Diamonds Direct held their Holiday Party in their retail space at 117 2nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg. It was catered by Parkshore Grill. Photos by Barry Lively. [image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”7383,7382,7381,7380,7379″]
SPCA Tampa Bay hosted its Hooray For Hollywoof Fur Ball at the St. Petersburg Coliseum. The event, chaired by Rhonda Shear, took guests back in time to the days of old Hollywood glamour. Guests enjoyed auction items, adoptable pets and dancing. The event raised more than $100,000 for SPCA Tampa Bay. Photos by Barry Lively … Read more
Maya Mouis, a St. Petersburg photographer and makeup artist, was invited to one of the events during Paris Fashion Week held in the Hotel Ritz Paris in the fall. Designer Odalys Marino, from Tampa, invited Mouis to take photos of her most recent fashion collection. “She messaged me and asked, ‘Would you like to see … Read more
Embracing Life Wellness Center, a local mental health treatment facility, celebrated five years of supporting and strengthening the mental health of the community and spotlighted its new transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for patients with major depressive disorder. The center expanded in 2019 to include NeuroStar Advanced Therapy TMS, a noninvasive, nondrug option that uses magnetic pulses … Read more
100 Black Men of Tampa Bay, in partnership with the Women Presidents’ Organization, announced the 2019 honorees of the Women of Color Achievement Awards. A total of eight local women were recognized for outstanding professional achievement, as well as demonstrating exemplary community service. Sponsored by UPS and Pinnacle Group, the event was held at the … Read more
Tampa Bay Fashion week’s main event was a runway show from fashion designers like Alicia Calero, Elizabeth Carson Racker, Johnny Was and stores, like Soft Surroundings and Spanx. The show was held at International Plaza & Bay Street in Tampa. There was also a Beauty Drive for donations of make-up, skincare, combs, cotton swabs and more … Read more
Jameis Winston’s Dream Forever Foundation held its annual fundraising dinner, A Night to Achieve Dreams. Looking to fund and establish additional Jameis Winston’s Dream Rooms for selected schools in the Tampa area, this event allowed the foundation to raise over $325,000. [image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”6513,6514,6515,6516″]
The Gourmet Feastival draws more than 1,000 people each year who enjoy signature dishes and cocktails from Tampa Bay’s finest restaurants. Funds raised support The Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to help women in the Tampa Bay region to succeed both personally and professionally. [image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”6504,6505,6506,6507,6508,6509″]
More than 400 guests enjoyed “The Art of a Wish” at the 10th Annual Wishmaker’s Ball Tampa, presented by PNC Bank. Hosted at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, guests bid on exclusive auction items and rocked out to a performance by Bret Michaels. In all, more than $420,000 was raised.
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The American Cancer Society’s inaugural Tampa Golf Classic tournament, at Avila Golf and Country Club, raised enough money to fund an American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge suite for a year. The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge provides free housing to cancer patients, and their caregivers, when they are receiving treatment at the Moffitt Cancer Center.
The Tampa Golf Classic plaque dedication ceremony featured a tour of the lodge, including the suite funded for the next year by the tournament.
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