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Healthy 22nd Street Workshop
Dr. Traci Thompson of Dr. Traci’s House is holding a workshop on July 16, 2022. The workshop will be held at the C. Blythe An- drews, Jr. Library at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Traci will focus on diabetes education, prevention, and treatment.
Community Dinner Night
On Friday, July 8th at 6 p.m. you can come experience Restore Hope’s “Community Din- ner Night” where families around the Univer- sity area of Tampa will be served a hot meal family-style. Many of the families participat- ing in this event don’t always know where their next hot meal is coming from.
WHEN: Friday, July 8th at 6 p.m. WHERE: The Hope Center: 11605 N Ne- braska Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612 WHO: Pastor Jessie Moses, founder of Restore Hope
89th National Convention Of Gospel Choruses
On Monday, August 8th, the State of Florida is the host for the 89th National Con- vention of Gospel Choruses & Choirs, Inc. We are looking for as many voices as possible to represent in the Monday Night Choir at this epic occasion.
The Convention is scheduled for August 6th-12th at DoubleTree by Hilton, 5780 Major Boulevard in Orlando. The Committee is also working on getting a bus for this awesome night, cost and location will be announced at a later date.
Several rehearsals have been organized and they are as follows:
• Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 4:00 pm • Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 4:00 pm • Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 5:00 pm
All rehearsals will be held at Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist Church, 1605 N. Ne- braska Ave in Tampa.
Below are some of the songs and lyrics. Style and lyrics are subject to change.
Revive Us Again https://youtu.be/BiIwEryNVz4
Take It To The Lord In Prayer https://youtu.be/3BA-F10NPdA
You Came For Me https://youtu.be/t035IHIK9xk
FYI...My Hope Is Built is specially re- arranged by Dr. Parrott, so I do not have the recording for it, but the words are the same.
If you would like to become a member of the Florida Gospel Music & Arts Chapter,
please click this register, https://bit.ly/3sQ78Co.
link to
Keep It Clean, Tampa!
Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and the City of Tampa are partnering for a city-wide clean-up event all around Tampa on Saturday, July 9th from 8 am – 12 pm. Volunteers are welcome to help clean up their own neighborhoods, or sign up for one of the four sites below:
• Cheney Park - 801 E Yukon St, Tampa, FL 33604
• Borrell Park - 808 E 26th Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
• Gadsden Park - 6901 S MacDill Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
• Grant Park - 3724 N 54th St Tampa, FL 33619
Visit tampa.gov/KeepItClean to learn more or see how you can schedule another area out- side of these four options.
JANICE
This week, we honor Janice as our Spotlight fea- ture. Janice knows it will take more than what the others are doing to be successful. She also has the rare ability to remain humble among all of her many admirers. This young lady has managed to stay fo- cused and down-to-earth during her journey, and al- ways has time for friends and family. Congratulations to Janice as this week’s Beauty Un- limited feature.
Reminder
Changes To Rogers Park Golf Course To Be Discussed On July 12th At Public Meeting
There are several major projects in the works for Rogers Park Golf Course.
The projects include adding a 9-hole short course to accommodate the First Tee program that is housed at Rogers. The 9-hole course build out will be financed by the YMCA, the parent organiza- tion for First Tee. Another project is the City of Tampa’s major water project that will need to carve out an access road on the property.
On Tuesday, July 12th at 5:30 p.m. the Tampa Sports Authority (who manages the Golf course) and the City of Tampa will give the public an opportunity to discuss the project.
Rogers Park Golf Course, built in 1952, and is steeped in Black history. The historic course is on 160-acres surrounded on three sides by the Hills- borough River.
During the days of segregation, Rogers Park was the only picnic area for the Black community in Tampa. The park took the name of its contribu- tor, G.D. Rogers. After church on Sundays, many families came to enjoy the swings, slides, baseball diamond and picnic area. Mayor Curtis Hixon gave
permission to a group of caddies from Palma Ceia Country Club to build a 9-hole golf course.
The first Head Golf Professional, Willie Black, directed his group of volunteers, and, with meticu- lous care, all of the tree removal and shaping was done by hand. Upon its completion in 1952, the Rogers Park Golf Club was born.
In 1976, the City of Tampa gave management rights to the newly formed Tampa Sports Authority, and a $400,000 renovation project was approved. In 2001, a new maintenance compound was com- pleted followed by a new clubhouse in 2002.
The State of Florida has recognized Rogers Park Golf Course by listing it on the National Register of Historic Places.
Anyone wishing to access and participate in the meeting virtually or has public com- ment should contact Tammy Terry- Williams at 813-274-7105 at least 24 hours in advance to submit public comment, ob- tain information and/or an agenda. Anyone wishing to attend in person can come to the Rogers Park Golf Course, 7911 North 30th Street.
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