THEY‘RE NOW MONITORING S IN THE AREA IN CASE THEY NEED TO CLOSE THE INTERSTATE AGAIN.
IT‘S NOW TIME FOR THE WEEKLY
WITH JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> ANCHOR: GOOD MORNING.
I‘M JUSTIN WARMOTH.
ORLANDO MAGIC YOUTH FOUNDATION
RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER
THE LAST 3 DECADES IMPACTING
THOUSANDS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
CHILDREN.
THIS MORNING THE MAGIC C.E.O.
IS HERE TO DISCUSS THE
FOUNDATION‘S UPCOMING FUND
RAISER.
IT‘S THE BIGGEST ONE OF THE
YEAR.
AS WELL AS THE NEW PROJECTS THE
TEAM IS WORKING TO COMPLETE IN
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO.
>>> ALEX, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, JUSTIN.
>> PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
>> LET‘S TALK ABOUT THE ORLANDO
MAGIC YOUTH FOUNDATION.
THIS, THE LAST 30 YEARS REALLY
CHANGED LIVES.
POSITIVELY IMPACTED SO MANY
KIDS.
EXPLAIN THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE
ORLANDO MAGIC YOUTH FOUNDATION
AND WHAT IT‘S DONE FOR THE
CHILDREN OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH NEED IN THE
CENTRAL COMMUNITY AMONGST THE
YOUTH.
PARTICULARLY THOSE AT RISK.
SO OVER 30 YEARS AGO, OUR
OWNERSHIP, THE DUVOSS FAMILY,
STARTED THE ORLANDO YOUTH
FOUNDATION AND TO HELP THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORK
WITH THOSE AT RISK YOUTH AND
KEEPING THEM OFF THE STREET AND
GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY.
AND OVER THOSE 30 YEARS WE‘VE
RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 25
MILLION DOLLARS.
IMPACTED OVER A QUARTER OF A
MILLION KIDS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
AND EVERY PENNY WE RAISE GOES
RIGHT PACK INTO ORGANIZATIONS
AND THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE
DUVOSS FAMILY PACE FOR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE
ORLANDO YOUTH FOUNDATION.
IT IS SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO
OUR HEART AND THE FUTURE OF OUR
COMMUNITY AT RISK AND WE REALLY
WANTED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT
ROLE AND GIVE ALL THE HELP WE
CAN TO THE YOUTH IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA.
>> ONE EVENT IN PARTICULAR
COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND
BOTH THE WINE AND AUCTION
FESTIVAL.
HOW CAN THEY GET INVOLVED?
>> THE ORLANDO WINE AND AUCTION
IS THE PRIMARY FUND RAISER AND
THIS IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL
VERSION OF THE LAST YEAR WE
RAISED OVER 900,000 WHICH IS
QUITE AMATION.
WE WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
AND THIS IS RAISING MONEY FOR
THE KIDS AND BRING TOGETHER THE
BEST CHEFS FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
OUR HEADLINER CHEF THIS YEAR IS
MICHAEL SIMON.
THOSE WHO ARE FOODIES RECOGNIZE
HIM FROM THE FOOD NETWORK AND
WE HAVE CHEFS COMING IN FROM
CHICAGO, NEW YORK.
AS WELL AS A LOT OF OUR GREAT
LOCAL CHEFS TR THE RAVENOUS PIG
AND SO WE HAVE OVER 20 CHEFS
THAT ARE PARTICIPATING AND THEN
WE HAVE OVER 50 WINERIES FROM
AROUND THE WORLD FROM ARGENTINA
AND FROM ITALY AND FRANCE AND,
OF COURSE, FROM NAPA VALLEY.
IT IS A WEEK LONG EVENTS AND
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES OF THINGS TO BID
ON FOR THE WORLD OF SPORTS,
WINE AND FOOD.
YOU KNOW, RARE FORMAT WINES.
AUTOGRAPHED MERCHANDISE FROM
THE SPORTS WORLD.
GREAT SPORTS EXPERIENCES.
SO THAT STARTS TOMORROW ONLINE
AT WINEAUCTIONORLANDO.COM
THEN THE EVENTS START THIS
COMING NIGHT.
WE START WITH THE REAL ELEGANT
EVENING OF VINTNER DINNERS AT
PHILANTHROPIST PRIVATE HOMES.
SMALL INTIMATE DINNERS OF 20-30
PEOPLE WHERE WE PAIR ONE OF
THESE CELEBRITY CHEFS WITH ONE
OF THE WINERIES AND THEY DO
UPWARDS OF A 7-COURSE MEAL
WHERE THEY PAIR A DIFFERENT
WINE WITH EACH ONE OF THE
COURSES.
A REAL, REAL GREAT EVENING AND
DURING THE EVENING WE HEAR FROM
ONE OF THE BIN FISHIARIES OF
THE ORLANDO YOUTH FOUNDATION TO
TALK ABOUT THE EVENT AND THE
WORK THEY‘RE DOING.
THEN SATURDAY MOVE OUT TO RITZ
CARLETON GRAND LAKES AND ALL
THOSE WINERIES, UPWARDS OF 50,
AND ALL THE CHEFS COOL SMALL
BITES AND TASTE THOSE ON THE
GRAND LAWN AND THEN 20 AUCTION
LOTS AND THINGS YOU CAN‘T
SECURE ON YOUR OWN.
WE HAVE A LOT IN ONE 2 TICKETS
TO EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE NBA FINALS, THE MASTERS,
U.S. OPEN TENNIS, THE SUPER
BOWL, ALL IN ONE OPEN PACKAGE
AND THEN INCREDIBLE TRIPS TO
ITALY AND FRANCE TO VISIT THE
VINEYARDS AND TO NAPA VALLEY.
WE‘RE GOING TO HAVE AN AUCTION
LOT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN A SMALL AND INTIMATE CONCERT
FOR BOYS II MEN AND THEN CHEF
SIMON WILL COOK A GREAT DINNER
FOR EVERYONE IN AFTER THE
ACCIDENT CONTINUEDANCE.
>> THOSE ARE DYNAMITE AUCTION
ITEMS.
I WOULD IMAGINE A FEW OF OUR
LOCAL CELEBRITIES WILL MAKE
APPEARANCES?
>> OUR ORLANDO PLAYERS WILL BE
INVOLVED IN THOSE EVENTS AND
THE ENTIRE TEAM WILL BE THERE
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
EVENT ONSATURDAY BETH ON THE
GROUND LAWN AT RITZ CARLETON AS
WELL AS INSIDE AND WE HAVE THE
UNBELIEVABLE PARTY VAN AND AT
DINNER LAST YEAR WASN‘T JUST A
SQUARE INCH LEFT.
>> IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GO.
>> LIVE AUCTION ORLANDO.COM AND
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PACKAGES
OR IF YOU WANT IT TO GO TO
SOMEONE ELSE.
>> ANCHOR: SOMETHING THAT --
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS GOING
ON WITH THE ORLANDO MAGIC BUT
THOSE THINGS IN THE WORKS.
THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
COMPLEX IS SLATE TO BE OPEN BY
2022.
WHAT WILL THIS LOOK LIKE?
WE HEAR THAT AND WHAT IS IT
GOING TO LOOK LIKE?
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.
>> A HOTEL AND THE OFFICE TOWER
THAT WILL HOUSE HEADQUARTERS
AND WE INTEND TO HAVE A MUSIC
VENUE.
SOMETHING SIMILAR TO HOUSE OF
BLUES VENUE THAT WILL BE FOR
THE ACTS ON THE WAY UP AND ON
THE WAY DOWN SO TO SPEAK.
AND THEN ENTERTAINMENT-THEMED
RETAIL AND PRIMARILY
RESTAURANTS THAT FOCUS ON
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AND
BRINGING ANOTHER LEVEL OF
RESTAURANT TO DOWNTOWN ORLANDO
AND THEN A RESIDENTIAL
COMPONENT AS WELL.
SO IT REALLY WILL BE A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN LIVE, WORK AND
PLAY.
ALL IN ONE SQUARE BLOCK IN
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO.
>> PARKING?
I HAD TO ASK!
>> WE WILL HAVE A PARKING
GARAGE AS WELL TO COMPLIMENT
THE OTHER PARKING.
>> ANCHOR: WHAT WILL THIS DO TO
THE ORLANDO MAGIC EXPERIENCE?
GOING TO A GAME IS ALREADY A
GREAT EXPERIENCE.
THAT IS THE FOCUS AND HOW WILL
THIS HAVE TRANSFORMED THAT
EXPERIENCE?
>> CERTAINLY COMPLIMENT IT BUT
THE DEVELOPMENT IS INTENDED TO
BE A 365 DAY A YEAR DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS NOT INTENDED TO SOLELY
RELY UPON JUST ORLANDO MAGIC
GAMES OR WHEN THERE IS A
CONCERT.
WE WANT IT TO BE ITS OWN
DESTINATION AND WE INTEND IT TO
BE ITS OWN DESTINATION BUT IT
WILL DEFINITELY BE A COMPLIMENT
TO THE ORLANDO MAGIC GAME
NIGHTS AND WHAT IT IS NOW THE
FAN FEST OUT ON CHURCH STREET
PRIOR TO GAMES AND I THINK
THEY‘LL JUST EXPAND IN THIS
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
IT WILL CREATE A GREAT BUZZ AND
ENERGY BUT LIKE I SAY, 365
GAMES A YEAR.
>> ANCHOR: VERY COOL.
WHEN WE COME BACK THE C.E.O.
WILL TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH AND
WELLNESS FACILITY FOR THE TEAM
AND
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET LESSONS FROM ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM? >> IT WAS REALLY FUN, SHE’S
REALLY FUN, SHE’S KIND.
SHE PLAYS REALLY GOOD.
>> YES SHE DOES.
SHE HAS LEARNED FROM THE BEST.
HALL OF FAMER ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM
SHARES HER FASHION FOR THE GAME.
WELCOME BACK TO AFTER THE
WHISTLE ON NEWS 6.
JAMIE AND RYAN WITH YOU, ARNOLD
PALMER LED A MIGRATION OF GREAT
GOLFERS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA A
NUMBER OF THE BEST CALL OUR AREA
HOME.
>> INCLUDING ONE OF THE
GREATEST, ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM,
RETIRED FROM TOURING SINCE 2008
SHE LIVED IN ORLANDO, RUNNING
HER FOUNDATION AND HELPING
SPREAD HR LOVE OF THE GAME WITH
GOLFERS SHE CAN RELATE TO, YOUNG
GIRLS MAKE UP THE SPORTS FASTEST
GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC.
ANNIKA GAVE GIRLS PROGRAMS AND
TIPS AND ADVICE.
>> SHE TOOK UP GOLF WHEN SHE WAS
A 12-YEAR-OLD IN SWEDEN AND IT
CHANGED HER LIFE.
I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER
ABOUT SHARING HER PASSION.
>> ANNIKA WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO
YOU TO SHARE YOUR PASSION OF
GOLF WITH THESE GIRLS.
>> FIRST OF ALL I LOVE DOING IT.
I LOVE BEING AROUND THE KIDS.
I LOVED THE ENTHUSIASM, I LIKE
THE PASSION THEY HAVE FOR THE
GAME AND ALSO IT’S YOU KNOW -- I
GET JOY OUT OF SHARING MY
KNOWLEDGE WITH THESE YOUNG KIDS,
AND THEY’RE AT AN AGE WHERE
THEY’RE LIKE SPONGES, THEY PICK
UP EVERYTHING, AND SO HOPEFULLY
CAN SHARE GOOD ADVICE AND GET
THEM ON THE PATHS FOR SUCCESS
WHETHER IT’S GOLF OR LIFE
LESSONS OR NUTRITION OR FITNESS.
BUT IT’S ALSO A WAY TO GET KIDS
INVOLVED IN SPORTS.
I THINK SPORTS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE FROM THE
GIRLS WHEN YOU’RE TALKING TO
THEM, AND YOU’RE GIVING THEM
LESSONS.
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THEIR EYES.
>> VERY EXCITED TO BE OUT, AND
OBVIOUSLY THEY PICK OPFEW
POINTERS HERE AND THERE, BUT
IT’S ALSO ABOUT HANGING OUT WITH
OTHER GIRLS WHO SHARE SIMILAR
INTERESTS.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
SOCIAL BOND AS WELL.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE GOLF CONTINUES
TO GROW AMONG YOUNG GIRLS.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT’S
IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW
THE GAME ALONG THAT DEMOGRAPHIC.
>> GOLF IS A GAME FOR EVERYBODY.
NOT JUST FOR YOUNG OR OLD, MEN
OR WOMEN, AND YOU KNOW DIFFERENT
SKILL LEVEL BUT I REALLY FEEL
LIKE GOLF TEACHES YOU SO MANY
LIFE SKILL LESSONS.
YOU KNOW WHETHER IT’S JUST
DETERMINATION, INTEGRITY,
MOTIVATION, JUST BEING LOYAL,
AND YOU KNOW JUST THE PHYSICAL
ASPECT OF IT, OF BEING OUTSIDE
AND MOVING, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT
HEALTH SO IMPORTANT IN KEEPING
KIDS ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN
TODAY’S AGE WHERE THERE IS A LOT
OF NOISE, A LOT OF YOU KNOW --
INTERRUPTIONS SO TO GET THEM ON
THE GOLF COURSE AND OUTSIDE FROM
OTHER PEOPLE AND AWAY FROM
DEVICES IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW
JUST -- GETTING GIRLS INTO THE
SPORTS WHETHER IT’S GOLF OR
SOCCER OR WHATEVER IT HELPS THEM
DOWN THE ROAD.
THERE’S IS A LOT OF STATISTIC,
THAT SAY THAT SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
HAVE A SPORT BACKGROUND.
>> WHAT AGE WERE YOU WHEN YOU
FIRST STARTED PLAYING.
>> I STARTED PLAYING GOLF AT THE
AGE O 12.
I WAS INTO OTHER SPORTS, BUT I
THINK THOSE SPORTS PREPARED ME
FOR GOLF, AND THAT’S WHEN I
REALIZED I REALLY LIKE THIS
SPORT.
>> WHEN YOU WERE THAT AGE WHAT
DID SUCCESS IN THE SPORT OR JUST
THE SUPPORT OVERALL DO FOR YOU?
BECAUSE 12 IS A TOUGH AGE.
13 IS A TOUGH AGE, 14 IS A TOUGH
AGE.
>> WHEN YOU GET INTO THE EARLY
TEENS GIRLS UNFORTUNATELY LEAVE
THEIR SPORT.
SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU KNOW --
INSPIRE THEM TO CONTINUE TO
PLAY.
FOR ME, IT WAS ALL ABOUT GIVING
ME THE CONFIDENCE OF JUST
PLAYING.
YOU KNOW BELIEVING IN MYSELF,
AND LEARNING HOW TO MAKE
DECISIONS, AND BEING OUT THERE,
AND MEETING OTHER GIRLS I THINK
THAT WAS THE INTEREST OF MINE,
AND I THINK THAT’S WHAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO DO, TO MOTIVATE
THEM, AND INSPIRING THEM WHETHER
IT’S ROLE MODELS OR TALK ABOUT
THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE SPORT
CAN HAVE, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT
USING GOLF LATER IN LIFE IS A&
GOOD THING.
IT MIGHT SEEM A BORING SPORT
EARLY.
I REMEMBER THINKING GOLF IS SUCH
A BORING SPORT, SO SLOW.
I WANTED TO CHASE A BALL, I
WHETHER I PLAYED TENNIS, BUT
GOLF YOU KNOW I THINK HAS SO
MANY BENEFITS THAT WE LEARN
LATER ON IN LIFE.
SO IF THEY CAN JUST LEARN THE
BASICS AT THAT AGE IT MAKES IT A
LOT EASIER.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE BACK THEN HOW
MUCH SUCCESS YOU HAVE HAD IN
THIS SPORT.
>> THERE IS NO WAY -- I MEAN
GROWING UP IN SWEDEN, PLAYING
DIFFERENT SPORTS, GOLF, YEAH,
NOTICE SWEDEN -- IT’S NOT REALLY
SEASON FOR 12 MONTHS LIKE YOU DO
HERE IN ORLANDO OR FLORIDA.
SO I DIDN’T PLAY THE SPORT FOR
SIX MONTHS AND I WENT TO PLAY
INDOOR SPORTS.
AND I REALIZED IF I’M GOING TO
GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT THIS
I NEED TO PLAY ALL YEAR ROUND.
NEVER DID I THINK MORE THAN JUST
PLAYING AT A COUNTRY CLUB LEVEL
OR JUST DISTRICT LEVEL.
AND I MOVED UP AND MADE THE
NATIONAL TEAM AND I CAME OVER
HERE IN 1990 ON A SCHOLARSHIP AT
ONE OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN
THE COUNTRY, AND THEN YOU KNOW
ONE THING JUST LED TO ANOTHER,
AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS, AND DOING
WHAT YOU LOVE.
I MEAN, YEAH IT’S AMAZING THAT
MY PASSION HAS TAKEN ME ALL THIS
WAY.
>> DO YOU RELAY THAT MESSAGE TO
THE GIRLS YOU TALK TO?
>> I DO AT TIMES WHEN YOU SHARE
THE STORY HOW THINGS COME ABOUT,
YOU DON’T REALLY SCRIPT YOUR
LIFE.
IT JUST HAPPENS ORGANICALLY, YOU
NEVER KNOW.
DECISIONS YOU MAKE, PEOPLE YOU
MEET, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
END UP HERE AND THEN YOU GO
THERE.
I MEAN I ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT
WINNING THE U.S. OPEN BUT EARLY
ON IT WAS TENNIS.
I WAS A VAN BOWERING PLAN AND I
PLAYED A LOT OF TENNIS GROWING
UP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOLF.
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO KEEP
DREAMING AND FIND YOUR PASSION.
>> MR. PALMER HELPED GROW THE
GAME OF GOLF TOO.
WHEN YOU COME TO BAY HILL DO YOU
THINK OF HIM?
>> I THINK OF HIM QUITE A FEW
TIMES BEING IN ORLANDO, AND
BEING IN THE GOLF INDUSTRY.
HE’S A NAME THAT -- OR A PERSON
THAT DID SO MUCH FOR THE SPORT.
HE WAS JUST -- A PIONEER IN SO
WEEK HERE AT BAY HILL, AND
THIS -- PALMER INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY MASTER CARD IT’S
REALLY COOL THAT HIS LEGACY
CONTINUES.
I MEAN WE ALL KNOW WHAT HE HAS
DONE ON THE GOLF COURSE, I THINK
NORMAL PEOPLE KNOW WHAT HE’S
DONE OFF THE GOLF COURSE WITH
CHARITIES, AND HIS FOUNDATION,
THE PALMER FOUNDATION.
AND KIDS, AND THE HOSPITALS, AND
YOU KNOW OUR SON -- BOTH OUR
KIDS WERE BORN AT THE PALMER
HOSPITAL, BUT OUR SON WAS BORN
27 WEEKS, SO WE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME AT THAT HOSPITAL, AS A
MATTER OF FACT 57 DAYS BECAUSE
HE WAS OBVIOUSLY BORN AS A
PREEMIE AND WE SPEND ALL THAT
TIME AT NICU SO WE’RE VERY
FAMILIAR, AND WE APPRECIATE IT,
AND HE WAS BORN THE WEEK OF THIS
TOURNAMENT NINE YEARS AGO.
SO IT’S PRETTY COOL TO COME
BACK.
IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES, BUT
ALSO IT’S JUST THE GAME OF GOLF
WHAT IT DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY,
AND ARNOLD PALMER HAS SET THE
PACE FOR THAT.
>> HOW MUCH DO YOU CHERISH THE
FRIENDSHIP YOU FORMED WITH HIM.
>> IT WAS VERY SPECIAL, GROWING
UP IN SWEDEN I JUST SAW HIM IN
THE MAGAZINES, AND MAYBE ONCE IN
A WHILE ON TV.
AND WHEN I MOVED HERE AND OUR
PATHS CROSSED AND FOR GOLF AND
OUR PATHS CROSSED FOR
PHILANTHROPY, WE BUILT UP THIS
FRIENDSHIP BUT IT WAS JUST YOU
KNOW -- HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE
MAN.
I KNOW HIS HOOMADE YOU FEEL
SPECIAL.
NOW IT’S TIME TO MAKE THIS
TOURNAMENT SPECIAL FOR HIM.
>> AND YOU GIVE BACK TO -- WHY
DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT’S YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A FILL
ANTHROPIST.
>> I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S MY
RESPONSIBILITY I FEEL LIKE I
WANT TO DO IT.
BECAUSE WITHOUT GOLF I WOULDN’T
BE HERE.
SO IT’S MY WAY TO SAY THANK YOU.
I ALSO ENJOY IT AND I THINK IT’S
JUST SOMETHING THAT’S FUN TO DO
AND IT FEELS RIGHT.
AND WHETHER I CAN INSPIRE ONE OR
A HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND, I THINK
JUST MAKING THE IMPACT IN
SOMEBODY’S LIFE TOWARDS THE
BETTER IS A GOOD THING.
>> I DON’T KNOW IF SHE REALIZE
SAID HOW MANY PEOPLE SHE HAS
INSPIRED.
JUST BY BEING WHO SHE IS.
>> TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE.
ABSOLUTELY.
>>
ABSOLUTELY. >> >> A HUGE THANK YOU TO ANNIKA
SÖRENSTAM FOR ALL OF HER TIME.
JUST A REFRESHER ON HER
PRO-CAREER.
93 VICTORIES.
72 ON THE PGA TOUR.
A TEN-TIME MAJOR WINNERRER AND A
2003 INTO THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF
FAME.
THERE ARE GREAT GOLFERS IN OUR