Have you ever heard of many hoteliers who pay for their associates’ college tuition, and for their kids, too?
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One-on-one with OBJ’s 2017 Philanthropist of the Year, Harris Rosen
Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen, Orlando Business Journal’s 2017 Philanthropist of the Year, has spent millions of dollars providing free college and free preschool for children in the Tangelo Park neighborhood.
Commentary: Bravo for more generosity from one of Orlando’s top philanthropists; boo to the latest assault on home rule in Florida
Harris Rosen: Two dozen years ago, this Orlando hotelier began offering scholarships to public colleges, universities and vocational schools for every graduating high-school senior in Orange County’s economically disadvantaged Tangelo Park neighborhood.
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50 Most Powerful: Tourism & Transportation
Orlando magazine’s inaugural Most Powerful People list appeared in 2001 (at that time there were just 20 listed). At the top: hotelier Harris Rosen.
Harris Rosen hopes to replicate success of Tangelo Park project
Education has always played a role in Harris Rosen’s life.
Growing up, his parents continually emphasized its importance. He was the first child in his family to graduate from college. And in the 1990s, the Orlando hotelier launched a project to provide education opportunities to children in Tangelo Park.
Harris Rosen presents college scholarships to 15 Jones graduates
Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen presented college scholarships to 15 Jones High School graduates Monday night, the first part of a long-term push to help children in the struggling Parramore neighborhood.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Two decades ago, Harris Rosen, who grew up poor on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and became wealthy in the Florida hotel business, decided to shepherd part of his fortune into a troubled community with the melodious sounding name of Tangelo Park.
Tangelo Park Program reshapes generations in neighborhood
Four generations of Georgia Gordon’s family have seen their lives transformed by the Tangelo Park program created by hotel magnate Harris Rosen.
