Friday, February 18, 2011

ICI Homes Executives Start Second Leg of Northeastern Trade Show Appearances in Bridgewater New Jersey

DAYTONA BEACH – Rosemary Messina, vice president of sales and marketing at ICI Homes in Daytona Beach, and Lisa Egle, marketing manager at ICI Homes, will appear at Florida Real Estate Trade Shows in Bridgewater, New Jersey in March.

The pair appeared at four tradeshows in Long Island, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Connecticut in January and February Messina said.

“We met with more than 600 prospective Florida residents at trade shows in January and February to review slide shows and other materials,” Messina said.

The Florida retirement ambassadors haven’t had to work hard to convince trade show participants of the lure of Florida retirement.

“Most of the days we were meeting with trade show participants. There was snow on the ground and everyone had a blizzard story to tell,” Egle said.
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For more information, contact: Lisa A. Egle, Marketing Manager ICI Homes-Daytona Beach, 386-236-4273; Rosemary Messina, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ICI Homes, 386-236-4231

About ICI Homes: ICI Homes is ranked by Builder magazine as one of the top 100 privately owned homebuilders in the nation. The 30-year-old firm builds new homes and resort facilities in the Volusia-Flagler region as well as in Jacksonville, Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa.

Golden Brothers Studios in Kissimmee to Host Open Casting Call Starting Feb. 26 for Orlando-Area Feature Film

ORLANDO - Golden Brothers Studios, a Kissimmee based production company and film studio, will host a series of open casting calls for 365 Decision Time, a feature-length family drama set for production in the Orlando area later this year.

Golden Brothers producers Giovanni Reyes and Benjamin Guadalupe said Ariel Santiago will direct the film and award-winning cinematographer Jose Zambrano Cassela (Second Coming, The Sacred, The Tenant) will film the story of a typical middle-class American family that confronts dramatic real-world issues that threaten to break them apart.

“Divorce, a middle child accused of murder, the youngest one facing a decision of abortion and the adultery of the oldest are among the challenges that will attempt to destroy the unity of this family,” Reyes said. “These individual situations will lead to hard decisions that will change their lives.”

Cast auditions will be held at Golden Brothers Studios on the fourth floor at 111 E. Monument Ave. in Kissimmee.

Visit www.365decisiontime.com, telephone 407-558-5783 or email talent@goldenbrothersstudios.com for registration information, casting locations, dates and guidelines.

Golden Brothers Studios is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation company based at the Kissimmee City Centre, 111 Monument Ave.
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For more information, contact: Giovanni Reyes, Principal, Ariel Santiago, Production or Benjamin Guadalupe, Creative Director, Golden Brothers Studios, 407-558-5783 info@goldenbrothersstudios.com; Rafael Caamano, Site Manager Kissimmee UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-408-4297 rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu

About Golden Brothers Studios: Golden Brothers Studios, based in Kissimmee, is an independent filmmaking company founded by three professionals with more than 50 years of combined experience in the audiovisual and multimedia medium. The mission of the company is production of feature films and television programs that convey a positive, uplifting message to a cultural society who frequently witnesses the disintegration of the family unit and lacks positive role models and spiritual foundation. It strives to produce films and programming with the latest technological advancements available to present relatable life issues, providing solutions that will positively change lives.

About the UCF Incubation Program: Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 assisted emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

University Club of Orlando Cocktails for a Cause Raises More than $6,000 for Coastal Conservation Association

ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando recently hosted a Cocktails for a Cause event that raised more than $6,000 for the Coastal Conservation Association of Florida (CCA).

Susan Greene, general manager at the University Club of Orlando, said Cocktails for a Cause events at the University Club have raised more than $20,000 for the Coastal Conservation Association within the past two years.

The University Club’s fundraising efforts focus on a wide range of events including golf tournaments and scholarship funds.

Cocktails for a Cause receptions at The University Club have raised more than $100,000 for civic and charitable groups over the past three years.
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For more information contact:Susan Greene, General Manager, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514, gm@ucluborlando.com

Beazer Homes in Tampa offers free washer, dryer, refrigerator and blinds with new town homes at Sawgrass Village in Pinellas Park

TAMPA – Two town homes are ready for immediate move-in priced from $109,990 at Sawgrass Village, located at 4734 68th Terrace, south of Park Blvd. in Pinellas Park.

Kareyann Rhodes, sales manager for Beazer Homes in the Tampa Bay region, said both two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath town homes with 1,208 square feet of living space are the last remaining town homes at Sawgrass Village without garage but designated parking is featured.

Beazer also has town homes that range from 1,416 to 1,496 square feet of living area with two and three bedrooms at Sawgrass Village priced from the high $140s, Rhodes said. These townhomes will come with a one-car garage. Three are available for immediate move-in and six more under construction will open in June.

Rhodes said Beazer Homes is giving away washer, dryer, refrigerator and new blinds with each of the new town homes purchased before Feb. 27.

Sawgrass Village features a resort-style community swimming pool with a covered cabana, with easy commute to Tampa’s shopping venues and beaches.
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For more information, contact: Kareyann Rhodes, Sales Manager, Beazer Homes/Tampa Division 813-663-9002 Krhodes@beazer.com; Theresa Tilton, Vice President of Sales Beazer Homes/Florida 407-339-4114; ttilton@beazer.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Beazer Homes: Beazer Homes, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country's 10 largest single-family homebuilders with operations in 17 states. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BZH."

Kings Ridge Golf Club in Clermont to host 15th Anniversary Golf Tournament March 12 with awards, prizes

CELEBRATION, Fla. – Kings Ridge Golf Club, located at 1950 Kings Ridge Blvd. off U.S. 27 in Clermont, will host a golf tournament on Saturday March 12 to participate in the day long celebration of the community’s 15th anniversary.

Terese Holt, spokesperson for Kings Ridge Golf Club, which is under the ownership of Celebration Golf Management, said the shotgun tournament’s entry fees range from $15 to $45 plus tax, including cart.

Holt said awards and prizes will be provided.

For more information or to register for the tournament, telephone Kings Ridge Golf Club at 352-242-4653. To learn more about Kings Ridge visit www.kingsridgegc.com and www.kings-ridge.org.
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For media information, contact: Terese Holt, Kings Ridge, 352-242-4653 tholt@kingsridgegc.com; Gene Garrote, President, Celebration Golf Management, 407-566-1045