Library garage on Central Blvd. For general information, call (407) 836-8500 or visit The History Center.

Dedication and Open House

Dedication of our new location by Pastor Tom McCloskey of the First United Methodist Church of Orlando at 1:00 pm. Then visit with our volunteers and see our work spaces and where we transform old donated computers into refurbished computers for missionaries world-wide as well as supporting ministries in Central Florida.