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See “Primrose School” on page 22

Pose by Pose YogaBuilding a Community, One Class at a Time!

By Alexis Selby

Creating a true sense of com-munity in the Tampa Bay area, Poseby Pose Yoga is helping people togrow emotionally, physically andmentally in a supportive, encourag-ing atmosphere where they can un-wind and let loose from the outsideworld.

Building this location from theground up, owner Jennifer Leavyspecially designed her studio withyoga in mind, creating a placewhere members could feel wel-come, and relaxed, as if they were

walking into their own home. Shesays, “The difference in our studiois that we are not a place that wasmodified for yoga, we are a studiothat was specifically designedaround what would work best forour goals. We built a library for ourinstructors to continue to educatethemselves and relax; a 500 squarefoot lobby and made room for acouch so our guests could sit; aplace for a break room where in-structors and members could enjoytea and snacks.”

Although this is her first yogastudio, Jennifer has been teaching

yoga training for over 15 years. Acertified Yoga Alliance instructor,Jennifer has a wealth of knowledgein all facets and applications and isable to expertly guide her yogis andhelp them to get the most out oftheir practice, whatever it is theywish to accomplish.

From the physical benefits tothe emotional benefits to the men-tal benefits, there are many differ-ent reasons why people choose totake up yoga. Whether you arelooking for a stress relief from yourdaily life, to recover from an injury,

See “Pose by Pose” on page 26.

By Kim Thomas

Late February, I had the opportu-nity to tour Primrose School of Lutzand if you have an infant, toddler orpreschool-aged child and want to giveyour child the best possible learningexperience, then you should make anappointment to take a tour and findout why Primrose parents and Prim-rose students are so happy, and see ifthis school is a good fit for your family.Primrose School of Lutz has a charm-ing campus that is spacious and secure.Inside those locked and secure frontdoors, there is a bright, cheerful learn-ing center that focuses on providing

Balanced Learning® curriculum de-signed to build the right foundationfor an active mind, a healthy body anda happy heart.

Primrose School of Lutz is a pri-vate preschool that is SACS-accred-ited, and while the school is focusedon providing a stellar early education

Primrose School of Lutz, Where Balanced Learning®Makes Happy Students and Happy Parents

that will have your child more thanready for primary school, the childrenhere are learning so much more thanbasic preschool and pre-kindergartenacademics. Primrose Schools focus onproviding children with balance –

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The Sertoma Speech & HearingFoundation of Florida is holding achance drawing that will be held duringChasco Fiesta this Spring. The ticketsoffer a chance to win two NFL Bucca-neers Club Level season tickets. Thisoffer of club level season tickets is val-ued at $4,100 and includes two pre-game and eight home games. Packagealso includes reserved stadium parking.

Tickets are $75 each and only 150will be sold for this drawing. Amenitieswill include access to several trainingcamp practices, comfortable seating,best stadium views, preferred parking,children’s activities, concierge service,premium concessions and access to pre-game Atrium Buffet. The winner alsohas the opportunity to meet players,coaches and the general manager...andthat’s just a few of the benefits of win-ning Club Level season tickets.

The drawing will be held atChasco Fiesta on Saturday, April 9 at 8

p.m. Ticket holders do not need to bepresent to win. All proceeds will benefitthe Children’s Hearing HelpFund (CHHF) that is supported by theSertoma Foundation. CHHF encour-ages drivers who are renewing their li-cense or motor vehicle registration to“check the box” for CHHF and add adollar or more to their fee. Thatamount, then, is donated to SertomaFoundation through the Departmentof Motor Vehicles.

Debra Golinski, Executive Direc-tor of Sertoma Speech & HearingFoundation, is personally asking thecommunity to step forward. “Help usassist hard of hearing babies, children,and adults to hear the world aroundthem so they can succeed personally,academically, and socially. Let yourfriends and family know about thisgreat opportunity to win Buccaneerseason tickets so we can help others.”

To purchase tickets now, call the

Foundation office at (727) 834-5479.For credit card orders call 1-866-999-2443.

Hearing Loss is the most commonbirth defect nationally. Early detectionand intervention is vital for an infant tohave the opportunity to access speechand other sounds for learning and braindevelopment. The mission of the Ser-toma Speech & Hearing Foundation ofFlorida is to provide quality develop-mental and rehabilitative services, prod-ucts and education––primarily tochildren––throughout Florida, in a car-ing and compassionate environment,never limited by the ability to pay.

Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foun-dation of Florida, Inc. is a 501(c )3charitable organization that providesquality developmental and rehabilita-tive services, products and education tothe hard of hearing throughoutFlorida. West Pasco Sertoma Club is alocal supporter of Sertoma Speech &Hearing Foundation of Florida, Inc. byraising funds from community eventson behalf of the Foundation.

For more information aboutSertoma Speech & Hearing Founda-tion of Florida, Inc., call 1 (866)999-2443 toll free or log on towww.familyhearinghelp.org.

Here is Your Chance to Win TampaBay Buccaneers Season Tickets!

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Community Calendar & News BriefsOdessa, Lutz, Land O’ Lakes Area

Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply GRANDOPENING!

Mar. 26, 10 AM–5 PM––WhiskeyBent BBQ Supply is Odessa’s neweststop for grills, smokers, pellets, char-coal, rubs, spices, grilling tools andgrilling classes. Whiskey Bent BBQSupply invites the public to its GRANDOPENING Celebration on March26th, with samples, giveaways, andGrand Opening promotions. Ques-tions? Call the store at 727-375-1901.Whiskey Bent BBQ Supply is located at2401 Merchant Ave. in Odessa. Hoursare: Tues. – Fri., 11 AM–6 PM; Sat.,10 AM – 5 PM; and 1 PM – 4 PM onSun.

FREE Easter Egg Hunt at SuncoastStables

Sat., Mar. 19, 7:30 AM––All ageswelcome! Drawing for FREE Easter

Basket with lots of treats along with 2free lessons! Suncoast Stables is locatedat 1108 Altamont Lane in Odessa.

Wheelchairs 4 Kids Jail & BailApril 29––Help a Felon! Become

an Accomplice! All for a great cause!Wheelchairs 4 Kids, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is holding it’s Jail& Bail event to raise funds to providewheelchairs to kids in need. Chooseyour favorite “felon” and share theirpage on your facebook page. Get yourfriends involved and challenge yourselfto raise $100 with the help of friends.Find more information about the“felons” atwww.wheelchairs4kids.org/meetfelonsand if you’d like to get involved - per-haps you want to be a felon for a goodcause, please contact Wheelchairs 4Kids at (727) 946-0963. (See Wheel-chairs 4 Kids story on page 28.)

Florida Hospital Wesley ChapelOpens Brand New, State-of-the-ArtCardiac Catheterization Lab

On Sunday, March 13th, FloridaHospital Wesley Chapel welcomed thepublic for tours at the Ribbon Cutting

and Open House, which also includedthe MEGA Heart Exhibit.

As part of Florida Hospital WesleyChapel’s $78 million expansion, thehospital is opening a brand-new, state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab.The new Cath lab will be one of thefirst areas complete.

The Greater Wesley ChapelChamber of Commerce, Central PascoChamber of Commerce and Trinity-Odessa Chamber of Commerce was onhand to cut the ribbon at 1:00 p.m.Visitors were given the rare opportu-nity to tour the new Cath lab, which isoutfitted with the latest technology.And, the MEGA Heart Exhibit was on-site, which is the world’s only portablewalkthrough heart exhibit. Visitors stepinside the human heart, learn aboutcardiovascular functions, observe exam-ples of various types of heart disease,and see information about some of thelatest medical treatments for heartproblems.

In addition to the Cath lab, theexpansion will add three additionalfloors to the hospital’s center wing andadd an additional three-story wing thatwill connect the south and centerwings. It involves 111,993 square feetof new construction and 10,834 squarefeet of renovation. In addition to thesecond heart catheterization lab,

Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel willadd additional emergency rooms, inpa-tient rooms, surgical suites,recovery/observation rooms andshelled space for future growth. Theexpansion is expected to be complete inDecember 2016.

Community Yard Sale at East LakeUnited Methodist Church/ RENTA SPACE

Apr. 16 , 8AM–1PM––The Mis-sions & Outreach Ministry of ELUMCis offering a venue to RENT A SPACEfor their annual community wide yardsale. Reserve a space of 9' x 6' for $25.Reserve a table for $10 more. Registeronline at eastlakeumc.org, OR pick upregistration form at ELUMC Office:2801 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor,FL 34685. Call 727 784 9250.

Registration deadline: April 9th.

Native Plant SaleSat., Mar. 26, 10 AM–2 PM––Na-

tive Plant Sale at the Land O’ LakesCommunity Center, 5401 Land O’Lakes Blvd. There will be: A variety ofquality nursery-grown native trees,shrubs, wildflowers, vines, grasses andgroundcovers suitable for your Floridalandscape. A plant profile for eachplant purchased to help buyers put theplants in the right place. Free literature


and nursery information. Native plantbooks for sale. Carts available for planttransportation. A Master Gardenerinformation table to help with yourgardening questions. Log on towww.pasconativeplants.org for moreinformation.

11th Annual Keystone UMC GolfClassic Tournament

Apr. 16, 8 AM––Keystone UMCGolf Tournament will be held atNorthdale Golf.

This is a 4-person, best-ball scram-ble. Entry fee of $75 per golfer in-cludes greens fees, goodie bag,contests, door prizes, a replay round atNorthdale, and lunch following thetournament.

Registration deadline is April 11th.Forms may be picked up at NorthdaleGolf Club or you may contact KUMCat (813) 920-5153 or Gary Ashbaughat (813) 960-4305.

Morton Plant North Bay OffersCommunity Health Seminars

Morton Plant North Bay Hospitalinvites the community to attend freehealth seminars in April focusing onmaking your medical care wishesknown, weight loss surgery and ad-vances in spine surgery.

Weight Loss SurgeryMon., Apr. 11, Noon––Morton

Plant North Bay Hospital, Boardroom,6600 Madison St., New Port Richey.Take the first step to weight loss sur-gery. Attend information session. Sur-geon explains various options.Your Wishes Matter

Wed., Apr. 13, 10 AM––MortonPlant North Bay Hospital, Bekesh Ed-ucation and Conference Center, 6600Madison St., New Port Richey. EthicsCoordinator Jacqueline Weller, RN,will explain how to plan for your healthcare future with advance directives suchas living wills, surrogate selection,proxy laws and more. This is part of theSHARE series.Weight Loss Surgery

Wed., Apr. 13, 5:30 PM––MortonPlant North Bay Hospital, Boardroom,6600 Madison St., New Port Richey. Advances in Spine Surgery

Tues., Apr. 26, Noon––MortonPlant North Bay Hospital, 6600 Madi-son St., New Port Richey. OrthopedicSurgeon Juan Raposo, MD, will ex-plain the many conditions that affectthe aging lumbar spine and the latestminimally invasive treatment optionsavailable.

To pre-register, call (727) 953-6877, or log on: BayCareEvents.org.

New Tampa Players Present Some-thing’s Afoot

Apr. 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17––“A rag-ing thunderstorm, ten thousandstrangers are stranded in an old Eng-lish Mansion. Murder, mystery, musicand comedy abound when guests dis-appear one by one.” Something’sAfoot, The Musical Whodunit, thezany Agatha Christie whodunit withmusic, is directed by James Cass withmusical direction by Jared Porter, willplay at University Area CommunityCenter, 14013 N. 22nd Street inTampa. Ticket prices: Adult, $20;Students (14 and under) and seniors,$17; Groups of 10 or more, $15.Times: Thurs. & Fri., 4/7 & 4/8, 8PM; Sat., 4/9, 2 & 8 PM; Sun.,4/10, 2 PM; Sat., 4/16, 2 & 8 PM;Sun., 4/17, 2 PM. For additional in-formation, call (813) 386-6687 or logon to www.newtampaplayers.org.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Vol-unteer Orientation – BuildingHouses. Changing Lives.

Fri., Apr. 15, 10 AM––Habitat forHumanity ReStore Volunteer Orienta-tion will be held at the ReStore loca-tion in Dade City at 15017 US Hwy301.

Habitat for Humanity has a simpleyet extraordinary mission: To eliminatesubstandard housing from the world.This is done by partnering with familiesin need to offer them a hand up, not ahand out. Habitat for Humanity isn’tjust building houses. They are buildinghomes, communities, and hope. Volun-teers are needed. High school studentswho need volunteer hours to earnBright Futures Scholarships are wel-come! For information on volunteeropportunities, please contact: Jere Fer-guson, Volunteer Director by email [email protected] or call(352) 567-1444 ext. 1306. Find moreinformation: www.habitatpasco.org


Old McMicky’s Farm $30,000 ‘Mission I Do’ Military DreamWedding Winners Sam and Chris Married in FebruaryBrides amputee brother who was saved by the groom acted as best man

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Over 100 guests gathered at OldMcMicky's Farm to witness the wed-ding of a loving and deserving cou-ple, Samantha Dilberian &Christopher St Onge. Sam and Chrisare the winners of the 3rd "Mission IDo" $30k Dream Wedding Give-away. The Farm received dozens ofentries from local deserving militarycouples and narrowed the entries to4 worthy couples. In November, vot-ing was opened to the public andover 65,000 votes were received.

Samantha Dilberian & Christo-pher St Onge have a story strait outof a Hollywood movie. In 2010,Samantha’s brother Bryan graduatedbasic training and was stationed inFort Drum, NY. He showed Saman-tha’s picture to Sgt. Christopher St.Onge in an effort to get himself outof doing pushups. It must have

worked because Samantha soon got afriend request on Facebook.

Bryan and Chris deployed to-gether to Afghanistan in March 2011.Just a few months later, on July 1,2011 their squad was hit by an I.E.D.killing SPC Waters, and woundingSamantha’s brother, Bryan. Saman-tha’s family was told Bryan had lostboth legs and left arm and a lot ofblood, but was stable. Samantha re-ceived message after message filledwith support, love prayers, shouldersto lean on, but then a familiar namecame through her inbox. It was Chris,checking in on Bryan’s progress. Howgood it was to see his name. Someonethat was there with Bryan, someonewho helped save his life.

Chris and Samantha often spoke.He checked in on Bryan, she askedhow the rest of their deployment wasgoing. Little conversations thatbrought Samantha the most comfort

she had felt in months. After Bryanhealed, he could not wait to get backto his unit in Fort Drum. Samanthamade the trip with him, and of coursegot to spend some time with Chris.Chris and Samantha started dating,but could only see each other on

weekends due to their work schedulesand the long distance. It was a 6-hourdrive from Brooklyn to Fort Drum,but they made the trip almost everyweekend.

In December 2012, Chris got re-cruiting orders to Tampa and asked


Samantha to join him. She had toleave her family and her life, but therewas no hesitation. She knew Chris wasthe one for her, and she knew it wastime for them to start our lives to-gether. This past August, on their 3-year anniversary, Chris proposed. Afew weeks later, Chris received an e-mail announcing a dream weddinggiveaway from Old McMicky’s farm inOdessa, FL. It couldn’t have beenmore perfect timing. Chris is a truehero, a bronze star recipient. There isno one more deserving.

“This wedding gift is in apprecia-tion of the service and sacrifice ofthose who currently serve or haveserved in our military. It is my firm be-lief that everyone who serves in ourmilitary is helping to keep our familiessafe, so we thought one way to showour appreciation is to help them tostart families of their own.” said RalphZuckerman.

Old McMicky’s Farm is thankfulfor the generosity of all of our vendorpartners and media partners who helpmake ‘Mission I Do’ a reality. For a filllist of all partners - go tohttps://www.oldmcmickys.com/community-giving/mission-i-do/. TheFarm also thanks Brigadier General

Gary Brown, USMC retired and Vin-cent Jackson of the Tampa Bay Bucca-neers for making the PSA videoannouncing “Mission I Do’, and aspecial thanks to Blue Skies Events fordonating wedding coordination at theFarm for all four couples.

About Old McMicky’s Farm:Old McMicky’s Farm, located on theHistoric grounds of Camp Keystone(Established in 1946), is part of acherished 70 year-old Tampa Bay tra-dition. The Children’s EducationalFarm is dedicated to providing fun,educational and hands-on guidedtours to groups, the general publicand kids birthday parties. This uniquefarm is nestled on a beautiful 40-acrelake and is both rustic and elegant.The Farm also hosts special eventssuch as Barn Weddings, Company Pic-nics, Corporate Events, CharityEvents, and Private Parties to supporttheir educational programming andcommunity giving. Everyone at theFarm is dedicated to continuing thiswonderful tradition for kids and fami-lies in our Tampa Bay community.

OMF is dedicated to giving backto the community in many ways. TheFarm’s “1000 Kids” Program’s goalis to host 1000 kids a year in the

Tampa Bay area who are facing seri-ous challenges for an awesome, edu-cational and fun day at the Farm, atNo Charge. The Farm was honoredto host 1276 kids in 2014 under the“1000 Kids” program in its introduc-tory year, and in 2015 the farm wel-comed and additional 1036 kidsfacing challenges for a great dayunder the program.

The Farm’s “Mission I Do” pro-gram provides Free, All-InclusiveDream Weddings to Veteran’s and isnow open to all active military in theTampa Bay area. The third free “Mis-sion I Do” wedding is coming up inFebruary 2016.

The Old McMicky’s Farm ChildAdoption Education Day brings moreprospective adoptive parents in to theprocess to find more families for ourlocal children in foster care. Over 450people came out to the event to learn

more about adoption, making it oneof the largest child adoption educationevents in the nation. For more infor-mation about the Children AdoptionEducation Day go to: www.oldm-cmickys.com/child-adoption-educa-tion-day/

More information about thefarms community giving programscan be found at www.oldm-cmickys.com/community-giving/.To learn more about OldMcMicky’s Farm please visitwww.OldMcMickys.com or call813-920-1948. Follow us on FB atwww.facebook.com/OldMcMickys-Farm.

Editor’s Note: People Magazinecontacted the farm and will be doing astory about Chris and Samantha and“Mission I Do” in their online version ofthe magazine.


By Marcy Sanford

Jones & Company CPAs P.A. hasbeen a trusted resource and partnerfor businesses and individuals for 30years. And while they are well knownfor their expert advice, accountingservices, and training programs, youmight not realize that Jones & Com-pany CPAs P.A. can help you withmore than bookkeeping and tax plan-ning. Both managing partners, PatriciaJones and Traci Malik, are certifiedfraud examiners who can track downembezzled or missing funds – and,best of all, set up measures to preventmoney from being stolen in the fu-ture.

“We helped one non-profit or-ganization where the bookkeeper waspaying personal bills out of the organi-zation’s account and an associationwhere an employee was paying med-

ical bills out of the association’s fund.In both cases, it went on for morethan a year,” said Pat. “Embezzlingtypically goes on for 18 months beforesomeone is caught. The average busi-ness loses $50,000.”

Traci says that if you noticechanges in an employee’s lifestyle thatdon’t match up with their salary, therecould be reason for concern. “Usuallyif the clothes someone wears or the carthey drive changes and does notmatch up with the salary they are mak-ing, you should begin to ask ques-tions.”

Jones & Company CPAs recom-mends that employers always do abackground check if they are hiringsomeone who handles money. “Abusiness may be able to recover someof the money they have lost throughinsurance,” says Pat. “But usually theperson that is caught does not have

the money to pay back what they havestolen.”

Traci says that forensic accountingcan also be helpful when there arequestions about assets during a di-vorce. “Many times we are looking forhidden assets that one partner is tryingto keep from another, but we had onecase where the husband thought heshould get part of his wife’s stocks be-cause he had been the one doing the

trading. However, through forensicaccounting we discovered that he hadactually lost money through histrades.”

Both Patricia and Traci cautionbusinesses that they should have a se-ries of checks and balances in place tohelp prevent employees from stealingmoney. “We can set up internal con-trols for small businesses. It is impor-tant that you are proactive so you can

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ing, Jones & Company CPAs P.A. of-fers a wide array of business services.They can help you hire a bookkeeperand even train your employees. “Wehave helped many clients hire book-keepers,” says Patricia. “We can inter-view your candidates, test their skills,and perform a background check tomake sure you are getting the bestemployee. We will also come to yourbusiness to set up QuickBooks andtrain your employees so they can use itproperly.”

No matter what you need as asmall business owner, Jones & Com-pany CPAs P.A. can help – tax services,accounting, consulting, business valua-tions, litigation support, new entityformation audit, review, and compila-tions.

Jones & Company CPAs P. A.shows the same respect and attentionto details to their individual clients asthey do their business ones. “Peoplemay miss out on a lot of deductionsand savings by doing their own taxes,”says Traci. “Even an online servicemay have errors. We want to makesure our clients avoid audit or any is-sues that may occur from an incorrecttax return and get them all the savings

they have coming to them.” Both Patricia and Traci are ac-

credited with the Association of Certi-fied Fraud Examiners for fraudexaminations. CFEs have expertknowledge in the areas of fraud pre-vention and deterrence, fraudulent fi-nancial transactions, legal elements offraud and fraud investigation methods.CFEs are trained to identify the warn-ing signs that indicate evidence offraud and fraud risk.

Patricia was a member of theFlorida Institute of CPAs CommonInterest Realty Association(CIRA)Committee from 1998-2008.She has an extensive background inCondominium/Homeowner Associa-tion accounting and issues. The firmprovides Auditing, Review and Com-pilation services to associations. Thefirm is a member of Community Asso-ciation Institute (CAI).

Patricia is accredited with theAmerican Institute of Certified PublicAccountants and holds the ABV desig-nation.

Both Patricia and Traci are ac-credited with the American Instituteof Certified Public Accountants’ CFFdesignation, Certified in FinancialForensics. The CFF credential isgranted exclusively to CPAs who

demonstrate considerable expertise inforensic accounting through theirknowledge, skills, and experience. TheCFF encompasses fundamental andspecialized forensic accounting skillsthat CPA practitioners apply in a vari-ety of service areas, including: Bank-ruptcy; electronic data analysis; familylaw; valuations; fraud prevention, de-tection, and response; financial state-ment misrepresentation; and damagescalculations.

Both have also completed special-ized training for Collaborative Divorceprotocols. With Collaborative Divorcea couple engages a team of profession-

als to guide and help them throughthe transition of divorce. The teamworks to resolve the issues in a healthyand streamlined process.

Jones & Company CPAs hastwo convenient locations. TheirTrinity office is located at 2513Seven Springs Boulevard. TheirLand O’ Lakes office is located at20635 Amberfield Drive, Suite101. To schedule a free consulta-tion, call 727-845-4166. You canalso find more information aboutthem at www.jonescpas.com or ontheir facebook page.


By Marcy Sanford

Tobacco Free Florida has beenhelping people quit smoking since2006. But they don’t just help individ-uals quit; Tobacco Free Florida has awide variety of resources to help busi-nesses help their employees quit smok-ing. Their free “Benefits to QuitWorksite Toolkit” guides businessowners through the steps to help cre-ate a tobacco free workplace. Whenemployers help their employees quitsmoking it creates a healthier work-place and also has a positive effect onthe business’ profitability. Each em-ployee that becomes tobacco free re-duces the health care costs for abusiness and increases overall produc-tivity.

When Employees Use Tobacco,

Your Profits Go Up in Smoke: Ac-cording to Tobacco Free Florida, re-cent studies of the private-sector in theUnited States have suggested that em-ployees who smoke cost businesses, onaverage, more than $6,000 per yearwhen compared to non-smoking em-ployees. This cost to Florida businessescomes primarily in the form of in-creased health care costs and produc-tivity losses.

On average, health care costs foryour employees who smoke are up to34 percent higher than the cost forthose who do not use tobacco. Everyemployee who smokes can cost yourbusiness an extra $2,056 a year inmedical expenses. Additionally, underthe Affordable Care Act, insurerscould be able to charge up to 50 per-cent higher premiums for tobacco

users, which may further impact yourbottom line.

Tobacco use is also the leadingcontributor to lost productive worktime. Florida businesses lose an aver-age of $4,056 per smoker every yearin lost productivity. Workers whosmoke at least one pack of cigarettes aday have 75 percent more lost produc-tive time than nonsmoking workers.Just three 15-minute smoke breaks aday add up to more than a week oflost time in just one year.

Employees Will Appreciate YourSupport: Most people want to quitsmoking, but it is incredibly hard todo so. The average person tries to quit8 to 11 times before they are success-ful. Many people feel like smoking isan addiction they cannot get rid of.But with the right help, resources, and

support, smokers and tobacco uses canquit successfully. As a business owneryou have the chance to help make apositive impact on your employees.Tobacco Free Florida can provide youwith successful programs to create asupportive work environment and in-troduce your employees to provensuccessful ways to quit. Throughoutthe program, Tobacco Free Floridawill help you evaluate your employees’progress and adapt when needed.

Pasco County Schools Are To-bacco Free, Your Business Can Be To:One of the largest employers in PascoCounty is going tobacco free withhelp from Tobacco Free Florida. As ofJuly 1, 2016, all Pasco CountySchools’ campuses including all ownedor leased school buildings, grounds,campuses, housing, and property (in-


cluding vehicles and buses) will be100 percent tobacco-free. This changewas a collaborative effort betweenPasco County Schools, the SchoolHealth Advisory Committee, the To-bacco Free Partnership of PascoCounty, and Students WorkingAgainst Tobacco. The new policy cre-ated with the help of Tobacco Free

Florida creates a supportiveworkplace culture for PascoCounty School employeesand offers them proven to-bacco cessation resources tomotivate them to succeedin quitting.

Local Tobacco FreeFlorida RepresentativeGeorgia Brieck has beenworking with the schoolsystem for the past year, “Ihave served as a member ofPasco County Schools’Employee Health and Well-ness Committee. The com-mittee has partnered withTobacco Free Florida andthe Florida Department ofHealth to offer resources tohelp employees ease intothe process of becomingtobacco-free by July 2016.We know it can take multi-

ple quit attempts before a tobacco usercan successfully quit. As a committeewe focus on creating a supportive en-vironment and effective communica-tion techniques and proving a range ofcessation options and a variety of otherstrategies to help employees quit to-bacco for good.”

This past fall Pasco CountySchools was awarded a Worksite Well-ness Silver Award from the Florida To-bacco Cessation Alliance for theircommitment and dedication to pro-viding programs to help their employ-ees quit tobacco.

Tobacco Free Florida’s ProgramsAre Free To Your Business: It may bedifficult to know where to start, sodon’t hesitate to reach out to a localTobacco Free

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Will Smith’s latest film “Con-cussions” brought a serious prob-lem to light for professionalathletes, but what happens whenyour son or daughter experiences ahead injury?

For Austin Hubbard “Concus-sions” was a real-life experience.During a Plant High School base-ball game, the 17-year-old collidedwith another player in the outfieldand was seriously injured. As theother player raced to catch the ball,his mouth hit Austin’s jaw andAustin’s face was badly torn up. Notonly did Austin need surgery andstitches to repair his jaw, but he alsosustained a severe concussion.

A neurologist recommendedthat Austin and his family see Dr.Westerfield, a concussion expert andsports medicine physician fromFlorida Orthopaedic Institute.Austin was seen immediately andbegan his evaluation and treatmentfor his concussion symptoms.

Using new computer software,ImPACT, Dr. Westerfield tested

Austin’s memory, attention span,brain processing speed and reactiontime to measure his post-injurysymptoms and diagnose him prop-erly.

“Unlike most orthopedic in-juries, you cannot always see thedamage that has been done to thebrain using an X-ray or CT scan,”says Dr. Westerfield. “Doctors whoare certified in ImPACT can evalu-ate the extent of the injury and wealso can create a customized treat-ment plan for the individual.”

ImPACT can help answer diffi-cult questions about an athlete'sreadiness to return to play, protect-ing them from the serious conse-quences of returning too soon,which helped Austin’s mother feelbetter about his return to baseball.While traditional neurological andradiologic procedures such as CT,MRI and EEG are helpful in identi-fying many serious concerns such asskull fractures, hematoma and con-tusions, they are not as useful inidentifying the effects of concus-sion.

“The ImPACT testing madeDr. Westerfield with his son.


me more comfortable and open tosending Austin back into the gameonly when I knew for sure that hewas ready,” says Mrs. Hubbard. “Ialso appreciated Dr. Westerfield’sconcern and patience with Austin.He answered all my questions andmade sure that Austin did not getback onto the field before he wasready.”

Submitted in 17 local schools,and they provide a physician on thesidelines at all high school games.This way, student athletes receivethe same quality of care as the pro-fessional athletes that they aspire tobe.

Common signs and symptomsof concussions include: headache,temporary loss of consciousness,confusion, dizziness, nausea, fatigueand sensitivity to light and noise.

Dr. Westerfield notes, “If youor someone you know experiencesthese symptoms after head trauma,the best chance for a safe recovery isto take them to a concussion spe-cialist, and if available in your area,an orthopedic urgent care facility isbest.”

Florida Orthopaedic Institute’surgent care centers (located in Cit-rus Park and South Tampa) providethe community with highly trainedorthopedic physicians for emer-gency care. This way, if injury oc-curs, patients can avoid long lines atemergency rooms and see a doctorwith expertise in orthopedics, sportsmedicine and concussions.

“I feel better knowing moreabout concussions because of thisexperience. I know more now so Ican better protect myself and recog-nize the symptoms in myself and myteammates, and now I know whereto go for help too,” said Austin.

You can visit Florida Or-thopaedic Institute’s Citrus Parklocation at 6117 Gunn Highwayor visit the websitefloridaortho.com for more infor-mation.

Florida Orthopaedic Insti-tute’s offices are open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. and Saturday mornings forMRIs. Call 1 (800) FL-ORTHOto make an appointment or talkto a staff member.


Drive Away Cancer! Join the 6th Annual Golf Outing atSeven Springs Golf and Country Club on March 20th

By Kim Thomas

Cancer is a disease that knows nomercy, it doesn’t discriminate; rather, itrages against the very young to the veryold of every race and color and every eco-nomic level. Every year more and morepeople are in need of support providedby organizations that focus on those deal-ing with and recovering from cancer. Andsometimes, cancer seems to attack a fam-ily. When cancer hit the Millian family, alocal family with a strong connection tothe community and a habit of givingback, young Cody Millian didn’t justgrieve – he took action.

Cody, whose family owns local air-conditioning and heating company Mil-lian-Aire, started the JK Cancer Fund inmemory of his beloved grandfather JohnKubek, who passed away from cancer inJanuary 2010. The very first Drive AwayCancer was held to benefit the JK CancerFund. What started out as the heartfeltsenior project of then 17-year-old CodyMillian has steamrolled into an annualgolf outing that, as of February 2016, hasraised more than $180,000 to support

organizations such as American CancerSociety’s Making Strides Against BreastCancer, James P. Gills YMCA’s Live-strong program, and the Pediatric CancerFoundation, all of which will benefit fromthis year’s event. In its first year, DriveAway Cancer raised $10,000, far exceed-ing the Millian family’s expectations. Un-fairly, cancer struck again and Sue Millian- Cody’s mom, John’s daughter, and thebiggest supporter of Cody’s efforts - wasdiagnosed with breast cancer. Sue at-tended the 2nd Annual Drive Away Can-cer Golf Outing with no hair due to herpersonal battle against cancer. This familyis not to be stopped, though. Three yearsago, Sue joined other cancer survivors inthe celebratory balloon release and willwalk as a survivor again this year. Sue saysthat Cody’s passion is even stronger nowafter losing his other grandfather, MichaelMillian, to cancer.

With your support, Drive AwayCancer’s 6th Annual Golf Outing can bebigger than ever. Set for March 20th atthe beautiful Seven Springs Golf andCountry Club (SSGCC) in New PortRichey (3535 Trophy Blvd.), golfers can

start registering at 11 a.m. for the 1 p.m.Shotgun Start.

Every year the JK Cancer Fund GolfOuting is held at SSGCC, where everyyear it is supported by golf pros. Sue saythis year she is very grateful for theSSGCC staff’s support with specialthanks to Wendy McCann and MarkHaluska. It is fitting that the golf outing

is held at SSGCC. Sue Millian says,“Mom and dad lived there and dad [thelate John Kubek] was huge into golfing.”

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James P. Gills YMCA Adult Mem-ber & Wellness Services Director DeniseFerrara says, “When these kids come inhere and see the pool and the kids’ gym,they are in awe! This program is great forsurvivors, but it is also good to see theirkids making connections after goingthrough so much.” Denise has a strongconnection to Sue that began long beforeshe supported her in her efforts fundrais-ing. The two ladies became friends 18years ago and bonded on the bleacherswatching their kids play baseball, asspending late nights at the field in theirroles as team moms. Denise jerked herthumb toward Sue, “This one will yell at

you about staying up with your mammo-grams.” Sue adds, “Moms always putthemselves last, but keeping up withmammograms is important.”

Every year, members of the commu-nity show up to support Drive AwayCancer and this year you can too. Thereare many opportunities to support thecharity through donations, hole sponsor-ships, volunteering, and participating as agolfer. This is an outing where everyonehas fun! There are great raffles, prizes,games set up at holes and more. Raffletickets can win you big! How about RuthEckerd Hall performances, and tickets tobig-name hockey and baseball games,plus restaurants gift certificates, gift bas-kets and much more! Sue and Cody arediligently gathering goodies. Sue says,“We always have so much great stuff. Iwant everyone who buys a raffle ticket towin something!”

JK Cancer Fund raises fundsthroughout the year on the website,www.jkcancerfundinc.org, where you alsocan download forms for both sponsor-ships and registration.

For more information, to register,donate for the raffles, volunteer or in-quire about sponsorships, please con-tact Sue Millian at (727) 862-2100 or(727) 809-1695, [email protected] or [email protected].


young minds are ready to explore theirworld and at Primrose School of Lutz,children are taught Sign Languageand Spanish, they are introduced toscience and technology and even growtheir own garden, but they also aretaught to love learning, to love them-selves and others, to protect our worldand to be altruistic. During Februarythe school’s Character Developmentprogram was focused on “Caring” andthroughout the school – from the in-fants to the private preschool pro-gram, the teachers use teachingopportunities to help students under-stand the concept of caring for others.The theme of “Caring” echoedthroughout the school, and the chil-dren had even decorated boxes andlabeled them “Og’s Bountiful Books”(Og is the school’s mascot book-worm), which were used all month tocollect books for a children’s charity.

I arrived near the end of theschool day to meet with Anna Hurst,who, along with her husband RandyHurst, owns Primrose Schools in Lutzand Westchase. Mrs. Hurst, a Prim-rose-parent-turned-Primrose-owner,

took her time to say goodbye to thekids and parents, which gave me achance to chat with some little onesand some of their parents, and whatmost impressed me was how happyPrimrose students are and how happyPrimrose parents are with this school.One student, Wyatt, was really excitedabout “Cookie Friday,” but his dadwas happy to have found anothergreat Primrose School after movinghere from Texas. Mrs. Hurst said thatmost times when Primrose parentshave to relocate, they look for a townwith a Primrose School. “Like manyPrimrose School owners, I was a Prim-rose parent first and I really under-stand the parent’s point of view.”

You’d think that young childrenand toddlers would be cranky andtired after a day at preschool, but thefaces I saw were all smiles! Even thetoddlers seemed well-rested and gen-uinely relaxed and happy; while theywere excited to see their parents at theend of their day, they weren’t clingy orshowing any signs of stress. It was as ifthey were going home from nana’shouse. Primrose parents are diverse –from blueberry farmers to doctors andlawyers – but they have one thing incommon; they have all researched to

find the best fit for their family to pro-vide their children with a well-rounded, balanced education thatnurtures health and happiness.

One parent I spoke with, a USFprofessor who teaches at The Zimmer-man School of Advertising & MassCommunications at University ofSouth Florida, said he is most im-pressed with the way the teachers in-teract with him as a parent and with

his children, ages 3 and 4. “Mydaughter feels comfortable with herteacher and I feel comfortable walkingin and asking about her day.”

Parents have a code to enter thebuilding and the school is proud of itsopen door policy to parents andguardians. Mrs. Hurst said, “I amproud of our open door policy to par-ents. They come in and they see theirchild happy. That same child may have

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Primrose School of Lutz offers students a diverse and enriched learning environment that keeps children’s interest peaked through hands-on projects


cried a little this morning but they arefeeling good soon – happy and con-tent! Even late in the day the childrenfeel comfortable here because they arenurtured and valued here.”

Open communication and dailyupdates are important at Primrose.The school uses Tadpoles to send se-cure messages to parents about theirchild’s day. Mrs. Hurst says that sheand the teachers at Primrose realizethat parents are very busy and may nothave time to come to the school dur-ing the day for special activities, so theschool sends home fun “projects” thataren’t required but that provide par-ents an easy way to be a part of theirchild’s day.

One dad, Billy, who relocated tothe area from another area of TampaBay, said, “This is hands-down, out ofall the daycares she has gone to, theBEST one! She comes home askingquestions and talking about the thingsshe is learning. She is learning SignLanguage. There is a lot of outside ac-tivities – this is just a great, great pro-gram!” Billy’s daughter Sophia,though only three, had learned a littleabout “Caring” and even wanted togive me her chocolate chip cookiefrom “Cookie Friday.”

Brian said his experience with theschool started when it first openedwith his older son Anderson, now awell-adjusted 12-year-old makingstraight A’s. Years later, Brian is pick-ing up 3-year-old Andrew from Prim-rose School of Lutz.

Rachitha, who was picking up heryoung daughter exclaimed, “It’s awe-some here! I am so happy. When shewas at the other school, she was sotired. She is so different now atschool. She’s happy!”

Learning is a 3-D, Tactile Experi-ence at Primrose!

The walls at Primrose School ofLutz are adorned with giant three-di-mensional bulletin boards created bythe students that showcase what theyare learning. Mrs. Hurst requires thebulletin boards be 3-D and that thechildren are allowed to do the projectthemselves, leaving whatever “imper-fections” perceived by stay-in-the-linesadults, turning each creation into a di-verse learning experience. Attached toeach bulletin board is a list featuring,“What We Can Do” that helps parentsto see that their child used many skillssuch as fine motor skills, sensory skills,recognition skills, social skills and so

much more. A cultural parade is held every

year to encourage students to learnabout other cultures and to have amutual respect for one another. No-vember is a month of caring and giv-ing. Not only do the children helpgather canned goods, they earnmoney at home – small change fortiny little chores – and then donatethat to be put with the other moneysraised. The older children count themoney, and then go on a field trip tolearn purchase items to be donated.They learn about the value of items,they learn to work, to save, to give –in this one project, Primrose Schools

gives students a sense of goodwill andpurpose.

There is so much more to learnabout the curriculum offered and thehistory behind this private preschoolthat sets it apart from the rest. Mrs.Hurst would be happy to meet withyou and show you why Primrose par-ents are happy parents.

Primrose School of Lutz is lo-cated at 5001 W. Lutz Lake FernRoad in Lutz, FL. School hours areMonday – Friday, 6:30 am. to 6:30p.m. Please call (813) 920-9384 toschedule a tour. Find more infor-mation about Primrose Schools atprimroseschools.com.


January 12, 2010 marked thedate that Haiti was devastated by a7.0 magnitude earthquake, leaving220,000 people dead and 300,000injured with little hope for medicalaid. The world watched and grievedwith Haiti, and one group in TampaBay joined in the efforts to bring aidto Haiti. Six years later, People ForHaiti (PFH), a Tampa Bay Area based

non-profit medical mission is stillmaking a difference in Haiti. OnJanuary 12th, 2016, in honor of theearthquake anniversary, People ForHaiti launched a fundraiser to helpcontinue mission trips. The averagecost of patient care is just $5 per per-son. PFH is asking that people visitthe website (www.peopleforhaiti.com)or the People For Haiti Facebook

page to help the organization tocontinue to bring aid to the Haiti.

Created on January 28, 2010 bytwo local doctors from the Tampa Bayarea, PFH has completed 31 missiontrips with volunteers from the medicalprofession, as well as ordinary citizenswith the common goal to help theHaitian people. During these missiontrips, the doctors and nurses volun-

teering with PFH has administeredfree medical care to over 33,000Haitian citizens, and have performedhundreds of free surgeries and savedcountless lives. PFH receives donatedgoods and medicine on a regular basisthat they hand carry to Haiti. In Aprilof this 2015, PFH treated a babynamed Myson, who was in criticalcondition due to a congenital heart

People for Haiti – The Work Continues Six Years After Disaster

People for Haiti is a non-profit organization founded six years age by two local doctors


condition. Our President of ClinicOperations, Christine Hashim, tookthe baby to four different hospitals inPort Au Prince. He was finally sent tohave surgery in Grand Cayman. Weare pleased to report that he made itthrough the surgery and is thrivingand getting stronger every day!

This year, EKO Devices donateda state of the art digital stethoscopeto use on their patients. This allowsdoctors to virtually diagnose patients.They can take vital signs, uploadthem, and send them over to special-ists in the United States for a consul-tation. A goal of People For Haiti isto set up virtual kiosks so that PFHstaff can communicate with Haitianmedical personnel when they are notin Haiti. This is a first step towardthat goal and is a wonderful tool forthem.

About People For Haiti: PeopleFor Haiti is a Tampa based non-profitorganization that administers freehealth care to the Haitian people ona regular basis. Its founders, Dr. LeoVieira and his wife Guiga Vieira, andDr. Robert Ferreira felt helpless whenthey heard the unfathomable newsthat January day in 2010. Despitemany obstacles, the two doctors

found their way to Haiti, while Guigainitiated grassroots support fromhome. Their hearts were united andwithin them arose a dream. Today,People for Haiti travels to Haiti 4-5times a year on medical and surgicalmission trips.

The organization is now led byTammy Denbo, Christine Hashimand Dr. Lonnie Klein. Tammy Denbois former Tampa Bay Buccaneerscheerleader and an attorney at law.Tammy was so inspired by her missiontrips with PFH, that she went back toschool to get a medical education andshe recently graduated as a paramedic.Now, she feels she can be of moreassistance on her trips to Haiti. Sheloves that former Buccaneers cheer-leaders continue to join her in Haiti.Christine Hashim, a nurse anesthetistand nurse practitioner from New PortRichey, presides over all of the clinicaloperations for the group includingproviding 24-hour call access formedical problems. Lonnie Klein, MDserves as the board’s Medical Direc-tor. Lonnie is a Tampa Bay urologistwho has been on several mission trips.

PFH volunteers come from allwalks of life. Doctors, nurses, lawyers,news reporters, housewives, students,

teachers, professional cheerleadersand more join PFH on mission trips.The volunteers pay for their owntravel and board. There are no paidemployees and 100% of donations toPeople For Haiti go towards medicineand medical supplies for mission trips.

Though the earthquake hap-pened six years ago, PFH missionariesare continually given vivid remindersof this tragedy. Its ghosts lurk inevery corner, the thousands of grave-stones a stark reminder. In six yearstime, roads have been rebuilt, build-ings are slowly being resurrected, and

life continues to go on. But, there isstill a long way to go, and people arestill suffering immensely and unneces-sarily. PFH’s hope is that the Haitianpeople will one day be able to offerquality healthcare to their people ontheir own. Until that time, the organ-ization is going there to offer aid,teach and support in any way possi-ble. PFH’s goal is to train and equipthe people of Haiti to one day, standon their own feet again. Until then,People For Haiti hopes to offer themstrength through renewed health.

More info at peopleforhaiti.com.


help with depression or anxiety, add aboost to your normal workout routine,or simply want to take up a new hobbyand meet new people, practicing yogais a great foundation that can help youin nearly every aspect of your life.

Jennifer knows first hand the ben-efits of yoga. She says, “Yoga com-pletely changed my life. I was sufferingfrom a major stomach issue. I went tothe doctor and she said they only wayto fix the problem would be to get onmedication… for the rest of my life! Iasked if there was another alternativeand she said, ‘well there is one otherthing - it’s called yoga’. So I tried yoga,and within three classes my problemswere gone! The combination of low-impact exercise and stress relief was thekey for me. Yoga truly helped me, andI realized that what I did, other peoplecould do too!”

Pose by Pose yoga offers a widevariety of classes throughout the week,including Fit Club- Stretch and Tone;Meditative Flow - Amrit Yoga; Yoga101; Mindful Yoga and Meditation;Align and Refine; Release and Relax;Energy Flow; and Flow and Let Go.Partnering with USF, Pose by Pose also

offers an Adults over 50 class.Recently adding kids yoga to their

list of offerings, with the help of herJennifer’s eight year old daughterMegan, this class has really began toflourish. A born natural, Megan quiteoften assists her mother in teaching theclasses and is able to bring a youthfulperspective to yoga.

Jennifer says, “Our program isbased on the premise that ‘yoga is ther-apy’. We understand that every body isdifferent and that the ‘one size fits all’mentality has no place in yoga. We cul-tivate and adapt our yoga classes for thepeople in the room. Each class is spe-cially designed to meet the needs ofour members.”

Cathy says, “It’s just nice andhomey and warm and friendly. This ismy fourth class, I’m just trying them allto see where I can fit in. I recently tooka class with Emi - it’s like she read mymind. My shoulder and hips felt so re-laxed and I felt 4 inches taller when Ileft here. After my class I feel myselfsmiling all day long, that’s what yogadoes.”

Pose by Pose Yoga is much morethan just a studio.They are also a fullyoga training facility, and teach thosewho wish to become yoga certified.They are a Yoga Alliance Registeredstudio and on the International Associ-

ation of Yoga Therapists. Offering 200,300, Prenatal , as well as CEU renewalclasses for those who wish to maintaintheir certification, Pose by Pose pro-vides you with everything you need tohelp you pursue your dreams of be-coming a yoga instructor.

Pose by Pose also offers the follow-ing advanced specialty trainingclasses: Prenatal Program

Starting in late February Pose byPose will begin offering a prenatal

training program for 200 hour certifiedyoga instructors. This will be an inten-tionally small group of individuals, socontact Jennifer at (813) 501-4987 formore information or to reserve yourspot today. You can also stay tuned byvisiting their website, www.poseby-

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Pose by Pose Yoga’s Jennifer Leavyand her daughter Megan


poseyoga.com, or Facebook page.

Teaching SeniorsThe population of seniors looking

to do yoga has grown significantly overthe past few years. There are senior’sclasses in most studios as well as as-sisted living homes. The challenge to ayoga teacher is that seniors come in allshapes, sizes and abilities. The Teach-ing Seniors classes will focus on a fewstages of life, remembering that thesestages can happen at all different ages.

This class is offered in conjunctionwith an opportunity to intern in theUSF OLLI Program, a yoga program

for Adults over 50.Each class will focus on teaching

you the best way to deliver the benefitsof yoga (asana and pranayama) appro-priate to the student’s ability and com-fort level. The actual structure of theclasses may vary based on the studentbase, but a gentle class focused on in-creasing mobility, functionality as wellas becoming comfortable in a yogaclass is the main focus.

Pose by Pose also offers monthlyworkshops, including workshops inmeditation, chakra, heart opening, andvarious styles of yoga. Former informa-tion or a list of upcoming workshops

please visit www.PoseByPoseYoga.com.This month, Pose by Pose will be

opening up a small shop within theirstudio, where guests can buy yoga-re-lated items such as blocks and otherprops, mats, apparel, bracelets and ac-cessories.

Jennifer says, “We are a family anda community. We want you to feel wel-come, which is why we offer you aplace to sit, allowing you to relax be-fore and after class. We have a breakarea where you can enjoy some hot teabefore or after your yoga session. Wedon’t stack classes on top of each otherbecause we want you to be able to takeyour time. Our teachers come early andstay late to make you feel comfort-able.”

“We come early and leave late notbecause we have to but because wewant to,” adds instructor Emilianna.“This is our house as well. I want peo-ple to come in and feel the warmth, soour students can have the experience

that this is what yoga really is. It’sabout having support and forming acommunity.”

Giving back to the community isvery important to Jennifer, and whenshe is not busy at the studio, she andMegan volunteer at local preschool andelementary schools teaching the funda-mentals of yoga to the students. To-gether they have taught at St ThomasAquinas, Genesis, and several otherlocal schools. They have also volun-teered at the Joshua House and TheSpring. “It’s about being part of thecommunity,” says Jennifer. “It’s aboutsupporting the community that sup-ports us.”

Pose by Pose Yoga is located at17761 Hunting Bow Circle in Lutz.For more information please call(813) 501-4987, email [email protected], or visit their web-site at www.PoseByPoseYoga.com orfollow them on Facebook.


By Amy Paterson

Wheelchairs 4 Kids, a local 501(C) 3 organization, is dedicated toimproving the lives of children withphysical disabilities by providingwheelchairs, home and vehicle modifi-cations as well as assistive and thera-peutic equipment at no charge to thefamilies.

Many children in the UnitedStates faced with living with physicaldisabilities are in wheelchairs that aretoo small, in disrepair, or do not fitthe needs of the child. Children out-grow their wheelchairs before govern-ment or insurance programs will allowfor a replacement. Not only is it un-safe for a child to be in a chair that isinadequate for their needs; it can im-pact their health in numerous ways in-cluding scoliosis, respiratory problemsand pressure sores. In addition, fami-lies are faced with trying to care fortheir special needs children in homes

that have not been modified to meettheir specific circumstances. Wheel-chairs 4 Kids is working hard to ad-dress this neglected need. We hopethat you will take a moment to visitour websiteat www.wheelchairs4kids.org and be-come a fan of our Facebook page.You’ll be able to follow what we areup to! You can also see a several

videos of our work on our YouTubechannel.

Do a Little Time! Wheelchairs 4 Kids is holding its

5th Annual Jail-N-Bail, and we arelooking for community leaders to “doa little time” for a GREAT cause forour annual Jail-N-Bail fundraiser! Jail-

N-Bail will be held at Charley’s SteakHouse on April 29, 2016. “Felons”will be asked to raise $3,000 - $5,000in bail! It is a great way to help usgive these kids the independence theyso deserve!

Wheelchairs 4 Kids will be “ar-resting” prominent citizens in theTampa Bay Area for various charges

Wheelchairs 4 Kids Jail-N-BailA Fun Way to Help Tampa Bay Area Kids Gain Mobility!


such as insider trading (retired NFLplayers using connections to getahead in Fantasy Football), to imper-sonating an actor (local business own-ers/lawyers appearing incommercials). The sillier the crime,the better! Of course, your chargesand bail are negotiable. You can evensplit the bail with a co-conspirator!

On April 29th, Jail-N-Bail “In-mates” will turn themselves in atCharley’s Steak House (AKA The BigHouse) where they will be pho-tographed, issued prison garb, hand-cuffed and held in a holding cell withall of the other “felons.” I under-stand that the prison guards are noto-rious for sneaking in food andbeverages! Those arrested will be or-dered to appear before Judge Julieand Judge Steve Weintraub (ownersof Gold & Diamond Source) to an-swer to charges. Raise bail or belocked up in the Wheelchairs 4 Kids“jail” for one hour, and once bail ismet, the guilty will be released withgreat fanfare.

Wheelchairs 4 Kids’ Jail-N-Bail isnot only a way to help local childrenwho need wheelchairs and handicapmodifications, but it also is fun and

great exposure for your business.“Jailbirds” will receive several copiesof their “Wanted” poster, and willhave a page on Wheelchairs 4 Kids’website with a personal wanted posterand charges. Bail can be met on eachinmate’s personal webpage, wheresupporters can make a secure, on-line donation toward bail in advance.Wheelchairs 4 Kids will design custome-mail blasts that “inmates” may sendto friends and post on social mediasites such as Facebook, Twitter andLinkedIn. Collect bail in advance –you never know what will happen inthe jail. A riot may break out and youdon’t want to miss the fun!

If you are able, please helpWheelchairs 4 Kids in its effort tohelp local children in need. If youhave questions, suggestions, com-ments, or would like to find out howyou can help, please contact Wheel-chairs 4 Kids at 727-946-0963.

Wheelchairs 4 Kids, 501 (C) 3organization, is located at 1976 S.Pinellas Avenue, Tarpon Springs,FL 34689. Log on towww.wheelchairs4kids.org formore information.

Lutz/Land O' Lakes/Odessa - Vol. 7, Issue 3, March 2016

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