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July 31, 2009 - City News |
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Mayor's Message |
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Dear Friend, This Monday, the University of Central Florida (UCF) will make history by holding the White Coat Ceremony for the first class of the UCF College of Medicine. This tradition of presenting new medical students with their lab coats symbolizes the commitment of these future doctors to help and heal others and heralds in a new era for both the University and the City of Orlando. Lab coats are a very recognizable symbol of the new medical school, but this special event also highlights the leadership and dedication of UCF President John Hitt and School of Medicine Dean Dr. Deborah German, who have taken this school from an idea to a reality. To distinguish this inaugural class, all 40 students will receive four-year scholarships. This new school not only benefits UCF and its students, it also creates new opportunities for our community. Just as UCF's School of Digital Media is the foundation of our Creative Village in Downtown Orlando, this new medical school plays a vital role in the City's growing Medical City. With the Burnham Institute already opened, and the Veterans Hospital and Nemours Children's Hospital soon to follow, Orlando is quickly expanding its medical research and health care facilities. This Medical City will provide new healthcare options for our residents and will further diversify our economy, attracting high value jobs to the Central Florida community. I wish these new students and the UCF School of Medicine the best of luck as they begin a new chapter of our City's history. Sincerely,
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The forums will be held on the following dates:
These events are free and open to the public. For questions or additional information dial 2-1-1, United Way's 24-hour referral/helpline or visit wmfe.org/mortgage. Buy Local Orlando Business Profile
For more information on the Buy Local Orlando program, please visit buylocalorlando.net. Healthy Heroes Back to School Bash
To schedule your appointment for immunization/physicals, please visit healthyheroes.org or call 1.866.229.6368.
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City of Orlando Receives COPS Grant The City of Orlando has been awarded a COPS Federal Hiring Recovery grant that will allow the City to retain 15 police officers whose positions are scheduled to be eliminated on October 1st under the current budget proposal. "This is extremely positive news," said Mayor Dyer. "This is a great example of how we are leveraging our partnerships with the federal government to help our community endure these tough economic times." A Justice Department program, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services advances community policing as an effective and proactive strategy to improve public safety. The office awards COPS grants to tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to hire and train community policing professionals, deploy cutting-edge crime-fighting technologies and develop innovative policing strategies. School Resource Officer of Year
Emergency Information Center Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to staff phone lines in the event of hurricane activation of the Emergency Operations Center. Formal training is mandatory for all phone line volunteers. Training will be held at the Emergency Operations Center, which is located at 110 Andes Avenue, Orlando FL 32807. Training dates to choose from are:
Please RSVP to Jasmin Rodriguez at 407.246.3787 or jasmin.rodriguez@cityoforlando.net. |
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 Orlando's
Fishing Oasis
Florida
Fishing Weekly recently recognized the City of
Orlando's Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake as
a fishing oasis amid Orlando's urban
neighborhoods. The natural Turkey Lake is
stocked with fish, including bass, and visitors
can rent boats and fishing gear at the park.
Contact Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake at
407.299.5581 for more information.
Events Center Webcam
Did You Know?
Entrepreneur
Magazine has named Orlando as one of the top ten
best cities to start a business in their August
issue. Orlando was named "The Coordinator,"
highlighting the public and private partnership
cooperation that has increased business growth
and development throughout the City. The article
highlights the Disney Entrepreneur Center and
its small business mentoring program.
View the entire article at http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/printthis/202666.html.
Visit http://www.travelandleisure.com/afc/2009/survey/ to vote for Orlando in Travel and
Leisure Magazine's 2009 "America's Favorite
Cities Survey". Orlando is one of 30 cities
battling it out for best dining, shopping,
nightlife, airports, people and more. Applications are
now available for the Mayor's Faith-based and
Community Matching Grants and the Mayor's
Neighborhood Matching Grants. Attending an
application workshop is required to review the
guidelines, instructions and application. Please
call the City of Orlando's Office of
Neighborhood & Community Affairs at 407.246.3787
to reserve a seat at one of the following
workshops listed below. The Mayor's
Faith-Based and Community Matching Grants
Program provides funding to not-for-profit and
faith-based organizations that offer youth
programming in crime prevention and
anti-violence. These organizations receive grant
funding to provide adult supervised and
structured activities for youth during
non-school hours.
Upcoming Workshops
See additional workshop dates,
information on the grant or download an
application.
Neighborhood Grants Upcoming Workshops
See additional information on
workshop requirements or
download an application.
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The Heart of
Florida United Way and WMFE are co-hosting a
series of forums with local experts to help
Central Florida residents avoid foreclosure and
navigate the process more effectively. Called "Facing the Mortgage Crisis," the presentations
will include a panel discussion and question and
answer session with experts from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
Consumer Credit Counseling Service, the
banking/lending industry and legal services.
Discussion topics will include how to avoid
foreclosure and mortgage scams, free programs
and resources and tips to help homeowners who
are in foreclosure.
Buy
Local Orlando is under way and each week
we want to make sure you know that you can get
great deals, discounts and offers. There are
more than 150 merchant members participating in
the Buy Local Orlando campaign
offering special offers and discounts
exclusively to Buy Local Orlando
consumers. 
Orlando
Mayor Buddy Dyer invites you to attend the 5th
annual Healthy Heroes Back to School Bash on
Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. at Amway Arena (600 West Amelia Street).
This event provides free immunizations, school
supplies, back packs and school physicals for
children attending Central Florida schools.
The
City of Orlando would like to congratulate
Officer Jesse Day for being recognized as
"School Resource Officer of the Year." Attorney
General Bill McCollum presented Officer Day with
this award at the 30th annual conference of the
Florida Association of School Resource Officers.
Officer Day has mentored and protected students
at Glenridge Middle School for more than two
years. Since starting at Glenridge, he has
developed after school programs such as "Ride to
the Top" and "Gateway to the Future," which
assist failing students in improving their
grades. By the end of last semester, Officer Day
had helped more than 30 students maintain their
GPAs at a 2.0. These programs also promote a
positive environment and teach students skills
in leadership, teamwork and responsibility.
Watch
the progress of the construction of the new
Events Center with the Events Center Webcams.
Showing multiple bird's eye views of the two blocks
south of Church Street and west of I-4 which
will become the home of the City's new venue for
sports, music and entertainment, the cameras
take a picture every 15 minutes and saves the
photos so viewers can watch the progress like a
movie. The webcams can be found 