Do It All With Dynamic Painting

Whether you are remodeling or just need a fresh look, Dynamic Painting, a newly established business in the area, can help with all of your interior and exterior painting needs.

Owned by Robert Silver and Darien Brown, the company known as "Your One Stop Paint Shop," offers a variety of services including drywall repair, texturing, pressure washing, caulking, screen repair, carpentry and of course, painting with only top-of-the-line products.

Silver is a second generation painter with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of the industry. He started in the family business, owned his own business in Virginia Beach before relocating to Florida and also has worked for a few large painting companies in Florida.

"The construction business and painting have always been a passion of mine," Silver says, adding that his brother owns a painting company in New Hampshire and his dad is still painting today.

Brown, owner of Mr. Handyman, Dynamic Painting's sister company, has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. A licensed general contractor, he handles the repair side of business such as stucco and sheetrock repair, prior to painting.

"It is important for people's protection to make sure they have a licensed contractor who is bonded and insured handle any household or business repairs," Brown stresses.

Brown and Silver, previously colleagues, decided that the combination of their experience, talent and reputation would make a great company and thus formed Dynamic Painting. Their intuition seems to be paying off as while in business for only six months, it earned the Best of Brandon designation, something the pair is very proud of. "We are building up quite a clientele, heading in the right direction," comments Silver.

Part of the reason for the company's success, according to Silver, is customer service. He says that they try to return phone calls within an hour, deliver quotes the same day in most occasions and keep open the lines of communication with the customer. Additionally, all employees arrive at the job site in lettered trucks and shirts with logos.

Another important part of the company's philosophy is giving back to the community. While members of the Greater Brandon and Riverview chambers of commerce and the FishHawk Area Networking Group, Silver also is involved with the Brandon Foundation, currently painting a home for a local woman with cancer, and the Masonic lodges.

No job is too big or too small for Dynamic Painting. Several brands of paints and hundreds of colors are available. Warranties are for five or more years and military and senior citizen discounts are also offered.

Dynamic Painting services from Land O' Lakes to Wimauma and from Westchase to Plant City. For more information, call 689-9333 or 388-3121.

Winthrop Insurance Services Offers Protection

Everyone needs insurance. If it's time for you to renew or you are looking for homeowners, auto, boat or any other type of insurance, visit the recently-opened Allstate agency, Winthrop Insurance Services, located at 11146 Winthrop Market St. in Riverview (at the corner of Bloomingdale Ave. and Providence Rd.).

Owners Craig and Carla have more than 17 years of experience in the property, casualty, life and financial fields and are members of the Greater Riverview and Brandon chambers of commerce, BNI and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Winthrop Insurance Services offers auto, home and life insurance, in addition to financial services. For more information, call 681-2886. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, by appointment.

Coopie Now at Walgreens 

Longtime readers of the Osprey Observer may be familiar with the Coopie dessert which appeared on these pages during its appearance at the Florida State Fair the past two years. Now, the Coopie dessert, part cookie and part pie, is available at 30 area Walgreens.

Created by local resident, Tony Lambele, the Coopie started selling in five Tampa Walgreens at the front counter in May and hopes are to have it in all 600 Walgreens in the near future.

Lambele says, "The feedback we continue to get is all positive. We have worked hard on packaging, promotion, labeling and making the product as delectable on the shelf as it was at the State Fair and other outlets where it was available including Tropicana Field."

The Coopie now is in the process of building its own warehouse, its own bakers, and the team effort that started with a single Coopie as a test is now on track for the big time at Walgreens and several other retailers.

For further information, contact Lambele at 546-4966 or Dick Dailey at 727-896-4477. Lambele is available at Big Top Flea Market, where he works as day manager, on weekends for comments and Coopie samples.

Integrity Pools Celebrates Anniversary

Integrity Pools owner Andy A. Priess is proud to celebrate 20 years of business in the area.

While Priess established the business in 1986, it operated out of the Goolsby Point Plaza on Boyette Rd. in Riverview until just recently. Now, Integrity Pools is in a larger facility, preparing to open a 2,500-sq.-ft. office and showroom.

Integrity Pools offers all services for your pool and spa including repairs, remodeling, custom pools, spas and rock waterfall features. The store recently sold off its retail portion to focus on these areas.

"We are always on the cutting edge of the swimming pool industry," says Priess. "We have the exclusive seven patents on the only 100 percent non-chlorine system of its kind and are planning to go nationwide within the next year."

A winner of national and international awards, Integrity Pools is open Monday-Friday:  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday by appointment only.

Integrity Pools is currently temporarily located at 10502 Johanna Ave.

Riverview until its new facility is built at Bloomingdale Ave. and John Moore Rd.

For further details, visit www.integritypools.net or call 643-7665.

Get In Shape At Boot Camp

If you are looking to reduce body fat, lose weight, increase strength and improve endurance, The Xtreme Boot Camp may be just what you need. Certified personal trainers Bob Clark and John Farina say the program is intended to bring people together to have fun while getting into shape. The four-week outdoor program to be held in Brandon, Riverview and FishHawk will offer fitness instruction, personal training, motivational exercises and nutritional tips and ideas in a group setting. Clark promises it will be filled with excitement and power activities geared toward helping each individual reach his or her goals.

"It doesn't matter what your size or fitness level is now," states Clark, who has more than eight years of personal and group training experience. Previously, he launched the Xtreme Boot Camp in Dallas, Tx.

"I love to help people, and I wanted to come up with something that everyone could afford and would still see the same results, if not better. I started an outside boot camp (The Xtreme Boot Camp). This has been a very successful and rewarding journey," he says. "The Dallas boot camp is still running successfully and I am currently running several boot camps in the Tampa area with my partner John Farina."

Farina is a Certified Personal Trainer with 16 years of sports and fitness experience. In addition, he has several years of retail management and youth coaching experience.

"Helping people achieve their goals has become a way of life, not just a job. Sculpting smiles on their face through the art of personal training gives me no greater joy," says Farina. "We have revolutionized fitness, this is goal oriented personal training in a group atmosphere." The Xtreme Boot Camp is open to anyone age 15 years or older. Training will take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at a time to be determined.  Participants should expect to participate in calisthenics, stair climbing, military exercise drills, free weight training and more.

Clark adds that in addition to all of the obvious benefits of attaining a healthy body, the program can also help people improve their sleep and gain self confidence.

For more information, call Bob Clark 770-7010 or email info@thextremebootcamp.com or visit www.thextremebootcamp.com.

Brandon Regional Hosts Programs

Brandon Regional Hospital now offers a Pediatric Diabetes Support Group to assist families who have children who have been diagnosed as diabetics. The support group is designed for parents to attend with their child and siblings are welcome.

The first meeting will be held on Thursday, June 28, 6-7 p.m. in the hospital's Community Education Classroom B, suite 260 in Oakfield Medical Plaza. The topic for the evening will be Hurricane Preparedness & Diabetes which will be presented by Pat Simmer, RN, CDE. There is no charge, but registration is requested and can be made by calling the hospital's Class Registration service at 1-888-327-2636.

 "The support group is a great addition to the many other diabetes programs the hospital now offers, including the adult Diabetes Support Group, the Outpatient Diabetes Self-Management course and the Advanced Diabetes Self-Management course," explained Diabetes Educator Carol Singleton, RN, CD. "Diabetes is now considered a national epidemic and we are committed to providing our community with as much information as possible on preventing and managing this disease.

Upcoming programs for the Pediatric Diabetes Support Group include Thursday, July 26 John Monaco, M.D. will discuss Diabetes & DKA Prevention, Thursday, September 30, Joe Solowiejzyk, RN, MSW, CDE will present Living with Diabetes & Family Dynamics and on October 18 a Registered Dietitian CDE will present Holiday Help. Also on Thursday, June 28 from 1-5 p.m., Brandon Regional Hospital will host a free Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) screening program for the community. The screening can detect PVD in the early stages when treatment can be most effective.

Participants will be selected through a pre-screening risk assessment by calling the hospital's Consult-A-Nurse® service at 1-888-3BRANDON (1-888-327-2636). Selected screening participants will answer a brief questionnaire to assess their risk for PVD. At-risk patients will also be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with an abbreviated abdominal ultrasound exam and a carotid ultrasound screening for artery disease. Brandon Regional's qualified staff will also determine the Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) for signs of circulatory problems.

This screening is designed for people with undiagnosed PVD or AAA. Those who are currently seeing a physician or surgeon for either of these conditions are not candidates for the screening.

Participants may meet with a physician on staff at Brandon Regional Hospital to discuss their results.

The screening will be held at the hospital's Outpatient Diagnostic & Rehab Center, located on the east side of Parsons Ave. in the Brandon Medical Plaza complex, 427 S. Parsons Ave., Suite 100, which is located across the street from the hospital. The screening is free but the pre-screening is required. Registration is limited and fills quickly. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1-888-327-2636.

Brandon Regional Hospital is located at 119 Oakfield Dr. Call 681-5551 or visit www.brandonregionalhospital.com for more information.

Scholarships Awarded

The Medical Staff of Brandon Regional Hospital presented scholarships valued at $1,000 each to eight area high school seniors recently, according to Robert Ruffolo, D.O., chief of staff. Scholarships were awarded to one student from each of the six area high schools and to two children of hospital employees.

"Our scholarship program is designed to recognize students who have performed exceptionally well academically during their high school years," explained Ruffolo. "Numerous applications were received and again we extend a special thank you to the area high school counselors for supporting our scholarship program."

Recipients included Brandy Jean Dirr, Riverview High School; Justin Bryan Sommer,  Durant High School; Briana Rosa Bell, Armwood High School; Catherine Louise Davis, East Bay High School; Hunter Ian Hart, Brandon High School; Kristen Elizabeth Jones, Bloomingdale High School; Amy Lee Iarrobino, daughter of P.J. Iarrabino, who graduated from King High School; and, Bethany Ann Sara, daughter of Peggy Sara, who graduated from Mulberry High School.

The medical staff began the scholarship program 14 years ago as a community service to recognize superior scholastic achievement. Funding comes from medical staff dues paid by the more than 475 physicians on the hospital's medical staff. More than $118,000 has been awarded to area students since the program's inception.

Centex Plans 1,400 Homes In Area

Centex Homes recently announced plans for Magnolia Park, a 1,400-home community located at Falkenburg Rd. and U.S. Hwy. 301.

Magnolia Park residences represent a wide range of styles including multifamily designs from Centex's Village Homes collection, as well as townhomes and single-family designs from its Signature Homes, Park Homes and City Homes collections, according to David Ivin, Centex's West Florida Division president.  Townhome pricing is expected to start in the mid-$100s, while single-family homes will be priced from the mid-$200s including homesite.

The community design will incorporate historic Ybor accents such as black-metal fencing and lighting. Homes in some villages will provide rear-entry garages and traditional elevations with front porches.

Three main amenity centers - featuring pools, playgrounds and sports courts - will be accessible to all Magnolia Park residents. In addition, about five miles of trails for biking, walking and running will meander throughout the community.

Also inside the community, plans are underway by a developer for a 30,000-sq.-ft. office complex and a 125,000-sq.-ft. retail center that will be anchored by a major grocery store. A second developer plans to build a 600,000-sq.-ft. mixed-use employment center in the southwest corner of the community.     

In addition to Magnolia Park, Centex Homes' West Florida Division builds in tTriple Creek in Riverview and Hawks Point in South Shore is opening soon.

For more details on Magnolia Park, call (888) 269-6217 or visit www.centexhomes.com.

Florida Executive Realty Welcomes Shirley

Florida Executive Realty Michael Davis Group is pleased to welcome Glenn Shirley as the newest addition to its team.

Shirley, a Florida native, who was born and raised in Tampa, truly knows the area. He has more than 23 years of experience, unique knowledge of the area and commitment to integrity and service, making him a Realtor of choice.

Contact Shirley at 382-5537. Florida Executive Realty is located at 130 E. Bloomingdale Ave.

Brandon Chamber News & Events

Small Business of the Year Celebration Planned

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce will host the 2007 Small Business of the Year Awards Gala on Thursday, October 18, at The Palmetto Club at FishHawk, 17004 Dorman Rd., Lithia. The annual Awards Gala is held to recognize and honor small businesses from the Brandon area that have demonstrated leadership, positive growth and development, creativity and integrity in operating a business, as well as a commitment to community service.

Fifteen area businesses representing five business categories will be recognized at the Chamber's annual event, sponsored by Bank of Tampa - Brandon Division. Award categories include businesses with one-five employees, six-15 employees, 16 plus employees, home based businesses and minority and woman owned businesses. One winner from each of the five categories will be announced at the event. A video presentation will feature each finalist and honor past recipients of this award in the Brandon area. Nominations were received from the 1,800-plus members of the Chamber through June 22. The nominees will be sent applications to complete as their acceptance into the competition. The nominees will then be divided into categories based on the number of employees or type of business. Outsourced judges will undergo a rigorous process to review the applications, interview the candidates and then visit the finalists' places of business. 

Eric Newman, president and CEO of J.C. Newman Cigars, will be the keynote speaker at the awards gala. A cocktail reception will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are still available for the banquet at $35 per person. Corporate tables of eight are available at $350 and offer preferred seating, signage and event recognition. Tickets must be purchased in advance for the event.

For more information on this event or to register, visit the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's Website at www.brandonchamber.com or call Crystal at 689-1221, ext. 24 or ccolegrove@brandonchamber.com.

Chamber Offers Military Discount

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Council has posted a list of Chamber members offering a military discount. The list can be found online at the Chamber's website, www.brandonchamber.com. The collection of businesses on the Military Discount page offers a variety of discounts. These discounts and restrictions can be found under the 'Membership' tab.

The Brandon Chamber Military Affairs Committee would like to thank those Chamber members that are showing their appreciation to the military personnel in the Brandon community by offering them a discount. 

If you have questions on these events, please contact Jamie Reid at jreid@brandonchamber.com or call 689-1221, ext. 43.

Business Seminars Offered

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce will host a series of seminars open to members and the community.  The first seminar, "Taking Your Business to the Next Level," will be held on August 15 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. The seminars will take place at the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, 330 Pauls Drive, Ste. 100 in Brandon.

The Working Smarter Series will include five seminars that will each focus on a topic to help business people and community members to expand, manage and market their business, as well as, prepare for disaster.  Additional seminar topics will include:  property tax, disaster preparedness for the business, managing your business and a book review.

The Working Smarter Series can be purchased as a package or seminars can be attended individually. The seminar is available to Chamber members at $15 per seminar or the entire series can be purchased for $75. Community members are also encouraged to participate for $18 per seminar or $90 for the series. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodations to participate should contact Jamie no later than 48 hours prior to the seminar.