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In Training Pilot Program For Veterans
B-CU, FAMU Alumni Chapters Plan 4th Annual University Fun Day
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Nominate An Outstanding Young Hillsborough County Resident For The YEA! Awards
The Florida SBDC Network, in partnership with Veterans Florida, welcomed the first class of participants in the new Veterans Florida Entrepreneur- ship Program, a statewide ini- tiative offering qualified veterans the opportunity to re- ceive an accelerated entrepre- neurship education at no cost.
The pilot program, which began the first of three phases March 15th, received over 600 applications and accepted 400 participants.
Delivered through five par- ticipating institutions of higher education, the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program is an educational training pro- gram in entrepreneurship of- fered to military veterans that meet the following require- ments: have been honorable
discharged are National Guardsmen or Reservists, or are active duty within one year of separation; reside in Florida, and demonstrate a strong inter- est in entrepreneurship.
Over a period of eight weeks, participants will receive exercises readings, videos, and guidance from instructors from one of five institutions of higher education - the University of West Florida (UWF), Univer- sity of North Florida (UNF), Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Florida Atlantic Uni- versity (FAU), and Hillsbor- ough Community College (HCC).
To find out more about this opportunity, contact Gerry Goldstein at (850) 898-3489, or Dianne Gross at (850) 898-3486.
Bethune-Cookman Univer- sity Hillsborough County Alumni and Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Tampa Alumni are partners for the HBCU Round-Up 2016. The group is sponsoring its 4th An- nual University Fun Day. The event is a fun day featuring games, food, a health fair, col- lege awareness information and community vendors.
The family fun-filled event will be held at the West Tampa Boys & Girls Club, 1301 N. Boulevard, Tampa, 33607, on Saturday, April 16, 2016, 12 p. m. – 4 p. m.
The HBCU Round-Up is also a great opportunity to receive information about enrolling in Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University, or other HBCUs. Information will also be available about the pro- grams and community service projects both Alumni Chapters provide to the Tampa Bay com- munity.
For more information about the HBCU Round-Up, please contact Andra Diggs, B-CU alumni president at (813) 973- 0946, or Wendell Duggins, FAMU alumni president at (813) 238-7235.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commission- ers wants to recognize the many positive contributions made by young people in our community through the Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards (YEA! Awards).
Nominations are being accepted now through 5 p. m. Monday, April 4.
YEA! Awards nominations can be submitted for both mid- dle and high school students in each of the following cate- gories:
• Leadership - demon- strating a positive impact on others in an ongoing endeavor, such as sports, academics, or the arts.
• Success Despite Diffi- cult Odds - overcoming tremendous personal difficulty to attain success and to make a positive impact on others.
• Volunteer or Commu- nity Service - allocating dis- cretionary time to help others or complete a project that has improved our community.
The nomination form can be submitted online at www.HillsboroughCounty.org/ YEA, or printed and mailed. Nominations will be reviewed by the Commission on the Sta- tus of Women.
The YEA! Awards were cre- ated in 2010 to recognize Hills- borough County students for making a difference in their community. Students honored show initiative, innovation, and a commitment to them- selves and others, while pursu- ing excellence in a leadership capacity. This can be demon- strated in academics, commu- nity service, athletics, performing arts, conservation, or other areas. The YEA! Awards will be presented by the Board of County Commis- sioners in May.
For additional information on the YEA! Awards, visit www.HillsboroughCounty.org/ YEA and click on YEA! or con- tact Hillsborough County Com- munications & Digital Media at (813) 272-5194.
His/Her Trials
Lord, You alone know the depth of the burden my husband/wife carries. I may understand the specifics, but You have measured the weight of it on his shoulders. I’ve not come to minimize what You are doing in his life, for I know You work great things in the midst of tri- als. Nor am I trying to pro- tect him/her from what he/she must face. I only want to support him/her so that he/she will get through this battle as the winner. Help him/her to remember that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he de- lights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be ut- terly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand (Psalm 37: 23- 24).
You have been grieved by various trials, that the genuiness of your faith, being much more pre- cious than gold that per- ishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 PETER 1:6-7
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