Nick Anderson.
From the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance
In Summary:
The Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will take place May 7 at the Apopka Community Center, featuring Orlando Magic legend Nick Anderson as the keynote speaker. Hosted by the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance, the event draws hundreds of community members to pray for the city and region. Anderson, the Magic’s first-ever draft pick and a Hall of Fame inductee, now serves as a community ambassador for the organization.
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Orlando Magic great Nick Anderson will be the showcase speaker at this year’s Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, May 7, at the Apopka Community Center/VFW at 519 South Central Avenue in Apopka.
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This will be Mayor-Elect Nick Nesta's first prayer breakfast as mayor. He will take the oath of office on April 28 and preside over his first city commission meeting as Apopka Mayor on May 6.
The annual event is sponsored by the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance, and, in addition to a keynote speaker, the community gathers to pray for the various segments of our city and region, seeking God’s intervention and favor.
The annual event draws hundreds of government, business, educational, church, and regular citizens, held on the National Day of Prayer.
The Magic’s first-ever NBA Draft selection out of the University of Illinois (11th overall, 1989 NBA Draft), Anderson played 10 seasons for Orlando from 1989 to 1999. In 692 career regular-season games with the Magic, Anderson ranks as the franchise’s all-time leader in games played (692), field goals made (4,075), steals (1,004), field goals attempted (8,976), and three-point field goals attempted (2,480). He also stands second on the Magic’s all-time list with 10,650 points, 900 three-point field goals made, and 22,440 minutes played.
Currently, Nick Anderson works with the Orlando Magic's community relations department as a community ambassador.
In 2014, along with Pat Williams, Anderson was an inaugural inductee into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in September 2016 and into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in November 2019. Anderson may best be remembered for one of the greatest moments in Magic history – stealing the ball from Michael Jordan in the closing seconds of Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, allowing Orlando to win and eventually advance to the NBA Finals.
Tickets for the Apopka Mayor’s Breakfast can be purchased at ACMAonline.org/PrayerBreakfast.
Key Points:
- Nick Anderson will speak at the Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on May 7
- The event will be held at the Apopka Community Center/VFW on South Central Avenue
- The breakfast is hosted by the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance
- The gathering coincides with the National Day of Prayer and draws hundreds annually
- Tickets are available online through the event’s official website
