Florida Sentinel Bulletin

COUPLE CELEBRATES 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY   Recently, a couple celebrated their wedding anniversary on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Mount Olive A. M. E. Church, 1902 W. LaSalle Street, Reverend Gregory Gay, Sr., Pastor. The event was especially memorable because they eloped 50 years ago. A large audience was on hand, that included their family matriarchs,…

NEW ST. PAUL AME CHURCH HOSTS WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY PROGRAM      Several women of the 11th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church were in service at New St. Paul AME Church for their Women’s Missionary Society Program. Among those in charge of preparing the program were: Dorothy McDaniels, President of New St. Paul’s Missionary…

CHURCH HOSTS FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY FOR COMMUNITY                         Life In Christ Community Church, under the leadership of Pastor Arthur Randall and his wife, Linda Randall, hosted its Family and Friends Day event on the grounds of the church, 97thStreet and 26thAvenue. The surrounding community had been invited to enjoy games, free food,…

STEWART MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL HONORS BELOVED STAFFER                         Stewart Middle Magnet School held a Memorial Service for one of its beloved staffers on September 23, 2019. Darryl Beasley, Guidance Counselor who had touched many lives, passed away recently. Dr. Baretta Wilson, Principal, said the school planted a tree and placed a grave marker…

ELECTED OFFICIALS  ATTEND WOMEN’S COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET                Left to right – City Councilman Orlando L. Gudes, District 5; Florida Representative Wengay Newton, District 70; Tamara Shamburger, Hillsborough County School Board, Chair, District 5; Dianne Hart, Florida Representative District 61; Chloe Coney, Keynote Speaker; Bob Henriquez, Property Appraiser; and City Councilman Joseph Citro, District…

POLICE CHIEF PRESENTS GRANTS TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS   Recently, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan presented several grants to various not-for-profit organizations in the community. The recipients ranged from those working with at-risk students to those shaping and molding the next generation of leaders. Chief Dugan presented members of the Dr. Martin Luther king Parade Foundation…

AESTHETICS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE HAS TREE LIGHTING MEETING            With the Christmas holidays just a couple of months away, the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership’s Aesthetics and Beautification Committee held its first meeting on September 18, 2019, to kick off the 2019 Tree Lighting Ceremony. Denese Meteye-James, chairperson, says the committee is accepting donations…

AT&T DONATES $25,000 TO CDC OF TAMPA, INC.   Recently, the Corporation to Develop Communities, Inc., (CDC of Tampa, Inc.), hosted its Prom 2.o at Amalie Arena’s FireStick Grill. The event was a 1980s theme benefit hosted by the organization’s Youth Leadership Movement Program (YLM). During the event Ed Narain, Director of External Affairs at…

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 20th ANNUAL WOMEN’S CONVENTION                   The Jurisdiction of Southwestern Florida, Church Of God In Christ (COGIC), held its 20thAnnual Women’s Convention September 11-13, 2019. The Convention was held at Brown Memorial COGIC. Mother Alberta M. Baker is Supervisor of the Women and Bishop Matthew Williams is Presiding Prelate/General Board…