Community Conference

The annual Orange County Community Conference is a means for you to learn about new and exciting ways to improve your neighborhood. Here are some of the conference features:

• A day of fun and informative workshops with exciting door prizes
• Community Organization Awards
• Exhibitors with all types of programs and services
• And much more

• Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 7:30am to 2:00pm
• Orange County Convention Center,
  9400 Universal Boulevard, North Concourse

There are 4 Different Community Award Categories:

• Monica Harris Spires Excellence in Leadership (exclusive to presidents of community/neighborhood organizations)
• Excellence in Community Building Projects (examples include but are not limited to landscaping, signage, park improvements, youth programs, clean-up campaigns, and volunteer services)
• Excellence in Neighborly Service (individuals or groups nominated for this award demonstrates the importance of lending a helping hand and providing volunteer services within their neighborhood)
• Clean and Attractive Neighborhood of the Year (participation in the following programs, but not limited to Community Clean Ups, Paint the Town, and Neighborhood Improvement Grants)

If you would like to nominate an Orange County Citizen or Organization for one of the above awards, you can do one of the following:

• You can print and fill out a Nomination Application and send it in an email to Marthaly Irizarry at Marthaly.Irizarry@ocfl.net.
• Mail it to the following address before it closes on June 15, 2018.
  Orange County Community Organization Awards
  Neighborhood Preservation & Revitalization Office
  Post Office Box 1393
  Orlando, Florida
  32802-1393
• You can also hand deliver your Nomination Application to Neighborhood Preservation & Revitalization Office, Orange County Internal Operations Center I (IOC I) which is located at:
  450 E. South Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 332
  Orlando, Florida
  32801

If your organization or company would like to sponsor or exhibit at our annual Orange County Community Conference, please contact Lynnsey Hicks at Lynnsey.Hicks@ocfl.net or (407) 836-0917.

Neighborhood Preservation & Revitalization Office
Orange County Internal Operations Center I (IOC I)
450 E. South Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 332
Orlando, Florida 32801

Email: ocneighborhoods@ocfl.net
Phone: (407) 836-5606

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