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Tampa Woman To Celebrate 100th Birthday
Organizations To Host Job Readiness Workshop
MRS. PARALEE GREEN 7/23/1915 to 7/23/2015
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Thursday, staff and residents alike will help a Tampa woman celebrate her birthday. But, this isn’t just any birthday for the Tampa woman, it’s her 100th birth- day.
Life for Mrs. Paralee Green began in Sumpter, South Carolina, on July 23, 1915. Mrs. Green was raised in that city until she began a teenager. It was dur- ing that time that her family moved to Tampa.
Mrs. Green attended Booker T. Washington High School and later married James (Jimmy) Curtis Green. The couple was mar- ried for more than 60 years and lived in the Progress Vil- lage section of Tampa.
After settling in Progress
Village, Mrs. Green be- came the mother of one daughter, Mrs. Juliett Vasquez. She was em- ployed at Maas Brothers for more than 40 years.
After ending her working career, Mrs. Green spent her adult life as a stay-at- home mother and home- maker. She enjoyed cooking, being homemaker and spending time with her three grandchildren, Ms. Julie Holliday, Kip Vasquez, and Ms. Michelle White. She also welcomed the ar- rival of her three great grandsons.
While living in Progress Village, Mrs. Green was a member of the 29th Street of Christ for more than 60 years. One of the things she took great stock in was mak- ing sure that the neighbor- hood children went to church.
Today, she is a member of Northside Church of Christ and enjoys listening to gospel music.
For the past 14 years, Mrs. Green has been a res- ident at Ruby’s Residential Care Assisted Living Facility and that is where her family and friends will gather to help her celebrate her birth- day on Thursday.
One of her caregivers, Ms. Anita Pierce said, “She is known as the Beauti- ful Lady with the infectious smile” at the center.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Three organizations have united to host a Job Readiness Workshop. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, July 29th, at the 34th Street Church Of God, 3000 N. 34th Street, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott is the host pastor and Chairman of the Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy.
The Job Readiness Work- shop is being presented by the Tampa Bay Community Advo- cacy Committee (TBCAC), in collaboration with Austin Commercial, LP, and Ariel Business Group, Inc.
The event is free and open to the public. It will feature guest speakers from the busi- ness and professional commu- nity. Workshops will address resume initiation, resume en- hancement, interview skills and job readiness. Partici- pants must be at least 18 years of age and must complete and submit an event data card to register.
Simeon Terry, Vice President of Diversity Affairs for Austin Commercial, LP said, “We are excited about this opportunity for skilled and unskilled labor to work with the TBCAC in an effort to foster and promote economic opportunities in the Tampa Bay community. We want to ensure that our presence has a positive economic impact in the community.”
Rev. Dr. Scott said, “We, at the TBCAC, are excited about the opportunity to both help our community and to work with Austin Commercial, LP in this effort to promote and support economic oppor- tunities for the community.”
The TBCAC’s objective is
SIMEON TERRY V.P. of Diversity Affairs for Austin Comm., LP
to provide a variety of “hands on” workshops to help pre- pare those seeking employ- ment with the necessary skills of: How to create an attention grabbing resume; How to con- duct a successful job search; and How to sharpen your in- terviewing skills, among other things.
It will help participants prepare for the upcoming TBCAC Job Fair-Workshop Initiative that will take place in the fall.
This is the first collabora- tive effort of the organizations to offer the workshops to the public. Austin Commercial, LP is the prime contractor for Tampa International Airport’s (TIA) Consolidated Rental Car (ConRAC) and Automated People Mover (APM) Project.
The Diversity Affairs De- partment provides the over- sight and direction for the Women and Minority Busi- ness Enterprise (W/MBE) Program in relation to the project.
Austin Commercial, LP, was chosen by the Hillsbor- ough County Aviation Author- ity to design and build the$543 million ConRAC/APM projects. Key team members include: Gre- sham Smith & Partners, The
REV. DR. THOMAS SCOTT
Beck Group, Mims Construc- tion, PSA Constructors and Ariel Business Group, Inc. The Automated People Mover Sys- tem will take travelers from the main terminal to the Con- solidated Rental Car Center and the Economy Parking Garages. These areas are scheduled for completion in the fall of 2017.
The project is the first phase of TIA’s multi-billion dollar master plan expansion.
Austin Commercial, LP is one of the largest, most diver- sified builders in the United States. They are nationally recognized for their excep- tional safety record, diver- sity/inclusion program and innovative construction solu- tions in the following markets: advanced technology, avia- tion, corporate/office, health- care, hospitality, mission critical, mixed-use/retail/res- idential, public assembly, sports, and university proj- ects.
Seating is limited. For more information about the TBCAC Job Readiness Work- shop, contact Dr. Carolyn Collins, at 813-812-JOBZ or 813-812-5629, by email at TampaBayCAC@gmail.com or visit www.TampaBayCAC.com
Black Heritage Festival To Host Insurance Workshop For Businesses
The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival will hold a free workshop for business owners enti- tled “Insurance – How It Effects Your Business.” The event will take place on Satur- day, July 25, 2015, from 11:30 A.M. to 2 P. M. at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC), 2101 East Palm Avenue (Ybor City),
The event will begin with a networking activ- ity facilitated by Harland Henry. Eric Brown, President and CEO of Brown Insurance Group, will be the keynote speaker. His presen- tation will focus on the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Brown specializes in assisting employers to provide, (at no cost) comprehensive individual major medical health insurance to their employ- ees (and their families) who are ineligible for group health insurance.
Other financial professionals will also be available to provide their expertise to the work- shop.
Bill Trotman, of TD Bank, will discuss Key Man Insurance. Trotman has ten (10) years of experience in the financial industry.
Ms. Rolanda McDuffie, CPA, will discuss Workers Compensation and Professional Liabil- ity Insurance. She has provided tax and account- ing services to businesses and individuals for over 15 years.
All of the presenters will be available for a Questions and Answers session at the end of the workshop.
This workshop is the third in a series of five (5) sponsored by the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival and hosted by the Entrepreneur Collab- orative Center of Tampa.
For additional information about this work- shop or future workshops, contact Bill Trotman at (813) 507-1014. Those wishing to attend can register to attend the event at www.tampablack- heritage.org.
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