Metropolitan Ministries is sending out urgent pleas, to the Tampa Bay area community, for help collecting food ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. “Preparations for distribution to those in need are already underway, and it is only through donations from the community that the Ministries can keep up with the demand for Thanksgiving assistance,” a statement … Read more
Giving back is heard so often it’s almost a cliché. But that doesn’t diminish the importance of the action. For Kye Mitchell, chief operating officer at Kforce and chairwoman of the 2020 Heart Walk on November 14, the Tampa Bay area’s version of the yearly American Heart Association’s national fundraiser, it’s more than just words: … Read more
►Joint replacement specialist and orthopedic surgeon Alan Valadie with Coastal Orthopedics in Bradenton was honored with Blake Medical Center’s 2020 Doctor of the Year award. (Pictured above). ► Allegiant Airlines added Boston’s Logan International Airport to its list of destinations served from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. ► Suncoast Credit Union awarded Children First a $10,000 grant … Read more
Fōstor, from Old English, means “nourishment.” And what better word for the profound role that compassionate foster care can provide for children? Yet no matter how well foster care may nourish their growth and needs, most children hunger for a family. Unfortunately, every year children ready for adoption from the foster care system linger; whether … Read more
Breweries, in more than 30 states, across the United States have partnered for the second year of Brewing Funds the Cure, an initiative created to help raise funds for the Tampa-based National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. In October, craft brewers worked to create the signature craft beer Rising Hope, an IPA that will be sold on … Read more
► OE Wheel Distributors has broken ground on its sixth warehouse, and office space, at 1906 72nd Drive E., Sarasota. (Pictured above) ► National homebuilder, and developer, Taylor Morrison is selling new homes within Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch. ►Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast, in Sarasota, elected attorney David Shapiro and physician … Read more
► St. Petersburg College completed the Joseph H. Lang Sr. Student Success Center, at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, at 6605 Fifth Ave. N. (Pictured above) ►The owner of Budget Blinds of central Tampa, Tarpon Springs and Dunedin, Rob Emmerson along with his business partner and wife, Annemarie, donated $25,000 to Camelot Community Care’s Independent Living … Read more
The Community Foundation opened a new Pinellas County office in St. Petersburg at 110 Central Avenue. The Foundation has a principal office in Tampa and maintains staffing, or offices, in several areas within the five counties it serves. The Foundation also launched a new initiative Mental Health First Aid. The initiative teaches people in key … Read more
It’s been a tough few months. Most of us are ready to get back to something close to normal. We don’t know when that will be, or what it will look like, but Volunteers of America is directly bringing resources and donations to the region’s most vulnerable. The faith-based, nonprofit organization has been serving low-income … Read more
►Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe announced its 2020-21 board of trustees, with a new board chair, Doris Johnson, and two new trustees, Mona Rankin and Dona Scott. ►Sarasota-based property and casualty insurer, FCCI Insurance Group, is expanding its geographic reach and will begin writing commercial insurance in the state of Pennsylvania as of Sept. 1. ►Centauri … Read more
