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YMCA Fundraiser Has Football Theme

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 17, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - The New Tampa Family YMCA's annual Passport to Paradise will have a football theme, Saturday Night Lights.

The event, set for 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 4, will raise money to assist children with special physical and financial needs who otherwise could not afford the benefits of the YMCA.

The fundraiser will be at the YMCA at 16221 Compton Drive. It will feature food and drinks, as well as a silent and live auction, dancing and live televised sporting events. Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite team jersey.

Each year, the New Tampa Family YMCA provides more than $300,000 in scholarship support to families in the New Tampa area that otherwise would be unable to afford the YMCA. The scholarships send children to summer camp and provide swim lessons.

Ginger Bean is the volunteer event chairwoman. The committee members are Arlene Alicea, Lyn Acer, Jennifer Bakunas, Connie Bladon, David Friday, Debbie Maronic, Pete Radeka and Amy Rainey.

The New Tampa Family YMCA is seeking sponsors for the event. Tickets are $50 per person. For details, call Beatriz Fregoso at (813) 866-9622 or e-mail beatriz.fregoso@ tampaymca.org.

Krewe Raising Money For Shoes

NORTH TAMPA - The Krewe of Alegria will host its fifth annual Bike Night at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the L.A. Hangout, 16411 N. Florida Ave.

Dyann "Rocky" Valdez is the founder and president of the organization.

The proceeds will benefit Alegria's Kickin' for Kids fund, which provides shoes for children in need in the Tampa Bay area.

The cost is $10 at the door, with a buffet and beer included. For details, call (813) 892-9554 or e-mail alegriaharley 2006@yahoo.com.

Club Provides Supplies, Seeks Vendors

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Temple Terrace Junior Woman's Club recently donated school supplies to Riverhills Elementary.

"The club had a school supply drive and wanted to donate to the school we felt needed help the most," education chairwoman Jeannie Waterman wrote in an e-mail.

Club members will hold their annual Book Exchange on Oct. 4 during the Terrace Reads event at Temple Terrace Elementary.

The club also will host a vendor fair, Harvest Jubilee, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Woodmont Clubhouse, 415 Woodmont Ave.

For details, call Coleen Garner at (813) 340-7069. The deadline for vendors is Oct. 1.

Scholarship, Charities Benefit From Show

WEST SHORE - The Pan American University Women organization will celebrate its 69th anniversary at the PAUW 2008 Fashion Show/Luncheon on Saturday at the Tampa Airport Hilton, 2225 Lois Ave.

Tana Levinson, the group's vice president, is chairwoman of the event, which begins with a silent auction at 11 a.m. Lunch is at noon, and the fashion show is at 1 p.m.

Joann Torretta Guagliardo, president and owner of First Impressions Image and Modeling Studio, is the fashion show producer and moderator. Fashions will be provided by Gary Platt, general manager of Dillard's at International Plaza.

Pan American members and their families who will model include Nuri Ayres, Sophia Ayres, Ian Ayres, JoAnn Duran, Jenna Duran, Joann G. Guagliardo, Susan Jenkins, Rick Jenkins, Bryce Jenkins, Loree Semler, Caroline Semler, Mimi Talcott, Angeline Talcott Howell, Kimberly Valdes and Mathew Valdes. First Impression models are Kaayla Campbell, MacKenzie Gaudette, Jamie Miller, Olivia Smith and Kevin Williams.

Robb Smith is the announcer. Tampa artist Joyce Lazzara is donating one of her paintings.

Proceeds will benefit two University of South Florida Latino Scholarships, the Judeo Christian Health Clinic, Children's Cancer Center, Ybor City Museum Society and Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Fashion show committee members include Judy Blanco, Shirley Colmenares, RoseAnne Bowers, Sonia Spoto, Diana Mangione, Nora Lamb, Mimi Talcott, Mary Caltagirone, Sandra Sierra, Diana Fernandez, Nuri Ayres, Marie Valenti, Charlotte Valenti, Nancy White and Levinson.

Nuri Ayres is president of the organization; Blanco is president-elect.

Tickets are $40. For information and reservations, call White at (813) 831-0535.

Chamber Plans Networking Socials

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce will hold an open house and networking social from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fairfield Inn, 12260 Morris Bridge Road.

Representatives from home businesses and the Fairfield Inn will present information about their products and services.

The chamber also will hold a networking social Sept. 30 to celebrate the grand reopening of Terrace Sports. The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at 5311 E. Busch Blvd.

For details, call the chamber at (813) 989-7004.

Orchid Society Meets Thursday

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Michael Sinn, owner of Canaima Orchids in Palmetto, will speak at Thursday's meeting of the Tampa Bay Orchid Society.

The free event, open to members and guests, will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Seminole Heights United Methodist Church, 6111 Central Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m.

For details, call society President Kathy Cox at (813) 310-7676.

Event Benefits MacDonald Center

TAMPA - All That Glitters, the annual wine, beer and food tasting benefiting the MacDonald Training Center, will include new elements this year.

The event, set for 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 at TPepin's Hospitality Centre, 4121 N. 50th St., will feature interactive cooking demonstrations by local chefs, including Fabrizio Schenardi of Pelagia Trattoria. The fundraiser also will include The Best Chocolate Cake in Town contest. Participants will bring partially finished cakes and add the decorations in front of the guests.

All That Glitters also will include live music, live and silent auctions, and samples from more than 20 restaurants and caterers. Mitchell's Fish Market, Timpano Chophouse, NoHo Bistro and Chavez at Home are among the participants.

The MacDonald Training Center, established in 1953, serves adults with disabilities.

General admission is $75; VIP tickets, which allow entrance at 6 p.m., are $100. For tickets, call (813) 870-1300, ext. 252, or visit www.macdonald center.org.

Comedy Night Benefits Education

DOWNTOWN TAMPA - The eighth annual Comedy Night, sponsored by the Hillsborough Education Foundation, will feature comedians Brian Bradley and Patrick Garrity.

The event will be 8 p.m. Thursday at the Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St. Randy James of The James Law Group, is chairman of the event, which will benefit programs for at-risk students.

Tickets are $25, available at the box office or www.tampa theatre.org.

Rotaract President To Speak At Rotary

Robin Roup, president of the Rotaract Club at the University of South Florida, will speak at Friday's meeting of the Rotary Club of New Tampa.

The meeting is at 7 a.m. at the Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd.

The club is for professional and business leaders who live, work or are retired in the New Tampa area.

For information about the organization, call Matt Palmer at (813) 972-9235 or e-mail matt.palmer@earthlink.net.

Veterans Council Plans Tribune

THONOTOSASSA - The Veterans Council of Hillsborough will present a tribute to America's prisoners of war and those service personnel still missing in action.

The free event, open to the public, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Park and Museum, 3602 N. U.S. 301.

Refreshments will be served. For details, call Dave Braun at (813) 310-8513.

USF Luncheon Features Author

DOWNTOWN TAMPA - Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at the University of South Florida Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Luncheon.

The event, open to the public, will be 11:30 a.m. Oct. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Tampa, 211 N. Tampa St.

Tickets are $150 each. Sponsorships are available. For details, contact Laura Heruska at lheruska@admin.usf.edu or (813) 974-6996.

Send news of social activities, landmark anniversaries, birthdays and other items of community interest to Lenora Lake at 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 102, Tampa FL 33647; fax to (813) 975-9488; e-mail to llake@ tampatrib.com; or call her at (813) 865-4851.

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