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Company Plans to Hire 18,000 Seasonal Associates Across the Country

Kevin Seraaj - June 29, 2018

The back-to-school season is quickly approaching, and JCPenney is getting ready for crowds of eager customers shopping the latest styles and trends for the...

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Communities Benefit from More than $100 Million in FEMA Help

Jeff Atwater - June 21, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. – Some federal disaster assistance programs benefit individual households but there is one program that helps everyone. FEMA. Local governments and certain nonprofits...

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Goodwill Helps Homeless Veteran Get Back on His Feet

Kevin Seraaj - June 21, 2018

By Karla Radka, COO | When one of his Army buddies reached out to him for help, military veteran Kenneth Jones didn’t think twice....

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First Responders Speak Out About PTSD, Two Years After Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Kevin Seraaj - June 7, 2018

“To be a first responder, your DNA is built differently,” said Omar Delgado, a former Florida police officer who responded to Orlando’s Pulse nightclub...

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Lake Eola Park Events, May – June

Lee Dixon - May 30, 2018

16th Annual Nathaniel’s Hope Make ‘m Smile Saturday June 2, 2018 7:30 AM – 1 PM (Entire Park) Join us for the BIGGEST PARTY celebrating kids with special...

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Calling all Shutterbugs: Local Photography Contest

Lee Dixon - May 30, 2018

The City of Orlando’s Historic Preservation Board is seeking photographs capturing the beauty of the built historic streetscape and landscape enhancements in the city...

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Upcoming City of Orlando Events

Kevin Seraaj - May 30, 2018

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 6:00-7:30pm United Arts 101. Historic Sanford Welcome Center, 230 East 1st Street Sanford, FL 32771 Click Here to RSVP Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 6:00-7:30pm United Arts...

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Orlando Carnival at Tinker Field, May 27

Lee Dixon - May 25, 2018

UPDATE: This event has been moved to the Amway Center due to reports of inclement weather forecasted for May 27. Orlando Carnival Downtown on May...

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ProPublica, WMFE and Orlando Public Library to Host Forum on PTSD in First Responders by ProPublica May 9, 12:13 p.m. EDT

Advocate Staff - May 6, 2018

The Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, laid bare an issue first responders have been dealing with for decades: how responding to horrific incidents...

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