Tag: community giving

ABOVE: A banquet for dignitaries collecting for Orlando's Relief Effort to Volos, Greece during 1946-1947. The banquet was held in the Marine Room of the Southland Restaurant at 13 N. Orange Avenue in Orlando. Mr. John P. Camichos, the rest ... Read more

Missionary Computer Fellowship is featured in the book: Presbyterians: a spiritual journey by Dirk Wierenga. Missionary Computer Fellowship volunteers include Orlando residents John Tracy, Bob Smith, Lloyd Riffe, and Walter Trippe who volunteer at ... Read more

My name is Harriett Lake and I was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.. Listen as one of Central Florida's top philanthropists tells where the money came from, how our community developed, her reasons for giving, and what she plans to give in the fu ... Read more

Santa arrives with  presents and Christmas joy  for Orlando's needy children, December 1968. The Kiwanis provided a Christmas party lunch and  toys as part of their dedication to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. &nbs ... Read more

Orlando Chamber of Commerce hosts a Luncheonless Lunch to bring Christmas presents to needy families in Orlando, December 15, 1934. Each year Orlando enjoys a luncheonless lunch... Every member of Orlando's numerous civic organizations, is not only inv ... Read more

"My year at St. James was the happiest in my childhood... every time I visit Orlando, I return to that sacred spot where I first shot a basketball." In this first issue of The St. James Legacy newsletter, Summer 2003, vol. 1, No. 1, Alumnus Pat Conroy, ... Read more