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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017
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Girls Raised In The South Presents:
7th Annual ‘Ultimate Guys Chicken Wing Cook-Off’ Charity Fundraiser
The Girls Raised In The South (G. R. I. T. S.) will host their 7th Annual Ultimate Guys Chicken Wing Cook- Off Charity Fundraiser on Saturday, 7 p. m. August 5, 2017, at the Bounce Boy Event Center, 5008 10th Avenue (Columbus Plaza) Tampa, Florida.
The purpose of this event is to bring together over 200 patrons who will feast on a variety of chicken wings and garner financial support for The G. R. I. T. S. youth mentor group scholarship fund. The G. R. I. T. S. or- ganization provides scholarly, com- mon and spiritual support to young girls while actively promoting, sup- porting community initiatives and programs within Hillsborough County
CaSandra Washington, presi- dent of the organization, contributes the success of the event to “the com- bined efforts of many talented men that love to cook and whom have em- braced the efforts of supporting
Girls Raised In The South (G. R. I. T. S.) members, seated: Sheila Russ and Patricia Williams. Standing, CaSandra Washington, President, Kathryn Ross and Marilyn Washington.
youth.”
The best chicken wings “People’s
place winners will be judged by Certi- fied Chefs Greg Martin, Danny Green and Don Lee.
This year’s participants are: Ro- drick Washington, Willie Gar- land, Albert Moore, Joe Johnson, Odom Osborne, Samuel Hendry, Trenell Reid, Darryl Richardson, Rodney Bar- bee, Theron James, Edgar Jones, Bobby Brown and Kaye Marshall.
The charity fundraiser will offer all you can eat chicken wings, side dishes, wine tasting, door prizes and live entertainment.
It Is a Party With A purpose! Come for the CAUSE and stay for the FUN! Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25 at the door. For tickets and more information, please visit Eventbrite.com/GRITS or call 813- 731-1720 and follow us on Facebook- girlsraised.inthesouth@yahoo.com. (See advertisement in this issue)
Choice
attending guests and 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Awards” will be chosen by the
WellCare, Derrick Brooks Charities And Tampa Parks & Recreation Department Host Training Program For Teens
Nineteen Tampa Bay area teens will go back to school with professional devel- opment training, thanks to WellCare Health Plans in collaboration with Der- rick Brooks Charities and the City of Tampa's Parks & Recreation Depart- ment. The organizations hosted a five- week professional development training program to better prepare area teens for successful careers in school and in the workplace.
Students took two-hour courses taught by WellCare employees on resume development, interviewing skills, busi- ness communications, work-life balance, political action and budgeting and saving.
On Monday, July 24, participants toured WellCare’s headquarters in Tampa and received certificates of com- pletion during a luncheon and awards ceremony. The students also received backpacks filled with essentials and school supplies.
The program was open to teens, who live in and around the Sulphur Springs neighborhood in Tampa and who partic- ipate in programming hosted by Derrick Brooks Charities and the Parks & Recre- ation Department.
Seated, from left: Dae’zon Yates, Alana Little, Regginae Ashley, Clineshia Myers, and Zhania Murray. Standing, left to right: Darel Williams, Lashawna Williams, Nicholas Sayles, Desmine Lacan, Carla Lise, Jordyn Harrison, Dontavious Johnson, Aziyah Freeman, Mario Holmes, Javin Bulmer, Samaria Gant, and Kristopher Ali.