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Memory-making marathon to benefit riverview girl
By TIMES STAFF
Published September 14, 2007
BRANDON The Brandon Elks Lodge will hold a 13-hour scrapbooking marathon Saturday to help raise money for Savannah Anselmo. The 9-month-old Riverview girl was born with a rare liver disease, biliary artesia, and needs a liver transplant. The all-day event includes classes, shopping, prizes, snacks, lunch and dinner. Participants can register online until noon today or register at the door. Recommended donations are $40 before the event or $45 at the door. Half-day registration is also an option. Proceeds will go to Savannah's Children's Organ Transplant Association fund. The fundraiser is from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Brandon Elks Lodge, 800 Centennial Lodge Drive. For more information, go to www.miracle4savannah.com. Comedy club opens along W Lumsden Road Looking for a few laughs this weekend? Check out the grand opening of Bonkerz Comedy Club, 779 W. Lumsden Road. The club is part of a national chain with more than 20 locations. The club's flagship operation is at Universal Studios City Walk entertainment district in Orlando. Bonkerz features touring standup comedians at weekly shows every Thursday through Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the shows start at 9. After the show, the venue transforms into a nightclub featuring current music plus hits from the 1980s and '90s. The comedy shows are for adults only, but each Wednesday is "Magical Family Night," featuring international magicians and open to all ages. For more information, log on to www.bonkerzbrandon.com or call 813 951-1265. Nominate your best call-center employee Know someone who provides outstanding telephone customer service? The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its "Customer Service Professional of the Year Award" until Sept. 30. The program has been developed by the chamber to honor individuals in the call-center industry for demonstrating exceptional customer service abilities. Human resources personnel, supervisors and general managers within the call-center industry are invited to nominate customer service professionals. The application for nominations is available online at www.brandonchamber.com. Contact Janet Noah at 689-1221 or jnoah@brandonchamber.com for more information. RIVERVIEW Grants mean software, furniture for center Kids In Balance, a therapeutic learning center in Riverview, was recently selected to receive grants from the Glazer Family Foundation and Sweetbay supermarkets. The grants will be used for new computer software, child-friendly furniture and other equipment. Kids in Balance provides physical therapy classes for toddlers, teenagers and all ages in between. Offerings include language, balance, communication and social and handwriting skills. Classes run for eight weeks. Go to www.kidsinbalance.org or call 677-8450 for more information. VALRICO Get the skinny about unsuccessful dieting Learn why diets don't work at a seminar Monday at the Bloomingdale Regional Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave. The meeting, sponsored by Bloomingdale Acupuncture & Nutrition Center, runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Topics will include eating myths, how sugar and carbohydrates affect weight loss, how to regain your energy and the secrets to losing weight and keeping it off. Attendees will also learn why diets don't work, why eating fat doesn't make you fat, and how metabolic typing, sugar and carbohydrates affect weight loss. Call Adriana at 341-2200 for more information or to reserve a seat. Seating is limited to the first 15 people. PLANT CITY Hospital's gala mixes diamonds with denim South Florida Baptist Hospital will host its annual Diamonds and Denim Gala from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 at the new Strawberry Festival expo building in Plant City. Attendees could win a diamond ring donated by Brown's Jewelry of Plant City. Attire for the evening is "dressy denim." The event benefits the hospital's community outreach programs. Tickets are $50 per person and sponsorships are available. Items are also needed for the auction. Call Judy Martin at 757-1277 for more information.
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