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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 4, 2009

TEMPLE TERRACE - Joe Affronti, the mayor of Temple Terrace, has accepted an invitation from Councillor Pamela Holden-Brown, mayor of the Borough of Eastleigh, England, for a sister city exchange visit.

An informational meeting about the visit is slated for 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 11250 N. 56th St.

The visit is scheduled from June 10-17. Participants will stay in the homes of host families.

For information, call (813) 988-6794.

Road race benefits veterans programs

USF CAMPUS - The second Veterans Memorial Road Race is Sunday at the University of South Florida Sun Dome.

Race day registration and package pickup begins at 7 a.m. The first race starts at 8.

For information, call Brad Frank at (813) 728-0504, or Joe Fernandez at (813) 874-7223.

Annual yard sale is Saturday

NORTH TAMPA - The Meadowood Condo Association will have its 17th annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Busy week for social events

TAMPA - The next seven days are some of the busiest of the fall season for social events and fundraisers. Here are some of the events.

•Fifth annual Children's Crisis Center Breakfast, sponsored by the Mental Health Care Foundation.

Thursday's event is at the Hyatt Regency Downtown with registration at 7 a.m. and the program at 7:30. Tickets are $50 each and available at www.mhcinc.org.

•The 28th annual steak dinner honoring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. The dinner will be at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at Desert Grill in Busch Gardens and benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay.

Tickets are $300 a person or $500 for two tickets. For information, see www.bgc tampa.org.

•Abe Brown Ministries' 26th annual celebration, with speaker Walter A. McNeil, secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections.

The event is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Tickets are $60 a ticket and a table for eight is $750. For information, call (813) 247-3285.

•22nd annual Puttin' on the Glitz, which benefits the PhoneFriend a program for latchkey children through Northside Mental Health Center.

Friday's event will be from 6 to 11 p.m. at the TPepin's Hospitality Center, 4121 N. 50th St. Tickets are $75 and available by calling (813) 985-3861.

•Celebrating Life ... A Flamenco Night, benefiting the Division of Gerontology at the University of South Florida's School of Medicine.

The third annual dinner event is at 6 p.m. Friday at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club, 5310 Interbay Blvd. The speaker is Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio.

Tickets are $125 each and available by contacting Lourdes Rodriguez at (813) 974-2460.

•Dessert First Adventure Bash, benefitting Girl Scouts.

The sixth annual event is at 7 p.m. Friday at the InterContinental Hotel, 4860 W. Kennedy Blvd. Eight chefs will create Girl Scout cookie-themed desserts.

Tickets are $65 per person, $100 per couple. For information, visit www.gswcf.org.

•The 23rd annual Zoofari at Lowry Park Zoo.

The event at 7 p.m. Saturday at the zoo, 1101 W. Sligh Ave., features food samples and live music, including Sister Hazel.

Tickets are $75 online at www.LowryParkZoo .com; $80 by phone, (813) 935-8552, ext. 276, or $85 at the door.

•Tampa Museum of Art's Evening in the Park.

Saturday's picnic, from 6 to 10 p.m., will be on the grounds of the University of Tampa.

Tickets are $250 and $350 each. For information, call (813) 259-1718.

•Top Chef luncheon, benefiting the Children's Cancer Research Group of St. Joseph's Hospital.

Sunday's luncheon, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is aboard the MS Ryndam and features food from Bin 27 Bistro, Malio's Prime and Restaurant BT. Tickets for the third annual event are $75. For information, call (813) 872-0979.

•Annual Silver Coffee, sponsored by the Red Cross Angels.

The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the home of Toni Everett, 3422 Jean Circle, and include refreshments and information about the organization. The donation is $20 and information is available by calling (813) 837-6449.

•Treasured Lives breakfast, sponsored by the LifeLink Legacy Fund.

The event is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club, 5310 Interbay Blvd.

The program will focus on transplant stories. Reservations are required by calling Bonnie Lalli at (813) 253-2640, ext. 1376.

Florida Outreach topic of meeting

HUNTER'S GREEN - Emily Taylor-Snell will talk about Florida Outreach for the deaf and blind at Thursday's meeting of the Tampa Evening Rotary.

The 6:15 p.m. meeting will be at Hunter's Green Golf & Country Club, 18101 Longwater Run. For information, call Sherri Ferguson at (813) 892-9782.

Rummage sale makes a move

The Temple Terrace Junior League has a new location for Saturday's Junior Junque Charity Rummage Sale. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9250 N. 56th St. For information, call (813) 340-7069.

Send news of community interest to Lenora Lake at Tampa Tribune, P.O. Box 191, Tampa FL 33601 or e-mail her at llake@ tampatrib.com or call her at (813) 259-7662.

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