They're looking for attractions and, once they get past Disney, they want to know what else there is here. We do have things to offer.

I have loved working at Disney, both as an executive and a producer, for the past seven years, but feel that it is time for me to pursue a more entrepreneurial, independent life,

Usually they wish for a trip to Disney World. We send the whole family for a whole week. All expenses paid, first-class, top-of-the-line. No worries that week about any financial problems, any medical visits or treatments. They just have a week to be a kid again.

From 1990 to 2005, we added 4,500 citizens in Haines City, and of that, about 4,000 or more were Hispanics.

The volunteer of the year is more of an in-house honor where we recognize the person who has helped the chamber with their program of work throughout the year. The citizen of the year is a community award where we honor the person in the community who has been dedicated to making Haines City a better place to live and work.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.