Winter Garden teens invited to summer kickoff event

The Save our Students event will include basketball and video game tournaments, inflatables, giveaways, a live deejay, and free food.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:00 a.m. May 16, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer
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West Orange County area teens are invited to a summer kickoff event hosted by the Save Our Students initiative.

The program, which started in 2023, includes a series of summer weekend activities for at-risk youth.

The Winter Garden event will include activities for teens ages 13-18, such as basketball and video game tournaments, inflatables, giveaways, a live deejay, and free food.

The event is in partnership with Orange County, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and Cobaris Ministries International.

The evening activities will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at 309 SW Crown Point Road, Winter Garden.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.