Sunny Across Central Florida - Center for Cultural Interchange
Host Jessica Bonilla speaks with Mary Wilson, Area Rep for C.C.I. about the need for host families for exchange students. Also touched on their services, and the exchange programs offered to local students in Central Florida High Schools.
7.06.09-7.08.09 - FIVB Women's World Championship Volleyball Qualifier
Orlando’s UCF Arena will play host to the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship Qualifier tournament on July 6-8, 2009 with the winner advancing to the 2010 FIVB World Championship held in Tokyo. The U.S. hosts the four-team, round-robin tournament for the first time in nearly a decade.
Match times will be 5 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET, with the United States playing the second match each day. All matches will be played at UCF Arena, which will mark the facilities first opportunity to host an international sporting event since opening in September 2007.
July 6: Costa Rica vs. Barbados, 5 p.m. ET USA vs. Netherlands Antilles, 7:30 p.m. ET UCF Arena
July 7: Costa Rica vs. Netherlands Antilles, 5 p.m. ET USA vs. Barbados, 7:30 p.m. ET UCF Arena
July 8: Netherlands Antilles vs. Barbados, 5 p.m. ET USA vs. Costa Rica, 7:30 p.m. ET UCF Arena
For more information on this event and tickets click here.
07.27.09-07.31.09 - 6th Annual Health Masters Camp
The 2009 Health Masters Camp is being held July 27th – 31st, 2009 at the National Training Center in Clermont. Health Masters Camp values health as a key factor for youth to achieve their academic and life goals. This mission is accomplished by providing a positive, safe environment where mentors, “health coaches,” motivate campers to acquire skills and perform to the best of their ability. Each day is filled with team building activities such as the “Health Masters World Cup”, healthy lunches and snacks built on MyPyramid.gov, health/nutrition/fitness education, interactive skits, and guest speakers from faith-based organizations and youth organizations. There’s fun for everyone with physical activities ranging from soccer, track/field, aerobics, yoga, spinning, light weights and swimming, of course.
08.22.09 - March of Dimes Mud Volleyball Challenge
Join us for the 2009 March of Dimes Mud Volleyball Challenge on August 22nd. Registration begins at 8AM at the Lee Vista Center near Orlando International Airport. The March of Dimes Mud Volleyball Challenge is a day full of mudslinging fun. The majority of participating teams are corporate teams, with 6-10players, who wallow all day in 2-3 feet of mud. The March of Dimes Mud Volleyball Challenge is the largest on the East Coast. In 2008 the tournament raised over $202,000 with over 1,800 participants with one goal: to raise money to save babies.
08.22.09 - BETA Center's 5th Annual Diamonds & Denim Gala - Vegas Style!
Join us for the 5th Annual Diamonds and Denim Gala on August 29th from 6PM-11PM at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Money raised at Diamonds & Denim is used to support all BETA Center programs. BETA Center provides a comprehensive range of services for pregnant and parenting teenagers and their families. These services play a pivotal role in the lives of our teens as they transition into their most important role – motherhood.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Matura Hentzell at 407-608-8937 or michelle@betacenter.org
"Cause for Play" Seeks to Inspire Active Play in Local Communities
Play has a purpose – to inspire, to motivate, to create and to energize. Every child deserves a great place to play, yet a steady decrease in the quality and quantity of play spaces has contributed to a decline in play throughout the United States. NESTLÉ CRUNCH® is partnering with KaBOOM! – the national non-profit organization dedicated to bringing play back into the lives of children – to embark on a “Cause for Play.” NESTLÉ CRUNCH now invites parents, teachers, community organizers and anyone who seeks to inspire children through active play to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a residential ready-to-assemble playground, $3500 cash and the opportunity to help designate a $30,000 KaBOOM! playground grant to a deserving community.
No purchase necessary. Open to residents of the United States, 18 years or older. Look for specially marked NESTLÉ and WONKA fun size bags for your donation code. Visit www.NestleCrunch.com/CauseforPlay to enter your code or to enter for free and for full rules. Sweepstakes begins March 7, 2009 and ends Oct. 29, 2009.
11.21.09 - THE 5th ANNUAL ORLANDO WALK NOW FOR AUTISM
Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization, will be hosting The 5th Annual Orlando Walk Now For Autism event on November 21st, 2009 at Crane's Roost Park at Uptown Altamonte. All event proceeds support Autism Speaks who’s mission is to increase awareness about the growing autism epidemic, raise funds for research, family services and advocacy in local communities and nationwide.
Cover Florida Health Care
Need health insurance, but worry it’s too expensive? Now there’s Cover Florida, a new health insurance program. If you’re a Florida resident between the ages of 19 and 64, have been without health insurance for six months or more, and ineligible for any public health insurance programs, Cover Florida may be right for you. These plans have limitations and exclusions. Premiums and benefits vary depending on the plan you select and your age.
Support Group for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Join the Support Group for those with metastatic breast cancer 2ng Thursday of each month at the Casselberry Library for a discussion of pertinent needs, topics! Please Contact Joan for more information joaneskin@gmail.com
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