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Mayor Buddy Dyer
and the Orlando City Council
will hold two public hearings
as a part of the City’s annual
budget approval process. The
public hearings are being held
on Monday, September 8
(first hearing) at 5:01 p.m. and
Monday, September 15
(second hearing and Council vote
on budget) at 7:01 p.m. Both
hearings will be held at City
Hall (400 S. Orange Avenue) in
Council Chambers on the second
floor.
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Please join the members of
the City of Orlando Fire
Department as they remember the
seventh anniversary of the
attacks on our nation that took
the lives of over 3,000
Americans, including 343 members
of the New York City Fire
Department. The Candlelight
Memorial Service will take place
on September 11 at OFD Firehouse
1 (439 S. Magnolia Ave.) at 8
p.m. This event has been an OFD
tradition for the past few
years. It is a simple, yet a
meaningful tribute to our fallen
brothers, and helps us keep our
promise to Never Forget.
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The Orlando Fire
Department’s Office of Emergency
Management will be hosting a
“Disaster Volunteer Open House”
on Saturday, September 13 from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Orlando
Operations Center (110 N. Andes
Avenue). Learn how you can get
involved and find out about
volunteer opportunities before,
during and after a disaster.
Meet the Emergency Management
Staff and partners, learn the
role of the Emergency Operations
Center and take a tour of the
Orlando Operations Center.
Please RSVP to
Janice Owens-Cannady at
321-235-5437 or
Janice.Owens-Cannady@cityoforlando.net.
For more information, please
contact Adolfina Ortiz, Disaster
Volunteer Manager/Orlando
Citizen Corps Coordinator at
321-235-5432 or adolfina.ortiz@cityoforlando.net
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The Fifth Annual
OUC Downtown Orlando Triathlon
is scheduled for Saturday,
September 13 in the heart of
Orlando. The race will start
with a quarter mile swim at Lake
Underhill, followed by an 11.7
mile bike ride and a 3.9 mile
run through Downtown Orlando
before finishing at Wall Street
Plaza. Participants will be
treated to post race festivities
including food and drink
specials, live music and other
activities for the entire
family. For more information,
visit downtownorlandotriathlon.com
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Join Mayor Buddy
Dyer, City Commissioners and the
Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory
Network on Sunday, September 14,
2008 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
at the Walt Disney Amphitheater
at Lake Eola to kick off
National Hispanic Heritage Month,
which takes place from September
15 to October 15 and coincides
with the anniversary of
independence for five Latin
American countries: Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
and Nicaragua. This free event
will feature music and
information from many Hispanic
countries. There will be a
variety of Latin food available
for purchase. Pedro Brull, a
local Hispanic artist, has
created an art piece that will
be on exhibit at Lake Eola Park.
For more information on the
event, contact Maria V. Zapata,
at HispanicAdvisoryCouncil@gmail.com
or 407.254.4652.
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CityKidz!
Buddy’s Benefit for Children,
Mayor Dyer’s signature fundraiser,
raises money for Parramore Kidz Zone
(PKZ). PKZ gives children in the
historic Parramore neighborhood
positive opportunities they
otherwise might not have, such as
pre-kindergarten programs, pediatric
health and dental care, mentoring,
tutoring, after school and summer
programs, and programs that help
youth transition into jobs and
higher education. In partnership
with existing children’s
organizations, non-profits and
schools, PKZ aims to make Parramore
the kind of neighborhood where
children grow up strong, healthy and
well educated. For more information
or to find out how you can purchase
tickets,
click here.
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As part of
national POW-MIA Day, Mayor Buddy
Dyer and his Veterans Advisory
Council will host an official
POW-MIA recognition ceremony to
honor our prisoners of war and those
still missing in action on Friday,
September 19 at 11 a.m. at Orlando
City Hall (400 S. Orange Avenue).
The Winter Springs High School JROTC
will lead a symbolic “setting of the
table” where each item on the table
represents the commitment we have to
remembering our POW-MIAs from our
five military branches: Army, Navy,
Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.
This year we have added two special
place settings representing our Fire
and Police Departments. Please join
us in paying tribute to our heroes.
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The WMMO Downtown Concert
Series returns on Sunday,
September 28 with headline act Styx.
The free concert begins at 4 p.m. at
City Hall Plaza, 400 South Orange
Avenue. Bring your chairs and enjoy!
For more information visit
www.wmmo.com.
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Don’t miss the
State of Downtown with Mayor Buddy
Dyer on Thursday, October 2 from
11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ballroom
at Church Street. For more
information, contact the Downtown
Orlando Partnership at 407.228.3891
or email downtownorlando@bellsouth.net.
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Don't miss the
Orlando Farmers Market,
located at the southeast corner
of Lake Eola Park. Vendors line
the sidewalks with baked goods,
fresh produce and flowers,
beautiful plants and homemade
crafts. The market takes place
every Sunday and is open from 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. For more
information call 321-202-5855 or
visit
www.downtownorlando.com
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For upcoming
Orlando Venues events please visit:
 www.orlandovenues.net.
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For information on Harry P. Leu Gardens events please visit:
www.leugardens.org.
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