Join us on Saturday, November 2; 6 pm at the Mercedes-Benz of Orlando on, 810 N. Orlando Ave., for a fundraiser for Heart to Heart: a Community Care Organization, Inc.

We encourage guests to wear 1920’s costumes or dressy attire for a red-carpet event featuring a full casino and no-limit black jack tournament, live music by Performing Arts of Maitland and dancing, and fabulous speakeasy bar and food stations by Tim Webber Catering.

Tickets, tables and sponsorship information can be found at www.h2hcentralflorida.org/event, or call Ellen at 407-463-6297.

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It is hard to believe, but unfortunately true that 172,590 children in our community struggle with hunger. When these kids have no food, we have no choice but to respond. This fall the Winter Park community is breaking new ground in an effort to end hunger in Central Florida.

Feed the Need Winter Park, presented by Mayflower Retirement Community and Winter Park Memorial Hospital, is not your average food drive.  It is the first of its kind, community-wide effort to raise funds for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.

Saturday October 19, 7:30am at Mead Garden, 1300 Denning Dr.

Come out to the St Margaret Mary run for Haiti. this 5k run/walk will benefit the citizens of Haiti. $20 adults, $15 students. 10years and younger are free with adult.

The 3.1 mile run/walk begins and ends in Mead Gardens. There are prizes for the top female runners and the top male runners.

For more information call 407 677 5449, or visit www.stmargaretmary.org/PumpkinRun.html.

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October 16, 2013 6-9pm

The Florida Hospital Foundation presents its fundraiser “Wine and Dine.” Come out and eat morsels from local restaurants that will wet your appetite for the wine tasting.

Tickets are sold in advance for $35, or at the door for $40.

All proceeds benefit the Florida Hospital Foundation. For more information visit www.winterparkannual.com

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013, come to teh Winter Park Playhouse for a fundraiser that will support the playhouse through the next year.

Watch the top musical theatrical performers perform in an all original show. This venue features food, open bar, and an auction. You can purchase your tickets at the box office or by phone. The fundraiser starts at 7pm st the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave. Suite C.

Tickets

$125.00

Call The Winter Park Playhouse at, 407 645 0145.

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Saturday, October 5th, from 7-11pm there will be a fundraiser benefitting the Special Olympics.

There will be a Black Jack tournament all night long, live music and food, a silent auction and raffles. This event will be held at the Rachel D. Murrrah Civic Center, 1050 West Morse Blvd.

Prizes to be won, don’t mss out and help a great cause at the same time.

For more information call, 352 243 9536.

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Winter Park’s greatest Kentucky Derby Party with the theme “The Hats. The Horses. The Hoopla.” is bringing in great food and entertainment this Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 3:00 in the afternoon. The event is sponsored by Leadership Winter Park Class XXII to benefit Welbourne Avenue Nursery & Kindergarten.

There is non-stop fun and classic chow and beverages at Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center. Activities such as 50/50 betting, Silent Auction, Kentucky Derby Show were prepared and everybody enjoyed tremendously. The Hat contest and the Best-Dressed Couple Contest definitely set everyone in the derby mood. Aside from the games and contests, guests are greatly entertained by “The Mikes” and “Matt Shenk” over appetizers and an open bar.

Childcare Services were available at Welbourne Avenue Nursery & Kindergarten. For the event, they are charging $15 for one child and $25 for multiple children. If you want to extend time, they are available until 9:00 PM for an additional $5.

There is no shortage of amusement and food at the Kentucky Derby Party – a great evening of jockeys, big hats and juleps!

WINTER PARK, Fla., an internationally recognized ICMA Excellence Award winner with accredited fire, police and parks & recreation agencies (November 20, 2012) – The City of Winter Park and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra invite you to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season at their annual Holiday Pops concert Sunday, November 25, at 4 p.m., in charming Central Park. This free public concert is made possible by the Charlotte Julia Hollander Trust. Bring a blanket and picnic for a concert program that has become a family tradition in central Florida.

Conductor Albert-George Schram will lead the Philharmonic in a beautiful program of holiday favorites for all ages. Highlights will include instrumentals such as “Chanukah Suite,” “Sleigh Ride” and “Deck the Halls,” and vocal selections including “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” featuring Holiday Singer Connie Brink; “O Holy Night” featuring Tiffany Coburn; “The Twelve Days of Christmas” featuring the Holiday Singers; and “Christmas Memories,” featuring the children’s choir.

In the spirit of the season, audience members are encouraged to bring non-perishable, canned or dry food items to help restock the pantries at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Over the past 11 years, the orchestra has helped collect over 4,000 pounds of food for families in central Florida.

For more information regarding the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra or this special performance, please call 407-896-6700, ext. 223, or visit orlandophil.org.

For information regarding additional events in the City of Winter Park, please visit the city’s official website at cityofwinterpark.org.

This is Crealdé’s largest fund raising event, which enables them to continue their mission to stimulate the creative process inherent in each individual through hands-on education in the visual arts. The funds raised allow them to continue their outstanding community programs that reach over 112,000 central Floridians annually.

Crealdé Benefit Auction – Celebrate Your Creativity will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at the Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando located at 544 Mayo Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751 at 6:30 PM. Tickets are available for $50 each. Please call 407-671-1886 for details.

Enjoy silent and live auctions of award-winning art, great getaways and unique gifts! Proceeds of this event will sponsor scholarships, maintaining our affordable curriculum and growing our endowment fund for future growth and sustainability.

A chance to win a trip to Switzerland for two!