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Progress Village
News & Activities
Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to all February celebrants. Yolanda Blake 2/14, Leslie Jackson 2/21, Cory Darby 2/24, and Barbara Phillips 2/24.
Sick and Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Mercy Johnson, Johnnie Mae Garner, Keith Ennis, Marion Washington, Lydia McNeal, Nathaniel Scott, Ernestine Turner, Stanley Turner, Ernest Kitchen, Irene Keaton, Odessa and Charles
Roberts.
Expressions of Sympathy
Condolences to the family of Allesia Anderson who transitioned February 9, 2017. She was the daughter of Cynthia Brown and Irvin Anderson from Progress Village.
Also, Leslie Jackson and family in the loss of his brother, Zorah Jackson.
“Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.”
Clothes and More
Every 3rd Saturday of the month clothes and more are given FREE by First Baptist Church of Progress Village. Location Bowers/Simmons Park (little park) under the Pavilion located on 86th St. between FBCOPV and St. James A. M. E. Church.
Attention!!!
Looking for Senior Citi- zens (65 and older) that for- merly lived in Central Park Village (CPV). Please join us on the third Saturday of each month. We need your input on plans for a CPV reunion.
The next meeting is on Saturday, February 18, 2017, 2 p. m. at the Open Café, 3222 N. 34th St., Tampa.
For more information contact: Doris DeVard 813-406-1206, Charles Thornton 813-888-9754, Clayton Anderson 813-
239-4056 or Maurice Tucker 813-541-7371.
Operation Medicine Cabinet
Drop off your EXPIRED or UNUSED Medications and help save Hillsborough’s Water System. Location: Progress Village Seventh- Day Adventist Church, 7909 Flower Ave., Tampa, FL.
The drop off date is March 10, 2017, 11 a. m.–1 p.
m. Operation Medicine Cab- inet is sponsored by the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office and Home Instead Senior Care.
For more information, contact Home Instead Senior Care, 813-684-1972.
My Brothers 2 Keep Ministry
To have free greeting cards and Bibles mailed to Florida inmates, send re- quest to: My Brothers 2 Keep Ministry, P. O. Box 89174, Tampa, FL 33689.
Progress Village Civic Council News Community Meeting
Come out and share your thoughts and concerns at our next community meeting Monday, February 20th, 7 p. m. at the EPJ Gymnasium, 5855 S. 78th St. The topic for this month is the Neighbor- hood Watch Program.
FYI
Call and share your excit- ing news (Birthdays, An- niversaries, Special Events, Reunions, etc.) for Progress Village and surrounding areas to Linda Washing- ton, (813) 741-3604.
Library News
Free Tax Help In February
Thursdays - 1 p. m. at Bruton Memorial Library at 302 W. McLendon St. in Plant City * Thursdays and Fridays - 11 a. m. at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library,
2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa
Fridays and Mondays - 10 a. m. at the Seffner-Mango Branch Library, 410 N. Kingsway Road, Seffner
Mondays - 10 a. m. at 1 p. m. at the
West Tampa Branch, 2312 W. Union St., Tampa
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays - 10 a. m. at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library,
1906 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico
Tuesdays - 10 a. m. at the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa
Fridays - 1 p.m., Saturdays at 10 a. m., and Tuesdays at 3 p.m. at the Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library,
7606 Paula Drive, Ste. 120, Tampa.
By appointment only; call (813) 230-0566. *
Tuesdays at 2 p. m., Thursdays at 11 a.m., and Saturdays at 10 a.m. at the 78th Street Community Library, 7625 Palm River Road, Tampa *
For adults. Presented in partnership with the Free Tax Prepara- tion Program of Hillsborough County. Customers desiring assis- tance should bring all tax-related documents with them. For a suggested list, go to aarp.org/money/taxes/info-01-2011/impor- tant-tax-documents.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and taxpayers who speak limited English who need assistance in preparing their tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.
Intro to African-American Genealogy
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 7 P. M. - 8 P. M. Brandon -Margaret Linsley Clayton Community Room
This program is part of the library’s Black History Month cele- bration.
Chess Club at
the Library
Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 10 A. M. - 12 P. M. Riverview – Community Room
Sankofa: A Black
Heritage Celebration
Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 1 P. M. - 4 P. M.
Robert W. Saunders, Sr. - Ada T. Payne Community Room A & B
Sankofa is an Akan symbol meaning “Go back and retrieve.” This program will feature African drumming, dance, spo- ken word and a variety of other performances and presenta- tions. Join us for this joyous cel- ebration.
For more classes and events at a library near you call 813- 273-3652 or go to website www.hcplc.org
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