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Neighborhood events calendar
By TIMES STAFF
Published February 23, 2007
Today Rotary club: The New Tampa Rotary Club will meet at 7 a.m. at Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd. The meeting will focus on cancer care. Membership is open to professional and business leaders who live, work or have retired to the New Tampa area. Call 978-0180, visit www.newtamparotary.org or e-mail mcgintyboy@aol.com. Saturday River cleanup: Temple Terrace Parks and Recreation will hold a river and trails cleanup from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Riverhills Park, 329 S Riverhills Drive. Volunteers should wear gloves, high-topped boots, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Insect repellent, sunscreen, bottled water and a hat are recommended. Call 813 989-7180. Photography workshops: Allied Pixels Photography Studio and Training Center, 4325 Gunn Highway, will hold several photography workshops this month. A Photoshop workshop is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for $25; a portrait lighting class is 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday for $225. Call (813) 264-2633. TUESDAY Healthy families: An informational session about Weight Watchers Family, a pilot program that teaches parents how to create a weight-healthy home, will be held at 7 p.m. at All Children's Specialty Care of Tampa, 12220 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. The program will start March 6 and last for 10 weeks. The program costs $100, which is refundable upon completion. To register for the free information session, call toll-free, 1-800-525-2520, ext. 10. WEDNESDAY Powerline discussion: TECO will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Centerpointe Community Church, 8610 Temple Terrace Highway, to discuss plans to build a new transmission line from Polk County to Temple Terrace. Call (877) 277-4568. THURSDAY Arthritis support: The Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group will meet from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Forest Hills Recreation Center, 724 109th Ave. Call (813) 495-3000. American Legion meeting: American Legion Post 147 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 147 will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the 17413 Gunn Highway post. Call (813) 920-8812. LOOKING AHEAD Greyhound Rescue: Greyhound Rescue and Adoptions of Tampa Bay will hold a meet and greet with greyhounds and their adoptive or foster parents from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 3 at Petco, 1231 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Call (813) 971-4732. Scrapbook crop workshop: The nonprofit event, offered by Incarnation Parish Home and School Association, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 10 at Incarnation Catholic School. It costs $40 and includes entering the door prize drawings, a goodie bag, three meals, beverages and snacks throughout the day. Send check (payable to IPHSA) with your name, contact phone number and number of seats to Incarnation Catholic School, 5111 Webb Road, Tampa, FL 33615, c/o Crop Coordinator. Call (813) 884-4502. Life Enrichment Center classes: Life Enrichment Center, 9704 N Boulevard, is offering several classes for adults starting in February. Topics include landscape painting and acrylics, acrylics and oils, beginning drawing, and fundamentals of drawing. Courses last six weeks and cost $60. Call (813) 932-0241. Please send calendar information to northtampa@sptimes.com or fax to (813) 269-5310 two weeks before the event.
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