The Cracker Swamp Stomp for Hands on Wildlife is Saturday, August 6 starting at 2pm at Will’s Pub and Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors. A $5 donation will help support Hands on Wildlife.  Hands on Wildlife mission is to preserve the Earth’s diversity with the use of “hands-on” education, enlightenment and entertainment.   LIVE GATORS will be on display at Wills along with lots of other wildlife. You can see and feel the animals that Hands on Wildlife is trying to help! The animals will be in a non-smoking, covered outdoor music area.

Enjoy music by Bad Dog, ME ‘n JO, Blood Brother, Lone Wolf, Uncle Scotchy, Horrible Hound Dogs, Loxahatchee Sinner Union, Los Bastardos Magnificos and The Bloody Jug Band.

For more information, call Will’s Pub at 407.898.5070or Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors at 407.896.6975.

Even if you don’t  have a green thumb, you will be able to go “from the garden to your table” with a Grobox!  Grobox is a self contained, self hydrating plant growing unit which can provide you with a self-supporting organic food supply or flower garden.  Grow a garden without the hassles of watering and weeding. Each Grobox is $85 and will pay for itself in no time with the money saved growing your own vegetables.  Be a Garden Revolutionary!  Join the Garden Revolution on Sunday, July 17 from 9 am – 2pm in the CFE (1200 Weber Street) parking lot!  A portion of the proceeds benefit Mills 50, a 501 c3 organization.

Monday, July 4, 2011 ● 4 – 10 p.m.
Lake Eola Park
Downtown Orlando
195 N Rosalind Avenue

The City of Orlando is hosting “Fireworks at the Fountain” on Monday, July 4th.  Its a celebration of fun, food and fanfare at Lake Eola Park!  Enjoy live entertainment and an area just for kids.  Festivities begin at 4pm, so get there early for a great viewing spot of the fountain and the fireworks!  The fireworks will begin at 9:30pm.

And while you are at Fireworks at the Fountain, be sure to purchase a souvenir made out of remnants from the original and iconic Lake Eola Fountain.  All proceeds from the sale directly benefit the Orlando Community & Youth Trust, Inc., a non-profit organization created to support the mission of the City of Orlando’s Department of Families, Parks and Recreation.

You are invited to the kick-off of the 2012 Ford Focus Drive with a Purpose Tour benefiting the Parramore Kidz Zone. Ford is hosting a separate tour in each of 4 regions this summer where it will partner with a different charity in each of the greater metro areas of Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, and Orlando. The Parramore Kidz Zone has been selected as the designated Orlando charity. Each city will host 16 event days filled with music, fun and free test drives from product experts. Mayor Dyer will host a “Kickoff” event at the Rusty Spoon, 55 W. Church Street in Downtown Orlando on Friday, June 10 from 4 – 7 p.m. For every unique test drive at these events a $2 donation will go toward the Parramore Kidz Zone. The charity in the metro area with a combined overall score of the highest attendance and most test drives at the Ford-sponsored tour events will receive $25,000. The second highest scoring area’s charity will receive a $12,500 donation, and third and fourth highest scoring regions will receive $7,000 each.

In case you are unable to attend the kick-off on Friday, below is a list of the tour schedule:

Saturday, June 11th – Old School Block Party featuring Bell Biv DeVoe at City Hall – 400 S. Orange Ave. – 4-10 p.m.

Sunday, June 12th – Paddy Murphy’s in Baldwin Park – 4982 New Broad St. – 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Friday, June 17th – Pointe Orlando (Entrance Near Tommy Bahama’s) – 9101 International Dr. – 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, June 18th – Lake Eola Park near the Disney Amphitheater – 195 N. Rosalind Ave. – 11 a.m.-2 p.m; and Wall Street Plaza, 19 N. Orange Avenue from 5pm – 9pm.

It’s a fun and easy way to raise money for the Parramore Kidz Zone. For additional information, visit http://cityoforlando.net/fpr/Html/FordFocus.asp.