BSAC Encourages Stronger Water Safety Message As Summer Approaches
“Drowning is quick and silent. A child can drown in less than one minute in as little as 1 inch of water. There is...
Local 11-Year-Old Seamstress & Designer Helps Medical Workers During Pandemic
Mother Teresa once said, “The greatest good is what we do for one another.” Gianni Graham (GG) of Ruskin is an 11-year-old, up-and-coming seamstress...
Local Girl Scout Troop Makes Beds For Homeless From Recycled Plastic...
By Gwen Rollings
Girl Scout Junior Troop 33018 takes seriously the goals of helping people, making the world a better place and using resources wisely....
Mission Provides Food For Children In Need
While many of us spend the weekends at cookouts, going out to eat or ordering in, there are many children in the community that...
Tampa Kids Camp To Host Benefit Dinner With Special Keynote Speaker
Tampa Kids Camp exists to make the lives of foster children better through life-changing summer camps. This summer, the nonprofit will host two camps...
Students Display Hundreds Of Pieces At FishHawk Creek Art Show
FishHawk Creek Elementary students had a lot to be proud of last year. Artists from first through fifth grade participated in the school’s 13th...
You Can Help Make A Wish Come True For A Critically...
By Gwen Rollings
Wishes really do come true for some very special children. Make-A-Wish Southern Florida has been granting wishes since 1983 and now grants...
Valrico Resident Pens Faith-Based Children’s Book, The Red, Red Wild
Ashley Abene juggles the roles of a military spouse, mother, adjunct English professor and blogger, to name a few. And now, this Valrico resident...
Year In Review—Updates On The Top Stories From 2019: Middle School...
After raising over $13,000 for private crossing guards at Mulrennan Middle School last year, Commissioner White added ‘finding funding’ on the agenda in February...
Local Student Creates Video Game For Blind & Visually Impaired Kids
Rome Nardin, age 12, is a student at Navigator Academy of Leadership in Valrico who was born with severe hearing loss and fitted with...