Free Movie night at Spring Park in Celebration Florida presented by Celebration Florida Parks and Recreation committee.

Free Movie Night at Celebration Florida

Ok residents of Celebration Florida Friday November 30th at 7pm at Spring Park in front of Heritage Hall the movie is

Shrek the III will be presented and on Friday Dec. 21st at Spring Park in front of the Heritage Hall the Celebration Florida free movie will be Hoodwinked.

There is a free family feature each month in Celebration Florida.

Concessions will be available for sale during the movie.

If you would like more information on the free movie schedule contact Parks and Recreation at Celebration Florida’s Town Hall 407-566-1200.

Parks and recreation committee is composed of residents and Town Hall staff.  They meet once a month to discuss issues and updates of current and future programming that is available to residents.  

This committee is also responsible for the new lighting of tennis courts at Lakeside Park.  They are also currently looking at the possibility of a skate park in Celebration.  

The Celebration Florida Parks and Recreation committee encourages resident participation and feedback to help shape the future programs offered in Celebration Florida.  Email parks.rec@celebration.fl.us

Celebration Florida Tribute to Simon Sharp

Celebration Florida Tribute to Simon Sharp this week.  Since I wrote about the Girl Scouts in Celebration Florida I wanted to take time to write about a tribute to Simon Sharp.

A tribute to Simon Sharp Nov. 28 Weds. at 4pm at Founders Park on Celebration Ave. 

Simon Sharp a past resident of Celebration Florida was a creator of Celebration Florida’s Veterans Memorial for his Eagle Scout Service Project.

He was the senior patrol leader for troop 125 and two years ago started to raise $15,000 to build a veterans memorial at Founders Park in Celebration Florida. 

Eagle Scout, Simon Sharp (JOEL KOSTUCH / November 16, 2007

Celebration Florida Girl Scouts Troop 263 stocking stuffer drive

Celebration Florida Girl Scouts Troop 263 has a great plan for helping with a stocking stuffer stuffer drive from Nov. 26th thru Dec. 7th. 

You can help troop 263 from Celebration Florida and help the homeless Osceola school children.

Remember the mission: "Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place." Girl Scouts is the forerunner in the development of self-esteem and leadership skills for girls. We serve girls from Kindergarten through 12th grade. The program teaches girls to value community service and patriotism while learning to become tomorrow’s leaders. Girls participate in a wide range of activities, from singing and crafts to camping and rock climbing while making lifelong friends.

So who are the Celebration Scouts helping? 

All items will be donated to the Osceola County School District’s homeless children.

It is easy to help by bringing items to the Celebration Self Storage and Barber and Beauty Emporium from now until Dec. 7th.

What should you bring?

Any size pajamas, socks, coloring books & crayons and small stocking stuffers.

You don’t need to wrap the Celebration Girl Scouts troop 263 will wrap these items.  So if you find something you can donate on this list or a small stocking stuffer similiar please come out and donate.

Get out there and help the girl scouts!

If you are interested in joining the girl scouts contact Lois Koons with the Reedy Creek Service Unit of Girl Scouts Citrus Council at 407-566-0604 or e-mail lois.koons@celebration.fl.us

Celebration Florida Voting Member Task Force duties and responsibilities

Celebration Florida Voting Member Task Force what do they do and how are they elected?

The Celebration voting members work as a group to recruit, train and organize the voting members so they can more effectively serve Celebration.

The Celebration Charter mandates that the neighborhoods elect representatitives annually called voting members and AVM or alternate voting members.

The group is given various duties within the Charter and assists the will of the homeowners by reducing the scope of representation and allowing the availability of a quorum to conduct business.

Each voting member is accountable to about 85 home owners ( some neighborhoods are as small as 14 units and others 120).

The hope is the voting member is a more responsive public servant compared to the CROA director who represents all 9000 + homeowners and is elected bi-annually.

The only specified meeting in the public charter is a Sept. annual meeting, but the current group decided to organize quarterly discussions to share ideas and concerns.

These meetings are announced and all homeowners are invited to attend and participate.

This year there were two meetings held that had guest speakers covering issues of incorporation, management contracts and charter training.

The agenda is published in advance and a strict time schedule adhered to.

Celebration is still growing and the voting member task force feels it is more effective if the Charter is viewed as a living document which is reviewed and changed as necessary.  They also have the authority to change the rules with the Directors.

If you are interested in finding out more contact the Town Hall at 407-566-1200.

Safety in Celebration Florida and the next safety meeting

Safety in Celebration Florida is a question that always comes up when we show homes there. 

Celebration is not a gated community and of course this is a question many buyers ask about.

So let’s start with safe driving.  The CROA (the Celebration Residential Owners Association) has hired a paid deputies to enforce speed limits.  Since he was hired incidents are down 45%.

Service area safety and vandalism are patroled by detail deputies foot patrol of pool areas during evening hours.  Parks and pools are now closed at dusk and signs are posted in all service areas.

Sex offenders living in Celebration – after collecting information from several sources a CROA recommendation to proceed with a covenants amendment to prohibit registered sex offenders/predators from living in Celebration.

A citizen patrol program under the supervision of Osceola County Sheriff Hansell  for commitment and support is in place.  Training and certification for the first group of volunteers has been completed and patrols begun.

Narrow streets and traffic lights are under evaluation by Osceola County Traffic Engineers on certain streets and traffic intersections.  Waiting results.

Weekly e-mail sent out by the Town Hall has a Safety Stop section to inform residents of current safety issues.  There is also a safety corner section in the Celebration News.

The agenda for the safety committee includes safe driving, lights and covered benches for children at bus stops, further implementation of the Citzen Assisted Patrol, improved coordination with the emergency management committee, instigation of camera monitoring or vehicles entering/ exiting Celebration and promoting awareness for all residents to be active in the safety of the community.

To contact the safety committee at Celebration Florida call Denise Sachs at 321-559-1101.

Safety Committee Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 13, 6:30 pm
851 Celebration Ave.

Celebration Florida Contact Numbers, real estate in Celebration contact number

Celebration Florida Contact Numbers

Celebration Florida was designed by Disney and is located in Oscola County Florida.  Whether you live in a home, condo or townhome in Celebration here is a list of Celebration Florida contact numbers you may find helpful. 

Celebration Town hall and Community Center 407-566-1200

Town Hall After Hours Emergency 407-621-4337

Comunity Computer Help Desk  407-566-1200

Osceola county Sherrif Non-Emergency   407-348-2222

Celebration Foundation   407-566-1234

Celebration Community Development District   (CDDD)    407-566-1935

Enterprise Community Development District     (EDDD)    407-566-1935

The Celebration Company   407-566-4020

Celebration Sanitation Services   321-939-1805

Celebration K-8 School   407-566-2300

Celebration High School  321-939-6600

Stetson University Center   321-939-7600

Celebration Health   407-764-4000

Celebration Parks and Recreation   407-566-1200

Celebration Aquatics   407-566-1968

Celebration Golf  407-566-4653

Celebration Little League   321-342-5097

Celebration Cheerleading / Baton   321-402-4659

Team Orlando Swimming   407-864-7543

Emergency   911

Celebration Town Hall & Community Center

815 Celebration Avenue

Celebration, Florida 34747

Celebration Florida facts and figures from Wiki.  Article from Travel and Leisure Paradise USA.

Real Estate in Celebration Florida:

If you are looking to buy sell or relocate to Celebration Florida call the Orlando Avenue Top Team today.    407-467-5155

Offices located at the Celebration Florida Town Hall and departments to contact for information about Celebration Florida.

Celebration Florida Town Hall Information a number you need to have in order to get answers on a variety of subjects. 

The Celebration Florida Town Hall is located at 690 Celebration Ave.  Celebration, FL 34747.  The phone number is 407-566-1200.

The Celebration Florida Town Hall  is responsible for the Celebration Community Center too and is in charge of several activities in Celebration Florida.

The following is a list of the roles covered by the administrators at the Celebration Town Hall and links to some of the rules and regulations plus forms.

Once again the phone number for the Celebration Florida Town Hall  and Community Center is 407-566-1200.  Now here is the list.

The offices and administration are responsible for Celebration Residential Owners Association (CROA), Celebration Nonresidential Owners Association and the and the Celebration Joint Committee.

These groups regulate regulate property use, provide maintenance and operation for a number of common facilities, including landscaping, parks and playgrounds.

Other roles of the Celebration Town Hall include resident issues will be highlighted in blue.

Coordination and staff liaison with: Service Area Committee, Voting Members.  Architectural Review Committee, Covenants, Task Force and other committees.

Provide information and coordination among the community associations, Development Districts and The Celebration Company (TCC).

The also provide a variety of community services that include recreational programs, program registration, special events, common area maintenance, newsletters, community meetings, the administration of CCR (Community Covenants, conditions and restrictions), as well as the architectural review process and requests.  

There are also offices that regulate property use, trash collection, pool passes, community network passwords and information by phone or in person.  The town hall also handles forms for the Homestead Exemption, Security/Community service representatives and public law enforcement officers.

These are the following departments at Celebration Town Hall:

Administration 

Builletin Board Listings – Celebration Pool Passes – Celebration owner info –  Celebration lease info – for sale sign application – open house listings

ARC meetings – applications – scope – approval requirements and project times

Exterior lighting guidelines – exterior painting colors and application suppliment – and impervious surface area and fencing information

Landscaping, edging, plant resource and mulch guidelines

Pool, spa, patio, and screen enclosure information.

You will need to stop in at the Celebration Town Hall Communications office to get this unless you are a resident in which case you will get a password to go online for the information.

I have also purchased the Covenants on a disk for $15 at the Celebration Town Hall.

Service areas and offices for Celebration Florida Parks and Recreation covers:  park and recreation waviers, the block party trailer, Heritage Hall, Jones room, north village pavillion, tents, and table and chairs.

Finally facility rentals, rates and guidelines including hold harmless forms and facility guidelines for Civic, Service, School and Religious Organizations forms are available online or in person at the Celebration Town Hall.

The Maintenance office has trash guidelines and community documents. 

Once again the phone number to the Celebration Florida Town Hall is 407-566-1200.  

Celebration Florida Places of Worship in the town of Celebration

Celebration Florida Places of Worship in the town of Celebration.  Here is a list with websites of the places of worship in Celebration Florida.  There are many options in the greater Orlando area but these are the ones within Celebration Florida.

Each listed organization has a website that gives more specific location, time and opportunities in Celebration Florida.

Celebrate Church 407-566-0155 located at Orlando Sun Resort Convention Center – 6375 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway Kissimmee, Florida, 34747

Celebration Community Church 407-566-1749

Celebration Jewish Congregation 407-566-9792 located at Heritage Hall

Celebration Seventh-Day Adventist 407-303-4129 located at Celebration Health – Florida Hospital

Community Presbyterian Church 407-566-1633 located at 511 Celebration Avenue

Corpus Christi Catholic Church 321-929-1491 located at the cafeteria of Celebration High School on 1809 Celebration Blvd.

Souljourn Christian Fellowship 922-9399

United Parish of Celebration 407-566-8628 located at the cafeteria of Celebration High School on 1809 Celebration Blvd.

If you belong to a religious organization within Celebration Florida and would like to be added to this list please call me at 407-467-5155.

New This Year in Celebration Florida many events, accomplishments and milestones were achieved that make the town of Celebration unique.

The town of Celebration Florida 2007 had the grand opening of the Celebration Community Center in April.  The building is located at 851 Celebration Avenue Celebration Florida and is the home of the town hall staff, community meetings and activities, and several Parks and Recreation programs.

Other recognized events in Celebration Florida this year are

Longmeadow park and Spring Park’s Fort Pride Playground were updated with new equipment and play surfaces.  Even the park benches were given a refurbishment by the Town Hall Maintenance Crews.

The first annual Clebration Florida Community Games including basketball, golf, tennis and bingo were enjoyed by hundreds of residents.

Celebration Florida Tennis fans will enjoy new lighting on the Lakeside Park Tennis courts.

The first annual Celebration community picnic was held at Lakeside Park over Founders Day weekend.

This was the first year the Celebration Florida Special Events Committee planned the Great American Pie Festival. 

Team Orlando joined the Celebration Aquatics club as a new competitive swim team.

CROA ( Celebration Residential Owners Association) set strategic planning meetings and assisted concominium boards of directors as they bid out individual management contracts.  The Covenants/ARC team also began working with these new management companies to ensure compliance with the Celebration Pattern book.

The CROA also adopted Facility Rates and Guidelines for the Celebration Community Center.  There is also required paperwork.

The E-Ballot was used for the first time as residents had a choice to vote online or use a paper ballot.

Voting members established quarterly meetings to share ideas and address concerns.

The Covenants/ARC team began conducting neighborhood walks providing residents the opportunity to ask questions about rules and guidelines on the spot.

They also began creating a "photo library" of approved changes to homes and landscaping.

The Celebration Florida Parks and Recreation added new activities to the monthly calendar including Outdoor Movie Night sponsered by the Movie Gallery and Celebration Home Theatre, plus Family Game Night sponsered by Hasbro Co.  Both very popular!

These achievements are what make the town of Celebration unique.  If you would like to buy or sell property in the Town of Celebration call the Orlando Avenue Top Team today at 407-467-5155. 

Mona Lisa Luxury Condo in Celebration Florida

Mona Lisa Luxury Condo in Celebration Florida had the first closing.  How do I know this well it was one of mine.  This luxury Suite hotel offers condominium ownership in the award wining community of Celebration, Florida. 

The Mona Lisa will offer all the style and amenities you would expect to find at a world class hotel.  We are still waiting to see which world class dining affiliate will be located here.  There will be two 5 storey buildings spread over 12 acres with four star rating impeccable service.

There will be 240 one and two bedroom condos fully furnished and artistically inspired for holiday living. 

The town of Celebration Florida will now offer another hotel location with a caribbean designed vanishing edge pool, roof top sun deck, 5000 sq. ft. meeting place and business center.  They will have concierge services, 24 hour security, high speed internet and valet parking.

Celebration Florida is a unique Disney created city with an ambiance all its own.   The Mona Lisa is close to Celebration Business Center, Celebration Florida Health and Celebration Florida Golf.