• Visit these pages for the most critical local health and government updates:
• City of Orlando: COVID-19 Homepage | Testing Sites | Vaccine Sites
• Orange County: COVID-19 Homepage | Testing Sites | Vaccine Sites
• Osceola County: COVID-19 Homepage | Testing Sites | Vaccine Sites
• Seminole County: COVID-19 Homepage | Testing Sites | Vaccine Sites
• Lake County: Homepage
• City of Orlando:
• The Downtown Development Board (DDB) and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) created a webpage to assist with identifying grants and incentives that may be available to downtown businesses.
• Orange County:
• The #IGotMyShot mobile vaccination trailer continues to visit neighborhoods and businesses throughout Orange County. For next week’s schedule, or for more information about the #IGotMyShot campaign, visit ocfl.net/IGotMyShot.
• Booster shots are now available at the vaccination site at the Orlando International Airport. The site is open from Thursday - Monday, Noon to 6pm and is located on the third floor of the airport near the checkpoint for gates 70 to 129.
• Following the most recent announcement regarding federal eviction moratoriums, Orange County residents are urged to apply for the County’s Emergency Rental Assistance program if they are behind in rent payments due to the pandemic. The program may be able to help eligible residents pay 12 months of past due rent and 1 month of future rent, up to a total of $20,000. For more information and to confirm eligibility, click here.
• CareerSource Central Florida is helping career seekers and displaced workers apply for the Reemployment Assistance program through the Department of Economic Opportunity.
• The Orange County Library System offers Right Service at the Right Time, a free online tool and public resource that is particularly useful to those who have had their income affected by COVID-19. The service provides a platform to easily find information on government-assistance and community-support programs. 
• Osceola County:
• Osceola County is currently accepting applications for emergency utility assistance for households impacted by COVID19. Funding is available for electric, gas, and water utilities only. If you reside in Osceola County and your household is impacted, please click here to complete the application.
• Lake County:
• Lake County residents can reach out to the Lake County Department of Housing and Human Services for information on SHIP rental assistance. Click here for more information.
• Seminole County:
• If you have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and live in Seminole County, The Sharing Center is currently accepting applications for rent/mortgage and utilities assistance. Click here for program criteria and to learn how to apply.
• Covering Central Florida offers health coverage and a Special Enrollment Period for individuals who have been laid off related to COVID-19.
• Additional Resources:
• The US Small Business Association has compiled a database of private funding options to help small businesses. Browse the options available nationally, or input a zip code to explore location-specific funding.
• OUC has a Small Business Assistance Fund which provides up to $2,500 in utility assistance for small businesses facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Aid is in the form of a credit adjustment on your next OUC bill.
• The US Small Business Association is accepting applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which provides critical economic relief program for live venues, museums, movie theatres and more. Businesses interested in seeking assistance can contact Orlando Economic Partnership's BRACE team for guidance.

• They aren't the kind you can put a present under for the holidays, but you can still get two free trees from the City of Orlando by clicking here.
• Step into a spectacular winter wonderland with holiday magic around every corner during Central Florida’s favorite holiday festival, Oh, What Fun! Head to the Lake Nona Town Center, or as it’s known for the holidays, Peppermint Square, for a season filled with celebrations.
• Pack your blankets, snacks, and chairs to enjoy Holiday Movies at the Park. Join the Downtown Development Board on December 10 for Polar Express and December 17 for The Santa Clause.  
• The State of Downtown address is hosted by the Downtown Orlando Partnership each year and is attended by hundreds of Central Florida’s most influential stakeholders and downtown supporters. Ticket sales end Friday, Dec. 10 at Noon, so secure your spot now for this signature event on Monday, Dec. 13 featuring networking and a key note address by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.
• Grandma Party Bazaar is back this Sunday, Dec. 12. The annual event will take over the Stardust Video and Coffee parking lot from 10am to sundown and features the best of the best local makers, creators, and oddities, curated by the event organizers.
• The 2021 holiday season has finally arrived in Orlando. Throughout November and December, downtown Orlando is offering free, family-friendly holiday events and activities for all to enjoy. 
• Rollins College's student-run radio station launched a bi-weekly live concert series this month with performances every first and third Wednesday. 
• Florida residents can save big while visiting Walt Disney World Resort theme parks. Click here to view the current list of special offers.
• Universal Orlando's Florida resident specials include discounts on vacation packages.

• Enterprise Florida, Inc.’s (EFI) Board of Directors voted to make $10 million in funds available to support Miami and Orlando’s ongoing bids to be selected as two of the ten U.S. host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament.
• Orlando's 2021-22 Bowl Game line up is set! Get your tickets now for the Cheez It Bowl (No. 19 Clemson vs Iowa State), the VRBO Citrus Bowl (No. 15 Iowa vs No. 22 Kentucky), and the Cure Bowl (Coastal Carolina vs Northern Illinois).
• McKenzie Milton will be finishing his college football career back where it began: the Bounce House. The former UCF and FSU quarterback announced Sunday he has accepted an invitation to the 2022 Hula Bowl, which will take place at UCF’s stadium on Jan. 15 at noon.
• For the Orlando Magic, the last two weeks have been a reminder of what Gary Harris can bring to a team when he’s healthy and playing confidently offensively.
• Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship.
• The Institute for Sport and Social Justice recently hosted their 2021 Giant Steps Award Gala, now available to stream on YouTube. Giant Steps Honorees are a diverse group of individuals who have shown courage, heroism, triumph in the midst of adversity, and community activism through the power of sport.
• From the Orlando Sentinel: Canada and other countries join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games. What does the move achieve?
• From The Conversation: Women’s sport is on the way up – but more needs to be done to secure its future.
• The WTA has suspended all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, following the "censorship" of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegation against a former government official, the association announced on Wednesday. 
• Three-time FHSAA football state champion Rick Darlington is returning to Florida to take over as head coach at DeLand High School.
• The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida issued an A-plus to the WNBA for the league’s overall, racial and gender grades for the 2021 season. 
• Bernie Mullin, Chairman and Founder for The Aspire Group, talks about the trends and challenges the sports and entertainment sector will face in a pandemic-struck planet to engage the fan bases and asserted that it will require some effort to bring spectators back to the stadia fold.
• Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett was named the winner of the 2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Tuesday.
• Don’t forget to register for the 6th World Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism, Dec. 14-15 at UCF’s Rosen College. Jason Siegel, Greater Orlando Sports Commission President & CEO, will be speaking at this virtual, interactive event, which features in-depth panel topics including sustainability and growth in tourism, data-driven decision-making and hospitality in healthcare.

• The #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks, is coming to Camping World Stadium for the first time on March 26, 2022. This in-the-round concert under the stars will be the only Florida stop on his stadium tour.
• The City of Winter Park will host a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Winter Park Library and Events Center at 9am Saturday, Dec. 11. The free community open house event will run through 3pm to show off the new state-of-the-art facility.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his budget recommendations Thursday, a $99.7 billion plan that includes salary hikes for teachers and law enforcement, and more money for K-12 schools, environmental projects and cancer research.
• SpaceX pushed forward with its increased pace of launches in 2021 sending up another Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center early Thursday morning.
• Epcot’s Candlelight Processional is back at Walt Disney World after a one-year pandemic-prompted absence. It looks a little different, and it sounds a little different, but the long-running holiday celebration has returned.

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