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SEPTEMBER 2010

MEAC SWAC Challenge - Game - Noon -Southern University Jaguars vs Delaware State Hornets: Pre-Game Tailgate - 9:00 a.m to Noon and Post Game Tailgate - 3:30 p.m.. to 7:00 p.m. September 5, 2010. The Great “HEART & SOUL” Tailgate is a “don’t want to miss it” family event, with games, auto showcases, great food, lots of giveaways and the spirit of game day!! Titillate your taste buds with the best Collard Greens in the South from the winner of the Collard Green Cookoff and soul food from some of the best restaurants and caterers in Orlando. <

BUY-ONE GET-ONE FREE ADMISSION AT MOSI: Celebrate Labor Day this weekend at MOSI with Buy-One Get-One FREE admission to MOSI’s exhibit galleries, CSI: The Experience, one IMAX® Dome Theatre film, and much more! Don’t miss your chance to see the limited-engagement exhibition, CSI: The Experience, at MOSI From September 4 until Monday, September 6. This is the last weekend to view this exhibit, and it would be a crime to miss it! MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry 4801 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida.

Central Florida Gears Up for 8th Annual Caribbean Health Summit: The Center for Multicultural Wellness and Prevention Inc. (CMWP) is collaborating with the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce of Florida Inc., Orange County Health Department and several Community Partners to host the 8th Annual Caribbean Health Summit. This community event will take place on Saturday, September 11th, 2010 at the Central Florida Fair & Exposition Park (Fairgrounds), located on West Colonial drive, Orlando. For more information about the Center for Multi-cultural Wellness and Prevention Inc., please call (407)648-9440 or visit our website at www.cmwp.org

Annual Freedom Fund Dinner - Branch President Rev. Randolph Bracy, Jr. announced that the Orange County Branch NAACP 2010 Freedom Fund Banquet will be held 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18 at the Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Drive, Orlando. The theme of the Banquet is “101 Years – The Struggle Continues” to coincide with the NAACP nationally celebration of its 101st Anniversary and the Orange County Branch’s 79th year. Sponsorships, tables, tickets and Dinner information can be obtained by calling the Branch office at 407-445-2055 or Banquet Chair Vivian Tindal at 407-399-1618 by August 31st.

Hospice Volunteers Needed: VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Central Florida needs volunteers in your area who can befriend terminally ill patients, provide relief for weary caregivers, etc. For more information call 407-691-4541 or visit l centralfloridavolunteers!vitas.com

SEPTEMBER 2010


The Beacon Network announces Its 5th Annual Awards Ceremony At Walt Disney World To Celebrate Workforce Diversity: The 2010 awards are presented by NAWBO Orlando, with title sponsor Walt Disney World and gold sponsor Lockheed Martin. Local businessman and philanthropist Alan H. Ginsburg is this year’s Luminary Award recipient. Mayor Buddy Dyer and Mayor Richard T. Crotty will be serving as guest presenters. The ceremony will take place September 1, 2010, 5:00-8:30pm, at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort- Walt Disney World, 1700 Epcot Resorts Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830.

AARP’s National Event Orlando@50+. from Sept. 30 - Oct 2: More than 25,000 people from all over the country will gather in Orlando this fall for AARP’s national event Orlando@50+. from September 30 - October 2, 2010 at the Orange County. Cost: $25 for AARP members/$35 for non-members gets floor, celebrity/expert general sessions and the Movies for Grownups Film Festival; Concert tickets are extra and start at $25. This three-day experience brings all that is AARP to life with celebrities & experts speak-ing on various topics ranging from health & fitness to relationships and social networking, to financial planning and healthcare; nightly concerts and entertainment featuring a dance party exclusively for those age 50+, Crosby, Stills & Nash, B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Gloria Gaynor and more; and an expo floor featuring over 350 products and services geared to the50+ audience. Additional participants include Whoopi Gold-berg, Larry King, “dog whisperer” Cesar Millan, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, Jane Pauley and many more. . Register online at www.aarp.org/events or by phone at 1-800-883-2784.

WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA will host a Virtual Job Fair, a 24-hour-a-day online recruiting event that showcases jobs from entry level to top management. All job seekers are invited to connect with employers who are looking to hire new employees for a wide range of positions. The job fair will be held Monday, September 20 – Friday, September 24, 2010 (24-hours a day) at www.WorkforceCentralFlorida.com/jobfair. There is no cost to participate. Job seekers will not be able to register until the first day of the fair, Monday, September 20. From the privacy and convenience of a computer with Internet access, job seekers simply need to log on, review a wide variety of job listings and post their resumes using the resume format tool on the website.

Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards will be hosting Jazz at the Winery on September 17th & 18th. This two-day outdoor event will feature live jazz and award-winning Lakeridge Wines. The event will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A $2 donation will be accepted at the gate to benefit the April Hoover- Firefighter Scholarship Fund. Complimentary winery tours and wine tasting will be held throughout the festival. There will be a variety of food & beverages for purchase and the Lakeridge Winery Gift Shop will be offering great specials. Plenty of seating will be available, but guests are welcome to bring their own chairs and blankets.