Seniors In Service of Tampa Bay

34th Annual Bridging Generations Breakfast
2018-11-09 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Halifax) | Centre Club, 123 S Westshore Blvd, 8th Floor, Tampa, FL, 33609, United States
Our 34th Annual Bridging Generations Breakfast was a huge success. Our emcee, Trevor Pettiford did a terrific job (as usual!). Michelle Cyr, AARP’s Associate State Director for Community Outreach in Tampa Bay was our keynote speaker. She did a fabulous job highlighting the concerns of social isolation and loneliness among our seniors and the need for connection.

Please contact Annette Damey for more information.

The Longest Game Documentary Film Screening
2018-05-24 18:00 - 21:30 | Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Our 2018 Brand New Fundraiser Celebrating Active and Purposeful Aging with this unique Documentary Film Screening!
Presented by:

Meet Hal, 87; Charlie, 87 and Maurie, 87. Three of a group of friends who gather every day at one p.m. in the village of Dorset, Vermont to play a game called “paddle tennis”. They have been playing together for years. Moving beyond paddle tennis, The Longest Game takes on the ‘game’ of life, the stories we tell and the underlying forces that connect us all.
Director Camille Thoman will be joining us to discuss her passion for the film and the importance of remaining active, connected and purposeful as we age. Additionally, there will be a post-screening panel discussion from Tampa Bay “Game Changers” in purposeful living, including former WFLA news anchor Gayle Sierens and 4th generation owner of the Columbia Restaurant, Richard Gonzmart!
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602
6pm – VIP Reception
7:30pm – The Longest Game Film Screening
9pm – Post-show encore panel featuring Tampa Bay’s “Game Changers” including TV news anchor Gayle Sierens
Special Thank You to our Sponsors!

There are several ways to participate in this ground-breaking, inaugural event:
Sponsorship – there are sponsorship packages available for all levels of participation. Sponsorship will go toward supporting community programs provided by Seniors in Service (helping elderly, kids, veterans, food insecure and more). Please click here to view sponsorship details.

Longest Game Sponsorships

Visionary (exclusive title SOLD) $10,000.00 USDLeader $5,000.00 USDChampion $2,500.00 USDAdvocate $1,000.00 USDSupporter $500.00 USDHalf page program ad $250.00 USDQuarter page program ad $150.00 USD

VIP Reception – join us for a pre-movie VIP reception including Appetizers, Cocktails, Photo Fun Booth & Networking! And mingling with the film’s Director Camille Thoman and Tampa Bay’s own “Game Changers” in purposeful living including Gayle Sierens. VIP Reception tickets will go toward supporting community programs provided by Seniors in Service (helping elderly, kids, veterans, food insecure and more). VIP Reception ticket price INCLUDES all the fun of the reception, PLUS the film screening ticket, PLUS the post-movie encore panel discussion. And the regular price of $100 is discounted to 2 for 1 so you can bring your guest!

Longest Game VIP Reception

Longest Game VIP Reception $50.00 USD

Film Screening ticket only – join us for just “The Longest Game” film screening. Enjoy this gem of a movie celebrating active and purposeful aging. Tickets for the film screening only can be purchased on the Tampa Theatre’s site at http://tampatheatre.org/movies/the-longest-game/.
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Killoren at Seniors in Service at (813) 932-5228 x290 or dkilloren@seniorsinservice.org.
See you on May 24th, Game Changers!
P.S. – Need a flyer to tell your friends about this AWESOME event? Please feel free to click here and thanks for spreading the word!

Bowling Social in Brandon
2018-03-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Brandon Crossroads Bowl, 609 Crater Ln, Tampa, FL, 33619, United States
Let’s BOWL! On March 21, 2018 from 1pm to 3pm we’re hosting a Bowling Party at Brandon Crossroads Bowl. Our volunteers work so hard all year serving the community and we’re proud to join them in some comraderie and good times! If you’ve been an RSVP volunteer with us in 2017 or 2018, you’re welcome to come bowl with us. We’ll buy the games, shoe rentals, snacks and even the first couple drinks. Please be sure to register before March 20th for the fun, social gathering!

Feed the Hungry Volunteer Service Event in Temple Terrace
2018-03-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-10-19 13:30 - 15:30 | Omar Lightfoot Senior Recreation Center, 10901 N 56th St, Temple Terrace, FL, 33617, United States
Join us for a 2 hour service event that will warm your heart. Help package meals for needy families and homebound elderly and veterans. We have a fun, social time while you provide much needy community support. We’ll be packaging easy, one-pot meals, perfect for needy families. The meals consist of lentils (50%), dehydrated vegetables (15%), pink Himalayan sea salt (5%) and rice (30%). Our volunteers will pack the foods in the proper portions to make a vacuum-sealed packet containing three meals per packet.
It’s a nutritionally balanced, shelf-safe dinner for a family. And when the time comes to cook the meals, all it takes is one pot on the stove and 30 minutes. Our volunteers will make it possible for more needy people to have simple, nutritional food this holiday season. We are so grateful for your generosity!
Please register- this event WILL fill up.

Companionship Celebration at Aqua Apartments
2018-02-15 12:30 - 14:00 | Aqua Apartments, 4505 N. Rome Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33603, United States
Be inspired by companionship! Our friends at Aqua Apartments are hosting a celebration to honor residents who provide companionship to their fellow apartment residents all year long. Their kindness keeps their fellow residents connected to the community. These older residents from Aqua Apartments in Tampa, FL have been assisting their neighbors with companionship services in their own community out of the kindness of their hearts. On Thursday, February 15, 2018, they will be recognized for their consistent and committed legacy of public service as well as enjoying games, like Bingo, with their neighbors together to celebrate Valentine’s Day. They have made service part of their lives and address a cause that is meaningful to them and their community.
If you’d like to join us in volunteering for the event, please register below.

Valentine's Day Bring-A-Friend Party at the YMCA
2018-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Bob Gilbertson Central City Family YMCA, 110 E Palm Ave, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Valentine’s Day is the PERFECT day to share the love! We’re hosting a Bring-A-Friend a party at the Bob Gilbertson Central City Family YMCA! We’ll be playing Bingo and enjoying refreshments while we mix-and-mingle with YMCA members and friends. Be inspired by how may active adults we have in our community! On Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2018, come party with us! And bring a friend!
If you’d like to join us, please register below.

Holiday Sorting Project at Metro Min 12-14-17
2017-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Metropolitan Ministries, 2002 N. Florida Ave, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
Seeking Fun-Loving People Age 55+ for an Intergenerational Volunteer Service Project
* Not Age 55+?? Come Anyway & Bring Someone who is!

Join teens from AMI Kids at Metropolitan Ministries for a Holiday project sorting canned goods to help the hungry!
Date: December 14, 2017
Time: 11am – 2pm
Place: Metropolitan Ministries, 2002 N. Florida Ave, Tampa 33602
Hurry! These popular projects fill up fast & are limited to 10

Dancing with the Stars Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
2017-12-08 11:30 - 14:00 | TPepin’s Hospitality Centre, 4121 N 50th St, Tampa, FL, 33610, United States
Join us in our annual celebration of volunteering! The theme of this year’s event – Dancing with the Stars – highlights the vibrancy and beauty of ALL the volunteers who served with us in 2017. (And we’ll make Cathie do the Electric Slide!)
There’s only one way in to this EXCLUSIVE luncheon – serve as a Seniors in Service volunteer in 2017. So if you haven’t served yet, there’s still time! Call our office at (813) 932-5228 and say “I want to be a Senior in Service!” We’ll find the volunteer opportunity that’s PERFECT for you!

11/21/17 Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry
2017-11-21 08:00 - 11:30 | Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry, 16650 U.S. Highway 301, Wimauma, FL, 33598, United States
Join us in supporting our friends at Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry. Activities will include sorting and packaging food to be distributed to needy families in Wimauma. What a beautiful way to pay gratitude forward this Thanksgiving week.
. . . Because no one should go hungry. Anita Bullaro, co-director of Our Lady’s Pantry, along with her husband Tom, says, “Our Lady’s Pantry serves anyone in need without regard to race or religion. And everyone is treated with respect.”
Our Lady’s Pantry distributes food from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) — a Federal program under the umbrella of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance at no cost.

2017 Sunshine Summit to End Hunger Food Packing
2017-11-06 07:00 - 10:00 | Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL, 33602, United States
To kick off the 2017 National Sunshine Summit to End Hunger, we have decided to try and bring the community together and have a meal-packing volunteer event! We are trying to recruit around 1,000 wonderful volunteers (such as yourself) to help pack food into family sized meal bags to be distributed to food pantries across Tampa Bay. We are looking for people to help weigh/measure food, seal packages, and bag up the food! There will be seating available for those who want/need it. The food that we are packing is generously being provided by Meals of Hope Tampa, and they are providing 250,000 meals worth of food. However, we can only send out as much as we pack, so we would really appreciate your support!
This volunteer event takes place from 7:00-10:00 AM (7-8 sign in, 8-10 meal packing) on November 6th at the promenade (outdoor plaza) at the Amalie Arena. We’d love it if you could make it out and help support us! Volunteers will be given light refreshments, nametags, and the opportunity to stay for the opening of the conference to watch our keynote speaker! We are recommending that you park at the South Regional garage right next to the Arena, but there are also other Amalie Arena owned lots you can park at. If you are interested in signing up, please click on this link. If you are signing up a group (business, school, church), only one person needs to actually sign up, but they need to state how many people will be in their group. Once you get to the website, scroll to the bottom and check the box next to “sign up”, and then select submit and sign up to enter your information. Please email me if you have any questions!
We also have a few volunteer positions available (registration table, set up, etc) during the conference itself (8:00 AM-5:00 PM on November 6th, and 8:00 AM-3:30 PM November 7th). The shifts wouldn’t last the entire day, obviously, these are just the time frames that volunteers would be needed at. If anyone is interested in these positions, please have them email me at tyler.hoerst@networktoendhunger.org. Thanks for your interest!

2018 Tax Season VITA Volunteer Opportunity
2017-10-27 - 2017-12-01 | Unnamed Venue, FL, United States
United Way Suncoast Offers Volunteering with Their VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program
Volunteers receive IRS training to provide free tax preparation services to low-income families in DeSoto, Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties for the 2018 tax season
United Way Suncoast is currently accepting volunteer applications for its VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program, which provides free tax preparation and filing assistance to qualifying families. United Way Suncoast relies on volunteers to serve as tax preparers, greeters and interpreters. Volunteers receive between four and 30 hours of IRS training depending on the position selected, and volunteer at one of the regional tax locations during the tax filing season from mid-January through mid-April.
Many VITA volunteers are retired or semi-retired and enjoy the satisfaction of giving back, being able to volunteer while using their past life and work experience, and interacting with other volunteers as well as those in need. With the help of more than 400 IRS-trained and certified volunteers, the United Way Suncoast and its community partners made the following impact in the Suncoast region during the 2016 tax season:

19,759 individuals helped
9,420 federal tax returns prepared, including both e-filed and paper returns
More than 42 volunteer locations in the four-county region
More than $24,516,948 in refunds returned to members of the community
$7 million in Earned Income Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits
$3,855,000 in fee savings, based on average tax preparation fees

The 42 volunteer locations throughout DeSoto, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties offer day, evening and weekend hours. Volunteers can view training dates, times and locations, and apply online here.
United Way Suncoast also offers free online tax preparation and filing for individuals making less than $64,000 a year. Learn more about this program at www.myfreetaxes.com.

United Food Bank of Plant City Volunteer Opportunity-October 17, 2017
2017-10-17 07:30 - 10:30 | United Food Bank of Plant City, 702 E Alsobrook St #H, Plant City, FL, 33563, United States
A silver lining in the recent trauma following Hurricane Irma is that more people than ever are looking to help their community and their neighbors. Please join us in helping the United Food Bank of Plant City on their Feeding America Day in October. Volunteers may help in a variety of different ways: assisting in set up and tear down; packing and distributing food; sorting and organizing produce, bakery and nonperishable food donations; sweeping, mopping, stocking food pantry shelves; or preparing grocery bags for families in need.
Plant City needy families and elderly can use your help!

33rd Annual Bridging Generations Breakfast
2017-09-27 07:30 - 09:00 | Centre Club, 123 S Westshore Blvd, 8th Floor, Tampa, FL, 33609, United States
Join Seniors in Service for a joyful celebration of the valuable impact our volunteers make in the lives of children, seniors and veterans in our community.

We’re Lovin’ It! Tampa Bay’s own Bob Conigliaro, VP of Community Relations for McDonald’s (Caspers Company), will share how Caspers achieves 30% more revenue than the typical McDonalds by focusing on people, community and their commitment to “Generate Happiness”.
Hear how Seniors in Service volunteers Generate Happiness by being “Geared Up to Serve”!
• A Foster Grandparent Volunteer inspires a struggling Kindergartner to read with daily tutoring and encouragement, overcoming life challenges to create a lifelong learner.
• A Senior Companion helps three generations live their fullest lives – an elderly veteran who wants to remain living at home; his overwhelmed wife, now fulltime caregiver; and their adult daughter who often misses work to help out and worries constantly about both of them.
This Bridging Generations Breakfast is an event NOT to be missed! Be inspired by the positive impact Seniors in Service volunteers are making in the lives of school children, homebound elderly and veterans. Network with other civic-minded business people from the Tampa Bay area.
Find out how people (like you!) can “Gear Up” to Generate Happiness… and maybe even win a fantastic prize!

Yes, I want to be a Sponsor

Visionary $10,000.00 USDLeader $5,000.00 USDChampion $2,500.00 USDAdvocate $1,000.00 USD

I want to purchase tickets

1 Ticket $50.00 USD2 Tickets $100.00 USD3 Tickets $150.00 USD4 Tickets $200.00 USD5 Tickets $250.00 USD

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Please contact Robin Ingles if you have any questions.

Self-Reliance Health and Wellness Fair - August 25, 2017
2017-08-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Unnamed Venue, FL, United States
Please join us in volunteering at the the 1st Annual Community Health and Wellness Fair: “Make a Home Run to Good Health” hosted by Self-Reliance, Inc. Center for Independent Living at the University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. in Tampa, Florida on Friday, August 25th, 2017. This event will provide an opportunity for families to network with community health organizations, participate in fun and interactive demonstrations, and receive a variety of resources on health education for improving quality of life and good health.
Self-Reliance, Inc. Center for Independent Living’s mission is to promote independence by empowering people with disabilities and improving the communities in which we live. The goal is to provide and increase opportunities for equality, integration and independence for all persons with disabilities through resources, services and support. Self-Reliance works to increase awareness and sensitivity in the community at large, with public officials, business leaders, service providers and community planners to assist them in planning with and responding to the needs of persons with disabilities.
Volunteer opportunities include helping at the registration tables, food service, and assisting persons with disabilities in navigating the different vendor booths.
Click here for an event flyer with details. The Health and Wellness Fair will be held at the University Area Community Development Corporation, 14013 N 22nd St, Tampa, FL 33613.
Please call our office at (813) 932-5228 if you are interested in volunteering.

5th Annual Pinellas Bridging Generations Luncheon
2017-05-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Feather Sound Country Club, 2201 Feather Sound Dr, Clearwater, FL, 33762, United States
This fifth annual fundraising event will be a celebration of the forward progress for our schools. The event will feature Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Grego. Additionally, the event will include our volunteers, who will share their experiences of volunteering in the schools with our Foster Grandparent Program.
“Before 3rd grade, children learn to read. After 3rd grade, they read to learn.” Discover how our Foster Grandparent Volunteers can be the difference in a child learning to read by that 3rd grade deadline.

Yes, I will sponsor

Hero $5,000.00 USDHumanitarian $2,500.00 USDLeader $1,000.00 USDMentor $500.00 USD

Yes, I want individual tickets

1 Individual Ticket $50.00 USD2 Individual Tickets $100.00 USD3 Individual Tickets $150.00 USD4 Individual Tickets $200.00 USD5 Individual Tickets $250.00 USD

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Michael Grego
Superintendent of Pinellas County Schools
While Pinellas County Schools has been embroiled in an investigative article series by the local newspaper, Dr. Grego has been a beacon of change and innovation for the embattled school district. Dr. Grego has aggressively worked to eliminate achievement gaps in Pinellas County Schools. In 2013, the district implemented the Bridging the Gap strategic plan aimed at boosting achievement, increasing graduation rates and improving student engagement for African American students. In 2014, Pinellas County Schools initiated Scale Up for Success, a program focused on increasing achievement at several St. Petersburg schools. In 2016, the district established a Transformation Zone with intense support for lower performing schools.
Please join us in learning what’s REALLY working in our schools!

2017 MLK Day of Service Senior Companionship Celebration at Aqua Apartments
2017-01-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Aqua Apartments, 4505 N. Rome Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33603, United States
In honor of the inspiration provided by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,’s legacy of service, our friends at Aqua Apartments are hosting a celebration. This 2017 MLK Day of Service event will honor residents who provide companionship to their fellow apartment residents all year long. Their kindness keeps their fellow residents connected to the community. These older residents from Aqua Apartments in Tampa, FL have been assisting their neighbors with companionship services in their own community out of the kindness of their hearts. On Friday, January 13, 2016, they will be recognized for their consistent and committed legacy of public service as well as enjoying games, like Bingo, with their neighbors together to celebrate Martin Luther King’s Day. They have made service part of their lives and address a cause that is meaningful to them and their community.
If you’d like to join us in volunteering for the event, please register below.

Feed the Hungry Volunteer Service Event in Kings Point
2016-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Kings Point Clubhouse, 1904 Clubhouse Dr, Sun City Center, FL, 33573, United States
Join us for a 2 hour service event that will warm your heart. Help package meals for needy families and homebound elderly and veterans. We have a fun, social time while you provide much needy community support. We’ll be packaging easy, one-pot meals, perfect for needy families. The meals consist of lentils (50%), dehydrated vegetables (15%), pink Himalayan sea salt (5%) and rice (30%). Our volunteers will pack the foods in the proper portions to make a vacuum-sealed packet containing three meals per packet.
It’s a nutritionally balanced, shelf-safe dinner for a family. And when the time comes to cook the meals, all it takes is one pot on the stove and 30 minutes. Our volunteers will make it possible for more needy people to have simple, nutritional food this holiday season. We are so grateful for your generosity!
Please register – this event WILL fill up.

Hats Off To Volunteers Celebration and Recognition Event
2016-12-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, FL, United States
BY INVITATION ONLY! Get an invitation by being a Seniors in Service volunteer!
Join us in celebrating the AMAZING impact of our volunteers. Whether its a Board member, Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) or Lowry Park Neighborhood Initiative Volunteer, WE LOVE YOU ALL! So we want to celebrate you with your very own event. There will be a sumptuous meal, awards, stories and maybe a little dancing (let’s get Cathie to do the electric slide!).
And there’s only ONE way in to this exclusive once-a-year event, be a Seniors in Service volunteer!
Please register below. If you’re NOT already a volunteer, call us at (813) 932-5228 so we can get you starting volunteering so you can come too!

Support Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry Volunteer Service Event
2016-11-19 08:00 - 11:00 | FL
Join us to support our friends at Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Pantry. This generous food pantry distributes food to the needy of Wimauma, Sun City Center, Kings Point and Bath on Saturdays. They need volunteers to help them package and bundle food, translate for Spanish speakers, unload food, stock shelves and carry food bundles. It’s a great way to feel needed and helpful. Join us to see how good service can feel!
Please register – this event WILL fill up.

Feed the Hungry Volunteer Service Event in Plant City
2016-11-16 13:30 - 15:30 | Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Pl, Plant City, FL, 33563, United States

Support Heavens Destiny Food Pantry Volunteer Service Event
2016-10-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Unnamed Venue, FL, United States
Join us to support our friends at the Heaven’s Destiny AOG Church Food Pantry. This generous church pulls together its congregation for giving back to the community. Seniors in Service and Heaven’s Destiny are coming together to help feed the needy. Projects include sorting and packaging food, stocking shelves, meeting guests and carrying food bundles. Come our and feel great side-by-side with our friends at Heaven’s Destiny.
Please register – this event WILL fill up.

32nd Annual Bridging Generations Breakfast
2016-09-29 07:30 - 09:00 | Centre Club, 123 S Westshore Blvd, 8th Floor, Tampa, FL, 33609, United States
A joyful breakfast celebrating the valuable work of all our volunteers will be held. The event will feature keynote speaker Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins. A Foster Grandparent volunteer promises not to leave a dry eye as she tells a story about a child she worked with who couldn’t sit in a chair, raise his hand or read until they met. Our Senior Companion volunteer will dazzle when she shares a story about clients who remained isolated in their apartment before she arrived in their lives. Finally, our RSVP volunteer will describe how even one hour can make a positive impact. Our volunteers truly Bridge Generations!
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Contact Robin Ingles if interested in sponsoring this event.

4th Annual Pinellas Bridging Generations Luncheon
2016-04-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Bascom’s Chophouse, 3665 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater, FL, 33762, United States
This fourth annual fundraising event offers the community the opportunity to learn more about programs. The event will feature tentative keynote speaker Dr. Antonio Burt. Additionally, the event will include our volunteers, who will share their experiences of volunteering in our Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion programs. Hear how our Foster Grandparent volunteers teach children to read and how our Senior Companion volunteers save the community millions but helping the elderly remain in their own homes longer and with dignity.
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Antonio Burt
Director of School Leadership
Pinellas Counties Schools
In August 2015, the Tampa Bay Times printed a scathing indictment of Pinellas County Schools called Failure Factories. The article claimed that for five schools in South St. Petersburg, Pinellas County School Board members abandoned integration, broke promises of more money and resources and did not intervene as the students’ test scores plummeted and staff fled.
In response to public outcry from this article series, Superintendent Michael Grego brought in Dr. Antonio Burt, the Memphis principal who gained national attention for helping to turn the academic trajectory of one of Tennessee’s worst-performing schools.
Dr Burt’s accomplishments speak for themselves:

Achieved Reward School status for 2013 & 2014. (Top 5% of state)
In two years came off of the priority list from the state
Managed and instructionally led 40 classroom teachers and oversaw 560 students
Facilitated a 15.7% proficiency/advanced gain in 2013-2014 in Math
Facilitated a 28.7% proficiency/advanced gain in 2013-2014 in Science
Facilitated a 6.2% proficiency/advanced gain in 2013-2014 in R/LA
Facilitated a 91% proficiency/advanced rate in Social Studies
Facilitated a 20.2% proficiency/advanced gain in 2012-2013 in Math
Facilitated a 26% proficiency/advanced gain in 2012-2013 in Science
Facilitated a 6.6% proficiency/advanced gain in 2012-2013 in R/LA
Conducted 178 classroom observations a year
Analyzed student, teacher, and school data daily
Planned and hosted Literacy, Math, Science, and Parent meetings
Conducted PLC, data, instructional plan, and leadership meetings
Cluster leader for the I Zone schools
Implemented Responsive Classrooms in grades Pre-K to 6th grade
Facilitated weekly PLC meetings and data meetings
Developed and presented Compstat reports to Regional Supt. and Director
Financially managed a $300,914.00 Title I Budget, Financially managed a $39,981.22 Site Based-Budget
Financially managed a $538,268.00 SIG Grant Award

We are honored to have Dr. Burt speaking at our Pinellas County Bridging Generations Luncheon on April 21, 2016. As the newly created Director of School Leadership, Dr. Burt will bring his innovative approach to education to intervene in what have been called the worst schools in Florida.

Veteran Companionship Rally
2016-02-24 13:00 - 14:30 | FL
We will be doing an RSVP service project. We will visit with veterans, read and play bingo for some light-hearted fun. The veterans will feel your loving support and you will feel great to positively impact veteran’s lives and make a difference.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Contact Robin Ingles to sponsor this event.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
2016-01-18 12:00 - 13:30 | SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin, FL, 33573, United States
We will be doing some sort of Service that I can get no description of as of today. Why plan ahead? There will be no cost to do this quality one-hour service event that will make you feel awesome about yourself. It will clear up your acne, shed 12 pounds and make you more attractive while probably getting you in to heaven. How great is that?

Feed the Hungry Volunteer Service Event
2015-12-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Omar Lightfoot Senior Recreation Center, 10901 N 56th St, Temple Terrace, FL, 33617, United States
We had 54 incredible volunteers pack meals for those in need. These giving volunteers packed 6,624 meals in just over an hour. Very impressive! The meals consisted of lentils (50%), dehydrated vegetables (15%), pink Himalayan sea salt (5%) and rice (30%). Our volunteers packed the foods in the proper portions to make a vacuum-sealed packet containing three meals per packet.
It’s a nutritionally balanced, shelf-safe dinner for a family. And when the time comes to cook the meals, all it takes is one pot on the stove and 30 minutes. Our volunteers made it possible for more needy people to have simple, nutritional food this holiday season. We are so grateful for your generosity!

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Feed the Hungry Volunteer Service Event
2015-12-08 13:30 - 15:00 | Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Pl, Plant City, FL, 33563, United States
We had 39 incredible volunteers pack meals in record time for an event to feed those in need. The meals consisted of lentils (50%), dehydrated vegetables (15%), pink Himalayan sea salt (5%) and rice (30%). Our volunteers packed the foods in the proper portions to make a vacuum sealed packet containing 3 meals per packet.
It’s a nutritionally balanced, shelf safe dinner for a family. And when the time comes to cook the meals, all it takes for the family is one pot on the stove and 30 minutes. Our volunteers made it possible for more needy people to have simple, nutritional food this holiday season. As always, the Plant City Family YMCA was a perfect partner to recruit volunteers to help the hungry in the community.

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31st Annual Bridging Generations Breakfast
2015-10-30 07:30 - 09:00 | Renaissance International Plaza, 4200 Jim Walter Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33607, United States
A joyful breakfast was had by all at our 31st Annual Bridging Generations. Our keynote speaker, Ernest Hooper of the Tampa Bay Times, sparkled guests with his heartfelt tribute to his grandmother and what she meant to him. And the whole room was enchanted when he said that as a result of her inspiration, “I want to be a Senior in Service!”
Foster Grandparent Volunteer Kathy Nosworthy added a comedic tone to her speech when she donned her Halloween costume. Emcee Trevor Pettiford from BayNews9 encouraged the whole room to join him in a rousing “Happy Birthday, Kathy!” She was on her way to her volunteer classroom right after her speech, and she told us how excited the students were about her birthday.
Senior Companion volunteer Asleen Griffin touched all our hearts with her tale of her client, who was robbed by a stroke many years ago of his ability to speak and read. Her patient and loving companionship has brought him back out of loneliness and frustration. He is speaking in full sentences again, and he reads primers that Asleen found online with the help of her granddaughter. Our volunteers truly Bridge Generations in so many ways!
Our sincere thanks to our 31st Annual Bridging Generations Breakfast Sponsors and Donors:
Humanitarian Sponsor:
Donald W. Wallace and Erika R. Wallace Family Foundation
Mentor Sponsors:
Susan Boyd
Bob Tomczak
Foley & Lardner LLP
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Brighthouse
State Farm
Dex Imaging
Fifth Third Bank
Humana
Raffle and Gift Bag Donors:
Foley & Lardner LLP
Brighthouse
State Farm

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Third Annual Pinellas Bridging Generations Luncheon
2015-04-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Bascom’s Chophouse, 3665 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater, FL, 33762, United States
Pinellas County business leaders gathered to celebrate and learn more about the mission of Seniors in Service in Pinellas County. Keynote speaker City of Largo Commissioner Samantha Fenger delivered a moving speech about the good that Seniors in Service provides in the community through its Foster Grandparent Program. She offered her enthusiastic support in helping launch the Senior Companion Program.
Senior Companion Volunteer Wilbur Wiggins had the whole room chuckling with his dry sense of humor as he told anecdotes from his volunteer experiences. Mr. Wiggins exemplifies the spirit of generous volunteerism in his willingness and humorous approach. When his client told him that he didn’t feel comfortable having Mr. Wiggins come to his home without paying him, Mr. Wiggins said, “I’ll have to come on my spare time then.” And when another client expressed reservations about getting the support, Mr. Wiggins said, “I’m not a volunteer; I’m a friend.”
Foster Grandparent Volunteer Janice Baxley was nervous about speaking in front of so many people, but she spoke from the heart about what a privilege it is to help children in the classroom. She sees their progress and knows that she is a part of it. Her students love her for it as did luncheon guests.
Thank you to everyone who so generously gave your time and donations to honor the mission of Seniors in Service: “to engage people in volunteerism, particularly those ages 55+, to help children succeed and elders remain independent by recruiting and training devoted and skillful volunteers.” We are truly bridging generations.
Our sincere thanks to our 2015 Bridging Generations Sponsors and Donors:
Silver Sponsors:
Dex Imaging (Tammie Brewer)
Gina Space
Mark Hall
Susan Boyd
Gold Donors:
Mark Ingles
Peggy LeClerc
Susan Boyd
Tammy Criollo
Silver Donors:
Jacob Hardin
Lupe Proctor
Bronze Donors:
Blaire Dempsey
Tara Geiger
Grand Prize Raffle Donor:
International Diamond Center for donating a stunning 14k white gold bangle bracelet containing approximately ½ CTW of baguette diamonds.

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