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04/07/2021 In 2020, Zozobra for the first time burned without a large live audience. Instead, Old Man Gloom’s fiery end was shared online and was viewed by 363,773 households in all 50 states and 14 other countries, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe reports. Here’s an update about the good this gloomy Gus did in the Santa Fe area from the Kiwanis Club. Despite the daunting challenges of COVID-19, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe was able to transfer the hard-won net proceeds of the 96th Burning of Zozobra to fund our annual grants program! In March 2021, the Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation ma...

4 furloughed Orlando hotel employees receive full-ride scholarships © Provided by WESH Orlando Scholarships Jordon Cooper says Tuesday is like a dream come true. He and three other furloughed Orlando hotel employees were presented with full-ride scholarships to pursue an associate's degree at Valencia College. It's the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation's Empowering Youth Program scholarship. "It's like winning the lottery and you find out you actually won and now I can go the school and follow my dream and now make sure all my dreams become reality,” Cooper said. Cooper, like other stu...

Jordon Cooper says Tuesday is like a dream come true.He and three other furloughed Orlando hotel employees were presented with full-ride scholarships to pursue an associate's degree at Valencia College.It's the American Hotel & Lodging Foundation's Empowering Youth Program scholarship."It's like winning the lottery and you find out you actually won and now I can go the school and follow my dream and now make sure all my dreams become reality,” Cooper said.Cooper, like other students, graduated from Second Harvest's Culinary Training Program. He landed his first job only to be furloughe...

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 by Danielle Prieur (WMFE) Photo: Gabrielle Henderson Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation presented four furloughed Orlando hotel employees with full-ride scholarships to Valencia College.  One of the recipients Jordon Cooper was laid off from the Hyatt in March. He’s had to take other jobs to make ends meet while applying for unemployment assistance. Cooper says starting cl...

Fort Pierce program trains students for careers in food production industry By Ashleigh Walters | February 4, 2021 at 5:05 AM EST - Updated February 4 at 9:21 AM The Treasure Coast Food Bank is accepting applications for its next Culinary Training Academy. The 12-week job training program in Fort Pierce prepares graduates for careers in the food production industry. It’s designed to help them develop their skills and move into new roles. As many struggle with employment during the pandemic, the program is meant to serve as an option for improving a person’s future potential. President...