A book sale among employees at Scholastic Book Fairs in Lake Mary amounted to $5,200 in proceeds. The company then donated the money to the University of Central Florida College of Education to support the reading camp for disadvantaged children. Scholastic Book Fairs also donates books to be given away at the camp throughout the year.
"Dr. Tim Blair's reading camp really struck home with us because he is actively engaging with children and actively working with them to improve their reading skills and that really went along with connecting kids with books," said Cristina Giammarinaro, communications specialist at Scholastic Book Fairs. " Tim was beside himself. He was overjoyed, especially since the program is funded by grants and he had virtually run out of funding so this gift from Scholastic Book Fairs came at the best time possible."
Carrabba's Italian Grill in Daytona Beach and Bright House Networks helped Halifax Urban Ministries in Daytona Beach host its second annual charity luncheon on April 2. The luncheon raised $9,000 for the ministries' programs Health Insurance, which aim to prevent homelessness through emergency assistance and basic security needs for homeless people in Volusia and Flagler counties. Carrabba's gave the ministry exclusive use of its restaurant, offered the food at a discount and donated a $100 gift card for a silent auction. Bright House Networks donated $2,600 to pay for the meals and Dillard's at Volusia Mall sponsored a fashion show during the luncheon.
Cotter Ryan Construction in Longwood contributed about $3,500 this month to benefit Central Florida Leukemia-Lymphoma Association. . . .
Insight Financial Credit Union, with locations throughout Central Florida, and the Paul H. Higgs family awarded $1,000 scholarships in February to four high school seniors who will graduate this year from Leesburg High School, East Ridge High School, Central Florida Christian Academy and Boone High School. The Paul H. Higgs Memorial Scholarship Fund honors the former chairman and active member of the Insight Financial Credit Union board for more than 28 years. . . .
Engineering and design firm, PBS&J in Orlando recently presented a $50,000 check to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer for Parramore Kidz Zone, a city program which aims to provide the children of Parramore with pre-kindergarten education, health care, youth jobs, mentoring, tutoring and after school programs. Funding for the donation was provided through The PBSJ Foundation Inc.
Avatar Properties Inc. Health Insurance, Central Florida Division, raised $15,389 for breast cancer education and research during its third annual Realtors, Affiliates & Friends Charity Golf Tournament and Walk-a-Thon in February.
The Orlando Magic honored those serving in the military and their families with Seats for Soldiers Night on March 21, which was sponsored by Harris Corp. For the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Magic offered to match the number of tickets donated by any season ticket holders, corporate sponsors or businesses. The total number of tickets came to about 1,000 and they went to military personnel from Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, the Naval Air Force Station in Jacksonville and those from the Orlando area. . . .
Tijuana Flats celebrated its new location at 5030 W. State Road 46 in Sanford with its "Pay What You Wanna" event in March in which the restaurant asked guests to pay whatever they wanted for their order. The $2,000 raised during the event was donated to YouthBuild Sanford/Seminole County, which gives low-income students the opportunity to work toward their GED or high school diploma while learning job skills by building affordable housing for the homeless and those in need of financial support. .
Palmer Electric Co. in Winter Park and its 450 employees donated $27,500 to the Heart of Florida United Way last month.
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