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Host French Exchange Students

Here's a great opportunity to expand your family’s culture: 32 high school  French students will be in the Tampa area for 2 1/2 weeks in July and need host  families. The students all speak English and have their own spending money. They are screened, well-chaperoned and  well-disciplined. While …

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Local Connections

Pearl Chiarenza For Honorary Mayor

Pearl Chiarenza, with Bodyworks Health & Wellness Center is running for Honorary Mayor of Brandon and has chosen GFWC Brandon Service League, Sylvia Thomas Center and Troop 1986 her organizations she is raising funds to support. As of 6/1/13 you will be able to buy tickets to the following events, …

Awareness

Local Girl Scouts Donate 65,000 Boxes of Cookies to Support U.S. Military Troops

  Coming off the heels of the 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Program, Girl Scouts throughout West Central Florida (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sumter counties) donated 65,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to U.S. military troops serving in combat zones around the world. …

School

Cooley Law School's Tampa Bay Campus Expands Instructional Offerings, Hires More Instructors

TAMPA BAY, FLA. (May 16, 2013)– One year after Thomas M. Cooley Law School opened its doors in Florida, it has increased the number of course offerings and has hired additional faculty to meet the demand for classes. Beginning this month, Tampa attorney Brent Rose, Brandon attorney Joseph Parrish, …

Awareness

Lowry Park Zoo Welcomes New Baby

One day before her own birthday, and three days before Mother’s Day, an endangered Indian rhinoceros (also known as a greater one-horned rhinoceros) named “Jamie” gave birth to a male calf Thursday, May 9. The birth is the third for the zoo in five years, and a significant conservation milestone …

School

Ways for Bloomingdale-Riverview-Area Teachers to Save in the Classroom

Why are Bloomingdale-Riverview-area teachers continuing to pay for school supplies out of their own pocket? According to a recent study, 6.4 million public school teachers in the U.S. spend over $3 billion every year. That’s about $480 of their own money.   Bloomingdale-Riverview-area teachers are …

Accomplishments

Valrico Students Named to Dean's List at Bob Jones University

  • May 15, 2013

The following students are among more than 1,500 Bob Jones University students included on the Dean's List for grades achieved during the Spring 2013 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.0 GPA. Alisha McFadden of Valrico, junior, early childcare and development Tamara …

Graduation

Local Students Graduate from Clearwater Christian College

  • May 15, 2013

Local students graduated from Clearwater Christian College during the spring commencement ceremony held on May 4 at Starkey Road Baptist Church in Largo. Amanda Carter of Valrico graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications. Carter will complete her final requirements for graduation at the …

Death Notices

Services Set for John Rocco

  • May 14, 2013

John M. Rocco, 57, of Valrico, died May 11. He loved spending time with his family, was an avid Rays fan and enjoyed golf. John is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lisa; daughters, Haley Jo Petrick, Giovanna Rocco and Sofia Rocco; brothers, Thomas (Lori) Rocco and Martin (Karina) Rocco; sister, …

Awareness

County Celebrates Older Americans Month

  • May 14, 2013

Hillsborough County will celebrate and honor the community’s senior citizens during Older Americans Month in May. Since 1963, communities across the nation have joined in the annual commemoration of Older Americans Month to recognize the value that older adults continue to bring to society. This …

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