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Winderlakes
Events
From the Office of Orange County Mayor Richard T.
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Local
Officials Deliver a Message to Retail Businesses: Stop Underage Drinking! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Making Wise Decisions When Hiring Contractors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v
Avoiding
the Con in Construction ~ Saturday, July 17, 2pm, Orlando
Public Library, 101 E. Central Boulevard, Albertson Room – Florida licensed
building contractor Kia Ricchi, aka “The Contractress,” will discuss her
helpful book, Avoiding the Con in Construction. Ricchi will
share insider information about the relationship between contractor and
homeowner and how to make wise decisions when hiring a contractor.
Because hurricanes can cause a shortage of qualified contractors, Ricchi will
point out cons used by unscrupulous contractors to deceive homeowners.
For more information visit www.thecontractress.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Message from v
My Word by Sheriff Jerry Demings: Youth crime outrageous ~ As Orange County Sheriff for the past 18 months and a
lawman in this community for nearly 30 years, I have worked to ensure that
the Sheriff’s Office provides quality law enforcement. I have advocated
engaging the community in our crime-reduction strategies to include the
various social-service organizations that provide positive alternatives for
our children. It’s understandable that attention has been placed on the
recent case of a 14-year-old boy, arrested and charged with false
imprisonment involving a 3-year-old girl. This case is moving through
the judicial process, with the outcome to be determined by the State
Attorney’s office. Meanwhile, there is a much larger issue that should be
addressed by our citizens. Our community sees a significant number of young people
involved in criminal behavior, especially violent crime. Law
enforcement agencies are doing what we can to prevent and solve crime, but we
need everyone’s support in those efforts. It does our community no good
to tear down the Sheriff’s Office or any other police agency. I can
assure you that I stand for justice and provide the leadership in my agency
that protects the rights of all citizens, including the accused. In 2009, The best crime prevention is to stop crime from
occurring. That can be accomplished by better parenting, partnering
with our schools, and getting children involved in positive activities like
the Boys and Girls Clubs, the YMCA, Scouting and faith-based programs. We are doing our part, and recently through charitable
donations, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office provided $1,000 educational
scholarships to seven students. Soon, we will commence a mentoring program
called Offering Children Successful Outcomes. Recently, I announced the formation of a citizen-review
panel, chaired by the Rev. Randolph Bracy of the NAACP, to review allegations
of misconduct involving excessive use of force, official misconduct, or other
cases I deem appropriate. I applaud Bracy for being a part of the solution.
I only hope and pray that we can engage the media and stay focused on
these substantive issues. I respectfully ask the public for patience as
we continue the dialogue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Orange
County Sheriff’s Office Create a sense of Community, start a Neighborhood Watch
Program Have an evening stroll, put your lights on and walk
with your neighbors around your
neighborhood. Set up a lemonade stand in a central location, pass out
lemonade and meet your neighbors. Get them all to sign up to
participate in Neighborhood Watch. Collect email addresses at the same
time. Remember: "An educated neighborhood is your best defense
against crime! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sheriff Jerry L. Demings urges all communities to
become involved in National Night Out, v
National
Night Out ~Tuesday, August 3-_ Attention
unincorporated If your neighborhood would like to participate in the
“Preventing Crime” theme party competition, submit the application form
accessible via the link below or accessible from the OCSO website. The deadline to
register your neighborhood is July 9. For more information and to
ensure that your neighborhood is properly registered and participating, call
or email Sergeant Clint Hulcher, Crime Prevention Unit, 407-254-7378, Clint.Hulcher@ocfl.net.
~ NNO Information/Ideas for events ~ NNO Theme party application form ~ NNO Event Judging Information Note: Neighborhoods in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v ocALERT
~ Sign up for instant weather warnings
and other ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Orange County Neighborhood
Services Division Our (407) 836-5606 ~ NeighborhoodServices@ocfl.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Community Connections Workshop Attend this workshop and learn all about staying in
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Neighborly
Conflict Resolution ~ Saturday, August 14, 10am to 12pm - Often times confrontation and resolving conflicts
are part of being a neighborhood leader while serving on a neighborhood
association board of directors. Learn from experts how to survive
neighborhood conflict and confrontation! Topics will include the stages
of conflict; tips on staying cool, calm and in control when under fire; and
much much more…To register for this workshop, call Orange County Neighborhood
Services at (407) 836-0035 or click here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Orange County Animal Services
Division Upcoming Events & Important Announcements! (407) 254-9140 ~ AnimalServices@ocfl.net v
Microchip
Mania
Cat Promotion ~ During
July, your kitten or cat adoption fee is FREE when you register your new
furry friend’s microchip for just $19.95. Fill out the registration
form during your adoption … we’ll even mail it in for you! v
Newspapers Are Always Needed! ~ Animal Services
is located across from the Mall at Millenia and IKEA. Drop off
newspaper at v
Stay connected with Animal Services! Twitter
~ YouTube ~ Facebook ( ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Orange County
UF/Cooperative Extension Check Out What’s Available to Orange County Residents… (407) 254-9200 ~ orange@ifas.ufl.edu v
2010
Streetscape Tree Adoption Event ~ Orange
County Cooperative Extension hosts tree adoptions, free to all Orange County
citizens. Along with the obvious advantages of shade and beauty, trees
provide oxygen, filter, pollution, and create habitats for wildlife.
Adding trees also replenish lost canopy due to storm damage, age, and
development. And of course, pride of ownership, a sense of
accomplishment and increased property value are added perks. The next
tree adoption event will be held the on following date, 8am to12 noon, or
when all trees are gone: Saturday, July 24, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v
Florida
Friendly Landscape Class ~ July 22, 7 to 9 pm, v
Florida Master
Naturalist Wetlands Certification ~ beginning
August 5, 6 class series, Thursdays 9am to 4pm, Orange County Extension
Office at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Events & Programs for Neighborhood
Organizations & Residents (407) 935-7323 ~ www.ocls.info/Virtual/AskaQuestion/email Shake It Debuts!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v Shake It out…The library system recently debuted its
first iPhone
App!!! v
Orange County
Public Library ~ Calendar of Events ~ Check out the
Calendar to find some great things to see and do at the Library! v
Tell us What
you Think ~ Help shape the programming
at your local library. Your opinion is valued! Fill out a survey at www.ocls.info/survey. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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