August 2021 – Orlando News Room

20 Films Being Made in Orlando This Weekend

By Paula Wyatt 08/27/2021Arts and Culture, Diversty and Inclusion, Festivals and Events, Fundraising Events & Galas, Interesting People, Nonprofit Industry News, Philanthropy

Orlando – August 26, 2021 - FusionFest’s MYgration Films Contest randomly pairs 20 filmmakers with 20 Central Floridians on Friday evening, August 27. The filmmakers then have the next five days to get to know their subjects, interview them, gather B-roll footage, edit and submit a three-to-five-minute film. The films will premiere at the CMX Cinemas Plaza Café 12 (formerly Cobb Theatres) in Downtown Orlando as part…

Student Social Justice Activists – Take Action Institute Conference in Orlando

By Paula Wyatt 08/23/2021Conferences and Conventions, Diversty and Inclusion, Empowerment, Event Planning, Philanthropy

Calling all high school and college students who have self-selected as anti-prejudice and social justice activists. The Take Action Institute is a program of the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida - who has as its mission to use the history and lessons of the Holocaust to build a just and caring community free of antisemitism and all forms of prejudice and bigotry.The Holocaust…

Orlando’s Fall Ball Season is Upon Us

By Paula Wyatt 08/18/2021Arts and Culture, Event Planning, Festivals and Events, Philanthropy

Of the roughly 95,000 nonprofits registered in the state of Florida, it would be fair to say that at least half rely, at some level, on fundraising efforts generated from events. The event planning and the nonprofit industries have always gone hand in hand - and both were among the most impacted by COVID. In Florida the nonprofit industry generates an estimated $105 billion annually…

Orlando’s Reinvigorated Lake Lorna Doone Park – A Long History of Inclusion

By Paula Wyatt 08/05/2021Commercial Development, Construction Industry News, Diversty and Inclusion, Festivals and Events, Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Events, Real Estate

It is being called the “Jewel of the West Side.” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, who has been central to the development of Lake Lorna Doone Park, says this 12-acre historic community park, located in Orlando’s West Lakes neighborhood (adjacent to Camping World Stadium) - is on par with Lake Eola Park. The Park re-opened in July after having been closed since summer of 2019 for…