Florida Sentinel Bulletin

EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY GIFT GIVEAWAY               The students, faculty and staff at Edison Elementary School were surprised when Santa showed up to distribute gifts to 320 students. Hillsborough County School Board Vice Chair, Henry ‘Shake’ Washington dressed up as Santa Claus to assist Principal Candice Dodd and Tony and Lauren Dungy with distributing…

BOOK SIGNING FOR LAUNCH OF FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK    A local children’s book author and former elementary school teacher was the center of attention earlier this month when a book signing was held for her first published book. The very well attended book signing for Lisa Hook Bell, seated, center, was held at the University…

DOING GOOD DEEDS FOR THE CHILDREN                This group of men are doing good deeds for the children in our community. That may be the reason their organization is called, “Doing Good Deeds Productions,” something they have done for the past 15 years. Their Christmas party was held recently at the Sons of Italy…

A 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Family and friends joined Kelia Siplin at Level Up to celebrate a milestone – her 50th birthday. It was a grand celebration filled with lots of love and fun. Shown from left to right are: Henry Dupree, Jr., Ursula Dupree, Kelia Siplin, and Jacqueline and Henry Dupree, Sr.  (Photograph by BRUNSON)…

MEN OF VISION RECOGNIZED AT KEEP TAMPA BAY BEAUTIFUL BREAKFAST                            The Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Annual Awards Breakfast was held on November 9, 2022 at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC. Several awards were presented. Among the many students who received award for their volunteer service were members of Men Of Vision. From…

49th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED IN BACKYARD TENT               More than 100 guests of family and friends joined Ms. Fatima Clanton (better known as “Dee-Dee”) in her backyard tent set up just to celebrate her 49th birthday. The weather was just right for the outdoor event. “Dee-Dee,” center, is joined by her children: Everlecia, Everett, Ever,…

BLACK BUSINESS BUS TOUR PARK EVENT               The Black Business Bus Tour hosted an event last month in the Park at Re-Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Several vendors gathered with founder Candy Lowe to present and share their goods. Those who assisted with planning this event were: Connie Melton, Vyundra Vinson, Beth Shoup, Cecelia Mitchell,…

MIDDLETON HIGH ALUMNI HOST GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER               The Middleton High School Alumni Association hosted a golf tournament fundraiser Saturday, October 22, 2022. The fundraising event was held at Rogers Park Golf Course to benefit the Eddie Smith, Sr. Scholarship Fund at Middleton. Smith, a Middleton grad, was an avid golfer, along with his…

TAMPA FIRE RESCUE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY HELD Congratulations to the Tampa Fire Rescue recruit class of 2022-23 on their recent graduation. The recruits were sworn in by City Clerk, Shirley Foxx-Knowles. Shown from left to right are: Fire Rescue Chief Barbara Tripp, Timothy Anderson, Austin Artis, Bryce Brazil, Evan Castro, Stephen Chang, Antwoine Gardner, Darryl King, Jr., Pablo…