Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Executives from Bounce TV met with several representatives in the Tampa Bay Area at a Wednesday morning breakfast. The meeting was held at the Marriott Westshore Hotel. The purpose of the meet and greet was to discuss programming ideas, and participate in a question and answer session. Representatives from Bounce TV, which airs in Tampa on WFTT, 50.2, were: Ryan Glover, President of Bounce TV, Jeffrey Wolf, Executive Vice President Distribution, Ms. Tracy Underwood, Vice President Affiliate Relations and others. T. D. Wilson and Terry Clark, Account Executives with the Sentinel Bulletin, are shown with Bounce TV President, Ryan Glover and Lawrence Hires.

    The Traveler’s Rest Missionary Baptist Church of St. Petersburg honored Women of Many Hats for its community service in the Bay Area.  Women of Many Hats has serviced the community for more than 6 years with several charity programs. The ministry was organized in 2003 from the image of the late Mrs. Irene E. Westley with the vision to be a service-oriented ministry that demonstrates how God uses people to help people. Their drive stems from 5 basic core values: Legacy, Share, Masterpiece, Compassion and Integrity. The mission of the ministry is to organize events and programs for women/girls and men/boys. Shown at the ceremony honoring the ministry are: Roosevelt Stephens, Ernestine Stephens, Juanita M. Westley, founder; Rev. Mark Greene, Pastor of Traveler’s Rest; Florence B. Westley, co-founder and George Lancaster (Pop).

    The Middleton High School held its Annual All-Class Reunion last month. There were several events over three days. The Scholarship Dinner Dance was held at the DoubleTree Tampa Westshore Airport on June 22, 2013. The theme was “Keeping The Middleton Spirit Alive.” The Master of Ceremony for the evening was Henry “Shake” Washington. The highlight of the evening was honoring Coach Billy Reed, seated in front. He is shown with the All-Class Committee: from left, Yvonne Douglas, Jodie Hines, Margarett Oneal, Aleatha Shaw-Filer, Patricia Cooper, Luvator Nelson, Denese Meteye James, Vanderlyn Owens and Henry Washington. In the rear, Woodrow Simmons and Calvin Simmons. (Photograph by Sylvester Harris of Treasured Moments)

 Young ladies representing Bay City Elks Lodge #268 and Temple #158 participated in the “Miss Florida Elk” pageant and represented well. Tampa’s Ms. Anubia Guyton-Lewis earned the title of “Miss Florida Elk.” Also from Tampa, Ms. Julisa Williams was the third runner-up and earned the title of “Miss Congeniality.” The finalists, seated left to right are: Ms. Anubia Guyton-Lewis, Ms. Trialani Hill, Ms. Julisa Williams, and Ms. Lyric Boyd, who was the second place winner. They are shown with Lou Alyce Dean, left, Daughter State President, and William L. Sands, Brother State President. Daughter Ann Jenkins is the Local Directress for the Tampa Youth Department; Elizabeth Belton is Daughter Ruler and Elgin Franklin is Exalter Ruler and Florida State Director.

Last month, Mrs. Twila Hunter-Covington was joined by her family and friends at A La Carte Event Pavilion for her retirement celebration. She retired from Verizon after 27 years and is now looking forward to ‘life after Verizon’ and spending more quality time with her grandson, Aamir. Shown from left to right are: Steven Larrame, Kiana Hunter, Aamir Hunter, Twila (guest of honor), Will and Drakkar Covington (Photograph by Lomax McIntyre)

    Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church recognized its 2013 graduates recently during its worship service. Dr. Edison Jackson, President of Bethune-Cookman University, was the guest speaker. Dr. Jackson, in front center, is shown with, Reverend David Green, Sr., Pastor of Allen Temple, and Mrs. Kimberly Green. On the second row are: Daniel Lee, Devon Sherrard Mitchell, Nahum Hill, Barbara Rankins, Raymond Price-Murray, III, Kenyondra Nelson, DeBorah Floyd, Nakelia Wilson, Richard Newton, and Shavaughn Deon Roberts-Brooks. (Photograph by Lomax McIntyre)

  The 6th Annual Re-Entry Resource Expo was held last Saturday at the Lee Davis Neighborhood Service Center. Several resource partners were available to answer questions and provide information. There were also workshops to assist individuals who are background challenged in re-entering the workforce and information for those seeking restoration of rights. Among those who represented various agencies were: Anthony Gonzalez, Rose F. Tozzi, Noreen Copeland-Miller, Gloria Elliott, Kimberly Steadman and Jennifer Burnett. (Photograph by BRUNSON)

The Harram Court No. 96, Daughters of Isis recently awarded four L. Glenn Brown Memorial Scholarships to graduating seniors. The presentation took place during a Joint Awards Ceremony with the Harram Temple No. 23, on June 5^th. The guest speaker for the ceremony was Tampa City Councilman Frank Reddick. The recipients are Gaither high School graduate Angela Anderson, who will be attending the University of Florida; Wharton High School graduate, Deborah Floyd, who will attend Florida A & M University; Strawberry Crest High School graduate Antoinea Lyles, who will attend Howard University; and Audry Zipperer, who graduated from Newsome High School and who will attend the University of Florida. Shown at the presentation from left to right are: Illustrious Commandress Daughter Gail P. Williams, Ms. Amanda Anderson (sister of recipient), Deborah Floyd, Antoinea Lyles, Audry Zipperer, and Daughter Monica Williams Scholarship Coordinator.

     The men of Shekinah Glory Cathedral Church of God in Christ are pleased about the success of their Inaugural Men’s Conference. The conference, entitled “Men of Valor and Purpose,” was held June 7 and 8, 2013 at the church, 1301 S. 78th St. Speakers addressed those in attendance on Friday evening and a breakfast was held Saturday morning with more guest speakers. The keynote speaker was Superintendent Linwood Dillard. Among those in attendance on Friday who also participated were: from left, Superintendent Anthony W. Gilyard (formerly of Tampa), Pastor, Bethlehem-Judah Christian Fellowship, Elizabeth, NJ, who was the Friday night keynote speaker; Bishop Matthew Williams, Jurisdictional Prelate of the Southwestern Conference Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and Pastor of Brown Memorial COGIC; Shekinah Glory Senior Pastor, A. D. Shaw, Conference Host; and Deacon Bernard Jones, Conference Chairman. (Photograph by Toby Scott of Chow and Scott Keepsakes)