Deadline Wednesday to Attend Annual Community Roundtable Dinner

There's still time to get tickets for the annual Community Affairs Dinner, sponsored by the Community Roundtable.

The deadline to purchase tickets is Feb. 15. Tickets are $40 per person, payable by check or through Paypal at the Roundtable's website.

The nonprofit Community Roundtable has invited several members of Brandon's pioneering families to speak at this year's dinner.

"Since this is the 155th anniversary of John and Martha Brandon's arrival to this area, we wanted to give our longtime residents an opportunity to share stories of their grandparents and great-grandparents," said Janine Nickerson, vice president of the Roundtable.

Among those invited to speak are Mike Brandon, John Brandon's great-grandson; Helen Mulrennan Young; Judy Darsey of the King family; Claire Bryan Simmons; Dick Stowers, a lifelong resident and founder of Stowers Funeral Home; and Paul Dinnis, founder of The Brandon News.

In addition, the Roundtable will honor a longtime community volunteer with the Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award, will name the Nonprofit of the Year and will present the Maureen Krzanowski Scholarship.

The dinner will be held at Center Place, 619 Vonderburg Dr., Brandon.

For information, call 813-661-4350.