Repeal ridiculous sales tax exemptions? Never. Just cut the budget and reduce services. Lay off workers so they will not be able to pay their property taxes. Add more seniors to the waiting list for Meals on Wheels - they really don't need to eat much. Put 40 kids in a classroom so they can really get to know each other. ...more

April 2, 2009

In one evening, the Zephyrhills Lions Club gave away $9,500 in charitable contributions to seven east Pasco organizations. Representatives from many of these agencies convened recently at the Lions Den 7881441 on Dean Dairy Road, to accept their donation checks. ...more

March 25, 2009

"Living the Mission" was the theme for Tampa Preparatory School's Terrapin Day on Feb. 25, as the student body participated in volunteerism and personal growth workshops. ...more

March 11, 2009

SOUTH TAMPA - "Living the Mission" was the theme for Tampa Preparatory School's Terrapin Day on Feb. 25, as the student body participated in volunteerism and personal growth workshops. The day began with an assembly featuring members of the Tampa Prep Alumni Association who spoke about their own service passions in the community. ...more

March 6, 2009

The Meals on Wheels of Lake Placid received a cash infusion Monday when Harold Owen, District 8 director with the Glades Electric Roundup Trust, turned over a $3,500 check for its food grant program. ...more

March 4, 2009

Last year's Senior Awareness Fair addressed the needs of the elder population in Pasco County. This year, organizers are expanding the focus of this free event to include the entire Pasco community. ...more

February 7, 2009

Friends and family gathered recently to celebrate nine decades of John May's life. ...more

January 28, 2009

In soup kitchens, food pantries and universities across the country, activists are planting the seeds for an overhaul of the way America feeds its more than 35 million hungry people, the first major challenge to a system largely developed in the 1960s. ...more

January 26, 2009

Some 200 families walked away from Metropolitan Ministries on Tuesday empty-handed and hungry. And other Bay area charities say they, too, are having trouble meeting increasing demands on their resources. ...more

December 22, 2008

Meals on Wheels caters to older, disabled and homebound people. For a "normal cost," the volunteers bring a hot, delicious and ample meal to your door. They take time to stop and chat before their next stop. The combination of food and friendliness is a welcomed joy. ...more

December 18, 2008