On Thursday, May 9, Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) President + CEO Patty Maddox appeared alongside Jason Guy, WESH 2 morning news anchor, as WPHF was showcased as a WESH CommUNITY Champion, a regular broadcast feature that celebrates “a different person or group working to make a difference in the lives of others in Central Florida.”
Watch as the Winter Park Health Foundation’s 30 years of impact in Eatonville, Maitland, and Winter Park is highlighted, including our work through the Coordinated Youth Initiative with Orange County Public Schools, the Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB), and WPHF’s commemorative 30th-anniversary initiative, the Well Together Grant Awards Challenge. You’ll also hear from two members of the CHWB community — 100-year-old Esther Ryan and Janet Riordan — whose lives have been positively impacted by the public programs and services available at the Center for Health & Wellbeing.
Learn more about the Well Together Grant Awards Challenge here.
WPHF leadership proudly presented a $710,000 check this week to the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, continuing a nearly 30-year partnership to fund programs that place mental health counselors and nurses in more than a dozen schools across Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park.
Winter Park, FL—The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) today announced Lindsay Kist’s promotion to Vice President, effective January 1, 2025. In her expanded role, Kist will lead the Foundation’s efforts in Community Impact, which encompasses grantmaking, education, and partnerships, as well as Community Engagement, which includes communications, marketing, and outreach initiatives. “Since joining WPHF six…
Named for its generous benefactors Peggy and Philip B. Crosby, the Crosby Wellness Center opened in November 1989 as the area’s first and only medically-integrated fitness facility, becoming a community mainstay and a social hub for local residents and visitors alike. Today, as the Crosby Wellness Center sits inside the Center for Health & Wellbeing,…