The Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber continued the tradition this year of celebrating Three Kings Day in Osceola County. Three Kings Day is traditionally held on January 6 and our event this year took place on January 10.Due to the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Three Kings Day was a socially-distanced, drive-thru event held at Old Town along US Highway 192. Attendees received goody bags full of treats for their children, including cookies donated by sponsor Florida Technical College, coloring sheets, and plastic maracas donated by sponsor Orlando Health, as well as other information and coupons from our sponsors, and were never required to leave their cars as they waved at the Three Kings and collected toys and clothing items for all children in the car under 12. All-in-all, over 500 cars drove through at the event and over 2500 people enjoyed the festivities. 1000 kids under 12 received toys and 48 bicycles were raffled.
We could not have celebrated Three Kings Day this year without the support of our sponsors Florida Technical College, The Tompkins Family Foundation, and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, as well as Toho Water Authority, ABC Paving & Sealcoating, OUC - The Reliable One, Orlando Health, AdventHealth, Orlando Magic, and Florida Blue. We were thrilled to be joined by media partners Exitos 96.5 and Power 95.3. We also must thank our hosts at Old Town for welcoming us onto their property for the third year in a row.
Check out the short video below for a look at some highlights of Three Kings Day 2021!
Meet Chroma Imaging, LLC, located at 2775 Old Dixie Highway! They recently opened and recently joined the Chamber. Learn about what they do best in their own words:
Some call us print shop. Some call us exhibit builder. Some call us creative design agency. This year people come to us for sneeze guards. We, at Chroma Imaging, are creators of visual communication with great passion. It is fortunate to be able to say we love what we do and have fun doing it.
Chroma Imaging is a full-service graphic design and production company specializing in large format printing and custom visual solutions. Our strength is finding solutions to your visual communication needs with your timeframe and budget.
Our husband-and-wife founders started with one printer and one laminator in a storage room at a warehouse about ten years ago in Northern Virginia. Our goal was to create eye catching design and print high quality graphics in short turnaround for the tradeshow industry while saving our clients’ money. Today we have two locations, Kissimmee, FL and Herndon, VA with our many “toys,” equipment, or machines (as others call them) including UV flatbed printers, CNC, and laser cutter. We now have more capabilities and a talented team, but our vision and goal stay the same – help other businesses grow and succeed by creating everlasting experiences and trusting long term relationships.
While the Tradeshow and events industry has taken a pause due to COVID-19, we have been working hard to support local businesses, schools, and medical facilities in their efforts to reopen safely by providing PPE; Sneeze Guards, Car Partitions, Room Partitions, Student Desk Shields, and Social Distancing Floor Graphics.
We love to hear your ideas and figure out how we can bring that to life. Want a yard sign and window sign to promote your business? Looking to spruce up your office interior? Need eye-catching trade show booth next year? We would love to learn your branding needs to create visual experiences and be a partner from your imagination to installation.
Check us out on our website chroma-imaging.com and follow us on your favorite social media @ChromaImaging.
With the sudden onset of COVID-19, the the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber did what many of our member businesses and peer organizations did and moved much of our communications, meetings, events, and general connection with our members to an online platform. Beginning April 1, we launched a weekly “Wednesday Livestream” on our Facebook page to connect our members and Facebook followers with community leaders and experts as we navigated the uncharted territory of Coronavirus. If you missed this series, or would like to review a particular presentation or conversation, you can find all of our COVID-related Wednesday Livestreams archived on our blog.
On July 1, we launched our new “15 Minutes Series,” which will continue in our Wednesday morning timeslot with 15 minute presentations or conversations featuring community leaders and elected officials, practical applications for businesses, topcis to inspire business professionals and entrepreneurs, timely topics for our members and community, and occasional bits of fun. To view our new “15 Minutes Series,” join us live on the Kissimmee/Osceola County Facebook page every Wednesday at 9:30 am. Some topics will be live, and we will welcome questions from viewers in real time.
All programs in the series for the months of November & December will be archived below with later programs to follow in additional posts.
Find episodes from July & August HERE.
Find episodes from September & October HERE.
November 4: 15 Minutes with Our Community Leaders Featuring Commissioner Viviana Janer
Chamber Chair Adrianna Sekula checked in with Osceola County Commission Chairwoman Viviana Janer about the state of Osceola County.
November 11: 15 Minutes on Timely Topics Featuring a Veterans Day Panel
On Veterans Day 2020 a panel of community and Chamber members, who are also veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, joined us to discuss their time in the service and how their experiences have influenced them in their work life today.
November 18: 15 Minutes on Inspiring Better Business Featuring Leadership Osceola
We spent 15 minutes with Leadership Osceola program director Sue Ring and some current Leadership participants for a dive into this exciting program and info on how you or your team can participate.
November 25: 15 Minutes on Timely Topics Featuring SMART Bus
We learned about SMART Bus, a collaboration between the teams at AdventHealth and Orlando Health to keep the Osceola County School District’s most vulnerable students fed and healthy.
December 2: 15 Minutes with Our Community Leaders Featuring Osceola County Sheriff-Elect Marco Lopez
We spent 15 minutes with Osceola County’s Sheriff-Elect Marco Lopez. Learn more about his journey to public service and hear about his plans for the County as he prepares to be sworn in in January.
December 16: 15 Minutes on Timely Topics Featuring COVID-19 Vaccines with AdventHealth
Victor Herrera, MD, an infectious disease doctor with AdventHealth, joined us to discuss the coming COVID-19 vaccine, who should receive it, and what the development of this vaccine means for the end of the pandemic.
December 23: 15 Minutes Series: A Holiday & Giving Back Special
This special installment of our 15 Minutes Series features the 2020 Chairmen of three of our Area Councils who joined us to share some of the community impact their councils had throughout 2020.
December 30: 15 Minutes Series Featuring a Three Kings Event Special
Hispanic Business Council Chairman Carlos Velez and our Special Events Director Kayla Rogers joined us to talk about the importance of our annual Three Kings Day event to Osceola County, how the event will look different in 2021 (but still deliver the goods), and all of the people that work behind the scenes to bring this amazing event to life each year!
