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80th Birthday Celebrated
Booker T. Washington celebrated his 80th birthday on March 14th. Family mem- bers and friends celebrated the event at Mr. B’s Restaurant on Sunday, March 19th. A retired military man, Washington is a popular and active deacon at New Mt. Zion M. B. Church.
Shown with him are: front row: Jocelyn Graves, Gloria Walden, CaSandra Wash- ington, honoree, Booker T. Washington, Sr., Marilyn Washington, Janice Sturks, and Too Smooth. Back row, Vincent Samuel, Chris Graves, Mikisha Graves, Johnny Walden, Booker T. Washington, Jr., Rodrick Washington, Barbara Wright and Alphonso Barton.
Agency To Build Beeping Eggs For Visually Impaired Children
Registration Is Required
University Area CDC Presents
FREE Be Your Best You
With Bucs Quarterback
Jameis Winston
University Area Commu- nity Development Corpora- tion’s (CDC) Get Moving Program’s Be Your Best You event will be held Sunday, April2from11a.m.to1:30p. m. (Check in at 10:30 a.m.). The event will be held at Uni- versity Area Community Cen- ter, 14013 N. 22nd St., Tampa 33613.
Children and youth ages five to 16 are invited to play football, learn life skills and enjoy lunch with Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Win- ston and friends, all at no charge. A guardian must ac- company each child.
Space is limited. Registra- tion is required by registering at University Area CDC, 14013 N. 22nd St. 33613, Whoo’s Nexxt Barbershop, 13753 N. Nebraska 33613, or online at www.UACDC.org.
For more information, contact Ronnie Oliver at 813.558.1149.
JAMEIS WINSTON
UACDC provides support for thousands of Tampa resi- dents through youth pro- grams, adult education and resource assistance. Its pri- mary mission is the redevel- opment and sustainability of the at-risk areas surrounding University of South Florida’s Tampa campus.
For more information about UACDC, a 501(c)(3) public/private partnership, visit www.uacdc.org.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex- plosives (ATF) Tampa Field Division will host a special event that will bring law en- forcement officers together.
The special event that will draw bomb technicians from several law enforce- ment agencies is the build- ing of beeping East Eggs, designated for visually im- paired children.
The eggs are designed to look and feel like regular
Easter eggs but, in addition to the usual bright colors, these eggs beep very loudly when activated by a switch. With the additional of an audible element, visually impaired children are able to locate these eggs without the sense of sight.
An ATF special agent started this annual tradition eleven years ago after learn- ing his then 4-month-old daughter was blind.
Teachers throughout the
U. S. also use the beeping Easter eggs to teach location skills and search patterns to visually impaired children.
The eggs will be used during the 11th Annual Beeping Easter Egg Hunt, April 15, 2017, in Tavares. This annual event allows these children the opportu- nity to participate in a holi- day tradition that is not often accessible to them be- cause of their visual impair- ment.
Input Needed From Community:
HART To Host Transportation Workshops
Public transportation in our region is preparing for the future. The Hillsbor- ough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) is look- ing ahead to make sure it can provide the right mix of services and connections to get people where they need to go as the communities grow.
HART is hosting a series of community workshops this week, beginning Tues- day, March 28, to give Hills- borough County residents a convenient, one-stop op- portunity to share their thoughts and ideas as HART is conducting a major update on the Tran- sit Development Plan (TDP) which focuses on moderniz- ing bus network and help- ing to shape the future of transit service in the county.
HART staff will be avail- able at each of the work- shops to answer questions and listen to input from the community. Hillsborough County residents have a chance to weigh in. HART wants to hear about com- muting habits, and what po- tential changes and improvements HART serv- ices can provide its rider- ship.
The TDP is a 10-year business plan that serves the mobility needs of resi- dents, employees and visi- tors. With the county’s population expected to grow to at least 1.8 million over the next 25 years, HART wants public input and the TDP update is a critical planning effort.
HART invites the com- munity to attend an upcom-
ing workshop to share feed- back.
The workshop on Tues- day, March 28th, 4-6 p. m.., will be at MacFarlane Park - David Barksdale Senior Citizen Center, 1801 N Lin- coln Avenue, Tampa, 33606.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017*4p.m.-6p.m., Brandon Regional Library - Room 1, 619 Vonderburg Drive, Brandon, FL 33511.
Thursday, March 30, 2017*4p.m. -6p.m., Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library - Community Room B, 7606 Paula Dr., #120 in Tampa, FL 33615.
For additional informa- tion, visit www.goHART.org for more information on this impor- tant plan being developed at HART.
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