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The Flavor Of Gospel
Top In Her Class: Young Cancer Survivor Is Headed To Ivy League School
On Sunday, July 24th from 6 p.m. to 9 p. m., Fish- ermen 5 Sportskids-Under- wood Foundation, Inc, GQ Ministries, and T.P.E.O. will present “The Flavor of Gospel” at Big Bru’s Barbe- cue, 8751 North 40th Street.
There will be vendors, live music, and plenty of free food for all the people who attend.
Pastor Cornelius Hamilton and Evangelist Devlyn Hamilton both want the community to know that in spite of all the chaos going on around the world, there will always be a
need to acknowledge God and thank Him for your blessings.
“We appreciate all the help we’ve gotten with our feeding ministry, and we en- courage others to join in and help this campaign feed even more people in need.
“Our feeding mission is held Monday through Satur- dayfrom5p.m.to7p.m.at Big Bru’s. All volunteers and donors are welcome at any time.”
For more information on this event and future events, contact Pastor Hamilton at (813) 965-7796.
BY KENYA WOODARD Sentinel Feature Writer
For many, attending one of the eight elite Ivy League schools is a just a dream.
But for Tampa resident Tare Floyd, it’s a dream that’s come true.
Next month Tare, 18, will begin studying at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania as a Biol- ogy major.
The Alonso High School graduate says her excitement at receiving her acceptance notification in March has now given way to some uneasiness.
Tare Floyd is set to go to the Univ. Of Pennsylvania.
“I’m starting to get a little nervous,” she said. “It’s the fear of the unknown.”
What Tare has always been certain about is her de-
sire to attend an Ivy League university. It’s a goal that she’s “always dreamed about” and has worked toward throughout her primary and high school years.
Tare said she’s always been serious about school. In- stead of plopping in front of the television after school, she made a to-do list of home- work assignments and crossed them off until all were completed.
If something was not done before bedtime, Tare said she woke up early the next morn- ing to finish.
Tare, who graduated in the top one percent of her class, said her goal each school year was to earn straight As.
If she earned a “B”, “I was devastated,” she said.
Tare said her disappoint- ment with earning anything less than an ‘A’ stemmed from knowing that she could do better.
Tare also pushed herself outside the classroom. Frus- trated by the lack of any pro- gramming highlighting the achievements of African Americans, Tare quit the track team and founded a club that did just that: the Black Leaders Empowering Success for Scholars.
The club is open to all stu- dents. Now, African American accomplishments are cele- brated throughout the year, she said.
“I wanted to create a com- munity bond,” she said. “It was really a fun thing to do.”
When applying to colleges, the University of Pennsylva- nia, Duke, and Cornell were among Tare’s choices. She was accepted into all three.
Overall, Tare said she was accepted into a total of 14 ac- ceptances and awarded more than $60,000 in scholarships.
Tare said the University of Pennsylvania’s emphasis on community outreach and service made the 256-year-old college stand out from others.
“The University of Penn- sylvania really piqued my in- terest because the opportunities outside the classroom are just as great as they are inside the class- room,” she said. “I can make my mark and help other peo- ple.”
Tare said her career as a pathologist is another way she plans to give back to others.
A cancer survivor, Tare said she wants to help people overcome the devastating dis- ease – just as others have helped her.
“I think about someone looking at my tumor and how that had an impact on my life,” she said.
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