By Paul Collins For the 17th consecutive year The Orlando Philharmonic will perform for the Celebration Foundation Concert Series. This year, Music director Eric Jacobsen will feature Mendelssohn’s joyful and glorious Italian Symphony on April 6th at 7:30pm at Community Presbyterian Church in Celebration. Mendelssohn wrote “The Italian” during a Tour [...]
By Rachel McIntee On February 11, 2019, the Thriving In Place activity Meet me on Monday Bring Your Own Lunch had a creative twist. Megan Ajello, assisted by her mother Linda Ajello, hosted Megan’s Meet me on Monday Bring Your Own Lunch and Card Making activity where Megan assisted other Thriving [...]
Come see our little statue which now graces the Celebration Memorial Garden. The Memorial Garden has become a meaningful place where our neighbors have plaques installed to remember those they have loved and lost. Three organizations in town work together to create a space that is welcoming. The Celebration Foundation installs [...]
By Meryl Rachlin Shortly after the Lifelong Learning program began in 2012 (as Stetson Lifelong), I offered to help a friend who was teaching a painting class. It was my introduction to the program. The next semester I took a couple of classes and was impressed. I was then asked to [...]
By Jacquie Hobgood The 2019 Celebration Foundation Gala, “Dancing through the Decades,” was certainly a night to remember. Everyone had a fabulous time and we heard wonderful feedback about the evening and just how much fun everyone had. Susan Bona of Celebration Town Tavern served the most delectable entrées from Salmon [...]
By Breanne O’Leary Hello everyone! My name is Breanne O’Leary and I have been working as Celebration Foundation’s new Development/Grants Coordinator since last October. Prior to this position, I was an undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida studying Writing and Rhetoric and Nonprofit Management. I graduated this past May [...]
By Richard Sayre Dawn Thomas knew everything there was to know about Celebration before the town even existed. As one of the original team of seven people hired by the Disney Company to sell homes and apartments in the planned community, Dawn and her colleagues were tasked with studying thick binders [...]
