Bless Fruitland Park | Love Week
February 8th-15th 2025
February 8th-15th 2025
During Love Week, we are looking to saturate the Fruitland Park and Wildwood communities with Random Acts of Kindness and special planned activities. This year, we are encouraging local businesses, churches, civic groups and individuals to join us in our efforts by brainstorming and carrying out your own creative ideas within our neighborhoods and communities. We are encouraging participants to flood social media with “the good” that is happening in and around us as we care for and encourage one another by taking pictures and using #LOVEWEEK.
Events during “Love Week” at the Fruitland Park Library located at 604 West Berckman St. in Fruitland Park.
For information on how you can participate:
Our “Love Run” will be held this year on Saturday February 8th at the Recreation Department in Fruitland Park. The run is a family friendly 5K presented by The City of Fruitland Park. Proceeds from the 5k will benefit the City of Fruitland Park's Utility Charity Fund. For more details on the race and to sign up, go to raceroster.com. Citizens First Bank will also be sponsoring this years “Fun Run” for the kids. For more information, please contact Michelle Yoder, (352)-516-9149.
Citizens First Bank is offering a basket valued at $250 that will include $150 gift card from The Villages Entertainment, $50 gift card to Stavros & Sons Fruitland Park, $50 gift card to an FMK restaurant and fun CFB logo items. The basket will be on display and tickets available at the Citizens First Bank located at 3290 US 27/441 in Fruitland Park. We will also be cooking up hotdogs on Friday February 14 at lunchtime for a suggested donation of $7. First Responders eat free. Proceeds will go to Bless Fruitland Park to help us continue impacting our local community. For more information contact Cindi Falanga at (352)-751-2104.
Stavro’s restaurant located at 3223 US-441 #27 in Fruitland Park is giving back…On Monday February 10th, 5 % of all restaurant sales will go to Bless Fruitland Park for further community impact. Impact your community by choosing to eat with us this day. Order out lunch for your office staff, dine in our grab a take home for supper. For more information, you can contact Cyndi Kountanis, (352)-315-0028.
Connection Point Church is excited to support another "FREE" Kids Block Party on Saturday, February 15th. Come on parents.. show some extra love and bring the kids on over to the Gardenia Park pavilion 12:00 - 2:00. We'll be providing lunch, arts and crafts, face painting, and more! We can't wait to see you! Every future block party is posted on the "Fruitland Park Word of Mouth" Facebook page. For any additional information, please contact Mitch Radu at [email protected] or (740)-975-5636.
During February, we will be collecting baby diapers, pull ups or adult diapers as well as baby formula. Items can be dropped off at Community United Methodist Church located at 309 College ave in Fruitland Park. For more info contact, Melinda Milhorn, (352)-408-7558.
The Big Red bus will be located at 509 W. Berckman street in Fruitland Park on Wednesday February 12th from 9:30 am-3 pm. Persons donating will be given a $20 E Gift card and Free T-Shirt while supplies last. Contact One Blood at (888)-936-6283.
The men’s ministry of the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Wildwood will be holding one of their annual 9 hole scramble golf tournaments at Continental Country Club in Wildwood, Florida on Monday February 10th, to raise funds to support local youth and children’s programs. They also have two other golf days on March 10th and April 14th. For more information on how to play or become a sponsor, please contact Mr. Johnny Miller at (352)-303-3967.
Local Churches will be providing cookies and sweets for our local First Responders and Public Works employees during “Love Week”. For more info on how you can participate, contact Rev. George Mulford of Grace Bible Baptist Church at [email protected] or (352)-516-9134. In addition, Citizens First Bank, located at 3290 US highway 441/27 Fruitland Park will feed First responders free lunch from 11-2 pm on Friday February 14th.
On Wednesday February 12th 2025, at 9:00 am, "Project Legacy” will host its “Giving Hearts Day” celebration at Heritage Community Church (509 W. Berckman St. in Fruitland Park) in the fellowship hall. The event will gather supporters of Project Legacy as well as recognize some of the area’s nonprofit organizations (focusing on child and teen programs) that have received financial assistance from Project Legacy over the past several years. We will also hear about upcoming plans and opportunities. “Trinity Constructors” will be sponsoring this event and provide a light breakfast beginning at 8:45 am. For more information on Project Legacy or the Giving Hearts day event, please contact Mrs. Karen Mercer at [email protected] or (352)-406-1769.
The Lions club will be collecting food items to distribute to local food banks prior to “LOVE WEEK.” Food items can be dropped off on Tuesday nights from 4:30-9:00 pm at the local Lions Den, located at 200 West Fountain st. in Fruitland Park . For more information on how you, your church, club or civic group can be involved, please contact Mrs. Linda Stevenson at [email protected] or (860)-668-4119.
During the month of February, The Fruitland Park Police Department will be collecting items for the Fruitland Park Elementary School students and teachers. Items needed are as follows: Boys size 1-4 shoes, boys and girls socks and underwear, headphones,, play dough, paintbrushes, kickballs, and contractors tape. In addition, Amazon gift cards, copy paper, black dry-erase markers. headphones with microphones attached, HDMI computer cords, belts(all sizes and gender), winter gloves and girls shoes (all sizes). Drop box locations are at Fruitland Park City Hall, Fruitland Park community center, and Fruitland Park library. For more information contact Officer Courtney Corman at (407)-230-1670.
Trinity Assembly of God of Fruitland Park will be providing lunch on Monday February 10th for Fruitland Park Police and Pubic Works department…for more information contact Rev. Chuck Padgett at [email protected] or (352) 661-0274.
“Bless Fruitland Park” (BFP) began January 2015 and is an ongoing effort of individuals, churches, businesses, local civic and social groups in the Fruitland Park area that are committed to work together to make a difference and create an atmosphere of partnership and generosity within our Fruitland Park Community. Since inception, Bless Fruitland Park’s efforts through “Generosity Week” each August, has raised over $135,000 in cash and resource donations for Fruitland Park Elementary School. We believe “So goes the School, so goes the Community.