Winter Garden Magazine January 2018 | Page 3

Editor’s Note 2018. It seems as though 2017 is just getting settled and here we are ushering in a New Year! A year that is holding so much promise for so many aspects of The WG, we are looking at so much growth, so much diversity, so much change, and yet everything still remains the same. cee castillo Welcoming change is one of the best ways to expect great things to happen. Look at the positives that you are taking into 2018 from 2017 and start building on that. We have chosen not to have resolutions this year, Instead we resolve to make changes! To change those things that we can in order to improve ourselves. [email protected] Publisher / Editor-in-Chief To change the amount of care that we are putting into our ourselves, our families, and our community...to change the amount of knowledge that we Editor have go back and re-educate ourselves. To change the amount of time that Brett Dault we’re spending with family, friends, volunteering, becoming better stewards [email protected] of our community. To help change the way we look at our environment. Contributors Audrey Costa Michelle L. Curtis Brett Dault Allison Couture Otero Samantha Rhodes Marion E. Wildey In this issue, we are excited to announce the winners of our 2nd Annual Best of Winter Garden Awards! In these pages, you can learn all about each of the winners in over 40 categories, selected by our readers in a write-in election. Take a moment to applaud the Best of Winter Garden! Happy January Birthday shout outs to Mamie, Mike, Maureen, Jennifer, Felicia, Kris, Joey, Lisa, Jay, Gretchen, Maria, John, Ron, Norm, Tyler Kara, Lori, Irv, Chris, Jacqui, Ben, Petal, Paul, Tasha, Kate, Joey, Marion, Jerome, Layout & Graphic Design and ALL of you January Birthdays! George Hevel IV Samantha Rhodes taylor mobley Cee Illustration Taylor Mobley Photography Samantha Rhodes Advertising Janet Kerrebrock [email protected] 407.792.4892 Contact Us 13640 W. Colonial Drive, Suite 160 Winter Garden, FL 34787 407.966.3446 The WG Magazine is a monthly publication distributed through media outlets, sold at newsstands and mailed directly to subscribed homes and businesses throughout Winter Garden and the surrounding areas. Readership per edition 15,000. Castle Cross Media Group, Inc., 13640 W. Colonial Drive, Suite 160 Winter Garden, FL 34787, is the parent company of the The WG Magazine and The Winter Garden Magazine, www.thewgmagazine.com. The previous names and the wax seal logo are federally registered trademarks. Reproduction or use in whole or in part of the contents of this magazine or of the trademarks of Castle Cross Media Group, Inc., without written permission of the Publisher, is prohibited. The WG Magazine’s due diligence process ensures the accuracy of content published. Neither the publisher nor advertisers will be held responsible for any errors and or omissions found herein. The publisher accepts no liability for the accuracy of statements made by advertisers in their ads and/or any open forum letter to the editor or in paid promotional features. JANUARY 2018  |   WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE   |   3