On Tuesday, November 18th The Osceola Chamber’s Coalitions Council hosted their Inaugural Coalitions Impact Awards to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit, leadership, and inspiring works of the Osceola business community. The breakfast event was held at Holiday Inn Resort Kissimmee by the Parks and sponsored by Experience Kissimmee, Toho Water Authority, and SaintClair Life Ministries.
For the past eight years, the Chamber has awarded up-and-coming business leaders, age 40 or under, who either live or work in Osceola County with the Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Award. Past winners of that award have gone on to hold public office, lead successful companies that employ the next generation of leaders ,and rise in the ranks of their own organizations.
This year, the Chamber proudly announced the addition of four new awards sponsored by three of the Chamber’s seven Coalitions. These awards are the Emerging Entrepreneur Award, presented by the Black Business Coalition; the Hispanic Business Impact Award and Hispanic Leadership Award, presented by the Hispanic Business Coalition; and the ROY G BIV Impact Award, presented by the Chamber’s Pride Coalition
This year’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Award recipients were Amber Lavoie and Maggie Rosenbaum, both with Toho Water Authority, Natalie Mosquera with the Early Learning Coalition, and Kevin Torres, an Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
VIVA Osceola, the largest Hispanic festival in Central Florida, is going strong after 32 years! On October 5, The Osceola Chamber celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with the annual music and business festival at Kissimmee Lakefront Park. With over three decades of history, Viva Osceola in the area's oldest event recognizing Hispanic heritage, arts, and culture, as well as Osceola’s business community.
Renaissance Charter School at Poinciana is a vibrant community of families, staff, and students with values steeped in tradition and excellence. The school is a part of the Charter Schools USA network. The school was founded in 2012 and has since been a staple in our ever-growing community of Kissimmee.
The school houses students in kindergarten through 8th grade, and for the 2025-2026 school year they will be enrolling their very first Pre-k class through Prodigy Learning. This will be a micro-school for little learners. This program will allow parents to have their children at one school from Pre-k through 8thgrade.
Renaissance Charter is home of the Pumas, and in Puma Nation, a wide variety of classes are offered to suit all learners. From a top-notch Dual Language program to AVID class that prepare students for secondary school and beyond, Renaissance Charter prides itself on offering something for everyone! The teachers and staff at Renaissance Charter at Poinciana are committed to nurturing all students to help them become successful citizens of our society while ensuring their safety and security at all times.
Prospective families and community members are welcome to check out all that Renaissance Charter has to offer at www.poincianacharter.org!
