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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
Jeff and Penny Vinik have made a $1.5 million donation to the Florida Aquarium via the Vinik Family Foundation. The donation was made in support of the Aquarium’s $45 million Sea Change capital fundraising campaign. “The Florida Aquarium plays a vital role in our community, inspiring conservation efforts and providing educational experiences for people of … Read more
Bank of America has named Vincent House and Starting Right, Now as the 2023 Neighborhood Builders awardees for their work advancing economic mobility and building up underserved neighborhoods in Tampa Bay. Through this multi-year grant, funding and leadership training for the nonprofits’ leadership, programs and services addressing homelessness and mental health discrimination will be able … Read more
Congressman C.W. Bill Young has had a profound impact on the Tampa Bay area community, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his passing in 2013. Young accomplished a lot in his over 40-year career as a U.S. Congress member. In the mid-2000s, he started to work on one of his … Read more
