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Five financial tips for parents raising a child with special needs

By: Bill Frazier If you count yourself among the one in 20 families who are raising a child with a disability, you know that life can be financially and emotionally challenging. Perhaps the most distressing questions you ask yourself are, “Who will care for my child when I pass away and how much …

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Summer Camp is Calling: All Girls Invited to Learn, Lead, and Laugh with Girl Scouts!

All girls are invited to join Girl Scouts of West Central Florida (GSWCF) for summer camp! Whether attending for a day, a week, or longer, Girl Scout camp provides girls an opportunity to hone special skills, encounter leadership opportunities, and have fun under the guidance of caring, trained …

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Child Water Safety Awareness Week

The Florida Gulf Coast Center for Fishing Foundation, Inc., is helping to promote child water safety awareness. Child Water Safety Awareness Week is May 25th through 31st. DID YOU KNOW? • Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of accidental childhood death
• 40% of Caucasian, 60% of Hispanic, and 70% of…

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LiveFree! Coalition Celebrates National Prevention Week

May 12 marks the beginning of National Prevention Week, a week-long national event supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. The observance is an …

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Local Girl Scouts Donate 65,000 Boxes of Cookies to Support U.S. Military Troops

  Coming off the heels of the 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Program, Girl Scouts throughout West Central Florida (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sumter counties) donated 65,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to U.S. military troops serving in combat zones around the world. …

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Florida Company Develops 'SmartMow' Robot Lawnmower Designed to Prevent Injuries

RoboLabs Inc. says that the safest lawn mower in the world is a robot lawn mower capable of operating completely without the use of a perimeter wire or other physical boundaries.  The SmartMow Racer has a more user-friendly navigation system than any robot lawn mower on the market.  The end-user …

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Pet of the Week 5/10/13

Introducing Bandit! Bandit is a 10-year-old Australian Cattle Dog mix who is not only very photogenic but highly trained as well.  You would expect that of this breed though.  He was found as a stray by a police officer who brought him to safety.  He weighs 73 lbs and knows many commands.  He also …

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Be Ready for Hurricane Season with Tips from Amica Insurance

With hurricane season right around the corner, Amica Insurance is offering some tips to help prepare for the road ahead. Hurricane Preparedness Week kicks off on Sunday, May 26, so it’s a good time to start thinking about ways to protect your family, home and other property from these dangerous …

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Fifth Third Bank (Tampa Bay) Helps Feed 5,300 Local Families in Need

  • By News
  • May 7, 2013

Fifth Third Bank (Tampa Bay) recently wrapped up its month-long “Fifth Third Feeding Families” campaign, reaching its goal of helping to feed more than 5,300 Tampa Bay-area families in need. More than 11,500 pounds of non-perishable food items were delivered to Metropolitan Ministries – a faith-…

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Disney On Ice Presents Rockin’ Ever After Princess to Crown Pediatric Cancer Patients Queen for a Day

TAMPA, FL – May 1, 2013 – Five girls with pediatric cancer, ages three and four, will become Tampa royalty on Wednesday, May 15, at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Performers from Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After along with local volunteers from the For a Day Foundation will transform the girls…

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