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COACH Virtual Juneteenth Celebration Reaches Over 2K Attendees
In honor of Juneteenth, COACH Foundation, Inc. held its 8th Annual June- teenth Celebration virtually on Saturday, June 27th.
The event’s theme of “Ad- vance The Culture” was evi- dent as speakers presented on empowering topics, in- cluding Politics and Black Power, Paths of Economic Freedom, and the Vegan Soul Food Plate for Health.
The online event hosted by Joy Dixon reached over 2,600 viewers across the United States. Guest speak- ers included: Senator Dar- ryl Rouson, Brittney Geathers, Outreach Strate- gist; Santra Denis, Interim Executive Director of the Miami Worker Center, and Brandon Upson, who is the Founder and Executive Director of Amplify Action, a nonprofit focused on the civic, education and political mobilization of Black men.
The highlights of the Eco- nomic Freedom segment were from Wealth Manage- ment Advisor, Ayo Tillman, who provided tangible tips on building generational
REV. WILLIE G. DIXON Founder, COACH Foundation, Inc.
wealth.
In addition, audiences re-
ceived entrepreneurial in- sight from Black Enterprise’s Franchisee of the Year and real estate developer, Anto- nio McBroom. Joy Dixon, co-founder of Or- derUpVegan, surprised at- tendees during her presentation on the ease of a vegan lifestyle and food demonstration of vegan fried chicken. The recipe can be found on her website, www.orderupvegan.com.
Reverend Willie G.
Dixon provided closing re- marks and thanked atten- dees for joining the 2020 Juneteenth Celebration. “We were already amazed with the turnout of our in-person Juneteenth events, but were completely blown away by the thousands who were reached because we pivoted to an online celebration be- cause of COVID-19,” re- marked Rev. Dixon, founder of COACH Founda- tion, Inc.
Special thanks are given to all the sponsors and donors that made this event possible. Sponsors of the yearly event included: The Law Office of Bruce R. Meeks, PLLC, Quantum Wellness Enterprises, LLC, The Meeks Family, and Casper McDonalds.
“Since Black Life Mat- ters,” I pray next year, JUNETEENTH will cele- brate as a National Holiday!,” Rev. Dixon concluded.
To learn more about COACH Foundation, contact Rev. Willie G. Dixon at 813-563-3458.
Hillsborough Launches Online Registration For COVID-19 Testing
Hillsborough County res- idents can now make ap- pointments online for free COVID-19 coronavirus test- ing.
Online appointments can be made at hcflgov.net/ covidtesting. Residents can pick a day and time con- venient to them at one of seven locations throughout the county. The online reser- vation system will allow resi- dents to avoid waiting on the phone for a call center agent and should reduce the time on hold for those making reservations by phone.
A phone option is still available. To make reserva- tions by phone, call (888) 513-6321.
Though the tests are free, appointments are required. No doctor’s refer- ral is needed, and insurance is not required. The appoint- ment availability window will typically be about two weeks.
Testing sites include the following:
• Lee Davis Community Resource Center, 3402 N. 22nd St., Tampa
• Plant City Community Resource Center, 307 N. Michigan Ave., Plant City
• SouthShore Community Resource Center, 201 14th Ave. SE, Ruskin
• Suncoast Community Health Centers, 313 S. Lake- wood Drive, Brandon
• Raymond James Sta- dium, 4201 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa
• Redeemer Lutheran Church, 701 Valley Forge Blvd., Sun City Center
• Wimauma Opportunity Center, 5128 SR 674
Residents are reminded to follow the process to undergo a test: Make an appointment, and if a test result comes back positive, do not make a fol- low-up appointment for at least two weeks. Additionally, residents should wait for the results of a test before coming back for another test.
Get Connected. Stay Alert
For more information on COVID-19, and any other po- tential emergency in the county, visit HCFLGov.net /StaySafe and sign up for the HCFL Alert system. Addi- tionally, you can follow Hills- borough County on social media at Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor for updates. For general County informa- tion, call (813) 272-5900, the County’s main information line.
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