Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Classes are held each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Get into shape while having fun and learning some new steps. Longtime dance instructor Donna Garzone is offering dance classes each Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Brandon Recreation Center, 510 E. Sadie St., Brandon. Students will learn such dances as the foxtrot, cha-cha, salsa, waltz, swing and more. Singles and couples are welcome. The cost is $10 per class. Click here for more details. Got an event your own? Post word of it for free on Brandon Patch. ______________ Brandon Patch is an interactive community site, and we want you to get involved. Post a comment at the bottom of any story. Upload your photos to our Pics & Clips gallery. Post an Announcement to share your news, or add an Event to our calendar. Post a blog in our …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Hillsborough County Aging Services announces activities for seniors to commemorate Older Americans Month. At the Brandon Recreation Center, the Star Struck Seniors' Prom. At the Brandon Senior Center, National Senior Health and Fitness Day activities.
Hillsborough County officials at facilities throughout the county — including the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street and the Brandon Senior Center on Parsons Avenue — will be joining the nationwide commemoration of Older Americans Month with activities advancing the adage, "Never Too Old To Play." Since 1963 the month of May has been designated a good time to value the contributions of senior citizens to the broader community while recognizing as well the value of staying active. The aim is to "encourage our seniors to stay engaged, active and involved in their own lives and in their communities," notes a report released through Hillsborough Count Aging Services. "Studies show lifelong participation in social, creative and …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The June 8 meeting at the Brandon Recreation Center is the last in a series of countywide gatherings to discuss the proposed elimination of after-school programs at Hillsborough County recreation centers.
A proposal to eliminate the after-school care programs at local recreation centers will be discussed tonight, June 8, at a meeting in Brandon. The meeting is set for 6-7 p.m. at the Brandon Recreation Center, 502 East Sadie St. It’s the last in a series of meetings held across the county seeking public input on the proposed changes to the after-school program offered by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department. The recommendation eliminating after-school care at recreation centers was developed last year by The Roundtable to Plan Services for the Children of Hillsborough County. The recommendation – which can be viewed online - is an effort “to maximize the county’s financial and staffing resources, take full …
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Winter is eight days old and the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street has already been called to open as a cold-weather shelter 11 times this month.
Volunteers will be ready to go again on this eighth day of winter as shelters open for an 11th time in December thanks to the freeze and hard-freeze warnings issued for the Tampa Bay area and surrounding counties. In the Greater Brandon area that means overnight hours Dec. 28 for the Brandon Community Center on Sadie Street. There, the homeless and people living in homes without adequate heat can find shelter from the cold. Ryan Harrington has his reasons for helping to coordinate check-in and activities at the center. "It's just a passion," he said. "I came last year for the first time just because I got an email to help from my church, but after that first night I kept coming back because I found my heart was just in a place for helping …
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Linda Chion Kenney
4:26 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
I have covered the seniors' prom many times, and it is a great time to relish in the spirit to live, to thrive, to stay active and connected. More important, there is a wealth of knowledge to learn from those who have walked the many miles it takes to get from one decade to the next. We don't revolutionize things so much as we reinvent them, faults and all, and that's what seniors can help us … more ›