On October 31, 2009, The City of Winter Park FL will host its 6th annual Family Fall Festival, happening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Central Park. This serves as the kick-off event for Orange County’s Week of the Family Celebration which also runs on the 31^st of October until the 7^th of November. Aimed at bringing together families and the community, the ceremony—to start at 11:30—will be lead by Mayor Kenneth W. Bradley.

With plenty of family activities such as interactive inflatables, a children’s costume parade, old-fashioned hay rides, pumpkin patches in the park, family history information and interactive displays by Winter Park FL Historical Museum, art workshops by Crealde School of Art and many more, this is one event everyone in the area should watch out for.

In addition, patrons are sure to enjoy the free popcorn, snow cones, cotton candy, hot dogs and assorted drinks offered at the event. But it’s not all fun and games, as they are also requested to donate much needed shoes for the Week of the Family “Heart & Sole” shoe drive in support of the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida.

Also participating are the Winter Park FL Police and Fire-Rescue departments who will give fire safety advice, biking safety tips and free candy and treat bags. To help families live healthy lifestyles, the Crosby Wellness Center YMCA, the Winter Park FL YMCA and Orange County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Department will sponsor heath and nutrition programs aimed at educating the public.

Even more, Scooby Doo will grace the event to mingle with the kids, courtesy of Bright House Networks™. And last but not least, families are set to have a blast with “Trick or Treat on Park Avenue” with everyone getting treats from different stores between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

These and other more activities happening at Orange County’s Week of the Family Celebration!

For details and information on the City of Winter Park’s 6th annual Family Fall Festival, kindly call 407-599-3506 or visit www.weekofthefamily.org.

For the fifth time in a row, Rollins College of Winter Park FL still holds the top honor for the annual rankings of “America’s Best Colleges”. The college has bested 117 master’s-level universities in the South of the country yet again.

One of the main factors that has contributed to Rollins’ firm grip on the top spot of the rankings include small class sizes with 67% of the classes that has students numbering less than 20. This figure makes Rollins College of Winter Park FL better than Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Notre Dame, Dartmouth College, and John Hopkins University whose respective ratings for the category are 65%, 58%, 55%, 63%, and 65% respectively.

While smaller class sizes make for better learning, the quality of faculty makes for quality lessons and 94% of the faculty working full-time at Rollins College of Winter Park FL, students has a better chance of landing with a subject matter expert that is proud and happy as a college professor. This percentage makes Rollins better than larger-than-life names like Princeton University or even Yale University among others.

For Rollins College, the honor of being the South’s best college is just one of the many fruits of the hard labor that their students, faculty, alumni, and recruiters who have been dedicated in producing students who are not just extraordinary leaders but also active contributors in their respective communities since 1885.

With all the distinctions garnered by the Rollins College of Winter Park FL, any student planning to get a degree in the field of Arts or Business is far from being wrong to choose Rollins College, America’s Best College in the South.

Let’s Eat! is your answer to providing healthful delicious meals for your family in less time. By joining Let’s Eat!, you can reduce shopping trips, avoid all preparation work like cleaning meats and vegetables and chopping, and you leave the cleanup to our staff. Once your freezer is stocked with a month of gourmet meals, you simply thaw and have dinner on the table in a fraction of the time. That means more time for your family and yourself — and the satisfaction of knowing you are providing the best possible meals for your family for as little as $3 per serving.

Let’s Eat! has everything you are looking for in preparing a healthy complete meal for your family. You don’t have to be a good cook, Let’s Eat! staff will be there to help you along the way. There are lists of suggested meals for every month. And each dish comes with a wine suggestion, how great is that? All you have to do is visit your local Let’s Eat! centre and begin creating your easy, delicious meals. Choose your recipes of choice, all the ingredients are ready for you to assemble your dishes. You can custom the recipes to your family’s likes or dislikes. If you have any questions, the friendly staff of Let’s Eat! are there to help you. Visit Let’s Eat! today, it’s the smart way to do dinner.

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The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival takes place in Central Park, along Park Avenue, in Winter Park, Florida.
Festival Hours: 9am to 6pm on Friday March 20th and Saturday, March 21st and 9am to 5pm on Sunday March 22nd.

The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most prestigious outdoor art festivals, consistently rated among the top shows by Sunshine Artist and American Style magazines. Each year more than 350,000 visitors enjoy the show. This year about 1,200 artists from around the world applied for entry and an independent panel of judges selected 225 national and international artists to attend the show. The National Endowment for the Arts, The White House, Congress and many others have lauded the Festival for promoting art and art education in Central Florida. An all volunteer board of directors runs the annual Festival, now celebrating its 50th year. Come out to this event to enjoy a wide variety of outstanding artwork including media such as clay, digital art, drawing and graphics, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture, watercolor and wood.

The entire family can take pleasure at The Winter park Sidewalk Art Festival. Your children can create their own artwork at the Children’s Workshop Village. Easel painting is very popular and local art centers and museums feature a variety of fun, hands-on, art activates for children. Participating museums include: Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Cornell Museum of Fine Art, Crealde School of Art, Maitland Art Center, The Mennello Museum of American Folk Art, Orlando Museum of Art, and Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts.

Admission is free, and participants may keep what they make. Children’s Workshop Village hours are 10 am to 4 pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Easel painting is from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Come out to Central Park, enjoy some beautiful artwork, take in some gorgeous weather and have a great family day with loved ones. You can do it all at The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.