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Winter Park Health Foundation Approves Community Gardens Grants Totaling $153,107Eight new community garden projects in Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park have received grant funding totaling $153,107 from the Winter Park Health Foundation as part of its Think~Act~Be Healthy Communities initiative. The Think~Act~Be initiative, launched in November 2007, is designed to support a variety of community projects that help make Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park healthier places to live, work and play. Community Garden grant recipients include a collaboration of the Orange County/ University of Florida IFAS Extension Service and Friends of Mead Gardens who will receive $24,985 to develop a demonstration community garden to be used to teach experienced and new community garden groups about how to create and take care of community gardens.
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NEWS ON THE WEB6/29/09 CDC Launches Web Site to Help Employers Implement Obesity Prevention Programs Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children's Learning and Health President Urged to Form "Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives Commission"
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Winter Park Health Foundation Grant Supports Positive Aging Program for SeniorsLutheran Counseling Services has been granted $5,730 from the Winter Park Health Foundation through its Older Adults Work Group in support of a one-day workshop entitled Quest for Meaning: Aging with Faith, Resilience and Vitality. The workshop will focus on the message of positive aging. Presenters will teach participants how to keep the inner spirit alive and address the importance of investing in an inner life as part of the spiritual journey of aging. Workshop planning has included representatives from Lutheran Counseling Services, Orlando Health, Florida Hospital and the Community Council on Spirituality and Aging. The workshop will be held on May 4, 2010 at a yet to be determined location.
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