Education & Philanthropy

Children’s Dream Fund will honor Onicx at this year’s annual Dreamaker luncheon, held at Armature Works, in Tampa, on February 28. Onicx is a valued partner of the Children’s Dream Fund and has donated more than 15 bedroom makeovers, outdoor playgrounds and sensory installations for dream children. Since the organization’s inception, the St. Petersburg-based nonprofit

For the third year in a row, chief executive officers from around the Tampa Bay region are putting on their hard hats to help build a home. More than 60 community leaders will be participating in the 2024 CEO Build with Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties. View the slideshow below to

Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay will honor three Tampa Bay area philanthropists at its annual Spirit of Achievement Awards Dinner. The gala event, scheduled for March 7, at the Marriott Water Side, in Downtown Tampa, celebrates individuals who have made a significant impact on the Tampa Bay community through their dedication to service, donations and

In his last deployment to Afghanistan, as deputy commander for support with NATO Special Operations Component Command/Special Operations Task Force, Arch McLellan was too busy living in the present to think about his future.  Two years later, in 2018, and back in the U.S. for his final assignment at MacDill Airforce Base, McLellan admits he

For Craig Beckinger, founder and chief executive officer of ABC Event Planning, becoming a 2023 Visionary of the Year candidate for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual fundraising campaign is more than just working for a good cause. It’s a way to impact the lives of everyone around you, every day.  As a Visionary candidate

By Chris Letsos, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa Bay Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay has launched a bold, new campaign to challenge the myths and shift perceptions of mentoring and why now, more than ever, mentorship is critical to the success of kids today. Today, one in three kids in America

The Cake Girl’s inaugural “Fill the Van” initiative helped to deliver presents to more than 250 children in the Tampa Bay area, through community support, resulting in over $8,000 worth of toy donations. Among the standout contributors, Pro Soccer Player and Serial Entrepreneur, Chris Frederick, with a $3,000 donation. “Chris has always lent a helping

Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, currently the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University, has been named The University of Tampa’s next president, by the Board of Trustees.  After a nationwide search, which attracted more than 160 candidates, Dahlberg will become the 11th president at UT. She will begin her presidential tenure at

Keli and Mark Mondello are donating $3 million dollars to LiFT, Learning Independence for Tomorrow, a school in Clearwater, for neurodiverse children and adults. Keli, who co-founded the school to help her own neurodivergent daughter in 2013, and her husband Mark, the former chief executive officer of Jabil Circuit in St. Petersburg, have committed to

Tampa General Hospital and the Tampa General Hospital Foundation have announced that its children’s hospital will be renamed the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, in honor of the large contribution from Pam and Les Muma. Last month, Pam and Les Muma made a transformational gift to TGH, in support of the Children’s Hospital. The Mumas

Florida Polytechnic University has, officially, launched its search for the next president of the university. The University’s Board of Trustees approved the presidential position criteria recommended by its presidential search committee. With this Board’s approval, the committee will move forward with the search process and, subsequent, review of candidates. “I am eager to fully begin

Bank of America Tampa Bay granted $70,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay, which will provide approximately 350,000 meals to address food insecurity across Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas, Polk and Manatee counties. Feeding Tampa Bay distributes groceries, and supplies, across a ten-county region, with mobile pantries bringing fresh groceries to food deserts. In addition to meal distribution,