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Master Gardener: Growing Sprouts And Microgreens
Monday, March 09, 2020 • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Lutz - Community Room
Learn how to grow delicious and nutritious sprouts and mi- crogreens. You can produce an edible crop in less than a week on your kitchen counter with minimal supplies. Grow year- round with no concerns about weather conditions and without fertilizer or pesticides. No gardening experience necessary. Par- ticipants are invited to bring a plant for the plant exchange af- terwards!
Genealogy: Cemetery Research Using Websites
Monday, March 09, 2020 • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lutz - Community Room
Find out how three websites - Find-A-Grave, Billion Graves, and Interment.net - can assist you in searching for your ances- tors in cemeteries. These websites have content that comple- ment each other that can make your research easier.
Cowboy Life: Florida's Black Cowboys Past & Present
Saturday, March 14, 2020 • 1 PM - 4 PM Robert W. Saunders, Sr. - Ada T. Payne Community Room A & B
The Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, pres- ent an open house featuring the Florida Agricultural Museum's touring exhibit Florida's Black Cowboy's, Past & Present. This open house will highlight the story of Africans and African Americans in the cattle industry of Florida, from the herding traditions of their African roots, to the complex world of ranch- ing today. A local group called the "Cowbros" will also join in this presentation. The Florida Agricultural Museum touring ex- hibit will be on display at the Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Li- brary throughout the month of March.
Tax Preparation At The Library
Several libraries host tax preparation services during tax season. Assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served basis in cooperation with volunteers from AARP and VITA. Check your nearest library for dates and times.
For more classes and events at a library near you, call 813- 273-3652 or go to website www.hcplc.org.
March Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to past and present Villagers cele- brating this month. Kelvin Jones, 3/3; Kristina Jones and Dwight Ander- son 3/4; Muriel Barr, 3/5; Plakisia Allen Wright, 3/6; Kathy McLain Hair, 3/14; Layvonne Cul- breath, 3/15; Ernestine Best, 3/18; Glenn Ellen- wood, 3/19; Jeannette Bradley and Alice Temple 3/20; Darlean Prince 3/22, Dorothy West; 3/23; Erma Philon, 3/25; Mable Hall, 3/26; Wanda De- Bose, 3/28.
Special birthday shout out to Ms. Sallie Holmes, long time Progress Village resi- dent, who celebrates 96 years of life on 3/10.
Sick And Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Marion
Washington,
Darby, Gwendola Small, Hilrie Kem, Jr., Clennie McCray, Elouise Griffin, Thelma Singleton, Catherine Clark, Nina Small, Rudolph Tolbert, Lillian Tolbert, Henrietta
will help us prepare a com- munity-based Disaster Pre- paredness Plan.
You can help by accessing the 2- minute survey online at bit.ly/tampadri. Your Community Captain is Ken- neth Washington. If you are unable to complete the survey online, please contact Kenneth Washington at 813- 741-3604 for assistance.
No Community Meeting For March
Thank you to the resi- dents that have sent in their yearly donation of $25 to help support the Civic Coun- cil. It is not too late to send your support. Checks/Money Orders made payable to Progress Village Civic Coun- cil, Inc., may be mailed to 7933 Flower Ave. Tampa, FL 33619.
Oliva
Sanders, and Griffin.
Shirley
Election Dates And Deadlines
2020 Presidential Prefer- ence Primary Early voting: Mar. 2 – 15 10 a. m. – 6 p. m. Election Day: Mar. 17 7 a. m. – 7 p. m.
Progress Village Civic Council News
Tampa – Hillsborough Disaster Resilience Initiative
Calling all Progress Vil- lage, Clair Mel and Palm River residents. We need your help in completing a needs assessment survey that
Call your
Progress Village and sur- rounding areas to Linda Washington, (813) 741- 3604.
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