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Allen Temple Church Receives ‘Best Of Tampa’ Award
Robert Saunders Library Reopens
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Earlier this month, mem- bers of a local church learned that the institution had won an award. They learned of their selection on July 2nd.
Rev. Dr. David W. Green, Sr., senior pastor of Allen Temple African Methodist Church said, “We’re honored that the church has been chosen. We have been trying to establish an intergen- erational ministry to meet the needs of the church and the community. I believe we are going in the right direction.”
Rev. Dr. Green said the church nominated for the honor anonymously.
Allen Temple A. M. E. Church was recently chosen as the recipient of the “Best of Tampa Award” in the Reli- gious organizations category.
The Tampa Award Pro- gram collected information from various sources. That in- formation was analyzed and the winners were determined based on the information gath- ered both internally and data provided by third parties.
The 2015 Tampa Award Program recognizes organiza- tions that have shown the abil- ity to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advan- tages and long term value.
The Tampa Award Pro- gram was established to recog-
ALLEN TEMPLE A.M.E. CHURCH
REV. DR. DAVID W. GREEN, SR.,
BEST OF 2015 AWARD
nize the best of local business in our community and works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, profes- sional associations, church, and other business advertising and marketing groups.
Rev. Dr. Green gradu- ated from Morris Brown Col- lege in Atlanta. Rev. Dr. Green continued his educa- tion at Turner Theological Seminary, Interdenomina- tional Theological Center, both located in Atlanta, GA.
He holds the Doctor of Ministry Degree from United Theological Center, in Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. Dr. Green became the Senior Pastor at Allen Temple A. M. E. Church in 2008. He is married and the father of one son.
THE ROBERT W. SAUNDERS PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Robert W. Saunders Public Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Avenue, re-opened on Thursday at 1 p.m. The official re-opening ceremony will take place on August 12th.
The facility closed in December 2013 to allow the old struc- ture to be demolished. Construction on the new facility began in March 2014.
The new building, bearing the same name, is a two-story building that includes a children’s library on the first floor. It also contains special programming, circulating materials and a walkway connecting the library with Booker T. Washington El- ementary School.
It will also have display spaces for African American art, an African American Library, and a community room that can ac- commodate 350 people.
City Council Approves Final Vote On Panhandling Ordinance
On Thursday, members of the City Council held their final vote to repeal the Panhandling Ordinance put into place in November 2011. The vote was 6-0. City Council Chairman Frank Reddick was absent.
Last month, City Council members voted to repeal the ordinance after a lawsuit. The Homeless Helping Homeless, Inc., filed a lawsuit against the City of Tampa, contending that the ordinance prevented them from raising funds for their or- ganization.
The County Ordinance pro- hibits anyone from conducting business in the roadway. The City of Tampa now falls under the jurisdiction of the Hillsbor- ough County Panhandling Or- dinance.
City Attorney Julia Mandell stated that the City Council has the option to re- visit the ordinance in the fu- ture.
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