{"id":23311,"date":"2025-11-25T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=23311"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:43:31","slug":"the-demings-digest-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2025\/11\/the-demings-digest-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Demings Digest | December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Season\u2019s Greetings,<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and loved ones. As we close out 2025, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the dedicated public servants of Orange County Government. It has been an honor to work alongside such a talented and passionate group of professionals who make our community a great place to live, work and play.<\/p>\n<p>I also want to thank everyone for the tremendous support shown for this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/BoardofCommissioners\/Mayor\/OrangeCountyMayorsToyDrive.aspx\">Holiday Toy Drive<\/a>. There is still time to participate by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy at one of our in-person locations. Each donation directly benefits local families through Orange County youth and family agencies. To learn more, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/toydrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"web\">webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our community is also brimming with festive holiday events this month \u2014 from the City of Orlando\u2019s Tree Lighting Celebration to Winter Garden\u2019s Golf Cart Parade and the historic Pine Hills Parade. Keep reading for details on how to join in the fun.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanzaa, I wish you a joyous holiday season and a healthy, prosperous new year.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Digest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20071\" title=\"Subscribe to the Demings\u2019 Digest Newsletter - opens in a new tab\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-1024x286.png\" alt=\"Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings\" width=\"500\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-1536x429.png 1536w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-600x168.png 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022-785x219.png 785w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mayor_Demings_Digest_Footer_2022.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Digest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Link opens in a new tab\">Subscribe to the Demings\u2019 Digest Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Season\u2019s Greetings, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and loved ones. As we close out 2025, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the dedicated public servants of Orange County Government. 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