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Board Vice Chair Chosen For State Leadership Post
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Recently, Ms. Tamara Shamburger, Vice Chair- person of the Hillsborough County School Board, was chosen to serve as Chairper- son of the Multicultural and Diversity for the Florida School Boards Association. The association is a statewide organization that consists of 63 School Districts.
The purpose of the Multi-
cultural and Diversity Com- mittee is to sensitize and cul- tivate positive images and attitudes among school board members on multicul- tural education issues.
Ms. Shamburger said of the appointment, “It's an honor to Chair this commit- tee and lead the work around creating equity in all schools and school districts. Our School Board is among the first in the nation to imple- ment a Racial Equity policy
specifically crafted to address and eliminate the long stand- ing institutional and system- atic racism plaguing the district.
“It is my hope to encour- age other districts to create similar policies and to start having tough and courageous conversations regarding racial disparities in their dis- tricts. This is a national issue that must be addressed. I'm happy to lead the conversa- tion here in Florida with other School Board mem- bers.”
Ms. Shamburger was chosen to serve as the Vice Chairperson of the Hillsbor-
MS. TAMARA SHAMBURGER School Board Vice Chair
ough County School Board in November 2017. She will
serve in that capacity for one year.
She was elected as the Representative for District 5 in 2016.
A Tampa native, she grad- uated from Bloomingdale High School and holds a Lib- eral Arts Degree from Hills- borough Community College. She continued her education at the University of South Florida, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.
Ms. Shamburger also holds a Master’s of Business Administration from St. Leo University. She is the mother of 1 daughter.
New Macedonia M. B. Church Has $25,000 In Damages After Fire
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
A fire Saturday morning at New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 3402 E. Deleuil, has been called acci- dental and attributed to an electrical branch. The esti- mated damage of the fire is $25,000 --- $20,000 to the building and $5,000 to the contents.
According to Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR), the fire oc- curred inside the Pastor’s of- fice where a series of multi-plug adapters were on a single branch unit that over- loaded the circuit.
Mayor Bob Buckhorn
came out on Saturday to view the damages, a parishioner said.
Tampa Fire Rescue cut off the electrical power to the building, but that didn’t ham- per the worship service.
On Sunday morning the
NEW MACEDONIA M. B. CHURCH 3402 E. Deleuil Ave. and REV. PAUL BUSTER ...Pastor (inset)
parishioners gathered on the church grounds to have serv- ice.
On Wednesdays, the church distributes a hot meal and clothes to anyone who comes, usually between 125 and 150 individuals, Rev. Paul Buster, the pastor said.
On Wednesday (June 20th), they served the usual number
from the church’s kitchen.
He said, “Although we don’t have any electricity, were still here serving the people.” He added that an inspector has to come out and inspect the struc- ture of the building before the power will be turned back on.
Pastor Buster said, “We’re taking this day-by-day.” The church has set up a go fund me page for the repairs. The church’s insurance is lim- ited. The account for the Go- fundme page is: https://www.gofundme.com/5 ovrvh4?pc=sms_co_flowin-
vite_a&rcid=2ea841211e954e3 fbc4be5d261721644.
If someone would like to send a donation, Pastor Buster says please send checks or money orders in the name of New Macedonia M. B. Church. These donations can be sent to 3402 E. Deleuil Ave., Tampa, FL 33610, or 7404 N. Taliaferro Ave., Tampa, FL 33604.
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