REGISTER TO VOTE!!!


Flu Shots
Pinellas County Health Department will be offering Flu Shots beginning Wednesday, October 1st on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.

Accepting Applications
Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg located at 2301 22nd Ave. South in St. Petersburg is now accepting applications for current 5th and 6th graders for the 2008-2009 school year.  A private middle school offering full scholarships for all students who qualify.  Call 727-322-0800 to schedule an appointment.

Pinellas County Head Start is currently accepting applications for children ages 3-5 years old and have immediate openings at this time in St. Petersburg area. 
For more information call 727-895-4422.

Free Tutorial Program
Pathway To Greatness FREE Tutorial Program is taking place Tuesday through Thursday from 4:00pm to 6:30pm at The Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church located at 3500 18th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. 
For more information call 727-327-5323.
 
School Fair Drive
The Tampa Chapter of The Council on American-Islamic Relations is partnering with Hillsborough Education Foundation's Teaching Tools program for its School Fair Drive: Back to School Kickoff.  School Supply Donations will be accepted from 9:30am until 6:00pm Monday-Friday at the CAIR Office located at 8056 N. 56th Street in Tampa.  For more information call 813-514-1414.

Black On Black Rhyme
If you love poetry check out Black on Black Rhyme at The Historical Harbor Club located at 915 East Grant Ave. in Tampa every Tuesday night at 9pm.  For more information call 813-810-3582.

Gateway For Success
The Pinellas County Head Start is offering Gateway for Success a new grant program designed for single low-income parents.  Gateway for Success offers classes in:
Relationship building
First-time home ownership and affordable housing
Learn how to clean up your credit through credit counseling
Parenting classes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Fatherhood classes that teach men the importance of the role of a father
Health and nutrition
Classes are free to those who qualify.  Meals and child care are provided during classes and participants completing each class will receive a $25 gift certificate.
For more information or to enroll call 727-547-5912 or 727-547-5913.

Piano and Voice Lessons
Amyjo Keys of Musiq Grande Opening.  In-Your-Home Piano/Voive Lessons.  Gospel, Classical, R&B, Hip Hop, Country and more.  Ages 4 and up.  First 10 Students receives 50% off the cost of lesson tuition for the first 3 months.  For more information call 727-939-4754.

Beauty Pageant
Miss Glamourette 2008 will take place on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 5pm at the Embassy Suites Hotel located at 555 North Westshore Blvd. in Tampa.  For more information call 386-290-6836.

Day At The Park
The Bowling Diva's, Inc. will be having their 6th Annual Day At The Park on Saturday, October 4th from 10am to 3pm at Lowry Park located at
1101 W. Sligh Shelter #120 in Tampa.

Cancer Awareness Forum
The Tau Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will be having a Violet DSTea & Awareness Forum on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 3:13 pm at The University of Tampa Grand Salon Ballroom.  For more information call 813-661-4612.

Fall 2008 Showcase
Academy Prep St. Pete will be having their Fall 2008 Showcase on Friday, October 10th and Saturday, October 11th at 7pm at the St. Petersburg Little Theater located at 4600 31st Street South in St. Petersburg. 
For more information call 727-322-0800 ext. 2120.

Youth Summit
The Second Annual Success Is A Choice Summit for African-American and Latino Male and Female Youth will be held at the Hillsborough Community College on October 11, 2008 from 8am to 5pm.  The event is FREE to all youth from grades 6-12.
For more information call 813-220-3148.

Blood and Marrow Drive
A blood and marrow drive is being held at the Countryside Christian Center on Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 10-4.

Basketball Tryouts
Tampa AAU Boys Basketball Team is having tryouts on Saturday, October 11th
from 4 to 6pm at Ben Hill Middle School for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys. 
For more information call 813-818-7198 or 813-732-4831.

Sickle Cell Walk-A-Thon
Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority along with St. Petersburg Chapter of The Sickle Cell Disease Association will be having their second annual Sickle Cell Walk-A-Thon on October 18, 2008 from 8am to 12pm at Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg.  For more information call 727-896-2355.

Scholarship Ball
Alumni and Friends of St. Peter Claver Catholic School (Florida's oldest African-American School) will be hosting a scholarship ball on Friday, October 24th at 6:30pm at Higgins Hall located at 5225 Himes Ave. in Tampa.
For more information call 813-961-4515.

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