SouthShore’s Toys For Tots Eager To Set New Record
By Suzy Wiesenhart
Since 1947, Marine Corps Reserve Units nationwide have encouraged businesses to gather new, unwrapped toys for needy children. SouthShore’s collection efforts began...
Riverview Teachers Raise Money To Help Colleague Fighting Cancer
By Eric Heubusch
In her battle with breast cancer, Riverview High School teacher Anne Ross has found that the classroom helps her get through the...
Operation Santa Claus Underway To Provide Christmas For Needy Families
Staff Report
Working toward a $10,000 goal to brighten the holiday season for migrant farm families in the Wimauma area, the Sun City Center Charitable...
Redlands Christian Migrant Association Celebrates 50 Years Serving The Farming Community
Staff Report
One morning in 1980 as his parents picked strawberries, 3-year-old Heriberto “Eddie” Torres Jr. waited at their car. The car caught fire,...
FishHawk Fellowship Church Packs Over 26,000 Meals For Orphans In Haiti
By Bonnie Mentel
Last month FishHawk Fellowship Church assisted Food Aid International by packing meals to send to orphans in Haiti. According to the Food...
Christmas Tree Sales Benefit Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
The First United Methodist Church of Brandon is continuing their long-held tradition of selling Christmas trees as a fundraiser for the Florida United Methodist...
Annual Cookson Hill Toy Run Changes Hands, Continues Legacy
By Libby Hopkins
The Cookson Hills Toy Run has been a part of the Brandon community for more than 21 years. This event brings joy...
Stocking Drive To Raise Funds For Families Struggling With Cancer
Staff Report
Children plus Christmas usually equals joy and anticipation, but for some families, this equation is not always true. When cancer enters the...
Purchases Of Christmas Cards Created By Migrant Children Benefit Low-Income Families
By Bill Coats
Christmas lights beam from palm trees. Oranges and tomatoes dangle on Christmas trees.
Those are some of the Florida-grown images featured on Christmas...
Non-Profit Forgotten Angels Prepare Local At-Risk Teens For Success
By Libby Hopkins
Everybody deserves someone who makes him or her look forward to tomorrow. That’s why Cindy Tilley started her non-profit Forgotten Angels, which...