Glazer Family Foundation presented grants totaling more than $15,000 to four nonprofit organizations during a March 9 luncheon and grant presentation at One Buccaneer Place. Representatives from Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf, Dawn Center, Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida and Sydney's Angels for Autism attended the private luncheon and accepted checks presented by Darcie Glazer Kassewitz on behalf of the Glazer Family Foundation. ...more

April 1, 2009

The state has issued new specialty plates for the Bucs and Rays. ...more

December 4, 2008

New Rays and Buccaneers specialty license plates are on sale today through some Hillsborough County tax collector's offices and will be available statewide by next week. ...more

December 4, 2008

Volunteers collected sports equipment for needy children at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. ...more

December 1, 2008

Volunteers are wrapping up an effort at Raymond James Stadium to collect sports equipment for needy kids in the area. ...more

November 30, 2008

TAMPA - Signs of generosity abound in the Tampa Bay area. Visitors to cultural centers filter into buildings with wings bearing the names of those who have donated millions to furthering the arts. Students who otherwise might not be able to afford college are able to go on scholarship. Patients have access to lifesaving medical equipment purchased with donated money. From backpacks for foster children to new exhibits at museums, from promoting the art of ethnic ballet to financing snake research, the more than 160 foundations in Hillsborough County contribute about $70 million annually — a number that has grown in recent years and is expected to continue an upward trend. ...more

November 18, 2007

Well, shiver me timbers. The owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just emerged from years of lying low to bestow a treasure on the people of Tampa Bay. ...more

October 21, 2007

Regarding 'Glazers Boost Children's Museum' (front page, Oct. 16): Not only did the Glazer Family Foundation score another touchdown for the arts in Tampa, they won the Super Bowl of bringing the Children's Museum to fruition! Thanks to Heidi Shimberg's leadership efforts in raising monies for this worthy project and her willingness to ask Bryan Glazer whether his family might consider making a significant donation to the Children's Museum, Bryan consulted brother, Edward Glazer, and sister, Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, who immediately sanctioned the gift. The other adult children of Malcolm Glazer, owner and president of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were also in accord. ...more

October 18, 2007

The plan came together quickly, over the course of about a month. Heidi Shimberg, who is leading the effort to raise money for a new Children's Museum, asked Bryan Glazer whether his family might be willing to make a significant donation. ...more

October 16, 2007