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Fundraiser to help get technology to children
By JUAN GARCIA
Published August 5, 2005
CHANNEL DISTRICT - The Tampa Bay Technology Forum hosts its annual fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Stumps Supper Club in Channelside. Join area techies and business people for beer, bands, barbecue and a silent auction.
Proceeds will go toward the TBTF's Computer-rific Program, which raises money and gets equipment, service and labor donations for computer labs at Boys and Girls Clubs in Tampa Bay.
Admission is $20 at the door. For information, call Heather Kenyon at 610-5774 or e-mail hkenyon@tbtf.org or visit www.tbtf.org
Florist to continue providing staduim flowers
TAMPA - For the second year in a row, Buds, Blooms and Beyond florist and gift shop has been selected to provide floral arrangements for the Raymond James Stadium concierge counters, club levels and owner's suite.
The floral designs will be custom-made for the stadium, said Mary Conte, owner of Buds, Blooms and Beyond at 10059 W Hillsborough Ave. For information, call 249-6000 or go to www.budsbloomsandbeyond.com
Bring out your dice: Cafe plans board game day
HYDE PARK NORTH - Nola Cafe & Newsstand invites the public to an afternoon of board games from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Friends, neighbors and families are encouraged to bring their favorite games, learn new games and meet new people.
The coffee shop is at 301 W Platt St. next to the Walgreens. For information, call 258-8778.
Church service to herald beginning of school year
VIRGINIA PARK - The Holy Trinity Lutheran School celebrates the beginning of the new school year with the installation of teachers, staff and the school board members during the regular church service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Holy Trinity is at 3712 W El Prado Blvd. For information, call principal Walter Halfmann at 839-0665 or e-mail walter.halfmann@holytrinitytampa.org
Tampa 11-year-olds win invitational tournament
TAMPA - The Tampa Cannons baseball team won first place in the Tournament of Champions invitational in Aberdeen, Md.
The Cannons, made up of 11-year-old players, joined 16 teams from around the country and won seven straight games. They beat the home team, the Maryland Orioles, 9-6 in the final game. Lance McMullers threw a complete seven-inning game, and Vincent Leto hit 3 out of 4, scoring three times to receive the Championship Games' Most Valuable Player.
Averaging 12 runs per game, the Cannons hit .405 as a team. Luke Helms led by hitting .524 for the tournament.
The Cannons also placed fifth in the recent Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Nationals, competing against 80 Division 1 teams from around the country at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
Get information on adopting in China
ST. PETERSBURG - Chinese Children Adoption International (CCAI) will hold an informational seminar from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the North Branch Library, 861 70th Ave. N in St Petersburg.
The group encourages anyone interested in adopting a child from China to attend the meeting.
Since 1994, the agency has placed more than 5,200 Chinese children in loving homes, including about 60 in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
For information, call Katy Slater at 727 822-5418 or e-mail Nancy Fontaine at ccaifl@chinesechildren.org For information about Chinese adoptions and CCAI, go to www.chinesechildren.org
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