Community Corner

5 Things to Know Today, June 20

Summer camps and a benefit for a mom in need are on tap for today.

1. Do you constantly complain that your teen has no concept of money? Here's a camp that may help.

Hillsborough County Extension, in partnership with United Way of Tampa Bay, is offering a Money Adventures Camp for teens age 13 to 16 years old. The camp will feature hands-on learning activities dealing with credit, banking, car buying, and job searches and interviewing. The camp will also include fun afternoon field trips to go bowling, visit MOSI/IMAX and play miniature golf. 
 
The Money Adventures Camp will take place June 20-24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hillsborough County Extension Office, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner, 33584.  Regular registration is $30. The registration fee covers all field trips and lunches.

For more information, contact Kelli Serio at 813-744-5519, Ext. 110, SerioK@hillsboroughcounty.org or visit http://hillsborough.extension.ufl.edu.

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2. Youngsters are invited on a Big Apple Adventure this week.

FishHawk Fellowship Church, 15326 FishHawk Blvd., Lithia, will host Vacation Bible School June 20-24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. with a family night taking place June 24 at 6:30 p.m. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade will go on a Big Apple Adventure. Register online at www.fishhawkfc.org or call 813-655-7431.

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3. The Academy of Dance Dynamics will present summer dance camps starting June 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the dance center, 4383 Lynx Paw Trail, Valrico. The camps will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Afternoon camps also will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Students will learn musicals to be performed at local day-care centers and retirement homes. Tuition is $100 per week. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Call 813-655-TAPS (8277) or e-mail getkikin@tampabay.rr.com.

4. Tadpoles, 115 E. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, will host a fundraiser for Jennifer Remington June 20 from 5 to 10 p.m. Remington, 37, is the Seffner mom who dived into a lake and broke her neck in two places. She, now in a wheelchair, is now fighting to regain movement. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help Remington and her family move to Colorado where she has been accepted into a rehabilitative program. Call 813-662-3764.

5. Bloomingdale High School head basketball coach Joe Willis will offer the Bulls Basketball Camp for boys and girls of all skills levels. The camp will be held in two one-week sessions. Session I will be June 20-23 and Session II will be June 27-30. The cost of each session is $75. Campers will receive a Nike camp T-shirt. The focus of the camp will be on fundamentals, sportsmanship and fun. For information, call Willis at 813-298-3448.


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