It was a wild night at Gatorland on August 8th for the Parkways Business Council. The board held one of their Link Osceola networking events at the park, which celebrates its 70th year this year. At the start of the evening, guests were greeted by a friendly little gator as they made their way into the park, which made for a great photo opp.
Attendees were able to view Gatorland’s Legends of the Swamp show at 4:30 pm before gathering for some networking time. The Legends of the Swamp show is a legend itself, and Link Osceola attendees were thrilled to watch Gatorland’s brave employees demonstrate the prowess of the alligator.
Following some time for networking – with both fellow chamber members and the nearby emus – a raffle was held for some awesome prizes. Attendees who participated in a photo contest throughout the evening received an extra raffle entry. Prizes included themed gift baskets, tickets to Gatorland’s Screamin’ Gator Zipline, $50 iTunes giftcards, and tickets to the Museum of Military History! The evening was a lot of fun, and much thanks goes to the amazing staff at Gatorland, and to sponsors Towers Home Care and Rehabilitation, and Brightway Insurance – The De Jorge Agency.
The Parkways Business Council holds multiple Link Osceola events throughout the year. Previous successful installments of this event series have been held at Bahama Breeze, 4 Rivers Smokehouse, Bonefish Grill, and Moneterey Pointe Apartments. Like and follow the PBC’s Facebook page to find out when they will host their next Link Osceola event.
Twisted Vine Winery and Restaurant is a craft beverage company that specializes in fruit wines and craft beer. Their wines are all-natural while offering a rich and palatable taste.
They also have fantastic food options, focusing on using the freshest ingredients available and providing unique flavor profiles guaranteed to wow their guest.
They offer wine flights, beer flights and tastings of all their beverages.
Stop in between 4 pm and 7 pm to enjoy Kissimmee’s best happy hour. They have food and drink specials that cannot be beat.
The company was started by David Plants. David Started making wine ten years ago as a hobby which quickly turned into an evolving business that succeded into a full-service winery, brewery, and restaurant.
David then decided to expand to Kissimmee because of hislove for the area and to expand his brand.
They’re looking to provide a relaxing atmosphere where patrons can unwind, conduct meetings or have intimate connections. Twisted Vine Winery is located on 192 just across from Medieval Times.
This past week The Kissimmee Is Me Ambassador Program held their classroom training at Bohemian Hotel Celebration. The classroom facilitator, Michelle Finnegan, Curator for the Osceola County Historical Society, spoke on the History of Kissimmee. The participants also evaluated some interesting artifacts and guessed their description, place of origin and the date and time period the artifacts were used.
The hands-on experience was held at Celebration Bike Rental. The group participated in a bicycle scavenger hunt featuring team cooperation, communications, problem solving and strategic thinking while having fun in the beautiful surroundings in the town of Celebration.
Kissimmee Is Me Ambassador Program is a free initiative, for local hospitality employees, that offers both classroom training and personal hands-on experiences. These classes, sponsored by Experience Kissimmee and the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce, reminds us all that we are the face of Kissimmee or “Kissimmee Is Me” when it comes to serving our guests.
Through this effort, we are creating a team of Kissimmee Is Me Ambassadors by educating front-line service providers and their leaders about:
* Cross Cultural Guest Interactions
* The History of Kissimmee
* Raising the Bar on Customer Service
* The Must Sees and Dos in OsceolaCounty
