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Sterling Pointe News: Resident and Winter Garden Commissioner Robert “Bobby” Olszewski (second from left) becomes the past chairman of the Orange County Community Action Board as Orange County Judge Tanya Wilson (third from right) swears in new executive board members, (l. to r.) Thomas Alston, treasurer; Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke, chairman; Kran Riley, vice chairman; and Bobby Lance, secretary.
Winter Garden Commissioner Robert “Bobby” Olszewski of Sterling Pointe completed his yearlong term as Orange County Community Action Board chairman. Bobby passed the gavel to the new chairman, Orange County Commissioner Pete Clark, and the new executive board members who were sworn in by Orange County Judge Tanya Wilson. The Orange County Community Action Board serves programs that seek to eliminate the cycle of poverty in Orange County.
Turtle Creek News
Turtle Creek resident Dr. Francelis Ivette González, founder and CEO of Kidsville Pediatric Clinics, is named one of the top-25 most influential Hispanics in Central Florida.
The editorial board of Vision Magazine, a publication of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, published its selection of the top-25 most influential Hispanics in Central Florida. Among those named was Turtle Creek resident Dr. Francelis Ivette González, founder and CEO of Kidsville Pediatrics Clinics. Dr. González has been practicing medicine in Central Florida since 1999 when she opened her first clinic. She has since opened seven additional clinics and has a new office scheduled to open in the Hunter’s Creek area. In 2013, she and her husband, Victor Pantoja, received the prestigious Don Quijote Award in the category of Business of the Year — More Than 5 Years.
Windermere News
Windermere resident John Lazenby of Colony Realty Group Inc. was inducted as the 2016 president of the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. He has served on a wide range of ORRA committees, from grievance to strategic planning and government relations. He is also on the board of trustees of ORRA’s charitable arm, the Florida Real Estate Foundation. John is the 2009 recipient of ORRA’s Pillar of the Community Award, which recognizes outstanding community service. A longtime volunteer with Florida Citrus Sports, he is noted for his mentoring of at-risk students with FCS’s Take Stock in Children program. In addition, his volunteer activities with his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, have earned him induction into the USM Alumni Hall of Fame.
Alpha Chi Omega Orlando chapter sisters gather at the home of Windermere resident Lisa McCarthy for the Angel Brunch and Lyre Boutique fundraising event.
Windermere resident Lisa McCarthy hosted the sisters of Alpha Chi Omega Orlando chapter for the Angel Brunch and Lyre Boutique fundraising event. Sold items co-benefited the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and local domestic violence shelters. During the gathering, plans were made to work with Girl Scouts of America on an international project benefiting young women in Africa. For more information, email axo_orlando@yahoo.com.
Winter Garden News
Winter Garden resident and Orange County Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell has devoted her time and career to serving and making the community stronger. It is for this reason that Southwest Orlando Jaycees and YMCA of Central Florida representatives co-presented her with the 2016 Arthur “Pappy” Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award during the Arthur “Pappy” Kennedy Prayer Breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clerk Russell first made history in 2006, when she became the youngest county commissioner, and again in 2014, when she was elected the first African-American female to serve as clerk of the circuit court in the state of Florida as well as Orange County.
Et Al
Congratulations to the following Southwest-area residents on their recent academic achievements:
• Isabela Araujo of Windermere earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall 2015 semester, earning a spot on the provost’s list.
• Jennifer Armbruster of Winter Garden graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering.
• Students who achieved the fall 2015 dean’s list for their schools included Windermere resident Nikolas Dean, Tufts University; Windermere resident Cameron Green, Furman University; Winter Garden resident Makenna Malinowski, Kent State University; Ocoee resident Sebastian Mandino, University of New Hampshire; and Gotha resident Nica De Nijs, Georgia Institute of Technology.
• Windermere resident Emily Ellis graduated from Miami University with a Master of Arts.
• Sara Ghassemi of Ocoee was named to the dean’s academic honor roll for the 2015 fall semester at Baylor University College of Arts and Sciences.
• Ocoee resident Elina Moon achieved the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at Oklahoma City University.
Karldeinz Jaehrling (left) of Rotary Club of Celebration attends Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista’s meeting with his guests, Peter Weda (right), Rotary district governor of District 1560 east Netherlands, and his wife, Ema, who are on their way to district governor training in San Diego.
Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista members hosted newly elected Rotary International district governors from around the world who were on their way to San Diego for district governor training. The guests were treated to a warm welcome and hot breakfast before they continued their journey. Among those who visited were Ron Janssen, District 6980, and his wife, Susan; Pekka Tahtinen, District 1390 of Finland; Peter Weda, District 1560 of east Netherlands, and his wife, Ema.
(Front, l. to r.) Angela Thompson; Bella Gissy; (back, l. to r.) Michael Doar, community engagement coordinator at Children’s Home Society of Florida; Aidan Nichalson; Kieran Connoll; Chloe Lynn and Maya Lis fill suitcases with basic needs for Girl Scout Troop 911 to donate to CHS. Not pictured: Alxia Casanova and Lexi Rea.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 911 of the Dr. Win Service Unit donated eight new suitcases filled with essentials to Children’s Home Society of Florida. The items, which included blankets, slippers, hygiene products and stuffed animals, along with the suitcases, had an estimated value of $800. CHS is always in need of suitcases for children who enter foster care with nothing more than a few items. The girls chose this as their service event after hearing that some children in the foster care system have to move their belongings in trash bags.
During the holidays, (front, l. to r.) Anna Lee, Paloma Pineda, Kim McCoy, Juliana Wilson, Olivia James, Sophie Graham, Caroline Lee, (back, l. to r.) Addison Satmary, Ashley Kim, Melina D’Argenio, Reagan Dobrolecki, Abby Crant, Cammy Lake, Jewell Murphy and Sarah White of Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance perform The Nutcracker at various locations.
Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance students performed The Nutcracker at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort and the Clarion Inn Lake Buena Vista several times throughout the holiday season. In addition to their annual performance at the Windermere Town Social, the girls added a special dance themed around Charlie Brown and other beloved Peanuts characters.
South Bay resident Clay Kearney (far left), Bay Hill resident John Carraway (second from right), and Orange Tree resident Andy Perez (far right) visit Craig Miller’s Field House to celebrate Sand Lake Hills resident Jim Nickson’s retirement from J.J. Haines & Co.
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