On Thursday May 22, over 340 community leaders gathered at the. (Thank You Stephanie Banks, General Manager) for the

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1 Mission Statement: Advancing Tourism and the Community Through Hospitality May 23, 2014 In This Edition... SCHOOLS ADOPT SEMINARS AFTER HOURS SCHOLARSHIP FUTURE LYNNEA MEET THE VIP HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES HONOREES Lodging Member of the Month On Thursday May 22, over 340 community leaders gathered at the (Thank You Stephanie Banks, General Manager) for the This Breakfast was produced by CFHLA. Orange County School Board Chairman and Orange County School Superintendent Peter Favier Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport Allied Member of the Month shared with those in attendance the success that Orange County Public Schools has accomplished in recent years, achieving goals of becoming one of two Finalists for the prestigious For your information,"the Broad Prize is awarded each year to honor urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest

2 overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among low-income students and students of color," according to the Broad Prize website. Brandon Moss Muse Gelato / Orlando Ice Cream Company The honored school district of the Broad Prize is awarded $750,000 in college scholarships for the district's graduating high school seniors, while the runner-up district is awarded $250,000. Event Partners of the Month Hob Nob Classic Commercial Services Johns Manville Sir Speedy - Downtown Orlando The Winter Park High School NJROTC present the Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance is recited by attendees. Wilson Equipment ETC. Seminole County Hoteliers Luncheon ATM FLA ARC Breakfast Bay Hill Eyecare Orange County State of the Schools Address AXA Advisors CFE Federal Credit CFHLA President/CEO Richard Maladecki introducing elected officials and thanking sponsors.

3 Union Jostens Valencia College Community Sponsors Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association Greater Orlando Builders Association Orlando, Inc. Orlando Regional Realtor Association HR Professionals Reception Orange County School Board Chairman Bill Sublette delivering the State of the Schools Address. American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute Associated Planners 2014 CFHLA Executive Committee: Chairperson Doug Gehret Hilton Orlando 1st Vice Chairperson Gerald Urquiola Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center 2nd Vice Orange County School Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins delivering the State of the Schools Address CFHLA thanks the following sponsors of this acitivity:

4 Chairperson Dave Bartek Loews Hotels Universal Orlando Secretary David Friederich Grand Bohemian Hotel Treasurer Doug Ridge Orlando World Center Marriott Assistant Treasurer Jetse Pottinga Melia Orlando Hotel In addition, CFHLA recognizes the following organizations that served as Community Sponsors: Historian Pat Engfer Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Immediate Past Chair Jim Burns Grande Lakes Orlando Hospitality Updates New Hyatt hotel on tap for I-Drive Richard Bilbao Orlando Business Journal Looks like a new 8-story, 175-room hotel is looking to find a home on north International Drive. Le Royal International Development LLC, owner of 3.5 acres of land at 5360 As you know, CFHLA encourages its membership to during each school year.

5 International Drive, will seek approval for a nearly 199,000- square-foot Hyatt House hotel from the Orlando Municipal Planning Board on May 20, according to city of Orlando documents. The Hyatt House flag, which is the limited service, extended stay brand of Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE: H), would be the first Hyatt House in Orlando, according to Hyatt's website. There are currently only two other Hyatt House brands in Florida, one in Fort Lauderdale and one in Miami. Based on industry standards, the hotel could cost upward of $12 million to construct and create as many as 122 hotel jobs. $41M renovation alert: C. Fla. convention center work starting in June Richard Bilbao Orlando Business Journal More than $41 million in renovation work at the Orange County Convention Center is slated to start in June. The renovation work will include improving mechanical, electrical and security systems in 460,000 square feet of space in the West Concourse of the During the 2013/2014 school year, over 80 CFHLA Member Businesses participated! If you would like to learn more relating to potentially adopting a public school in 2014/2015, Please plan to attend the occurring on from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM at the CFHLA offices. Click here to RSVP for this event. The CFHLA Food & Beverage Council hosted a "Food Safety First" Certification Program on Tuesday, May 20. The Council wishes to thank CFHLA Member of for conducting this certification program. Also on Tuesday, May 20, CFHLA produced a

6 convention center. The renovations are expected to take about a year to complete. PCL Construction Services was chosen as the firm overseeing the work. Improvements to the convention center are vital as the center draws millions of visitors to the region and is responsible for more than $2 billion in annual economic impact. "MERS" Educational Panel Seminar at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Orlando (Thank you Brian Comes,Hotel Manager). This panel featured: Dr. Antonio Crespo, Chief Quality Officer at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital Dr. Dagan P. Dalton, Medical Director/Osceola County Fire Rescue/ Kissimmee Fire Department/ St. Cloud Fire Rescue and Dr. Christopher Hunter, Associate EMS Medical Director and Acting Orange County Health Services Director MERS Seminar Panelists, Dr. Crespo, Dr. Hunter, and Dr. Dalton

7 MERS Panelists address seminar attendees. Finally, on Wednesday, May 21, the CFHLA Engineers Council hosted the "Severe Weather Preparedness" Seminar at the magnificent Holiday Inn & Suites at Universal Orlando (Thank you Gary Rodriguez,General Manager). This year's seminar featured: Insurance Needs and Risk Management Presentation by Todd O'Cull, of Marsh & McLennan Agency Structural Safety Presentation by Webb Wright of Walter P Moore Best Practices Panel Discussion presented by CFHLA Engineers Council Board Members Andy Boswell - Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort, Jack Bubb - Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Keith Luka - Wyndham Orlando International Drive, Jeff Plutz - Orlando World Center Marriott. CFHLA Engineers Council Chairman, Brian Strader of the DoubleTree by Hilton at SeaWorld served as the master of ceremony for this event. Additionally, this seminar featured table tops and

8 best practice presentations by the following CFHLA Allied Members: Boyer Building Corp. Core Roofing Systems, Inc. Dryfast Systems Sunshine Recycling Inc. TAW Power Systems, Inc. ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Engineers Council Board Members and panelists Andy Boswell, Keith Luka, Jack Bubb, Jeff Plutz, Brian Strader Attendees visit Vendor Booths

9 The expert panel addresses seminar attendees David Chilton of Sunshine Recycling and Michael Garro of the Melia Orlando Suite Hotel The CFHLA Food & Beverage Council invites you to attend the This "Networking" event - featuring confirmed attendance of over 100 CFHLA Members - is co-hosted by the

10 CFHLA Allied Relations Council and will be held on this at the (Thank You Bob Walsh, General Manager!) from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm (Immediately following the CFHLA Board of Directors Meeting) This event is for all CFHLA Lodging Departments (GMs, Engineering, Security, Food & Beverage, HR) and CFHLA Allied Members Enjoy Complimentary Food & Drinks Courtesy of the following CFHLA Members: Please Click Here to Register On Thursday, May 22, at the Florida Hotel and Convention Center the held its graduation ceremony.

11 to the over 20 graduates in attendance. In addition, CFHLA presented a Scholarship to to attend the Hospitalty and Tourism Management Program at Presented by Orange County Mayor

12 Click here to R.S.V.P. for this event. This event is proudly sponsored by: June is almost here and so is the new CFHLA website and database management software.

13 CFHLA's new package is called: In the upcoming weeks your CFHLA staff will provide you with meaningful updates relating to this exciting change. Executive Assistant to the CFHLA President / CEO

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