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Tampa Bay Unites For Month Long Juneteenth Celebration
Rehabilitation Program Accepting Applications
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Two organizations have joined forces to help senior citizen homeowners. Applica- tions are currently being ac- cepted for a rehabilitation program.
The City of Tampa has partnered with the East Tampa Business & Civic Asso- ciation to offer a deferred pay- ment loan to homeowners over the age of 65 years. The terms of the loan depends on the amount of funding needed by the homeowners.
The deadline to apply for the rehabilitation pro- gram is Thursday, May 31, 2018.
The eligibility require- ments are as follows: you must live in the home; you must meet income require- ments, you must be a resident of the City of Tampa, you must have clear title to your home, your mortgage pay- ment must be current, your property taxes must be cur- rent, you must have lived in
your home for at least 5 years, you must have homeowners insurance, and you cannot have received assistance from the City of Tampa Rehab Pro- gram in the last 10 years.
The program focuses on repairs in the following areas: leaking roofs; plumbing, elec- trical systems, walls or floors, heat or air conditioning, win- dow replacement, water heater replacement, lead- based paint remediation, handicapped accessibility im- provements, or exterior dete- rioration.
Ms. Dianne Hart, CEO of the East Tampa Business & Civic Association said, “We re- alize that some people are in- timidated by applying for programs over the internet. Anyone wishing to apply for this program can call our of- fice at (813) 248-3977 for an appointment. We will help you complete the application and submit it.”
Ms. Hart further said that it’s not fair to have money available and the people who need it, don’t apply for it.
The Tampa Bay June- teenth Coalition has united with a host of others for month-long events to cele- brate Juneteenth.
Rev. Willie Dixon will kick off the Juneteenth Cele- brations with an Annual Youth Summit on Saturday, June 9, 2018, 2:30-5:30 p. m. The event will be held at the Charles Davis Center, 102 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Tampa 33603.
This event gives the youth in the community a voice to reason and give solutions on the crime in the community.
The following weekend, on June 17th, Rev. Isaac Ruffin will spearhead a Father’s Day Gospel Explosion, 4-8 p. m. at Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, 1006 W. Cypress St., Tampa 33606. The Bryant Family will headline this cel- ebration.
On Friday, June 22nd, 11 a. m., Eddie Adams will coor- dinate the 100 Black Men Luncheon sponsored by the Grand Krew De Libertalia. The luncheon will be held at TPepin Hospitality Center. This is a ticketed event.
The first Miss Juneteenth Pageant will also be held at TPepin later in the evening, 6:30 p. m., with Channel 8 News Anchor Rod Carter as the host. Adria Johnson is coordinator of this free event.
On Saturday, June 23rd, participants will again gather at TPepin Center, where the National President of the Juneteenth Foundation, Rev. Dr. Ronald Myers will be the featured speaker for the Community Awards Banquet. Pastor Celeste Battle is co- ordinator of this ticketed event.
Also on June 23rd, Portrait
REV. DR. RONALD MYERS President, National Juneteenth Foundation
ZARIYA ...Guest artist for Street Festival
Artist, Kevin Demetrius Tramel, Jr. will resurrect victims through his drawings, whose lives were taken due to social injustices. Portraits of Trayvon Martin and others will be on display at the Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Ave., 2-4 p. m. Tramel will explain the im- portance and significance in celebrating these lost lives.
All of these celebrations will be capped off with a Street Festival on Saturday, June 30th,11a.m.–7p.m.,onMain Street in West Tampa. The street will be closed to through traffic from Howard to Rome. Pastor C. U. Sutton is the
ROD CARTER ...News Channel 8 Anchor ...Miss Juneteenth Pageant Host
Street Festival coordinator. There will be entertain- ment, food, games, bounce house and much more. The featured guest artist for this event will be Tampa’s own, 14- year-old Zariya, who now re- sides in Atlanta pursuing her music career. Zariya has re- cently been heard on the radio with her hit single, “Let It
Go!!”
The Street Festival will also
feature the Divine 9 Greek Step Show.
If you are interested in be- coming a vendor or you need more information, please call (813) 547-9529, or (813) 384- 0474.
GREEKS – Divine 9 ..Step Show
Meeting
NAACP To Host General Monthly Meeting
Members of the Hillsborough County Branch of the NAACP will host their May General Meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Lee Davis Neighborhood Service Center, in the Queen Miller Suite, 3402 N. 22nd Street, Tampa, 33605.
The guest speaker for this month is Ms. Vanessa McCleary, Housing & Community Development Manager for the City of Tampa.
The meeting is open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend.
Ms. Yvette Lewis is the organization’s President. For more information call the branch office at (813) 234-8683.
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