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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 11, 2009

TEMPLE TERRACE - Municipal offices and the public library will be closed today in observance of Veterans Day, a national holiday.

Yard waste pickup and curbside recycling normally scheduled for today will resume next week. Commercial garbage collection will not be affected by the holiday.

City recreational and sporting facilities will be open.

The Family Recreation Complex, 6610 Whiteway Drive, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

A special Veterans Day celebration at the Lightfoot Recreation Center, 10901 N. 56th St., begins at 11 a.m. All veterans and their families are invited to attend the 11/2-hour event, filled with music, guest speakers and free refreshments.

For information, call (813) 506-6600.

Business group hosts Visitor's Day

NEW TAMPA - Business Network Int'l, a networking organization specializing in the exchange of qualified business referrals among members, is inviting business professionals to attend a Visitor's Day breakfast today.

BNI is offering businesspeople an opportunity to learn more about the organization at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting at the Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club, 10630 Plantation Bay Drive, Tampa. The event ends at 9 a.m.

"Visitor's Day is an opportunity to see and learn the secrets of how businesses thrive on word-of-mouth or referral-based marketing," BNI executive director Tom Fleming said.

Business professionals interested in generating a steady source of referrals and new clients may be interested in attending the event.

"BNI is a great way for businesses to experience growth by duplicating their marketing effort through word of mouth," said Jal Irani, chapter president for the BNI Business Leaders.

BNI, an international organization with more than 5,200 chapters and 111,000 members, generated more than 5.6 million referrals, representing more than $2.3 billion worth of business for its members last year.

To RSVP, contact Irani at (813) 451-8229; seating is limited.

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