Photo caption: Orlando Magic Community Ambassador Nick Anderson signs autographs for Parramore kids.
Photo credit: Brenda March, City of Orlando
A few yards from where the community’s new Events Center is being constructed, the Orlando Magic’s construction manager, Hunt Construction, in association with HZ Construction, taught more than 150 Parramore kids about the profession of construction during a community barbeque Wednesday afternoon.
“This event is for the kids to recognize that the Orlando Events Center is not just for those that are adults, but for those that live in the community” explained Joshua Kirven of HZ Construction. “What better way for us to build this Events Center, than to have the kids at the end of the day say, ‘look at what we’ve done.’ This is a community project.”
The Magic’s community ambassadors Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw spoke to the children about making positive life choices while representatives from numerous local and minority subcontracting companies that are working on the Events Center taught the children about the various aspects of their specific fields.
The community barbeque was preceded by the Magic’s second quarterly safety luncheon, which honors construction workers for their workplace safety with a luncheon and a prize drawing featuring gift cards, fishing gear and power tools. The lunch was catered by nearby Parramore eatery Johnson’s Diner.
“We’ve said throughout the project thus far that safety is our No. 1 priority,” said Orlando Magic Chief Operating Officer Alex Martins. “We’ve actually incentivized the team with a quarterly luncheon, Magic tickets and gift cards for those that are recognized for being the safest on the job. We don’t want anybody to get hurt; obviously we don’t want anyone to miss time. So to receive an award like this, this is really significant.”
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Dan Dugger
ORLANDO MAGIC
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