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Contact:
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Cassandra Lafser 407.246.2182
Victoria Shade 407.246.4318 (on site)
The Orlando Magic Renovate Reading and Learning
Center at Engelwood Community Center
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WHAT: |
Orlando
residents now have a new Orlando Magic Reading
and Learning Center at the City of Orlando’s
Engelwood Neighborhood Center. The newly
refurbished computer lab and game room will be
officially dedicated by Orlando Mayor Buddy
Dyer, District 2 City Commissioner Tony Ortiz,
and Orlando Magic COO Alex Martins.
The
latest in a series of urban Orlando reading and
learning centers to be renovated by the Orlando
Magic, the City of Orlando’s Engelwood
Neighborhood Center now features a game room and
a renovated technology center outfitted with
brand-new laptops and a printer. The center also
received new couches, tables, cabinets, desks,
chairs, bookcases and most importantly, an
invigorating environment that will allow the
minds of Orlando’s youth to be positively
nurtured.
The renovation reflects the
Orlando Magic’s commitment to advancement of
literacy in Orlando, one of the organization’s
three charitable focus areas, along with
health/wellness and the arts. The Engelwood
Neighborhood Center renovation is the fourth
Reading and Learning Center the Magic have done
at a City of Orlando facility.
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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WHO:
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
District 2 City
Commissioner Toni Ortiz
Orlando Magic Chief
Operating Officer Alex Martins
Families,
Parks and Recreation’s Summer Camp participants
and local residents
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WHEN:
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Monday,
June 28, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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WHERE:
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Engelwood
Neighborhood Center
6123 LaCosta
Drive
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