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Marine Corps League wants you as a member

By Times Staff Writers
Published July 20, 2005

The Marine Corps League, a voluntary veterans organization of former Marines and Navy Corpsmen, wants to increase its membership.

The league serves Brandon, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tampa and the North Suncoast through outreach programs such as Toys for Tots, supports returning troops and the VA, and provides honor guards for veterans who have died.

For information, call (727) 421-4196.

The Italian-American Women of Today - LIADO will hold a general membership meeting at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Our Lady of Lourdes Community Center, 750 San Salvador Drive, Dunedin.

Membership is open to women of any age who have Italian ancestry and are interested in supporting Italian culture and heritage.

Call Barb Abela at 418-5415.

The Bay Area Greyhound Adoptions, a volunteer organization that finds adoptive homes for retired racing greyhounds, will be showing greyhounds at the Clearwater PetsMart at Clearwater Mall, 2625 Gulf-to-Bay, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the second and fourth Saturday of each month.

Call 813 272-2332 or visit www.bayareagreyhounds.org They also welcome new volunteers to assist with work and foster homes.

Directions for Mental Health is looking for volunteers to help elderly adults in mid to upper Pinellas County. Volunteers will visit seniors, run errands and help with trips to the grocery store. Call Dolores Brigati at 524-4464, ext. 1354.

The Dunedin flotilla is presenting boat safety and seamanship programs. Classes run through November. Most insurance companies will give a discount on boat insurance after presenting a certificate of completion. Call 772-0021.

Clearwater Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a swim team for ages 15 and younger. Practices will be in two-week sessions Monday to Thursday through July 29 from 6 to 6:45 p.m. at Clearwater Beach Family Aquatic Center, 51 Bay Esplanade, 462-6020; Long Center, 1501 N Belcher Road, 793-2320; Morningside Recreation Complex, 2400 Harn Blvd., 507-4064; North Greenwood Recreation Complex, 900 N M.L. King Jr. Ave., 462-6276; and Ross Norton Recreation Complex, 1426 S M.L. King Jr. Ave., 462-6130.

Cost is $20 with Clearwater recreation card and $30 without. Swim meets are the second Thursday of each session. Call 562-4800.

Clearwater Parks and Recreation present aquacise through October. This instructor-led water fitness class emphasizes increasing endurance. Classes are at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Clearwater Beach Family Aquatic Center, 51 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater.

Cost is $3 with Clearwater recreation card and $3.75 without. Call 462-6020.

The HEP Thrift Store, 1212 N Betty Lane, Clearwater, has vintage pieces, used furniture, brand name clothing, jewelry and knickknacks. The thrift store is part of the Homeless Emergency Project, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and supportive services for homeless individuals and families. Call the HEP office at 442-9041 or visit the Web site at www.ethep.com

The Clearwater branch of Penwomen calls on female writers to submit short stories, poetry, essays and journalism articles in a local contest. Each writer can submit unlimited entries. Entries should be typed, without names. Please make a cover sheet giving title or the first line of each entry, plus a name, address, phone number, fax and e-mail address.

All entries can be published or unpublished and remain the property of the author. Entry fees are $5 each for short stories (1,500 to 2,000 word limit), essays (1,000 word limit) and journalism (1,000 word limit); and $2 each for poetry, one poem per page. Make checks payable to Clearwater Penwomen.

Deadline to submit is Aug. 1. Mail entries to Penwomen Contest, P.O. Box 934, Safety Harbor, FL 34695. Winners and prizes will be announced Oct. 1. Call 725-1015.

CLEARWATER - The Italian-American Club of Greater Clearwater, 200 McMullen-Booth Road, has a pasta dinner and dancing every Tuesday. Dinner at the club begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dancing until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for members and $8 for nonmembers.

The club puts on dinner-dances from 5:30 to 11 p.m. every other Saturday. Cost is $12 for members, $15 for nonmembers. The club is now accepting new members.

For information, call 791-8698 or go to the club's Web page at www.iacgc.freewebspace.com

Worknet Pinellas will help place and train military veterans. All career fields are eligible, and training is done by the employer on site. This program is designed to give assistance in training funds as well as provide support in getting needed uniforms, tools and supplies for the job. Active duty reserve and National Guard veterans are eligible. Call 524-4344.

The Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is looking for the area's best business and finest corporate citizens. They would like information on deserving companies that qualify for this prestigious award. Call (813) 855-4233.

PALM HARBOR - Physiotherapy Associates, 35111 U.S. 19 N, Suite 100, offers aquatic classes for those with arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis and chronic back and neck pain.

The classes, approved by the Arthritis Foundation, are also appropriate for those with diabetes, postrehabilitation needs or weight loss requirements.

Classes are conducted as part of a nonprofit program. They take place in a heated indoor pool and offer range of motion, flexibility and strengthening exercises.

Participants do not need to know how to swim.

To register or for information on fees and schedules, call (727) 772-6772 or (727) 210-0760.

North Pinellas business executives are organizing a new chapter of Zonta International, a service organization that works to advance the status of women.

Zonta clubs support their communities through service projects, fundraisers, advocacy and community support.

For information on the new Top of the Bay Zonta Club, representing Tarpon Springs, Trinity, East Lake, Oldsmar, Westchase and Palm Harbor, call Mary Fletcher at (727) 781-5949.

PALM HARBOR - The Palm Harbor Literacy Council seeks volunteers to help adults, many of them recent arrivals to the United States, learn to read, write and speak better English.

The literacy council provides free one-on-one tutoring to new residents, many of them foreign-born college graduates now working in the United States.

The council has 103 certified tutors but needs 50 more volunteers to work with students on its waiting list.

For information or to volunteer, call (727) 784-3332, ext. 211.

The Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas has certified tutors available to teach individuals who wish to learn English or those who need to improve their reading and writing skills. Sessions are free, and hours are flexible. For information, call the Literacy Council at the Dunedin Public Library, 298-3080, ext. 242.

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