Good Morning Winter Park is the popular monthly breakfast gathering where Chamber members, residents, and community leaders converge.   Each month attracts a key speaker to provide a new perspective on an important community issue.

Attending Good Morning Winter Park is an excellent opportunity to grow your business through interacting with community leaders, gaining insight on a timely topic and networking with fellow business professionals.

Good Morning Winter Park is always free, open to the public and includes a complimentary continental breakfast.

Upcoming Program

Friday, December 12, 2014
7:45 a.m. – Networking
8:15 a.m. – Program

Winter Park Welcome Center / Chamber of Commerce
151 W. Lyman Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789

Topic: Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen Celebrates the Holidays with Santa’s White Christmas, America’s favorite flavored coffee.

Speaker: Jonathan Smiga, CEO, Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen

As 2015 draws to an end, a look at how Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen has grown and evolved as a brand and is stronger than ever. Especially as consumer products has become the strategic focal point, bringing Barnie’s Coffee to retailers, grocers & office coffee distributors in bagged, single serve and BREWSTICKS coffees nationwide.

Mark Your Calendar
Good Morning Winter Park is held on the second Friday of each month.  Mark your calendar now for our 2014 program dates:
December 12

Upcoming Event 

Thursday, December 11, 2014
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Hosted by Centennial Bank
2415 Aloma Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32792

Stay tuned for details on our final Business After Hours event for 2014!

2015 Business After Hours

Interested in hosting a Business After Hours at your location?  Serving as a Business After Hours host is a great way to market your business!  Please call (407) 644-8281 for more information.  You must be a Chamber member in good standing to be eligible.

Business After Hours Evaluation – Members can provide us with feedback on their experiences at recent Business After Hours events by completing an evaluation form.  Completed forms may be mailed, faxed or emailed to the Chamber.  Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

16th Annual Leadership Winter Park Pancake Breakfast

The Leadership Winter Park Pancake Breakfast has become a holiday tradition.  Come early, enjoy a delicious breakfast and get a great seat for the “Ye Olde Hometown” Christmas Parade (parade begins at 9 a.m.).

Help us turn pancake batter into a stack of dough! Invest in the future of our community by supporting the Winter Park Improvement Foundation in its efforts to develop adult and youth leaders through Leadership Winter Park programs. Participants cultivate essential leadership skills, examine community issues and aid local non-profit agencies in projects that leave a lasting impact on Winter Park.

Proceeds from the Pancake Breakfast will go directly to the Winter Park Improvement Foundation.

Leadership Winter Park will also collect school supply items at the event to benefit local elementary schools.

When & Where
Saturday, December 6, 2014
7 – 10:30 a.m.

Central Park Stage
Corner of Garfield and Park Avenue

Sponsorships
Leadership Winter Park offers several unique sponsorship opportunities for organizations interested in supporting the breakfast.  Download information on available packages or contact Megan Lanier at mlanier@winterpark.org.

Tickets
$6 – Adults
$4 – Children

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the annual Winter Park “Ye Olde Hometown” Christmas Parade.  The event has been held on the first Saturday in December for more than 60 years, making it the longest-running holiday parade in Central Florida.

Each year the parade travels down Park Avenue, starting at Cole Avenue and proceeding south to Comstock Avenue.  More than 100 units participate including marching bands, local police and fire departments, scouting groups, local dignitaries and, of course, Santa Claus.

When & Where
62nd annual Winter Park “Ye Olde Hometown” Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 6, 2014
9:00 a.m.

Park Avenue, downtown Winter Park, Florida

Before and during the parade, Leadership Winter Park will host their annual Pancake Breakfast at the Central Park stage from 7:00-10:30 a.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children.  Proceeds benefit Winter Park area elementary schools. Learn more about the Pancake Breakfast here.

Please note, public restrooms are available at Winter Park Welcome Center and Shoppes on Park (near Paris Bistro), in addition to near Central Park Stage.

Letters to Santa
The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, Winter Park Public Library and Winter Park/Maitland Observer will be sponsoring the Letters to Santa Contest again this year.This competition is open to children 13 years of age and younger with residence in the Winter Park, Maitland, College Park, Baldwin Park or Goldenrod area.

Contestants will be asked to write a letter to Santa explaining how they plan to spread holiday cheer this season beginning with “The gift I most want to give is…”

Contest entries are to be no longer than 300 words and are due by November 28, 2014. Entries should be submitted along with the author’s name, age, phone number and mailing address by email toeditor@observernewspapers.com, or physical mail, Letters to Santa c/o Winter Park-Maitland Observer, 1500 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32835.

This year’s winning letter will be published in the Winter Park/Maitland Observer and the recognized winner will ride in the Christmas Parade (Dec. 6). Four tickets to the 16th Annual Winter Park Pancake Breakfast (Dec. 6) and four tickets to the Winter in the Park ice skating rink (valid through Jan. 11, 2015) will also be included. Winners will also receive a holiday book and movie package from the Winter Park Public Library.

Deadline for parade entries is Friday, October 10, 2014. Please note, due to the logistics of our parade, we do not accept applications from political organizations or candidates. We also ask that no political collateral, messaging or signage be present in the parade.

For additional information, sponsorship and other inquiries, contact Ashley Fraebel at 407-644-8281 orafraebel@winterpark.org.

Join Leadership Winter Park alumni and members of Class XXV for a holiday luncheon featuring Dave Krepcho, President/CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, as a keynote speaker.

Thursday, December 11, 2014
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Winter Park Farmers’ Market
200 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789

Learn more about the new 7,500 sq. ft. Winter Park facility focused on delivering a broad range of care for all ages, staffed by Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physicians. Located in Lakeside, across from Trader Joe’s, the facility is targeted for opening in December. This unique urgent care center has the clinical capabilities to handle major medical conditions, as well as minor illness and injuries.

Our guest speaker will be Mike Shumer, CEO, Crucial Care. Good Morning Winter Park will take place Friday, November 14, 2014 at Winter Park Welcome Center.
7:45 a.m. – Networking
8:15 a.m. – Program

November 13 the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce presents Happy Hour for Hunger, a fundraiser that features drinks and appetizers provided by your favorite Winter Park Village restaurants, plus live entertainment and a photo booth. All ticket proceeds will benefit Feed the Need Winter Park, a community-wide effort to raise funds for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.

Let’s all come together to fight hunger in Central Florida!

Participating Restaurants:

• Another Broken Egg
• Edible Arrangements
• Lime Fresh Mexican Grille
• Mitchell’s Fish Market
• Pizzeria Valdiano
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House
• Second Harvest Food Bank’s Catering for Good
• Tea and Tea
• The Gourmet Cuisine at Rollins/ Sodexo

Tickets

Tickets are now on sale. $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Event starts at 5:30pm and runs until 7:30pm.
Tickets may also be purchased at Winter Park Welcome Center, 151 W. Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789.

As this is a charity fundraiser, Chamber Dollars and Trustee vouchers will not be accepted. Thank you for understanding.

Join us Friday, November 7, for a special evening that starts at the main campus with a presentation on “The Life, Work and Legacy of Bill Jenkins” from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a reception from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Then make a short drive to our second campus in Hannibal Square, Winter Park, as the reception continues from 8-10 p.m., with jazz by the Per Danielsson Trio at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.

The 2014 Winter Park Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 6, at 9am along the streets of Park Avenue in Downtown Winter Park. The parade features over 100 parade units including marching bands, police and fire departments, and Disney World and Sea World floats. After the parade, go ice skating in the West Meadow in Central Park in the outdoor skating rink.

Pancake Breakfast
Before and during the parade, Leadership Winter Park will host their annual Pancake Breakfast at the Central Park stage from7:00-10:30 a.m.

Tickets for the breakfast are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (407) 644-8281. Proceeds benefit Winter Park area elementary schools. The parade is free.

Baldwin Park and Downtown Orlando Christmas Parades
Other parades to check out during the Holiday season include the Orlando Christmas Parade in Downtown Orlando that you can find out about here and the Christmas Parade in Baldwin Park that you can find out about here.

Click Here to read our official guide of the best holiday events going on in Winter Park and Baldwin Park during the Christmas season and click here for great Christmas events and things to do all around the Orlando area including the attractions.

Tickets for 2014 Winter Park Concours d’Elegance now available through AAA

Winter Park, FL (Oct. 14, 2014) –Central Florida residents and car enthusiasts can now purchase discounted tickets for the thirteenth annual Winter Park (FL) Concours d’Elegance, in Winter Park, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at AAA’s online ticket sales site http://www.AAA.com/FUN or by visiting or calling any local AAA office in Central Florida.

AAA Members can save three dollars off the retail prices of $20 Adult and $10 child (4-10).

The Winter Park Concours motoring event features some of the most highly-regarded, judged classic and exotic cars in the United States will be staged 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov 16, 2014 on the grounds of Winter Park Country Club, located on the north side of Winter Park’s popular Park Avenue shopping district.

Since its inception in 2002, the Winter Park Concours has become one of the most prestigious ranked exotic classic car shows in the United States.

The 2014 Winter Park Concours will display more than 160 of the world’s most prestigious automobiles, climaxing three days of related classic auto events throughout the metropolitan Orlando area. Attendees will be able to enjoy close-up access to individual autos and auto groupings for viewing and exclusive photo opportunities, enjoy live music, and select from food and beverage offerings by some of Central Florida region’s most popular food vendors.

Regular ticket prices for the Winter Park Concours are $20 for adults (11 and older) and $10 for children (4-10). There is no admission charge for children three and younger. Information: www.winterparkconcours.com.

AAA members can purchase discounted tickets at Central Florida AAA offices or online at http://www.AAA.com/FUN.

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Media contacts:
Tim Webber, 407-649-9190, Tim@winterparkconcours.com