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Sheriff’s Office Plans $50 Anonymous Gun Swap Saturday
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will host a Gun Swap on Satur- day, October 6, 2018. The first location will take place from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Falkenburg Road Jail, 520 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa, 33619.
The second location Gun Swap will be located in front of the Hillsborough County West Service Unit, 9805 Sheldon Road, Tampa, 33635.
Sheriff Chad Chro- nister said, “Our last Gun Swap was in 2013. Your re- sponse was amazing and with more than 2,500 firearms exchanged, it still stands as one of the nation’s most successful swap for cash events.”
During the event,
SHERIFF CHAD CHRONISTER
guns can be exchanged for $50 cash at either of the two locations. The Gun Swap will be a drive-thru service. Res- idents will remain in their vehicles and a deputy will approach the vehicle, take the gun
and give the resident an envelope with cash. No ID is needed. This is an anonymous event, Sher- iff Chronister said.
“Please take advantage of this great program to properly dispose of un- wanted handguns or long guns. Eliminate the chance that the firearm is lost or stolen and ends up in the wrong hands. Put it in our hands and get some money to boot!,” he said.
In February 2013, deputies collected 2,541 firearms, including at least 11 stolen guns and hundreds of illegal weapons. At every one of the five locations, there were lines of cars wait- ing to dispose of the un- wanted weapons.
During the gun swap in 2013, deputies distributed $55,000 in cash within an hour.
2019 Florida State Fair History Exhibits
Being Accepted
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
The Office of Diversity is accepting submissions for the 2019 Florida State Fair Black History Exhibits. The theme this year is “Celebrating African American Pio- neers in the Arts and S.T.E.M.”
Dr. Minerva Spanner- Morrow, Chief Officer of Di- versity with the Hillsborough County School District said, “We are asking schools, com- munity, businesses, agencies, universities, and parents to participate. As you know this event is held in the month of February and has been a huge success because of the school and community partnerships.
“We would like to get an early start on this project as Florida State Fair Authorities have strict deadlines and we would like to ensure booths are of high educational cal- iber.”
The deadline for sub- missions is October 12, 2018. Anyone wishing to submit an exhibit is asked to contact Dr. Spanner-Morrow at Min- erva.spanner- morrow@sdhc.k12.fl.us.
The Exhibits chosen for the upcoming exhibi-
DR. MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW Chief Officer of Diversity,
Hillsborough County School District
tion will be on display at the Florida State Fair- grounds February 7-18, 2019.
Dr. Minerva Spanner- Morrow was hired in August 2016 to serve as the Chief Di- versity Officer for the Hills- borough County Public School District.
A native of Canton, Ohio,
Dr. Spanner-Morrow
earned her B. A. and M. S. Degrees from Franciscan University of Steubenville. She continued her education at Ashland University, where she earned her Doctor of Ed- ucation Degree. She also re- ceived Urban Education and Leadership Training from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
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