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Empowering Health Through Art: WPHF and Dr. Phillips Center Unite in Dance

In January, the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) partnered with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to offer a free dance workshop and performance opportunity for Central Florida residents ages 50 and older.  The week-long experience was part of the Pilobolus @ Play residency program, designed to inspire creativity and foster connection through expressive movement…

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WPHF Marks 19th Year of Support for Fast Start Track and Field Invitational Introducing Local Elementary School Students to Joy and Health Benefits of Running

For nearly two decades, the Winter Park Health Foundation has proudly supported the Fast Start Track and Field Invitational – an exciting and rewarding way for local elementary school students to develop a love of running and build healthy habits they can carry into adulthood. “We have really been the facilitator between the Fast Start…

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The Winter Park Health Foundation Announces Promotion of Lindsay Kist to Vice President

Winter Park, FL—The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) today announced Lindsay Kist’s promotion to Vice President, effective January 1, 2025. In her expanded role, Kist will lead the Foundation’s efforts in Community Impact, which encompasses grantmaking, education, and partnerships, as well as Community Engagement, which includes communications, marketing, and outreach initiatives. “Since joining WPHF six…

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Happy 35th Anniversary to Our Crosby Wellness Center

Named for its generous benefactors Peggy and Philip B. Crosby, the Crosby Wellness Center opened in November 1989 as the area’s first and only medically-integrated fitness facility, becoming a community mainstay and a social hub for local residents and visitors alike. Today, as the Crosby Wellness Center sits inside the Center for Health & Wellbeing,…

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Crealde and Easterseals Florida Art Collaboration on Display at the Center for Health & Wellbeing

Since our founding in 1994, the Winter Park Health Foundation has partnered with local nonprofit organizations, investing in projects and programs that meet the Foundation’s mission of making a positive difference in people’s lives by optimizing physical, mental and social health and wellbeing. One of those recent projects is “Hands-On Inspiration Fine Art Classes,” a…

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WPHF Joins City of Winter Park’s Arts & Culture Alliance  

The Winter Park Health Foundation is proud to announce it has been invited to join the City of Winter Park’s Arts & Culture Alliance.   Comprising of more than 20 organizations, the mission of the Arts & Culture Alliance is to enhance and improve awareness and visibility of the non-profit arts and culture organizations within…

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