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Child Abuse Council Fundraiser

2nd Annual Christmas in July Silent Auction and Taste of Tampa Bay To Benefit the Child Abuse Council Get your gift list ready and join us!! Auction items include golf outings, hotel stays, restaurant gift certificates, gift baskets, jewelry, and more! Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 Time: 6:00pm – 9:00 pm Location: Baby Bungalow and Child Abuse Council offices 3106 W. Azeele Street, Tampa, 33609 Beer, wine and sodas will be served Cost: $15 in advance or $20 at the door For more information, tickets or to donate an auction item call 813-673-4646 Christmas in July Menu: Beef O’Brady’s Chips & Queso Cuban Sandwiches Datz Deli Smoked Salmon Board Christmas Ham Biscuits Candy Cane Christmas Cookies Louis Pappas Market Café Hummus, Tzatzki, and garlic Feta Spread Pita Points Pappas Famous Potato Salad with Greek Dressing Publix Greenwise Market Quhoa Salad Boar’s Head Wraps Honey Garlic Chicken Mini Cupcakes StoneChef Caterers Chris Cringle Chicken Tomato Mozzarella Crusstini’s with Olive Tapenade Old Meeting House Ice Cream Vanilla Chocolate Black Cherry

Gain Marketing and Public Relations Skills at USF this Summer

 

Tampa, Fla. (July 13, 2010) ─ Interested in gaining skills in marketing and public relations? The University of South Florida's Division of Continuing Education offers short-term professional courses that can help you achieve success as a Marketing or PR practitioner by improving your organizational abilities and knowledge. The summer offerings include:

 

Media Relations provides insights on effective ways to cultivate a positive relationship with the media. Learn to use a press conference, an interview with a newspaper reporter, or a talk show to get your message across. This course will also help you to develop an effective crisis communications plan. The instructor John Heagney has many years of public relations experience dealing with a wide variety of media, from small-town weeklies to major metropolitan daily newspapers, radio and television. This course is offered on Friday/Saturday, July 23-24 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fee is $210.

 

Creative Advertising explores proven techniques to help you deliver your advertising message in a memorable and effective way. You will examine case studies and analyze successful creative campaigns. The instructor Michael J. Griffin, president of Griffin Marketing Services, is an award-winning journalist, writer, advertising executive, consultant and director.This course is offered on Friday/Saturday, Aug. 13-14, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fee is $210.

 

Public Relations Writing teaches you how to improve your writing skills and to tailor messages for various audiences and media. You will also learn how to produce public relations materials and media kits. The course is taught by John Heagney, who is also president and founder of John Heagney Public Relations, one of the Tampa Bay area's largest public relations agencies. This course is offered on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 27-28, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at USF Tampa. Fee is $210.

 

All courses are offered at the USF Tampa campus. Courses can be taken individually or as part of the Public Relations certificate program offered by USF Continuing Education. For more information on these programs, call Lisa Orr at 813-974-5526. To register, call USF Continuing Education at 813-974-2403, option 1, or online at www.conted.usf.edu/PR. A $25 late fee if registering within five days of the course start date. Parking fees may apply. .

 

 

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USF Continuing Education provides noncredit career training, professional certificate programs and personal development courses in the Tampa Bay region. For more information, visit www.conted.usf.edu.

Back To School Immunizations

_ Parent or legal guardian must accompany child at all times.

 

_ Immunization record is required for free immunizations to school-aged children.

 

_ Free school physicals for any school-aged (K-12) child entering Florida schools for the first time.

 

_ No sports, Head Start or child care physicals will be available.

 

BACK TO SCHOOL PHYSICALS AND IMMUNIZATIONS

 

FREE Back to School Coalition of Hillsborough County: AHCA, Amerigroup, BeWise -

 

Immunize (The Kiwanis Club of Tampa), BOCC Head Start/EHS, Catholic Charities Mobile

 

Medical, Citrus Health Care, Hillsborough County Health Department, Hillsborough County Health & Social Services, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Plant City Kiwanis

 

Club, Project LINK, Shriners Hospital for Children - Tampa, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, South Florida Baptist Hospital, Suncoast Community Centers, Tampa

 

General Hospital, United Health Care, University Area Community Development Corporation, University Community Hospital, USF Pediatrics & Ronald McDonald Care Mobile

 

- IMMUNIZATIONS ONLY -

 

Crosstown Immunization Clinic

 

Hillsborough County Health Dept.

 

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

4951 B E. Adamo Dr. Suite 210, Tampa, FL 33605

 

Walk-ins Only . Call 307-8077

 

OUR MISSION: No child shall miss one day of school due to lack of a physical examination or immunizations.

 

APPOINTMENT LINES OPEN JUNE 1, 2010

 

NW Hillsborough County

 

Hillsborough County Health Center

 

9 a.m. - Noon

 

9827 N. Sheldon Rd., Tampa, FL 33635

 

Walk-ins Welcome . Call 443-3048

 

2010

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010

 

Tampa General Hospital at Healthpark

 

4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

 

5802 N. 30th Street, Tampa, FL 33610

 

Walk-ins Only . Call 844-3247 (FAIR)

 

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010

 

Blake High School

 

Project LINK/St. Joseph Hospital

 

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

1701 North Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607

 

Appointment Required . Call 443-3048

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010

 

University Area Community Health Center

 

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

13601 North 22nd Street, Tampa, FL 33613

 

Walk-ins Welcome . Call 443-3048

 

Hillsborough Community College SouthShore

 

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

551 24th Street NE, Ruskin, FL 33570

 

Appointment Required . Call 443-3048

 

Walden Lake Medical Arts Center

 

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 

1601 West Timberlane Dr., Plant City, FL 33566

 

Appointment Required . Call 443-3048

 

Microsoft DreamSpark

Free Microsoft tools for eligible students and teachers; go to dreamspark website for details: https://www.dreamspark.com/