A date and theme have been selected for Brandon area YMCAs' Corks & Forks wine-tasting event for 2009. ...more

March 11, 2009

Jill Andrew wouldn't normally strap her 50-something self into a giant bungee-cord slingshot, but it's for a good cause. ...more

October 8, 2008

Things are busy at the Plant City Family YMCA, 1507 YMCA Place. The organization recently launched its 2008 annual giving effort, the Building Strong Kids Campaign. This year's fundraising goal is $110,000. All money raised in the campaign stays in Plant City to help make YMCA membership and programs possible for children and families who could not otherwise afford to participate. ...more

February 16, 2008

The Plant City Family YMCA will hold its annual Walden Lake Classic 5K race Feb. 23. The race winds around Walden Lake, starting and ending at the YMCA. ...more

January 30, 2008

At Alex's Southern Style BBQ, ordering smoked meat has become synonymous with helping needy kids get bikes for the holidays. ...more

November 13, 2007

At Alex's Southern Style BBQ, ordering smoked meat has become synonymous with helping needy kids get bikes for the holidays. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Krewe of Grace O'Malley and Zendah Grotto will host a benefit Mystery Dinner Theater, "Squires Inn," to support their organizations' charities, including the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. ...more

November 1, 2007

A golf tournament to help pay YMCA membership costs for children and families with special or financial needs will he held Nov.3 at Westchase Golf Club. ...more

October 20, 2007

The Napa Valley may seem a long way from Brandon now, but come Nov. 9 from 7 to 11 p.m. residents will enjoy the fruits of the California countryside right in their own back yard. That's when the Brandon area YMCAs host their third annual YMCA Corks and Forks fundraiser at the Palmetto Club in FishHawk Ranch. ...more

October 1, 2007