FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brie Turek (407) 246-3106
Heather Allebaugh (407) 246-3423, onsite (407) 383-6822

Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Neighborhood & Community Summit
TOGETHER: Building on Orlando’s Success

WHAT: On Saturday, May 13, Orlando residents will join neighborhood, arts & cultural, civic, community and faith-based leaders for the 1st Annual Mayor’s Neighborhood & Community Summit. This Summit provides a unique opportunity to gain insight on innovative City initiatives, discuss community-building opportunities and create partnerships that contribute to a vibrant City.

The Summit will build on a vision Mayor Dyer laid out in his State of the City address. The City of Orlando has seen a successful revitalization of our Downtown core and now we are taking the toolbox of economic development resources, and community partnerships out into Orlando’s distinct neighborhoods. The Summit will equip residents with the tools and resources needed to strengthen our neighborhoods.

Attendees will participate in workshop session including: Creating emergency plans; Downtown Revitalization—What’s in it for you; The American Dream within Reach: Creating Attainable Housing; Communication Tools to Build Stronger Neighborhoods; Traveling Around Orlando – What’s on the Transportation Horizon; and Quality Regional Community Venues.

WHEN: Saturday, May 13, 2006
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Best media window for Mayor Dyer: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHERE: University of Central Florida’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
500 W. Livingston Street

CONTACT: For more information about the Summit or to register, citizens can call 407-246-2169.

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