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Comm. Miller Urges Parents To Involve Kids
In NCAA Final 4 Events
Tampa will be the host site of the Women’s 2015 NCAA Final Four basketball games at the Amalie Arena April 5-7, 2015.
Hillsborough County Commissioner Les Miller says, “There are a lot of events going on that parents can get their kids involved in while the Final Four is in town. These are fun activities that will be coming into our com- munity and we need to be a part of them.”
Youth clinics, sponsored by Coca-Cola will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 2 lo- cations – University of South Florida, 9 a. m. – 12:15 p. m., for girls in grades 3-8th and boys in grades 3-6th. The other location is Tourney Town, ad- jacent to Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa, 9-10:15 a. m. for girls and boys in grades 3-8th.
The clinics will be led by NCAA coaches and student- athletes. The kids can learn
basketball skills, fun drills, ac- tive, healthy lifestyle tips, and receive a free t-shirt.
To register, go to www.NCAA.com/WomensFi- nalFour.
Another of the NCAA Final Four events is Community 101. Community 101 is a serv- ice learning program for grades 3-12. It provides an op- portunity to do a service proj- ect. The program develops leadership and team-building skills.
Community 101 Champi- ons can receive a free 101 T- shirt, be featured on the NCAA Team Works commu- nity website; and received recognition at the NCAA Women’s Final Four Commu- nity Champions Celebration.
For more information, contact Lauren Natale at LNatale@GrowYourEvent.co m. Register by visiting www.NCAA.com/WomensFi- nalFour and click on the Com- munity 101 tab.
Gentlemen’s Club Offers Mentoring
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
Henry Washington, Jr. is part of a group that identifies itself as a Gentle- men’s Club, but whose mis- sion is mentoring young males.
After running the pro- gram successfully at Monroe Middle School last year, Washingt0n, Jr. has joined with Coach Ken- neth Muldrow and two others to offer the program to 7th and 8th graders at McLane Middle School.
“Some of the kids are at- risk, some are from single- parent homes, and some are victims of bullying,” said Washington, Jr.
“We’re aware that the ab- sence of role models has a lot of these kids going in the wrong direction. Our belief is to plant the seed now so they will have a successful future.”
Washington, Jr. said once-a-week, the young men dress for success by wearing a dress shirt and neck-ties.
“We meet every other week and we have great speakers.
“It’s important we talk to the kids about how to deal and interact with law en- forcement officials. We also talk to them about achieving academic success, and the need for them to respect all females.”
Washington, Jr. said more men are needed to help teach these young people life
skills, and give them some- thing to live for.
“Parents must begin now to take a more active role in the day-to-day activities their children are involved in.
“We have evolved from the way our parents raised us, and these kids today have more challenges then we did. We just have to help them meet those challenges, and handle them in a productive way.”
From left to right: Patrick “Tango” Hunter, Henry Washington, Jr., and Darrell Daniels.
The Florida Lottery: Funding Tomorrow One Day At A Time
Florida Lottery
Over the past 27 years, as the Florida Lottery has grown to become an industry leader, it has remained a dependable contributor to education in Florida. More than $1 billion in each of the past 12 fiscal years has been contributed to education to help support Florida’s students and schools.
Florida voters, by a two- to-one margin, approved a constitutional amendment in 1986 authorizing the state to operate a lottery for the pur- pose of generating significant additional funding for educa- tion.
Floridians continue to show their support by pur- chasing billions of dollars in Lottery products each year, resulting in contributions of more than $27 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund since 1988.
Commitment
To Education
Improving education for future generations is at the heart of what we do. The Florida Lottery is very proud of its record as a dependable contributor to Florida’s stu- dents and schools.
Although Lottery contri- butions, making up approxi- mately 6% of the state’s overall education budget, they were never intended to
fully fund education. Lottery dollars are used to help sup- port public schools, including school construction and maintenance projects, K-12 funding, state colleges and universities, financial aid and Bright Futures Scholarships.
Bright Futures Scholarship Program
The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $4.6 billion to send more than 700,000 students to college since the Bright Futures Scholarship Program began in 1997. The program, cre- ated by the Florida Legisla- ture, is designed to assist students in pursuing postsec- ondary educational and ca- reer goals.
All Floridians Are
Our Beneficiaries
The Florida Lottery is an integral part of Florida’s cul- ture and landscape. The agency reinvests nearly 98 percent of its revenue back into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, com- missions to more than 13,000 Florida retailers, and trans- fers to education. Since its in- ception, Florida Lottery games have also made more than 1,300 players million- aires.
For more information, please visit www.flalottery.- com.
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