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2026 Central Florida Earth Day ACS-Orlando Volunteer Information

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ACS-Orlando is excited to announce that volunteer registration for the 2026 Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) initiative is now live! The local section will be participating in the 21st annual Central Florida Earth Day event at Lake Eola Park (east side), 512 E. Washington Street Orlando, FL on Saturday April 25th, 2026 from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. All members and affiliates are welcome to volunteer and there is no requirement to serve the entire duration of the event, any time contribution will be valuable. Please note that all volunteers must consent to a background check per the ACS Volunteer & Participant Code of Conduct Policy. 

Other event information including but not limited to parking guides and directions may be accessed on the event webpage: Central Florida Earth Day – Home (cfearthday.org). Future announcements will also include maps with our assigned vendor location, once available.

Please reach out to the CCEW event coordinator with any questions (stephensmith@fit.edu) and we hope to see you in April!

Volunteer Registration: https://forms.gle/Gb7xraf3UwTXA1LYA

Background Check: https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register

Fast or Slow, Chemistry Makes It go – 2021 National Chemistry Week

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“FAST or SLOW, Chemistry Makes It Go” event was held at the Orlando Science Center on October 23rd. This effort was led by Dr. Denisia Popolan-Vaida (UCF) and volunteers. Volunteers performed demo/hands-on experiments, which were chosen to fit the National Chemistry Week theme. They also discussed the importance of chemistry in our daily life. There are total of 13 demo/hands-on experiments that were performed by the UCF and FIT faculty and students (5 faculty and 17 students). According to the Orlando Science Center, over 300 kids and adults visited our event. Participant demographics included K-12 students, college students, K-12 teachers, parents, and grandparents.

This event demonstrates our ability to establish collaboration with other organizations. We have managed to get ACS Student Chapter at UCF, Orlando Science Center, University of Central Florida (faculty and students), Florida Institute of Technology (faculty and students) involved in the Section.