A column in the Times this week focuses on the League of Women Voters, but the most disturbing comment to me is the following: And as always, there’s the economy: “To join a social or civic or political organization now is a luxury,” says current president Linda D’Aquila. While this is the reality right now …
Category: Charity
Support USF’s Diabetes Research – no funds, just friends
Dear Readers, Please join me and the University of South Florida in raising awareness and generating grassroots support for USF’s outstanding research in diabetes and autoimmune disorders and for the advancement of needed integrated clinical care. Currently, there are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of our overall population, who …
Growing government, shrinking non profits
City of Tampa firefighters might take a lesson from the recent changes made by the non-profit that provides relief many who lose their home to fire. According to the Tampa Tribune: With donors tightening their purse strings and investments hurting, the local chapter of the American Red Cross has laid off 22 employees, almost half its …
Mary Lee Consolidates Assistance
Back in July 2007, Peg Reese, executive director of Mary Lee’s house spoke to the Tampa Exchange Club about the program that would bring a number of child services to one location in an effort to assist children in one location to make the process smoother and less traumatic. Today the St Pete Times reported on …
Props to the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
The Tribune article, Charitable Bang per Buck Biggest Here, about Charity Navigator’s list of the nation’s top 10 “slam-dunk” charities, highlights the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay for making the list. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is now ranked as one of the most efficient charities in the country. “We don’t do galas. We …
I’ll take my digital box a bit early
According to the this St Pete Times editorial and details in this Times article, Hillsborough County has sold out to Bright House Networks by striking a deal instead of suing them for moving the access channels to a higher tier. The cities of St. Petersburg and Tampa are spending tax payer dollars to fight a …
I’m just too busy to do anything for the community…
So its another Monday almost exactly a month later and I read another article pointing out how apathetic (or maybe just plain pathetic) my generation has handled volunteering. Today’s Tampa Tribune article, Longtime Service Club Calling It Quits, sites “Many younger men don’t want the commitment of weekly meetings” according to Kiwanis Club of Palma …
Really sad statistics on volunteering.
According to an Associated Press article published today in the St. Pete Times, both the state I currently live in and the one I am originally from rank among the lowest of all the states in volunteerism rates. Most of you know the amount of time I put into volunteering and the importance I feel …
Revamped Website for the Red Cross Tampa Bay
I worked relentlessly this afternoon and evening (from La Casa Dolce 😉 to get a fresh update done for the Red Cross Tampa Bay so that the website looked a cleaner and had correct information. They will be doing a complete overhaul later this year but for now this was to just get the information …
Florida Animal Friend Application Deadline
Florida – 4/1/2007 – Florida Animal Friend, Inc. has set out to save lives of the state’s cat and dog population by preventing overpopulation through the awarding of grant money to local non-profit organizations for spay/neuter programs throughout the state. The fast approaching deadline for the 2007 grant application to be received by Florida Animal …