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Mayor's Job Fair
The Central Florida Job Fair is presented by Christian Help in Casselberry. The organization provides the Central Florida community with workshops prior to help prepare you to maximize your experience at the fair. They have 70 vendors and offer the fairs every other month in Orlando. Click here to listen ...
'Read Aloud 15 Minutes' Speech Therapy Event
Pamela Rowe speech therapy is a local practice that took a national event "Read Aloud 15 Minutes" and presente dit as a family day with food and fun to get people to have their hearing tested, while they learn the importance of reading to a young person at least 15 ...
Discussing the Plan B Pill with Planned Parenthood
U.S. Government gave the Federal Drug Administration approval to now sell the Plan B-Morning After Pill to teens as young as 15. It’s an over the counter purchases now so they no longer need a parent or doctor’s approval. This opens up a lot of discussion for an increase in ...
April STAR Cares Award Recipient
We would like to acknowledge our STAR Cares Award recipient for April 2013, Mario Whitehead and his family. Earlier this year, Mario Whitehead was shot while playing basketball at Willie Mays Park near his home. Another teen who was also playing basketball went to check a gun that was in ...
Vaccinations for Preventable Diseases
The Florida Department of Health would like bring awareness to recent increases in preventable diseases that can be spread to infants. Diseases such as measles and whooping cough which can lead to infant death. Health officials are advising adults with infant children and those who come into contact with infant children to ...
Mass Media Day
Join STAR Cares along with Orange County Public Schools and Infinite Scholars as they present Mass Media Day. All high school students who are interested in a career in mass media are welcomed to take part in this open forum from multiple media experts in television, radio, newspaper, and more. ...
National Minority Health Month
Community Minute is being brought to you by McCoy Fedral Credit Union. This is National Minority Health Month. A good time for us all to consider having our annual physical. Make sure your doctor gets a full panel of blood work so they’re able to determine what’s really going on. ...
Alcohol Awareness Month
Community Minute is being brought to you by McCoy Fedral Credit Union. April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This month, Mothers Against Drunk Driving held their 2nd Annual Walk Like MADD event downtown to bring awareness to drinking and driving. There's a problem we face with underage drinking, and all of ...
Autism Awareness Month
Community Minute is being brought to you by McCoy Fedral Credit Union. If you're seeing blue this month at Lake Eola Park, the fountain is blue for a reason. It's Autism Awareness Month. Find out more when STAR 94.5 speaks with a member of our local chapter of Autism Speaks. ...
2013 Financial Empowerment Summit
The 2013 Financial Empowerment Summit will provide essential information to help plan and protect your finances. Free seminars this Saturday to help you access your credit reports, estate planning, retirement planning, and more! The CEO of the Central Florida Urban League Allie Braswell spoke with us more about the event. ...
Showcase the Salvation Army
The funds developer/ marketing team told the story of the Salvation Army and the growth they are expecting to further be able to assist the Central Florida homeless population. Some events to look for are National Salvation Army Week in May and the Back to School Drive with Publix in ...
Child Abuse Prevention (Pinwheels for Prevention)
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month--the symbol is the blue and silver pinwheels (in front of the radio station and all over the city). It's a reminder of the happy childhood and bright future that all children deserve. Early Learning Coalition is the organization behind Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten and they stress ...
The Moore Heritage Festival of the Arts and Humanities
More than sixty years ago, Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore were pioneering advocates for voting rights, equal educational facilities, and equal pay for black and white teachers and fought for justice for victims of police brutality and mob lynching’s. Harry was killed and his wife mortally wounded when a ...
Community Connection Autism Awareness
As a volunteer with Autism Speaks, our guest Juliette Steele works diligently to get the word out about autism. She lost her 5 year old son who had autism and drowned. Autism Speaks offers a variety of services. Volunteer now for Walk Now for Autism. Click here to listen to ...
2013 Health Equity Summit
Community Minute is being brought to you by McCoy Fedral Credit Union. Join Bethune-Cookman University Office of Health Equity Thursday, April 25th from 8a-3:30p at the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (1845 Holsonback Dr Daytona Beach). Special guest speakers Mike Mason, Alma Y. Dixon, and keynote speaker Dr. ...
Living Beyond Your Paycheck
Planning your finances is important to build wealth. Chad McKendrick discusses envelope finance control, how to manage verses make money, being wealthy verses rich and more. Check out his interview here.
B-CU Upcoming Events
Hear B-CU Sr. Policy Advisor Dr. Claudette McFadden share how the university's new president Dr. Jackson has opened the campus to the public. They are hosting events to celebrate Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. Click to Listen
Community Connection: Page 15
Page 15 is an organization in Parramore providing reading and writing tutoring for public school students. The organization also serves as a publishing company for local writers (teens) and more. Their big book collection event will be held on April 21st in Thornton Park. Click here to check out the ...
Have You Seen Bobby Brown in the News Lately?
Bobby Brown originally being sentenced to 55 days in jail was released within 9 hours. He was also sentenced to 4 years probation and has to complete an 18-month alcohol program. After being arrested in California on October 24 for driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. Bobby ...
Colon Cancer Awareness
Dr. Baker – Gastroenterologist spoke about the importance of colon cancer screening. In 2013 some 25,000 men and 25,000 women will be diagnosed with this cancer. A colonoscopy test is necessary for men at the age of 45, women by 50 and then every 5-10 years after that. If you ...
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