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Garbage Truck Driver Organizes Birthday For A Little Boy That He Will Never Forget
Raymond James Stadium Selected As Early Voting Site
"Increasing voter registra- tion and participation is an es- sential part of our player-led social justice initiative and we look forward to playing a vital role in helping our commu- nity exercise its right to vote," said Brian Ford, Chief Oper- ating Officer for the Bucs.
The move comes days after officials announced that Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa would also serve as an early voting site.
Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer says the loca- tions provide open space for social distancing, allowing
residents to feel more com- fortable about voting in per- son.
"This partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Sports Authority is about more than just space," said Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer. "It's about communicating with our citi- zens that voting is important."
With the addition of Ray Jay, voters in Hillsborough will now have 26 early voting sites from which to choose. The sites will open Oct. 19 and operate through Nov. 1, from 7a.m.to7p.m.
Marlin and his sister are out there every morning when I come on Monday and Thurs- day, I told his mother I was going to try to surprise him and get Solid Waste to do a pa- rade with the mayor. They came through for me today and today we're going to cele- brate him.”
That’s exactly what hap-
pened Tuesday. A parade of garbage trucks rolled by the family’s home as the kids jumped for joy, and Mayor Jane Castor was on hand to give Marlin a truck-shaped birthday cake.
“He is super excited,” said his mother, Chequita Camp- bell. “I shed a couple of tears earlier.”
RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM
Most people dread taking out the trash on garbage pickup day. But one little boy in Tampa loves it.
Marlin Campbell likes garbage trucks so much that he wakes up bright and early just to greet the man behind the wheel -- rain or shine.
“It makes me proud to be a garbage man and it makes my day go better when I see them,” truck operator Leroy Lentz explained.
Lentz said he under- stands the boy's infatuation because it reminds him of when he was a kid. So when he found out it was Marlin's fourth birthday, he came up with a special plan to make his day.
“I used to be out there watching the garbage man do their jobs. So I said, since
LEROY LENTZ, MARLON CAMPBELL AND MAYOR JANE CASTOR
Woman Wins $5 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket 3 Days Before Birthday
PLANT CITY, Fla. - A Plant City woman got the ultimate gift for her 33rd birthday: $5 mil- lion!
Ana Barrientos Chavira
claimed the $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CASH- WORD Scratch-Off game just three days before her 33rd birth- day.
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