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Law School Donates Items To Foster Care Organization
Everyday Blessings received items collected by WMU-Cooley Law School students, faculty and staff. Students Joe Cline (left) and Floyd Grimes (right), along with Lisa Erkens, WMU-Cooley administrative assistant, delivered the donated items for children living at the foster care facility.
Ladies Of Purple Passion To Host Christmas Bash
These Ladies of Purple Passion are: Thelma Stafford, Vaular Dene Rouse and Alberta Harris.
Happy Birthday
MS. KIARA
Happy birthday to myself!! Blessed and thankful to see another yea!
2016 Black
Harram Temple #23 To Distribute Items From Charity Clothes Closet
Children living at Every- day Blessings, a nonprofit foster care organization lo- cated in Thonotosassa, were the recipients of donated items collected by WMU- Cooley Law School’s students, faculty and staff. Everyday Blessings houses nearly 30 children who have been re- moved from their previous homes due to abuse, neglect or abandonment.
Those living at Everyday Blessings range in age from newborn through 17 years old, and come from all eco-
nomic backgrounds and eth- nic groups.
“We are proud that our students, faculty and staff have chosen Everyday Bless- ings to receive gifts and needed items for children who have been displaced from their homes. It is impor- tant for children who have been displaced from their homes to have a positive ex- perience during the holiday season,” Ms. Lisa Erkens, who coordinated the dona- tion drive at the law school said.
The Ladies of Purple Pas- sion are getting ready for their Christmas Bash. The festive event will be held on Friday, December 18th, 8 p. m., at the American Legion, 3910 W. Kennedy Blvd. (Tampa 33607).
The ladies are asking that you come dressed to impress in red and white attire. En-
tertainment will be by DJ Heavy.
For additional informa- tion see ad in Friday’s (Dec. 18th) issue.
For more information, contact: Alberta Harris (813) 449-2876, Thelma Stafford (813) 236-3640, or Vaular Dene Rouse (813) 302-9898.
History Month
Essay Contest
First Baptist Church of Progress Village, in coordina- tion with the Progress Village Tutoring Center and Hillsbor- ough Community College, is sponsoring an Essay Contest.
Students in elementary through high school are en- couraged to submit an essay on the topic, “Civil Rights in America.”
The essay should highlight the important milestones by African Americans and others in the battle for civil rights and equal treatment in Amer- ica under the law.
The essays must be sub- mitted to Marlene Carter at carterm_177@hotmail.com. or First Baptist Church of Progress Village Youth Pastor, Roszell White, at roszell- white@fbcopv.org no later than Sunday, December 27th.
Essays can be dropped off at the First Baptist Church of Progress Village Office, 872 Progress Boulevard, at the corner of Falkenburg and Progress Boulevard.
Grades 2-5 complete 200-250 word essay (handwritten or typed).
Grades 6-8 complete 500-600 word essay (typed).
Grades 9-12 complete 700-1000 word essay (typed).
Prizes will be awarded by grade level with first place get- ting a $150 gift card; second place, $75.00 gift card and third place, a $50 gift card.
Police Offer Safe Place To Conduct Online Holiday Sales Transactions
The Nobles of Harram Temple No. 23, Inc. and vol- unteers will be distributing new and used donated cloth- ing and shoes for adults and children; and some usable toys from the Charity Clothes Closet.
The distribution will take place on Saturday, Decem-
ber 19, 2015, 9 a. m. – 1 p. m. at the George E. Hodgins Hall, 2401 N. Albany Ave. (33607).
If you have items you’d like to donate, please call Noble James Holmes (813) 928-4170 or Noble Ronnie Souter (813) 379- 0794.
Local
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is reminding citizens to take caution when conducting transactions con- ducted online. They have es- tablished areas where residents can complete their transactions safely.
The Sheriff’s Office has established an area in each of its district office parking lots. Named the “Holiday Safe Sale,” the program is de- signed as a response to safety threats for those who will conduct transactions using cash involving items adver- tised on line or other classi- fied advertisement.
Currently, the parking lots are often used for parental exchange of children involved in civil custody is- sues. It only makes sense to offer the parking lots for these web or classified trans-
actions.
The parking lots were
chosen because they are well- lit and have videotape cover- age.
The four patrol districts are located at: Patrol District One, 14102 N. 20th Street; Pa- trol District Two, 2310 N. Falkenburg Road; Patrol Dis- trict Three, 7202 Gunn High- way; and Patrol District Four, 508 33rd Street, SE, in Ruskin.
Ms. Cristal Bermudez Nunez, spokesperson for the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office said, “We want people to be safe. During this time of year, people can eas- ily fall victim to scams. So in order to be safe and complete your transactions, we are en- couraging citizens to use our district office parking lots for their online sale transactions because it is well lit, available 24 hours a days, and they are always manned by a deputy.”
HART Launches Customer Service Survey
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Company is seeking customers to partici- pate in its second survey. HART began asking random customers about their expe- rience and if they are satis- fied with the service.
The company began col- lecting information for the survey Tuesday, December 8, and it continue through next week. An on-board sur- vey team from TransPro Consulting will be traveling the HART system talking with riders once again and asking questions about how they use HART services and its performance.
Members of the survey team will be identifiable by name badges and will select
riders at random. The infor- mation collected is the sec- ond round of the HART 2015 Customer Service Satisfac- tion Survey which will be used to better understand its customers’ opinions of exist- ing service and areas of pri- ority that need improvement.
The information collected from this second on-board survey will be part of the overall customer service sat- isfaction data which will be used to inform future plan- ning, communicate more ef- fectively with customers and market HART to infrequent riders. Once completed, HART will have a voice of customer (VOC) scorecard to continually measure cus- tomer satisfaction.
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