On Oct. 5, L.O.V.E. for Nona (Ladies Organized for Voluntary Efforts) voted to select which local non-profit organization would be the recipient of their annual $5,300 donation. L.O.V.E. for Nona is a women’s group organized and founded by Lindsay LaRouche, who also is the owner of the Tap Room in Lake Nona. “I had been talking about starting L.O.V.E. for over a year, but it … [Read more...]
Local Charity Creates 4.4 Million Meals for Puerto Rico and Gains International Recognition
Feeding Children Everywhere (FCE), a Longwood-based charity dedicated to providing free healthy meals to children in need, conducted a drive to prepare 4.4 million meals for children in Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria. This event brought the organization to a total of 5.5 million meals, 1.2 million meals for Hurricane Irma victims, and another 4.4 million for Hurricane … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Watch: National Night Out 2017
It was a rocking night in Laureate Park (LP) for the Neighborhood Night Out (NNO) party on Tuesday, Oct. 3. This was LPs first time hosting the NNO. Families entertained themselves with karaoke to classic rock songs, painted their favorite superheroes on rocks to keep (or later hide for others to discover), played yard games and enjoyed local food trucks. The LNHS Thespian … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Watch: Getting to Know Your Neighbors
Last month, the Laureate Park Neighborhood Watch Area Coordinators talked about the importance of getting to know your neighbors. This month, we thought we would share with you some things Laureate Park has done to promote this objective: Critical to bonding our community together has been the private Laureate Park (LP) Facebook page. We acknowledge upfront that our FB page, … [Read more...]
Nona Brew Crew Keeping the Nonahood Beautiful
In August, Nona Brew Crew completed our second quarterly volunteer event in partnership with Keep Orlando Beautiful (KOB) and the City of Orlando. The event was held at Canvas Restaurant and was part of an educational series hosted by KOB’s Coordinator, Jody Buyas. Jody provided insights about the stormwater drainage process, the pollution cycle and the long term effects of … [Read more...]