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Event is March 12th:
UNCF Walk For Education To Benefit Bay Area Students
‘Sip, Tip And Talk’ To Feature Atlanta Businesswoman As Speaker
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The UNCF Tampa Bay Area 4th Annual Walk For Ed- ucation will be held Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Al Lopez Park, 4840 N. Himes Ave., Tampa. Onsite registration be- ginsat7a.m.andthewalkbe- gins at 8 a. m.
According to Ms. Anita Henri, Area Development Di- rector for Central and North- ern Florida, funds generated from the walk will go to “scholarships for students from the Tampa Bay Area, and the scholarships are not lim- ited to the HBCUs in Florida. The scholarships follow the students. There are other HBCUs that the students can attend,” she said. There are 3 UNCF institutions in Florida – Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters College and Florida Memorial University.
“We are reaching out to local community groups and individuals to participate in the walk and for that reason
we don’t have a registration fee – registration is free,” she said.
The walk is sponsored by Suncoast Credit Union, Mo- saic Company and Wells Fargo.
The UNCF Tampa Bay Area 4th Annual Walk for Ed- ucation provides corporate sponsors, community organi- zations, and friends/family with an excellent opportunity to change the lives of deserv- ing college students by raising much needed scholarship dol- lars.
UNCF plays a critical role in enabling more than 60,000 students each year to obtain college degrees and in provid-
ing operational support to the 37-member Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The 2016 walk goal is $30,000.00. “When you regis- ter for the Walk, you help to reduce financial barriers to college,” she said.
The first 400 registered participants will be eligible for a 2016 commemorative T- shirt.
Ms. Henri said among the activities in the park will be refreshments by Coca-Cola, tickets to Yankees Spring training games, scholarship booth on how to apply for scholarships and information on several scholarships; cheer- leaders, and awards for cate- gory winners.
A zumba exercise will pre- cede the walk.
The Voice
KELLY BURTON ...Featured Speaker
An Atlanta-based entre- preneur will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Innovate- HER Sip, Tip and Talk Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Westin Tampa Bay on Courtney Campbell Cause- way.
Kelly Burton is a cre- ative force who really knows how to keep her cool. Bur- ton is the founder of Bodyol- ogy, a high-tech apparel collection designed with unique technology to keep women confident and com- fortable.
The festivities will also showcase regional female en- trepreneurs who captured the top prizes in this year’s busi- ness competition. “Innovate- HER” is an annual event hosted by the Women’s Busi- ness Centre at the Helen Gor- don Davis Centre for Women. This year, the Business Cen- tre teamed up with Microsoft to host the competition.
Stacey Banks-Hous- ton, Director of the Women’s Business Centre, said: “Ms. Burton is a true renaissance
STACEY BANKS-HOUSTON ...Director of the Women’s Business Centre at the Helen Gordon Davis Centre
for Women
woman whose story exempli- fies the triumphs and chal- lenges of the modern-day entrepreneur.”
She said the evening is de- signed for Tampa’s female business owners and anyone interested in starting a busi- ness. Tampa’s InnovateHER business challenge is part of the SBA’s national Innovate- HER competition. The Women’s Business Centre is the only SBA-designated Women’s Business Centre on the west coast of Florida.
Sip, Tip and Talk
guests will have a chance to mingle with other aspiring and accomplished entrepre- neurs, as they enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and the spectacular vistas offered by the BluVu Rooftop Venue atop the Westin.
The fun-infused celebra- tion is open to the public. Tickets are available online at womensbusinesscentre.org or by calling 813-251-8437, ext. 230.
Bay Area Teen Gets Spot On ‘The Voice’
SHALYAH FEARING
...Earns spot on “The Voice” Team Christiana. (Photo Soho Images)
Tuesday evening, March 1st, was the day for Shalyah Fearing. She earned a spot on “The Voice” on Team Christiana. She gave what has been described as an “awe-inspiring” performance with her rendition of V. Bozeman’s “What Is Love” featured on TV’s “Empire.”
Shalyah, 16, of Hudson, and her siblings have spent several years at the Patel Conservatory at the David A. Straz, Jr. Performing Arts Center. Currently, she is tak- ing a break.
At the Straz she starred as Ursula in "The Little Mer- maid" and was in "Shrek" last year, and "Showstoppers." Shalyah has been in Rock School at the Conservatory for years.
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