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04/08/2023
Through our Project Serve's Community Service Connect, OCPS students have had the opportunity to experience supporting others in side-by-side art classes, and cooking classes at Valencia College thanks to Arlene Rhodenbeck at Home of Bright Choices and Valencia College! Thank you to these awesome Edgewater, Jones, and Winter Park HS students who donate their time on Fridays and Saturdays to give back!
To date, over 758 items have gotten into the hands of students through the two MAO Outlets, including clothes, school supplies, computers, beds, and food.
For more information visit their website at https://www.tinyurl.com/maooutlets and follow
Huge thank you to:
🌟Manheim Central Florida for collecting clothes 👚and school supplies ✏️ for The MAO Outlets.
🌟XL 1067 for the donation of thousands of dresses 👗!
🌟Army of Angels 😇 and Fannie Hillman + Associates for funding 💸 and volunteering countless hours towards this amazing project 7 days a week!
🌟Young Men's Service League - YMSL of Winter Park for showing up week after week to help sort, paint, unload, unpack, and size clothes!
🌟First Class Cleaners for donating clean, pressed, unclaimed items!
🌟Aeras Foundation for the dozen desktops and laptops made available to any OCPS student through the Outlet!
🌟Colonial High School-OCPS and Principal Reussow and former Colonial Principal, Dr. Maestre, for embracing and supporting all students and the vision and mission of the Outlets!
🌟Former Minority Achievement Officer, Jennifer Bellinger, for making this project a possibility, cutting through red tape, and supporting all students.
The MAO Outlets are open to ALL OCPS students and employees at no cost. Whether you are thrifty shopper, or a preferred vintage shopper, economical or sustainable shopper, looking for a way to support students, or simply can't afford something at the moment, the MAO Outlet is for you!
02/28/2023
Thank you to our guest MAO Colonial HS Outlet "sales associates"! All hands were on deck with Bri MacNaught (OCPS Orange Slice) Kenny Vasquez (Manheim Auto), Craig Russell (Army of Angels), and MAO team members Linda Hernandez, Maritza Martinez, Natasha Grayson, Ingrid Weeden, Osvaldo Piedra, Byron Medina, Jaylin Rivera, and Kate Demory, who helped students find the perfect outfit for their upcoming prom, interview, or recognition events this spring! On the way out the door we heard one student exclaim to his friend "Now, I can go to church with you!" Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters, Manheim Central Florida Army of Angels Fannie Hillman + Associates XL 1067 Young Men's Service League - YMSL Aeras Foundation and First Class Cleaners and our Colonial High School-OCPS teachers and administrators but especially our department gladiator, Jennifer Bellinger, for giving us all the opportunity to serve our students!
Help our OCPS students get ready for this year's prom 👗, graduation 🎓, and award ceremony🥇 season! Men's and women's formal and semi-formal clothes, shoes, and accessories can be dropped off at Colonial HS, Glenridge MS, OCPS District Office (3rd floor - MAO) or we will pick up! In-kind donation receipts available. All clothes available to all OCPS students at no cost!
02/20/2023
The MAO Outlet at Colonial HS is getting ready for prom, graduation, and award season with the help of these Project Serve students. 💕 Clean out those closets and donate gently used men and women's formal or semi-formal clothing, shoes, accessories at Colonial HS, Glenridge MS, OCPS District Office (MAO, 3rd floor), or message us and we will pick up 🚗! The MAO Outlets are open and available to ALL OCPS students. Shopping event information coming soon!
01/07/2023
January is National Mentoring Month! To get started go to
https://www.tinyurl.com/OCPSMentor2022-23
01/07/2023
Be a mentor!
To get started go to
https://www.tinyurl.com/OCPSMentor2022-23
January is National Mentoring Month! Orange County Public Schools is committed to the success of our more than 208,000 students and recognizes the positive impact of adult mentors who support and help young people thrive in and out of the classroom.
11/13/2022
Jones vs. Wekiva Playoff Game!
10/24/2022
Some of our OCPS students have warm clothes for the cold spells thanks to East Learning Community social workers, Stephanie Ickes and Rachel Hodgins who have been shopping for them at our MAO Outlets! Social workers are amazing! Want to learn more? Follow us on IG or Facebook Brookshire Elementary School Aloma Elementary School Lake Weston Elementary School - OCPS Glenridge Middle