The Osceola Chamber will host our 101st Annual Meeting on February 7, 2026 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Every year at this event, attendees look forward to learning who will take home our major awards, including the Linda Goodwin-Nichols Service Award and the Guillermo Hansen Unity Award. We are now accepting applications for both awards through January 5, 2026.
The Linda Goodwin-Nichols Service Award is named after Linda Goodwin-Nichols of Goodwin Realty & Associates, two-time Chairman of The Osceola Chamber Board of Directors and a stalwart of Osceola’s Business Community for over 40 years. Throughout her career, Linda has epitomized community involvement and giving back selflessly, and this award honors an individual who will carry on her legacy. Recent past winners include Kelly Trace, Larry Walter, and Rev. Mary Downey. Click on the link above to nominate deserving individuals for this award.
To recognize the importance of the Chamber’s core values of “Embracing Heritage,” “Creating Opportunity,” and “Building Unity,” and our partners who promote them, in January of 2018 Chairman Tim Finkenbinder announced the creation of an award to emphasize these values – particularly “Building Unity.” In 2024 the award was renamed the "Guillermo Hansen Unity Award" to honor inaugural winner Guillermo "Bill" Hansen, owner and editor of El Osceola Star Newspaper. Guillermo was a longtime Chamber member who was also a community leader known for building bridges among the diverse populations of Osceola County. Click on the link above to nominate deserving individuals for this award.
Nominees will receive an application to complete and winners will be chosen by a panel of judges. The top three finalists for each award will be announced ahead of The Osceola Chamber’s Annual Meeting on February 7, 2026 and the award recipients will be revealed at the event.
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For a more established business, Anchor Online offers a Custom Designed Website which includes SEO upgrades. A website optimized for SEO ranks high in Google search results for particular keywords or phrases, such as soccer academy in Orlando or auto insurance quote St. Cloud. This allows potential customers to find that business organically in search results. Every business needs a website and Anchor Online serves a wide range of industries. Their clients range from doctors and attorneys to insurance agents and home improvement such as painting and siding.
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Anchor Online provides free website audit reports and free consultations to learn more about the impact a website can have on your business.
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Email: support@getanchoronline.com
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Vineland Lakes High School is a tuition-free public middle school and high school serving grades 7-12, through the age of 21*, with a non-traditional approach. Vineland Lakes believes that all students can learn and that every student will succeed. Their high expectations are rooted in their experience helping students from diverse backgrounds find their path to a high school diploma and a brighter future.
They feature open enrollment and two sessions per day – morning and afternoon – providing unique schedule flexibility that empowers high school students to receive a quality education and earn their high school diploma while working, caring for family, or managing other commitments. Their middle school program enriches our students to achieve middle school promotion and obtain high school credit as they transition into high school. This leads them to stay on-track or ahead of their 9th grade cohort.
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Every student deserves the opportunity to live up to their potential. Vineland Lakes' technology-enabled model is underpinned by responsive, supportive staff and intensive wrap-around social services. Onsite specialists work to remove personal, social, and behavioral barriers while a host of other resources, including free public transportation, support the students' ongoing engagement.
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