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10th Annual Fang Back To School Festival

Monday, August 6, 2012

FANG's Back-To-School Festival at the Campo Y (PHOTOS)

The 10th annual Back-To-School Festival at the Campo Family YMCA in the Greater Brandon community of Valrico drew a strong crowd for vendors treats and showcases. The event is sponsored by FANG, the FishHawk Area Networking Group.

  Supporting children from low-income families with school supplies and backpacks was the mission behind the grand networking event held Aug. 5 at the Campo Family YMCA in the Greater Brandon community of Valrico. There, the FishHawk Area Networking Group, or FANG, hosted its 10th Annual Back-To-School Festival, featuring a strong crowd of attendees visiting with vendor booths and watching dance and judo peformances. This gallery of photos gives testament to the day's events. Backpacks and school supplies will be distributed to registered families at the YMCA's Camp Christina on Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in an event sponsored by both the Y and the Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) of Brandon.

Monday, July 16, 2012

FANG's 10th Annual Back-To-School-Bash Moves Indoors to the Y

To beat the heat, the 10th Annual FishHawk Area Networking Group (FANG) Back-To-School Festival is moving indoors, Aug. 5, to the Campo Family YMCA on Culbreath Road in Valrico.

  The 10th Annual FishHawk Area Networking Group (FANG) Back-to-School Festival is moving indoors this year, to the Campo Family YMCA gymnasium, featuring more than 100 local business booths, demonstrations, giveaways, doors prizes and samplings from 10 area restaurants. The event, which each year provides back-to-school supplies for children from migrant families, is scheduled for Aug. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. "We know that each year, the heat becomes a factor for our vendors and attendees," said FANG coordinator Nan Hager, in a release on the event. "Moving into the air-conditioning at the Y, where the school supplies need to go for the school supply backpack program anyway, is a win-win for us." Admission is free but there is a request to …

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