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Women’s Council Membership Social
On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 10 A. M., the Women’s Council of Bay Area Association of Re- altists, Inc. will host its quarterly Membership So- cial.
The event will be held at Tampa Park Commu- nity Center, 1495 Tampa Park Plaza.
The guest speaker will be Ann R. Thompson,
Broker/Owner of Ann Thompson & Associates Realty. Ms. Thomp- son’s topic will be on “The Power of Connect- ing,” which will include leadership and motiva- tion.
The Women’s Council of Bay Area Association of Realtists, Inc. continues to provide College scholar- ships, financial education
ANN R. THOMPSON ...Guest Speaker
(for adults and teens), First- Time Home-Buyers’ education classes, and Down payment assistance to community residents. The organization is com- mitted to utilizing collec- tive efforts to offer exceptional professional services.
You do not have to be in the Real Estate industry to attend or become a
member of the Women’s Council of Bay Area Asso- ciation of Realtists, Inc. The Membership Social is open to the public.
Please contact Ida Campbell, Chapter Pres- ident at (813) 480-8573 with the names and num- ber of attendees, or you may email womenscoun- ciltampabay@gmail.com for registration.
NAACP’s ACT-SO ‘Sunday Showcase’ Returns
DR. JAWAN AYER-COLE ...ACT-SO Chairperson
High school students will display their qualifying gold medal talents en route to com- pete nationally during the re- turn of Tampa’s Sunday Showcase. This annual fundraiser helps to provide transportation, meals, and ac- commodations at the National NAACP ACT-SO competition.
During the dinner and Sunday Showcase, attendees will also experience the NAACP Tampa Youth Council officer installation for 2017- 2018.
“We are excited to bridge the NAACP Youth Council and the ACT-SO initiatives during this event,” said Dr. Jawan Ayer-Cole, ACT-SO Chair- person. The winners competed with high school students from around the county, including a dynamic vocalist who will be featured from Lakeland and an amazing dancer from Blake High School.
ACT-SO is a youth talent- based competition created and hosted by the National NAACP Office. The National competi- tion takes place on an annual basis. This year the National competition will be held in Baltimore, Maryland. The qualifying rounds of the ACT- SO competition are coordi- nated by the local participating NAACP Office.
Winners from local compe- titions are afforded the chance to win scholarships and more on the National stage. Over
MAHALIA BROOKES ...Recent Blake High graduate will be competing in
Baltimore, MD
500 youth from throughout the country come to compete in the 30 plus categories of- fered. Students compete in five main areas - Humanities, Sci- ences, Visual Art, Performing Arts, STEM, and Business. All of the revenue raised from ticket sales goes to the Hills- borough NAACP ACT-SO pro- gram to support the annual ACT-SO competition.
“This year we chose to in- clude the installation of our new NAACP Youth Council of- ficers who were elected this spring,” said James Cole, NAACP Youth Council advisor and Branch Youth Works Chair. “In just two months the new team of leaders have co- ordinated new initiatives that will impact African-American literacy and intervene in the punishment of our juvenile court system,” Cole added.
The Sunday Showcase is Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 3 PM–6PMatNewHopeMis- sionary Baptist Church, 3005 E. Ellicott St. Tampa, FL 33610. Tickets are available at the Hillsborough Branch County NAACP office and at Dr. Ayer-Cole’s Office, 800 W. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd #4, Tampa, FL 33603. Tickets also are available on line at Eventbrite.com.
For more information call 813-546-5763.
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