{"id":79253,"date":"2025-10-14T07:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/?p=79253"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:54:05","slug":"city-of-winter-haven-invites-community-members-to-nominate-a-local-hero-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/city-of-winter-haven-invites-community-members-to-nominate-a-local-hero-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Winter Haven Invites Community Members to Nominate a Local Hero for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

City of Winter Haven-<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Winter Haven\u2019s story is shaped by many extraordinary individuals \u2014 and during Black History Month, we take time to recognize those whose contributions continue to inspire progress and unity across our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite all residents to help celebrate this legacy by nominating local Black leaders, past or present, who have made a lasting impact on Winter Haven. A committee of community members will review nominations and select 2026\u2019s four Local Heroes, each of whom exemplifies passion, integrity, and a deep commitment to serving others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout Black History Month, the City of Winter Haven will highlight each honoree and their story \u2014 celebrating not only individual achievement, but also the collective spirit that strengthens our city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Submit your nomination: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdUr_Uwf3Aim2pq_CJ3sx0uO_F0eOGw58JS5WunSRmykOPTow\/viewform<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Winter Haven- Winter Haven\u2019s story is shaped by many extraordinary individuals \u2014 and during Black History Month, we take time to recognize those whose contributions continue to inspire progress and unity across our community. We invite all residents to help celebrate this legacy by nominating local Black leaders, past or present, who have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":79252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1706,1705,68,1085,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-79253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fast-factual-free","8":"tag-1706","9":"tag-black-history-month","10":"tag-city-of-winter-haven","11":"tag-local-hero","12":"tag-winter-haven"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3035-1.jpg?fit=871%2C648&ssl=1","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t