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Families Of Gun Violence Victims Encouraged To Remember Their Loved Ones During Special Community Event
ERNEST CONEY, JR. ...President, CDC of Tampa
“Paint For Peace” previous event.
CDC of Tampa will host "Paint for Peace - a Community Anti-Vio- lence Movement" at Al Barnes, Jr. Park
In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his tremendous accomplishments during the civil rights move- ment , CDC of Tampa, Inc. (Corporation to Develop Com- munities of Tampa) will host a "Paint for Peace - a Commu- nity Anti-Violence Movement" on Saturday, January 21, 2017,9a.m.-4p.m.atAl Barnes Park, 2902 N. 32nd St., Tampa, 33605.
"We are excited to see how everyone expresses their thoughts on anti-violence in the community and apprecia- tion of great efforts made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on non-violence. We want the community to know that we never will forget the names of your loved ones," said
Ernest M. Coney, Jr., Pres- lence to come out, bring pic-
ident /CEO of CDC of Tampa, Inc.
Families can paint their loved one's name and any statements of anti-violence on tree stumps around the park. Butterflies will be re- leased as names are called out so that they will never be for- gotten.
CDC of Tampa, Inc. is hosting this event in partner- ship with Hillsborough County Safe and Sound. Five years ago, CDC of Tampa lost John Singletary, one of its students in its Youth Leader- ship Program and a junior at Tampa Bay Tech to a drive-by shooting. Three years ago at Al Barnes Park, two young peo- ple were shot. Over the years, the community has experi- enced gun violence.
CDC of Tampa is asking those in the community who have lost love ones due to vio-
tures and paint the names of your loved ones. “Paint for Peace” will culminate with volunteers and families pro- viding brief presentations on their artistic rendition of anti- violence and how to promote public safety in the commu- nity. Free food will be pro- vided.
The Martin Luther King Day of Service, A Day On, Not a Day Off was created to pay respect to the Civil Rights Leader and challenge Ameri- cans to take civil action and participate in Volunteer serv- ices that bridge barriers, cre- ate solutions and move the nation closer to Dr. King's vision.
For more information on the CDC of Tampa "Paint for Peace" or to RSVP please con- tact David Jones at David.Jones@cdcoftampa.org or 813-231-4362.
Supervisor Of Elections Office Offers Scholarships For College Students
The Florida State Associa- tion of Supervisors of Elections (FSASE) is offering scholar- ships to three eligible resi- dents. The residents must be currently enrolled or accepted as full time students in a senior college or university in Florida to be eligible.
The scholarships are in the amount of $1,200 and the deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2017.
Craig Latimer, Supervi- sor of Elections for Hillsbor- ough County said, “Hillsborough County resi- dents must apply through the Hillsborough County Supervi- sor of Elections Office and should return completed appli- cations to 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 16th Floor.
“The office will review all applications and send one fi- nalist to the FSASE Scholar- ship Committee for consideration.”
Some of the requirements to apply for the scholarship in- clude the following: students must be registered to vote in Florida and submit their appli- cation to the county in which they are registered; the stu- dents must be majoring in Po-
litical Science, Public or Busi- ness Administration, Journal- ism, or Mass Communications. The students must also have finished two years of junior col- lege or undergraduate work and hold enough credits for en- rollment as a junior.
Any students interested in applying for the scholarship can obtain more information about the scholarships by visit- ing www.VoteHillsbor- ough.org. For additional questions, contact Ms. Han- nah Prince at (813) 276- 2296, or hprince@hcsoe.org.
The winners of the scholar- ships will be announced by the FSASE Scholarship Committee at the 2017 FSASE Summer Conference.
CRAIG LATIMER Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
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