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Thrift Store Kicks Off Season With Goodies

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 27, 2008

PLANT CITY - A relatively new thrift store that raises money to help victims of domestic violence will kick off its holiday shopping season Dec. 9 with wine, appetizers and other goodies.

Simply Spring II, 1417 S. Collins St., is one of three stores operated by The Spring of Tampa Bay. The store opened last month in Plant City Plaza shopping center.

The Dec. 9 event from 6 to 9 p.m. will include refreshments, such as wine and appetizers, and Christmas items for sale, along with the regular merchandise. The extravaganza is open to the public, and there's no admission charge.

The Spring of Tampa Bay has three thrift stores including two in Tampa, the Simply Spring thrift store-donation warehouse at 209 N. Willow St. and Spring Vintage Boutique, 3418 W. Swann Ave.

George H. Newman

Drive For Troops To Wrap Up

BRANDON - The GFWC Brandon Junior Woman's Club is wrapping up its annual Operation Holiday Support to benefit U.S. military troops.

Items to be collected through Sunday include black socks, gel insole heels, shaving gel, wrapped hard candy, prepackaged snacks, Advil and Tylenol, mouthwash, over-the-counter cold and flu tablets, Febreeze, beef jerky, AA batteries, throat lozenges, eyedrops, energy bars, Pop-Tarts, dryer sheets, peanuts, dried fruit, DVD movies and other nonperishable items.

Donations can be dropped off at these locations:

•9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday: South Shore Group, 16637 Fish Hawk Blvd., Suite 103, Lithia. Call (813) 662-2355.

•9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday: Berg & Wheeler, 217 E. Robertson St., Brandon. Call (813) 685-0050.

•11 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday: Tassels, 3239 Lithia-Pinecrest Road, Valrico. Call (813) 651-9010.

•10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: The Pottery Patch, 2551 State Road 60 E., Valrico. Call (813) 643-0014.

Monetary donations also will be accepted. Contact Donna Johnson at donna07bjwc@aol.com or (813) 244-4758.

Felix L. Martinex
NFL Alums Raise Money

LUTZ - Some former football players will be hitting something of another sort to raise cash for seven local charities.

The players will be participating in the NFL Alumni Tampa Chapter's 25th annual charity golf tournament on Monday at Emerald Greens Golf and Country Club, 13903 Clubhouse Drive.

Registration begins at 10 a.m., with tee-off slated for 12:30 p.m. Registration prices start at $150.

National Football League players such as Mike Alstott, Brad Culpepper and Shelton Quarles will be celebrity captains at the event.

Proceeds will benefit Youth and Family Alternatives Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Diabetic Charitable Services, All Sports Community Service, Friends of Joshua House Foundation Inc. and The Dream Factory.

For tournament information, contact Tim Watson at tim@nflalumnitampabay.com.

Jessica Balanza

Holiday Market Has Boutique

BAYSHORE - Here's a chance to do a little shopping and have the kids enjoy the trip, too.

The Holiday Market on Bayshore is planned from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Tampa Garden Club, 2629 Bayshore Blvd.

The event is sponsored by the American Parkinson Disease Association. Admission is $5 per person and free for those age 11 and younger. For information, call (813) 931-1235 or visit www.apdatampa.com.

Lenora Lake

Pasco OKs Housing Plan

DADE CITY - Pasco County will put $9 million during the next four years into buying and rehabilitating homes in areas hit hard by the banking and foreclosure crisis. Another $6.5 million will go toward down payment help.

County commissioners approved a revised plan Tuesday for spending $19.5 million in federal housing funds earmarked for Pasco based on the amount of foreclosures and subprime loans in the county. Pasco received the 17th-largest allocation in the country.

Pasco County has nearly 9,000 homes for sale. About 20 percent of them are in foreclosure.

Money won't be available Port Richey, Dade City and Zephyrhills because they don't participate in the county's Community Development Block Grant program.

Kevin Wiatrowski

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