Better for business: Ending the economic hunger cycle in Tampa Bay

By Thomas Mantz, president and CEO, Feeding Tampa Bay Winning. It’s a theme in Tampa Bay these days. Beyond our sports teams – and even in the face of a global pandemic – this community has proven that we are unstoppable when we stand together. In fact, we’ve done such a great job that hundreds

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CEOs coming together for Habitat for Humanity build in 2022

Community leaders in the Tampa Bay area will be working together, this spring, to build a home for a local family, in Pinellas Park Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties launched its inaugural CEO Build, led by honorary chairs Mindy Grossman, president and CEO of WW (formerly Weight Watchers) and Bill Brand,

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Wee Macree, a ‘give-back brand’ for kids launches on World Children’s Day

As a community, the Tampa Bay area is committed to nurturing, and raising, children to make a positive impact. The launch of Wee Macree, a give-back collective, will help Tampa support the causes that benefit local children. Wee Macree is the brainchild of Julie Tingley, a former leader with the KNOW Women Tampa Bay and

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Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation marks 42 year

The Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation is holding the 42nd Annual Chi Chi Charity Classic, on November 14 and 15, at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club. The theme of the event is “Then|Now” to highlight the achievements of the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation. The foundation started with serving 14 kids, in an after-school

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Tampa Bay charities ‘win’ the Outback Bowl

It’s a New Year’s tradition of football—frolicking and fierce competition. The Outback Bowl, tracing its roots in the Tampa Bay area over 30 years, matches up the Southeastern Conference vs. the Big Ten, a single event to kick off the year with sport. But it’s really in the behind-the-scenes impact, for local charities, where the

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donates $500,000 to Tampa Bay area charities

To help commemorate Hard Rock International’s 50th anniversary, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donated $500,000 to Tampa Bay area charities. Fifty area charities received $10,000, each, during a reception on September 8, inside Hard Rock Event Center. The charities are listed below.  The total $500,000 donation comes on the heels of Seminole Hard

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Grab your clubs: It will be a weekend for golf enthusiasts in the Tampa Bay area

After a year of canceled events, golf tournaments are back in full swing with The PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship kicking off this week and St. Pete Fools Charity Club holding its first annual golf tournament on Sunday, May 2. Both tournaments will raise money for philanthropic causes. In 2019, the Valspar Championship, held at the

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Innisbrook set to host Arians Family Foundation Golf Classic after one-year delay

After a one-year delay, the Arians Family Foundation Golf Classic will tee off at Innisbrook on April 18-19. The event, the seventh since the foundation was launched and the 14th the family has hosted, will be the first in Florida after last year’s tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. “Innisbrook really stepped up and

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ONE LINERS Polk

►Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Charities announced it will donate $5 million to more than 240 nonprofit organizations, including Feeding America member food banks, which focuses on alleviating hunger across Publix’s operating area. ►GTE Financial opened a Community Financial Center located at 5320 U.S. Highway 98 North, Lakeland. ►After a national search, Florida Orthopaedic Institute hired

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► Joe McLeod, (left) Florida Public Relations Association Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter President-elect, received the Joe Curley Rising Leader Award at the annual FPRA Conference.
On the Scene: Martinis for Moffitt

The annual Martinis for Moffitt cocktail reception, or “Summer’s biggest party,” was held July 21 at The Straz Center for Performing Arts. The reception was hosted by Bay Area Advisors.

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