Time to dust off those golf skills, enjoy another perfect Orlando spring day and raise some money for The Coalition for the Homeless. On Monday, April 23, the Leader Winter Park Golf Classic at Dubsdread Golf Course hit a hole-in-one with good company and great weather with all proceeds benefiting a worthy cause. The scramble [...]

Last night’s top female business leaders gathered at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort for OBJ’s Women Who Mean Business event. Appleton’s own Diana LaRue was a nominee for the Business Owner of the Year award. The night was filled with great friends and the opportunity to connect with the most important ladies in Orlando. Congratulations [...]

Sharon Anderson resides in Washington DC, but has been a celebrated member of the CNL family for 25 years here in Central Florida. She is a writer, producer and an extraordinary creative! We have been fortunate enough to work with Sharon on countless CNL projects for these past 25 years. We hope to be working together for [...]

This year’s spring Town & Gown annual luncheon took place in the heart of the University of Central Florida’s Bright House Stadium. The group, which works to connect business and civic leaders in Orlando “town” with the professionals and students at UCF “gown”, met at the J. Rolfe Davis Recruiting Room in Bright House Stadium, home of the UCF [...]

A cursory glance at http://www.dartitup.com and http://www.gentlemint.com is all it takes to see the similarities between these sites and the popular website Pinterest.com. Look closer though, and you’ll see a few slight differences; instead of pictures of family dinners and women’s fashion, you’ll find cars, bikes and bacon. Yes, bacon. That’s because the Dartitup.com and [...]

Appleton Creative worked with the Foundation for Foster Children and ArtWorks to create art with the Foster Children of Central Florida. Over a dozen budding artists participated in creating their own unique art pieces. The children started by using light-sensitive canvas to make silhouettes, then they created personal art appliques to attach to the canvas. [...]

What is the team at Appleton Creative going to be eating on May 4? As many big Blue Ribbon Bagels from Panera as we can get into our creative mouths. That’s because Panera, which is always popular with the Appleton team, is launching their Blue Ribbon Bagel Day May 4 with all proceeds from the [...]

Appleton’s own COH (Chief Office Helper) Derricka White recently had a role in Boone High School’s production of ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. The show, a fast-paced and hilarious send-up to the popular PRINCESS AND THE PEA fairytale, featured some of the best local youth talent in Central Florida. Derricka filled the stage with her smile [...]

Dressed in our fiercest shorts and winningest running shoes, Appleton Creative’s highly athletic team went head-to-head against 667 Orlando corporate teams during yesterday’s 18th Annual IOA Corporate 5K. With the Orlando weather at a perfect 72 degrees, Appleton Creative crushed the competition (some of them, at least) and left nothing on the road (except perhaps [...]

Which advertising medium suits you best? In the 1940’s, advertisers had only two options – newspaper and radio.  Simple. Easy. Of course, the advertising world is not so targeted today. We live in a world where the internet, television, billboards, radio stations, newspapers and collateral materials compete for consumer attention. Today’s advertisers are faced with [...]

With the skies looking sunny and a high below 90 degrees, this Sunday is expected to be a perfect day. Now how to spend that day? You could stay home and watch television on the couch, or you could come experience all the festivities at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando. On the Schedule: “The Giving [...]

Appleton Creative hosted another successful Giving Circle awareness art exhibit last night – and what a great turnout! We had a lot of fun showing our guests art made by local foster kids, and garnered donations for the Foundation for Foster Children. The theme of the event, “Blue Hope,” was seen throughout the many blue-inspired [...]

The Giving Tree: Fostering Hope with Heart Few things in this world matter as much as the wholesome, flawless wishes of a child. While big dreams come easy for most Central Florida children, our community’s foster children bear heavy burdens. They move from home to home facing the trials of a disconnected family, lacking in [...]

Last October, Appleton Creative was part of the winning team that won the “Why I Love Orlando” contest, and a grant to create an event to benefit the Orlando community. With help from the City of Orlando, Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan and Panera Bread, Appleton Creative is proud to announce the inaugural Giving Tree [...]

Appleton Creative was proud to support MBA Orlando at their recent Pride in Business Awards Gala, which honored Central Florida’s LGBT & Allied business leaders. MBA Orlando celebrated their 20th anniversary as an organization and after four years of recognizing the Debbie Simmons Community Service Award, they expanded the festivities into a red-carpet awards affair! [...]

Time to dust off those golf skills, enjoy another perfect Orlando spring day and raise some money for The Coalition for the Homeless. On Monday, April 23, the Leader Winter Park Golf Classic at Dubsdread Golf Course hit a hole-in-one with good company and great weather with all proceeds benefiting a worthy cause. The scramble [...]

Appleton Creative worked with the Foundation for Foster Children and ArtWorks to create art with the Foster Children of Central Florida. Over a dozen budding artists participated in creating their own unique art pieces. The children started by using light-sensitive canvas to make silhouettes, then they created personal art appliques to attach to the canvas. [...]