On Saturday, April 10, 2010, more than 300 neighborhood, community and faith based organization leaders and volunteers participated in Mayor Dyer’s annual 2010 Neighborhood & Community Summit held at the Orlando Marriott Downtown. The Summit offered 12 workshops divided into Sessions A and B and concluded with a public safety panel discussion during lunch.

Mayor Buddy Dyer’s 5th Annual Neighborhood and Community Summit was produced by the Office of Communications and Neighborhood Relations (OCNR) and the Office of Community Affairs (CA). For more information about City services and programs call OCNR at 407.246.2169 or call CA at 407.246.2500 or go on-line to cityoforlando.net.

During lunch, participants were entertained by Sara Catherine Barnes and Kyle Mattingly of The Orlando Cabaret Festival/Mad Cow Theatre, with selections from It Was A Very Good Year 1950 and 1960.

During lunch, Mayor Dyer facilitated a panel discussion on public safety. The panel consisted of Deputy Chief Paul Rooney, OPD Patrol Services Bureau; Officer Kevlon Kirkpatrick, OPD Crime Prevention Division; and Patti Riva, Neighborhood Watch Area Coordinator for North College Park.

Summit Sponsors

The City wants to thank and recognize the following Summit sponsors. Their financial support contributed greatly to the success of this year’s Summit.

Participants visited exhibitors to learn more about City and community resources. We thank and appreciate the City departments and the following community organizations for exhibiting at the 2010 Summit:

Summit Workshops Materials:
Click one of the links below for presentation materials from the summit workshops.

Session A:

• Board Orientations Done Right!
• Grant Writing 101
• Keeping Orlando “The City Beautiful”
• Legal Issues Impacting Mandatory Homeowner Associations
• The Nuts & Bolts of Building Collaborations
• Using Social Networking to Promote your Organization

Session B:

• Collaboration in Action
• Event Planning: A Guide to Success
• How Organizations Can Weather Tough Times
• Legal Issues Impacting Condominium Associations
• Mayor’s Matching Grants
• The Central Florida Region in Motion: Decades of Change