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Jan 20, 2009

Brandon ‘86 Rotary Club Celebrates

By De’ger Saner Brandon ‘86 Rotary Club held its annual charity check presentations and gave over $25,000 to eight charities in December, which included $10,000 for Brandon Outreach Clinic, a matching grant partnering with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. “This gift was made at the request of the Brandon ‘86 Rotary Club,” wrote [...]

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Jan 20, 2009

YMCA Names Miller Dowdy For Campo Award

Longtime community advocate and developer Miller Dowdy, of Trinity Advisory Group, recently won the YMCA’s Ray Campo Leadership Award, named after Ray Campo, a developer who donated the land for it and two other YMCA facilities. Campo served on the YMCA’s board of directors and, upon his death, also donated more than $1 million [...]

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Oct 16, 2008

Abused Dogs Prosper In New Park

Karyn Ringhaver discovered her life’s passion when she first became aware of the plight of “investigation dogs.” These dogs have owners who’ve been charged with animal neglect or abuse; the dogs are taken from the owner while the court case is pending and are not available for adoption. But someone has to care for [...]

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Brandon ‘86 Rotary Club Celebrates

YMCA Names Miller Dowdy For Campo Award

Abused Dogs Prosper In New Park

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