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Thomas Promise

Summer programs feed kids

June 15, 2016 By B.C. Manion

Children who normally eat lunch at school when classes are in session have a free alternative during the summer months.

Both Hillsborough and Pasco counties are participating in a summer food service program that provide free lunches and afternoon snacks at numerous sites around each county.

The program begins on June 13 and concludes on Aug. 3.

The sites are situated in areas where at least half of the children qualify for free or reduced price meals during the school year. The meals and snacks will be offered at local parks and other community locations to all children under 18 in the area.

No applications are required and summer camp registration is not required.

The Summer Food Service program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Here are some sites that are providing free lunches and snacks. Check with the sites to find out hours of operation.

Hillsborough County (partial listing):

  • Northdale Recreation, 15550 Spring Pine Drive
  • North Tampa Boys and Girls Club, 2313 Yukon St.
  • North Tampa Recreation Center, 8608 12th St.

(For more Hillsborough sites, go to HillsboroughCounty.org/SummerFood)

Pasco County (partial listing):

  • Arbours Mobile, 12861 Stately Oak St., Dade City
  • Centennial Middle, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City
  • Cypress Farms Mobile, 38727 Patti Lane, Dade City
  • Farm Workers Self-Help, 37124 Lock St., Dade City
  • James Irvin Civic Center, 38122 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dade City
  • Lacoochee Elementary, 38815 Cummer Road, Dade City
  • Lake George Mobile, 15246 Davis Loop, Dade City
  • Lewis Abraham Lacoochee Unit, 38274 Mudcat Grant Blvd., Dade City
  • Pasco Elementary, 37350 Florida Ave., Dade City
  • Pasco High, 36850 State Road 52, Dade City
  • New River Elementary, 4710 River Glen Blvd., Wesley Chapel
  • Quail Hollow Elementary, 7050 Quail Hollow Blvd., Wesley Chapel
  • Thomas Weightman Middle School, 30649 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel
  • Watergrass Elementary, 32750 Overpass Road, Wesley Chapel
  • Wesley Chapel High, 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel
  • Chester W. Taylor, 3628 Morris Bridge Road, Zephyrhills
  • Crystal Springs Mobile, 1655 Partridge Blvd., Zephyrhills
  • East Pasco YMCA, 37301 Chapel Hill Loop, Zephyrhills
  • R.B. Stewart Middle, 38505 10th Ave., Zephyrhills
  • Thomas Promise, 6851 Wire Road, Zephyrhills
  • West Zephyrhills Elementary, 37900 14th Ave., Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills High, 6335 12th St., Zephyrhills
  • Land O’ Lakes Recreational Complex, 3032 Collier Parkway, Land O’ Lakes
  • Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes
  • Odessa Park Community Center, 1627 Chesapeake Drive, Odessa

For additional information, check the Pasco County Schools website at Pasco.k12.fl.us.

Published June 15, 2016

 

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Zephyrhills Woman’s Club turns 100

November 25, 2015 By B.C. Manion

In the beginning, the GFWC Woman’s Club of Zephyrhills was a group of 15 women, who decided they wanted to form a civic club.

They established the club on Nov. 11, 1915 and voted to join the Florida Federation of Woman’s Clubs, automatically making them part of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs, a national organization.

Linda Weyer is the current president of the GFWC Woman’s Club of Zephyrhills, a club she says that remains committed to its mission of service. (B.C. Manion/Staff Photo)
Linda Weyer is the current president of the GFWC Woman’s Club of Zephyrhills, a club she says that remains committed to its mission of service.
(B.C. Manion/Staff Photo)

On Nov. 15, about 90 people gathered at the Zephyrhills’ woman’s club’s stone building to celebrate a century of service.

Service continues to be the mission of the club, said current club President Linda Weyer.

“The GFWC in and of itself is responsible for a lot of beautification of streets, for public libraries, the National Park system, the Everglades. The Everglades would not be the Everglades National Park without the GFWC,” Weyer said.

“And, in Zephyrhills, we help with all of the local charities, especially relating to children.

“We help Everyday Blessings, the Pregnancy Care Center,” she said. “We’re working with Thomas Promise this year, to make sure the children, that are poor in the schools, get backpacks with food to take home for the weekends,” she added.

“We do help sponsor a second-grade classroom at West Zephyrhills Elementary School. And, every year, we collect school supplies in August and take them over to West Zephyrhills Elementary, and let the liaison distribute them to the children that need them. That way, they don’t get embarrassed,” she said.

This artist’s rendering depicts the home of the GFWC of Zephyrhills, the oldest service club in Zephyrhills, which celebrated its 100th birthday at a celebration on Nov. 15. (Courtesy of GFWC Women's Club of Zephyrhills)
This artist’s rendering depicts the home of the GFWC of Zephyrhills, the oldest service club in Zephyrhills, which celebrated its 100th birthday at a celebration on Nov. 15.
(Courtesy of GFWC Woman’s Club of Zephyrhills)

The club also awards scholarships, and donates time and money to local charities such as Meals on Wheels, Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Support Our Troops, Everyday Blessings, Relay for Life and many others. The club also gives to national and international relief efforts, according to Granger.

Weyer was excited about the club’s centennial celebration.

“It is a very big day. I’m very honored to be the president of this club at this time,” Weyer said, noting she expected people from Tampa, Spring Hill, Brooksville, Ruskin and St. Petersburg to join the celebration.

When the club began, it chose moss gray and pink as the official colors, the Cherokee rose as the club flower, and “America the Beautiful” as the club song, according to a historical account compiled by Gina Granger.

The yearly dues were $1, and early meetings were held in various buildings and members’ homes, according to Granger’s account.

In exchange for two lots bought by members in 1925, which the club later deeded to the city, the city gave the club a 99-year lease on a native rock building erected on the site in 1946—a public works project that was part of the Works Progress Administration under U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The clubhouse was built from native rock hauled from a quarry on the Hillsborough River. Club members raised funds by hosting various events to complete and furnish the interior, Granger adds.

The club, which now has 36 members, is always welcoming new members. It meets every first Friday of the month, during the months of September through May. The meetings are at 12:30 p.m., in the clubhouse located at 38545 Fifth Ave. Membership is open to any woman age 18 or older. Current annual dues are $25.

To learn more about the Woman’s Club of Zephyrhills, you can find them on the web at GFWCWomansClubOfZephyrhills.com.

Published November 25, 2015

 

Filed Under: Local News, Zephyrhills/East Pasco News Tagged With: Everglades National Park, Everyday Blessings, Fifth Avenue, Florida Federation of Woman's Clubs, General Federation of Woman's Clubs, GFWC Woman's Club of Zephyrhills, Gina Granger, Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Linda Weyer, Meals on Wheels, Pregnancy Care Center, Relay for Life, Support Our Troops, Thomas Promise, West Zephyrhills Elementary, Zephyrhills

Zephyrhills chamber honors year’s best

September 19, 2014 By Michael Hinman

The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce awarded its leaders in community, business and government Thursday night during its annual awards banquet at Southport Springs Golf & Country Club in Zephyrhills.

The nominees were based on submissions from chamber members, and then selected by a committee that included Amy Chappell, Carolyn Hodges, Carolyn Sentelik, Cliff McDuffie, David West, Gary Hatrick, Jodi Wilkeson, John Kinsman and Rebecca Gaddis.

Award winners included:

Small Business of the Year (1-24 employees) — Skydive City

Large Business of the Year (25 or more employees) — Nestle Waters America/Zephyrhills water

Diamond Award (nonprofit) — Town Ark/The Thomas Promise

Innovative Business of the Year — Skywatch Signs

Leadership in Government — Bob Hatfield

Economic Development Champion — Vonnie Mikkelsen

Community Service Award — John and Diana MacDiarmid

Leadership in Youth Involvement — Kevin Barrett

Chamber Ambassador of the Year — Vicky Jones

Chamber Member of the Year — CenterState Bank

Citizen of the Year — Tim Pierson

Alice Hall Community Service Award — Earl Young

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Amy Chappell, Bob Hatfield, Carolyn Hodges, Carolyn Sentelik, CenterState Bank, Cliff McDuffie, David West, Diana MacDiarmid, Earl Young, Gary Hatrick, Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce, Jodi Wilkeson, John Kinsman, John MacDiarmid, Kevin Barrett, Nestle Waters America, Rebecca Gaddis, Skydive City, Skywatch Signs, Southport Springs Golf & Country Club, Thomas Promise, Tim Pierson, Town Ark, Vicky Jones, Vonnie Mikkelsen, Zephyrhills

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