Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 8, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
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FROM: Kurt N. Petersen, Director, Office of Management and Budget
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PHONE: 407-836-2902
DIVISION: Office of Management and Budget
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution for the Orange County Sheriff's Office to spend $45,000 from the FY 2025 Law Enforcement Trust Fund-State Forfeitures for eligible contributions to Central Florida Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors' 14th Annual Bluelight Gala ($5,000), Making Lemon-Aid ($25,000), Children's Safety Village 8th Annual Community Heroes Celebration Awards Gala ($2,500), Victim Advocate Squad ($10,000), Protecting Vets Foundation Inaugural Golf Scramble ($2,000), and The VERB Kind 2nd Annual Mentor Retreat ($500). (Office of Management and Budget)
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Contributions:
Central Florida Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors' 14th Annual Bluelight Gala - $5,000. This charitable organization works to meet the needs of the families and co-workers of our honored ones that have fallen in the line of duty. The 14th Annual Bluelight Gala will be held on February 28, 2026, at the Rosen Centre, located at 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida.
Making Lemon-Aid - $25,000. The Making Lemon-Aid's Refuge Campus is a restorative and trauma-informed residential program designed to meet the urgent needs of vulnerable girls ages 12 through18 who have been rescued from trafficking for commercial sex. This partnership will help provide immediate safety and long-term healing for survivors in Nebraska while also making the Refuge Campus available to house girls from Florida as the need arises.
Children's Safety Village 8th Annual Community Heroes Celebration Awards Gala - $2,500. The Children's Safety Village is one of Orange County's essential resources for life-safety education for young children. Last year staff served over 22,000 community residents with progr...
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