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Artists work sought for annual festival
By Times Staff Writer
Published September 6, 2007
Artist applications for the 33rd Annual Fine Arts, Crafts and Music Festival are available through the Greater Palm Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce, 1151 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor. Deadline for applications for the juried show is Sept. 11. Call (727) 784-4287 or visit www.palmharborcc.org/newsevents/decartfest.asp. PALM HARBOR Activity center seeks support for senior fair The Palm Harbor Community Activity Center is looking for vendors to participate in its senior health fair on Oct. 4. Call (727) 771-6000 or visit www.phrec.org for information. PSTA collecting items to send to the troops The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is collecting items from bay area residents to send to service members stationed overseas. The agency's goal is to fill several buses with items for men and women in the military and deliver them to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where base personnel will send them to the troops. Items needed include insect repellent, sunblock, lip balm, breath mints, disposable cameras, batteries, stationery, stamps, prepaid phone cards, paperback books and magazines, microwave popcorn, instant oatmeal and coffee, tea bags and powdered hot chocolate. Donations may be dropped off during business hours on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends at the Park Street customer service center, Park Street and Garden Avenue in Clearwater. To learn more, visit www.PSTA.net. COUNTYWIDE Guardians ad litem needed for kids More than 1, 000 children in Pinellas County need someone to be their voice in the courtroom, and the county's guardian ad litem program hopes that could be you. Guardians receive ongoing assistance to help them make a positive difference in the lives of children. The average time needed is four to six hours a month. The next training to become certified as a guardian ad litem is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Call (727) 464-6528 or visit www.guardianadlitem6.org. Free equipment for folks with hearing loss Florida residents with hearing loss can receive amplified telephones and specialized equipment for no cost at the Deaf and Hearing Connection for Tampa Bay. Free hearing screenings, other assisting equipment and low cost hearing aids are also available at locations across Pinellas County. Call (727) 399-9983 or visit www.ftri.org for locations and information.
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