Baseball Hall of Fame member Robin Roberts, a Temple Terrace resident, was honored recently for his work with the Gold Shield Foundation. ...more

December 24, 2008

The mind plays tricks on you now and then, but in my memories the Labor Day weekend used to have a different feeling. ...more

August 31, 2008

City Councilman Charlie Miranda recounts working one day as a steward at Tampa Bay Downs, the horse racing track once partially owned by George Steinbrenner. ...more

February 6, 2008

Pros Inspire Compassion This month at the 26th annual meeting of the Gold Shield Foundation, we had two great professional athletes speak to our audience of over 450 which included law enforcement officers and firefighters along with business leaders from the seven counties covered by George M. Steinbrenner college scholarships. According to our by-laws those are Hillsborough, Pinellas, Citrus, Pasco, Polk, Hernando and Marion counties. ...more

December 18, 2007

It's on days like this, when the sports pages are splattered with accusations of drug use and you're sick of the whole business, you need someone like Joe Girardi. ...more

December 14, 2007

It's on days like this, when the sports pages are splattered with accusations of drug use and you're sick of the whole business, you need someone like Joe Girardi. ...more

December 14, 2007

Richard Bowers, who helped to build the athletic programs at the University of South Florida and threw himself into charitable endeavors afterward, died unexpectedly Thursday morning. He was 77. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA - Richard "Dick" Bowers, whose leadership helped to build the athletic programs at the University of South Florida during their formative years and who threw himself into charitable endeavors since then, died unexpectedly this morning. He was 77 years old and he died with his wife of 48 years and two children at his side. ...more

November 29, 2007

Not long after Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy Sergeant Ron Harrison was killed on patrol in Brandon, members of the Gold Shield Foundation paid a visit to the family and delivered a check to his college-age daughter. ...more

September 8, 2007