History
February 2012: Celebration Health food drive was the first event hosted by what would become Osceola Connected
March 2012: Worked with the School District and partnered with local non-profits to help homeless or precariously-housed students in Osceola County
April 2012: Received $10,000 from Edyth Bush Charitable Fund to purchase food for Osceola County students during spring break
May 2012: Osceola Connected is founded as a coalition of organizations with one goal: to help children in need in Osceola County
May 2012: Partnered with Feeding Children Everywhere to package 250,000 healthy meals of rice and lentil casserole for schools and crisis food pantries throughout Osceola County
August 2012: BB&T donation of $200,000 launches Osceola Schools Food Project/Learning Without Hunger
October 2012: 380 Cases of Nature Valley Snack Bars were delivered to nurses in Osceola Schools to help quell student hunger pains during the day
May 2013: Packed 250,000 healthy rice lentil meals
September 2013: Over 1,000 pairs of sneakers delivered to Education Foundation
May 2014: Packed 300,000 healthy rice lentil meals
May 2014: Supported the Osceola County School District's 100,000 Summer Literacy Book Challenge
May 2015: Packed 15,000 snack packs for Osceola children
May 2015: Launched Osceola Connected Scholarship Program partnering with the Education Foundation to provide two $2,000 scholarships to graduating FIT students going on to higher learning
September 2016: Delivered snack pallets to every elementary school in Osceola County School District, totaling 26 pallets
August 2017 - May 2018: The Celebration Foundation ordered and delivered 40 pallets of weekend food to Osceola County Schools for children with hunger issues
August 2017 - May 2018: Osceola County Partners distributed weekend food to over 1,000 children every week during the school year
September 2018: The Celebration Foundation, with a grant from Florida Hospital Foundation, purchased 25 pallets of snacks which were sent to every elementary school in Osceola County
