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Families, Parks and Recreation
Press
Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Victoria Shade
407.246.4318
Joshua Kirven, HZ Construction 321.278.8445
PKZ Children Join the
Orlando Magic and Hunt Construction to Tour the Events
Center Construction Site
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WHAT: |
The children of the City of Orlando’s Parramore
Kidz Zone project will be joining the Orlando
Magic, the Hunt Construction Management Team in
conjunction with HZ Construction at their
Construction & Kids Safety BBQ celebrating the
construction of the Orlando Events Center. The
event will focus on the importance of safety on
a construction site, give an overview of the
Orlando Events Center, and introduce the young
participants to different careers in
construction. Participants will be able to meet
and eat with minority contractors working on the
project. The Orlando Magic’s community
ambassadors Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw spoke to
the children about making positive life choices
while representatives from numerous local and
minority subcontracting companies that are
working on the Events Center taught the children
about the various aspects of their specific
fields.
“The intent of the event is to
give our youth exposure to the world of
construction and feel the excitement of the
Events Center being built in their community,”
Joshua Kirven, M/WBE Director states.
Modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone,
Parramore Kidz Zone employs creative outreach to
engage a critical mass of Parramore’s children
and linking them to positive opportunities,
including pre-kindergarten education, parenting
education, health care, mentoring, tutoring, and
constructive activities when school is out.
Orlando’s NBA franchise since 1989, the
Magic’s mission is to be world champions on and
off the court, delivering legendary moments
every step of the way. Off the court, on an
annual basis the Orlando Magic gives more than
$2 million to the local community and impacts an
estimated 75,000 kids each year. The Orlando
Magic is also the developer of the new downtown
Events Center opening in the fall of 2010, and
the facility will be operated by the City of
Orlando and owned by the Central Florida
Community.
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BACKGROUND ON PKZ: |
Modeled after Harlem
Children’s Zone, Parramore Kidz Zone was
launched by Mayor Dyer in 2006 and employs
creative outreach to engage a critical mass of
Parramore’s children and link them to positive
opportunities, including pre-kindergarten
education, health care, mentoring, tutoring, and
constructive activities when school is out. This
past year, PKZ was pleased to announce
across-the-board reductions in juvenile crime,
teen pregnancy and school failure in the
Parramore community over the past 3 years, since
PKZ began.
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ABOUT THE ORLANDO
MAGIC: |
Orlando’s NBA franchise since
1989, the Magic’s mission is to be world
champions on and off the court, delivering
legendary moments every step of the way. Off the
court, on an annual basis the Orlando Magic
gives more than $2 million to the local
community and impacts an estimated 75,000 kids.
The Orlando Magic is also the developer of the
new downtown Events Center opening in the fall
of 2010, and the facility will be operated by
the City of Orlando and owned by the Central
Florida Community.
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ABOUT DR. PHILLIPS
CHARITIES: |
Dr. Phillips Charities, a
combination of The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation
and Dr. Phillips, Inc., has been supporting the
charitable needs of the central Florida
community since 1953. The motto of the Dr.
Phillips Charities is “to help other help
themselves.” Dr. Phillips Charities makes grants
to nonprofit organizations that focus on
educational programs, children and youth
services, social services, cultural programs,
and health or rehabilitative programs. The Dr.
Phillips Charities has awarded grants in excess
of $23 million over the past three years.
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WHO: |
City of Orlando’s Parramore Kidz
Zone
Orlando Magic’s Nick Anderson
Orlando
Magic’s Bo Outlaw
Hunt Construction
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – opening remarks
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2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – children’s activities
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WHERE: |
Corner of Hughey Avenue & Church
Street (under I-4)
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