Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Trey Curry Foundation hosted the sixth annual Vine to Wine benefit at The Regent in Riverview on May 10. Proceeds will benefit A Kid's Place in Brandon.
The Trey Curry Foundation hosted the sixth annual Vine to Wine benefit at The Regent in Riverview, where Mary Beth Curry said some 400 tickets had been sold, including 348 tickets in advance. "Every thing from this event goes directly to A Kid's Place" in Brandon, said Curry's mother, Terry Curry, as the May 10 event was wrapping up in The Regent's grand ballroom. The Trey Curry Foundation was founded in 2008 in memory of Clifton "Trey" Curry III, the son of longtime Brandon residents Terry and Clif Curry. "He would be absolutely blown way by this event," Terry Curry said in remembrance of her son. "He was the kid who was always bringing home people and telling us, 'You need to do this for this person.' He'd walk in here and he'd be amazed…
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Representatives from the Haley House Fund talk about their cause and give thanks for the annual Nam Knights Westside Chapter charity pig roast fundraiser, held this year at Winthrop in Riverview on April 6.
For seven of the nine years the Haley House Fund has been in existence the Nam Knight Westside Chapter has held an annual pig roast fundraiser at Winthrop to raise funds for the fund's mission. "It's gone quite well," said Vietnam veteran Dave Braun, a former honrary mayor of Brandon, who heralded the Haley House Fund formation years ago at a Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce Event. "We're all proud of doing what we're doing and for who we're doing it for, which are our most injured soldiers, at the James Haley Veterans Hospital. Our focus is on the families and friends of these soldiers, we put them up." Braun spoke his mind at the seventh annual charity pig roast fundraiser, held April 6 at the Winthrop Pole Barn in Riverview. "In my…
Saturday, December 15, 2012
The turnout for the WittFest 2012 fundraiser at O'Brien's in Brandon was overwhelming, showing that the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, along with the Greater Brandon community, has a big heart for cancer fighter Dan Witt.
Detective Jason Himmeo, with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, made it clear why he was in attendance Dec. 14 at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Family Restaurant in Brandon, for the WittFest 2012: Rockin' the Cause fundraiser for HCSO deputy Dan Witt. "We do this job, which is dangerous enough, and when you have something like this come up, it's worse than what we face on the street," Himmeo said. "Something like this" is the cancer that has stricken the 33-year-old Witt, for whom the fundraiser aims to help both the deputy and his family. "I've worked with Dan since 1999, and he's a fighter," Himmeo said. "We're hoping this [fundraiser] gives him a little bit of a reprieve from the money issues so he can deal with his health issues." …
The place was packed, at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Family Restaurant in Brandon, for the Dec. 14 "Rockin' the Cause" fundraiser for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy Dan Witt.
As the night wore on at O'Brien's Irish Pub and Family Restaurant in Brandon on Dec. 14, the band, "Scream Machine" kept things hopping, with lively sets of music that beckoned attendees to the dance floor at the WittFest 2012: Rockin' the Cause fundraiser. Earlier, and later, raffle draws were held for an impressive array of donated raffle items, all for the cause of helping Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy Dan Witt and his family. Witt is in the fight for his life against cancer and the Greater Brandon community seemed to be saying, "We're right there with you." ______________ Brandon Patch invites you to share your photos of the event to this post as well. Use the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above. Share your thoughts…
Monday, December 3, 2012
Motorcycle riders and bikers made their way to Evans Park in Seffner on Dec. 2 for the 19th Annual Cookson Hills Toy Run. Here's a look at why this event continues to grow and has become a signature event in the Greater Brandon area of Seffner.
It's one thing to give, it's another thing to give and receive the joy of seeing that gift in the hands of the beholder, and especially so when those hands belong to children and adults with special needs. Motorcycle riders made their way to Seffner on Dec. 2 for the 19th Annual Cookson Hills Toy Run, a 20-mile trek that begins at the Veterans Memorial Park and Museum in Tampa and ends at Evans Park, adjacent to Burnett Middle School. There, they acted like kids themselves as they watched gift recipients unwrap their toys and gifts. Some bikers came dressed in seasonal attire, which meant a whole bunch of Santas, Mrs. Clauses and elves. A dove release for kids was a highlighted feature as well. For 19 years Sheri and Bill Brown have been…
Captain J.A. Lewis is the 2012 recipient of the Greater Seffner Area Chamber of Commerce's Sharon Carter Community Service Award. At the Cookson Hills Toy Run on Dec. 2, his dove release showed the reasoning behind his recognition.
Captain J.A. Lewis was on duty Dec. 2 at the 19th annual Cookson Hills Toy Run at Evans Park in the Greater Brandon community of Seffner, with 40 doves in tow and a mission to do good unto others. With his company, Stardust Promotions, based just about a mile away from Evans Park, Lewis said he wouldn't have missed the toy run for anything. The 20-mile trek starts at the Veterans Memorial Park and Museum in Tampa and calls upon motorcyclists to ride bearing holiday gifts in a show of compassionate solidarity for special needs people of all ages and now, as well, seniors, veterans with no family and the “forgotten children” of eastern Hillsborough County. "It's here in Seffner, I've lived here for 30 years and this what something …
Friday, November 2, 2012
The Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon benefited from the ECHO Trunk Show held Nov. 1 at the Barn Theatre at Winthrop. The thrift sale featured gently worn, sometimes new, designer apparel and accessories.
It was a night of deals for shoppers at the Barn Theatre at Winthrop, the venue for this year's ECHO Trunk Show for gently worn designer apparel and accessories. The annual affair was started after volunteers at the Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) in Brandon noticed a good number of upscale items donated to the food bank and clothes closet. ECHO accepts from the community donations of clothes and household furnishings, as well as non-perishable food items, such as canned tuna, boxed spaghetti and jars of applesauce. With proceeds raised at monthly thrift sales, at ECHO's headquarters on Parsons Avenue in Brandon, volunteers in turn can purchase perishable items, such as milk and cheese, for people in need. The ongoing thrift …
Monday, October 29, 2012
The annual Halloween Horribles Parade at Center Place in Brandon got under way Oct. 28 under clear skies and cool temperatures, with hundreds of kids and adults stopping by for treats from area small businesses, groups, organizations and politicians.
Hundreds of kids and adults wrapped around Parsons Lake outside the Sandy Rodriguez Center in Brandon for the 2012 Halloween Horribles Parade, where booths representing area businesses, clubs, organizations, media outlets, services and groups were well-stocked with treats to give for free. The event is held annually by the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association, which shares space with the Brandon Regional Library in the Sandy Rodriguez Center, at 619 Vonderburg Drive. Children in costume, accompanied by adults, many of whom also were in costume, lined up to start a parade of stops from the lakeside entrance of Center Place through the nearby medical offices and parking lots. Brandon Patch was at the event, too, reminding parade …
Friday, October 12, 2012
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 11 hosted two incentive-rich membership drives at the chamber headquarters on Pauls Drive. See what new members received in their paint-can takeaways.
Incentives were the order of the day for the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 11, with new members receiving a paint bucket filled with incentive deals. Two sessions were held for the one-day only incentive drive, with the first session alone attracting about 60 incoming members. A second session was expected to draw a crowd of at least 40 new members. "Last year we held a membership drive and every person we were able to bring into the building, to see the full scope of everything the chamber offers, fell in love with what we do," said Darren Dennington, the incoming chamber chairman. He succeeds current chair Bob Bivins, whose one year-term ends in February. "There's so much behind the curtain," Dennington added. The one-day…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
A large turnout showed up for the fundraiser banquet on behalf of the 2013 Seffner Relay For Life. Community theater actors performed "A History of Broadway" for an event that a cancer survivor helped organize.
A dinner theater performance and buffet dinner fundraiser was held at The Regent in Riverview on Oct. 3 to benefit the 2013 Seffner Relay For Life at Armwood High School. There, Andrea Bearry, the chair of next year's overnight fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, said she has high hopes the Seffner Relay For Life will meet its goal of signing on 50 teams and raising $75,000. Last year's Greater Seffner Relay For Life raised more than $50,000, which is a remarkable feat for a Relay that at one time had almost closed, because of the great effort it took to raise what in comparison were low funds compared to other Tampa Bay area Relay events. But Seffner now is a force to be reckoned with, given last year's draw at the first time …
