Taste of Wellness, Friday January 27, 2012

Taste of Wellness, Friday January 27, 2012, 3 pm to 7 pm Leesburg Community Center, 109 E Dixie Avenue Enjoy happy hour with us. Food, drinks and great music while you browse the vendor tables and learn tips on how to stay well! Win prizes ranging in value from $25 to $800 and there will be more than 75 prizes! Plus enjoy the spa room where you can enjoy a chair massage, tingle with the experience of a biomat, eliminate toxins with a detox ion foot bath, look younger with a light lazer treatment, enjoy a ten minute workout without working out and have your antioxidant level tested and get an intuitive reading. Bring the kids to visit with a beekeeper and her bees, find out about the value of honey, bee pollen, royal jelly and propolis. Lake County’s household hazardous waste mobile unit will be partnering with Covanta to dispose properly all of your hazardous waste items including: lawn and garden, photo and swimming pool chemicals, paints, thinners ans strippers, cleaning solutions, antifreeze and motor oil, batteries, fluorescent lamps and waste gas. The Leesburg Police Department will also be on hand to help residents dispose of unwanted medications. Types of waste not accepted: tires, propane tanks larger than 1 lb., medical, radioactive, business waste, regulated or electronic waste. For information call 352-343-3776 Tickets are $10.00 in advance (prior to midnight January 26th) and $12.00 at the door.

Tickets: http://tasteofwellness.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn

Philanthropy in Lake

Leesburg – Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation, Inc. received a statewide philanthropic recognition from the Orlando Business Journal in November 2011 as one the largest private and public grant making foundations in Central Florida. The Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation, Inc. ranked number twelve out of all Central Florida nonprofits for total giving which includes grants, scholarships, employee matching gifts, and other amounts reported as grants and contributions paid during the year as per Form 990.
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Goal Surpassed

Leesburg – The Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation, Inc. exceeded its goal of $225,000 and raised $250,211 to help students in “Changing Lives and Building Futures” at Lake-Sumter Community College during its Annual Campaign.

The annual campaign went far beyond raising funds. As we move forward through these challenging economic times, more and more people will take advantage of “a great education close to home.” For many students, the scholarships they receive provide the difference between graduating and achieving their dream of a college education or dropping out.

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A “Drive” to Read

EUSTIS — Third, fourth and fifth graders from Fruitland Park and Eustis elementary schools received a special visit this week when a stock car from Daytona International Speedway stopped by their campuses to encourage them to read.

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Local Girls Recognized by Florida’s Hometown USA Program

Florida’s Hometown U.S.A. Program, Inc. is pleased to announce two local students from our area were selected to represent their hometowns throughout Florida for 2012.  

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African-American Heritage Festival

Tavares – The City of Tavares is very pleased to present a performance of Sacred Slave Stories on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, 7:00 p.m. as part of the African-American Heritage Festival.  The contemporary ballet is inspired by historic narratives from those who lived as slaves and will be presented at Tavares High School, 603 N. New Hampshire Avenue, Tavares.  The performance is free and open to the public.
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Time to “beCreative”

Eustis – The creative waters can be difficult to navigate for any business and new company beCreative Marketing & Public Relations LLC in Eustis wants to be a beacon of marketing hope.

With over 80 years of combined marketing experience, beCreative’s staff handles the advertising, community relations and public relations needs, from logo design to digital media, for clients in industrial to medical fields. The company already has clients throughout the state.

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Lady Laker Named World Birth Hero

Lady Lake – One World Birth, www.oneworldbirth.net, an international organization names Lady Lake, FL resident World Birth Hero for 2011.

After thousands of votes cast One World Birth announces the winners of the One World Birth Heroes Awards 2011. There are two categories, WORLD BIRTH HEROES and NATIONAL BIRTH HEROES.

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Bassmaster Kicking Off in Tavares

Tavares – Tavares will host the season-opening stop with the Bass Pro Shop Bassmaster Open Southern Division. This will also be the Bassmaster Open’s only stop in Florida!  Anglers from as far away as Italy will compete on the Harris Chain. The tournament is a three day event for the title of the Florida State Championship sponsored by the City of Tavares and Lake County Florida Dept. of Tourism, Bass Pro Shops, Toyota Truckers, Berkley, Evan Williams Bourbon, Mercury, Skeeter Performance Fishing Boats, Triton Boats and Yamaha.

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South Lake Hospital Welcomes Chief Nurse

CLERMONT - South Lake Hospital recently welcomed Amy Patterson, RN, BSN, MSM, to the role of Chief Nursing Officer.

Patterson will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating inpatient and outpatient nursing operations and ensuring that patient care, clinical and staffing standards are met.

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