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Charitable Benefit for one of Florida’s oldest schools, St. Peter Claver. (Est. in 1894) Thursday March 3, from 6:20 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the historic Centro Asturiano de Tampa, 1913 N Nebraska Ave in Tampa. Experience worldly entertainment and first class cocktails at the historic Centro Asturiano de Tampa at their fabulous Ybor Culture & Cocktails event! This benefit will feature the Bay Area’s best cultural performers, offer a catered VIP experience, full service bar, silent auction and general admission seating in one of Tampa’s most beautifully preserved cultural clubs; Centro Asturiano. All guests are invited to dress in festive cultural or cocktail attire as they celebrate diversity and support one of Florida’s oldest schools. About St Peter Claver St. Peter Claver School is one of Florida’s oldest elementary schools. Established in 1894 the St. Peter Claver School continues to thrive due to the generosity of people like you! 97% of the students families earn $26,000 or less annually. Fortunately S.P.C. offers 100% financial assistance for qualifying students; reflecting the founder’s
intentions to provide equal educational opportunities to all children, regardless of race, religion or financial status. Your ticket purchase, silent auction donation and/or sponsorship will provide uniforms, lunches, scholarships and academic resources to S.P.C. students in need. There are two available options for tickets: General Admission Seating ($25) which includes the show, and VIP Seating ($75), which in addition to the show, also includes a culturally diverse array of food and drinks prior to the performances. If your organization is capable of sponsoring and or donating an auction item, your contribution will aid in providing uniforms, lunches, scholarships and academic resources to the children of St Peter Claver. Any donation is appreciated. Please contact Ashley T Lowe, Creative Director, at (813) 928-3228 or at YborCultureAndCocktails@gmail.com for more information or to contribute. Additional information can be found on their website at www.YborCultureAndCocktails.com.
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Community Calendar & News Briefs Community Power Forum – Town Hall Meeting Monday January 25, from 6:30pm – 8pm at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 3501 W San Jose Street Featuring representatives from law enforcement, anti-drug alliances and community leaders, join others in our community as they come together to learn about the newest threats to our youths in South Tampa. The speakers will help you to understand the battle to keep our streets safe and allow you to discover new ways to protect your family from the latest trends in alcohol and drug use. For additional information please contact Ginger Brengle at (813) 935-2676 ext. 7286 or by emailing Ginger.Brengle@madd.org. 2nd Annual Y Night Tuesday, Jan 26 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the South Tampa Family YMCA, 4411 S. Himes Ave in Tampa Who’s ready to party! Join the South Tampa Family YMCA on January 26th for their 2nd Annual Y Night! Come out for fun while they showcase all they have to offer! This is a FREE event and open to the community. Hop in the bounce house, grab a bite from HOT MESS food truck, participate in a group exercise demo and win some prizes. The showcase lineup includes: -Membership -Gymnastics -Sports -Aquatics -Wellness (group exercise, personal training, YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program, Livestrong, Pedaling for Parkinsons...) -Active Older Adults -Teens -Youth & Family and so much more.....Hope to see you there! For additional information please call (813) 839-0210 or visit www.tampaymca.org/3cmby/index. php/home/map-of-location/southtampa.
Ask-A-Lawyer Wednesday, January 27 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, located at 3910 S Manhattan Ave in Tampa. Presented by Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., local attorneys will present a brief overview of a variety of civil legal topics, such as family law, powers of attorney, landlord-tenant, and home ownership. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. For additional information please call (813) 273-3652. The Franklin Street Block Party Thursday January 28, from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Franklin Street between Twiggs & Madison All the cool kids on Franklin Street think it’s time to give Downtown Tampa a bit of nightlife fun! Join The Franklin Sports Bar & Lounge as they shutdown and wetzone Franklin Street between Twiggs & Madison for their First Monthly Block Party on Franklin Street. They’ll have beer tents, live music and bands, as well as fresh grilled food and outdoor games. So come out and support historic Franklin Street with a night of relaxed fun, entertainment and great food & drinks! For additional information please call (813) 375-9995 or find them on Facebook at Franklin Street Block Party. Hyde Park Village Fresh Market – Local Foods, Hand Crafts & Live Music The first Sunday of every month, from 10am to 3pm at Hyde Park Village, 742 S Village Cir in Tampa Hyde Park Village invites you to join them the first Sunday of every month for their community Fresh Market. The next Fresh Market will be on Sunday, February 7th. Located at an open-air retail and entertainment destination conveniently located in Hyde Park Village, the market supports 50 – 70 local vendors who sell a variety of locally produced and homemade produce, plants, take home foods, ready to eat lunch bites, hand crafts, eco-friendly and fair
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trade products and more. Come and join them for a morning of live music, shopping, and a delicious breakfast, brunch or lunch at one of the many area restaurants – all within walking distance. This Market caters to all of South Tampa, Davis Island, Harbor Island, Downtown and Hyde Park. National Cheat Day, Presented By Datz! Thursday, January 28, all day! It’s time to celebrate life’s greatest indulgence: food. On January 28, take part in National Cheat Day by enjoying your FAVORITE foods. Be decadent; be over the top; because we know after “cheat day” ends you’ll go back to being your responsible (most of the time), health-conscious (is butter a carb?) self. About National Cheat Day Datz is a South Tampa restaurant that opened on January 28th, 2009 and is known for its “stunt foods”, like The Cheesy Todd (a
burger with fried jalapeño mac n’ cheese “buns”), Buffalo Cauliflower (an enormous head of cauliflower that’s fried and dipped in delicious buffalo sauce), Mac n’ Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf, Deep Fried Oreos, and more. Datz’s goal is to entertain foodies with dreamy dishes that in our modern, health-conscious society are sometimes thought of as foods to enjoy on a “cheat day”; and they’re okay with that, because they know they’ve been one of your favorite “cheat day” destinations since 2009. Datz wants to invite foodies from all over the country to take part in “National Cheat Day” by enjoying their favorite sweets & carbs in a fun, tasty celebration. Welcome to the table— now pass the chips. Share your “cheat day” food by hashtagging #NationalCheatDay. Datz is located at 2616 S MacDill Ave in Tampa. For more information on National Cheat Day, please call (813) 831-7000, or visit www.nationalcheatday.com.
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Homebound Heroes: Helping Our Veterans, One Home at a Time!
can help them adapt to their next mission of succeeding in America and turning their new house into a home.” PTSD is an overwhelmingly big problem for a large percentage of our veterans. It’s crippling for many, leaving them with merely a shell of their former selves. Our heroes need help! Fed up with the lack of help our servicemen and women were receiving, Bucky decided to do something about it. Bucky was especially upset with organizations who claim to be “all in for vets” but really are just all in for their salary. This is not the case with Homebound Heroes. Homebound Heroes is committed to ensuring that over 90% of all received donations goes directly towards providing mortgage free housing for our veterans. Homebound Heroes is currently working on providing two local veterans with a mortgage free home – Michael Yancey, a veteran of the Army National Guard and Marine Bobby Malina.
Michael Yancey
By Matthew Selby It’s not everyday you meet someone who has a selfless mission to help others in need with no desire to line his own pockets. We’ve all become increasingly aware of so called charities that although may do some good, do so at the expense of making their owners and operators rich in the process. Roy “Bucky” Shell isn’t built that way. He saw too many of his friends come back from serving our country overseas only to be stuck battling a never-ending inner war. After careful consideration upon what Bucky wanted to do for our veterans, he came up with an idea. It was then that he decided to start Homebound Heroes, a privately funded non-profit organization that provides mortgage free homes to returning war veterans. I asked Bucky to describe what Homebound Heroes is all about and
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he said, “Homebound Heroes is something I’m very proud of. It’s only in the beginning stages, but it has a huge potential. My goal is to eventually get it to a point where we can help hundreds of veterans; we just need to get the word out. We are dedicated to providing mortgage free homes to returning war veterans who have served our country. A majority of our returning heroes suffer from multiple levels of PTSD and have found it very difficult to make the transition back to a civilian lifestyle. Homebound Heroes was created to help relieve the pressure as they make one of the biggest investments of their lives. By providing a house for these brave veterans we
Michael joined the Army National Guard in July of 2003 then went to basic training and advanced individual training. In the summer of 2005 his unit was put on alert that they were going to be deploying to Iraq. During his first tour he took on many responsibilities. From defending Abu Ghraib prison and taking control of all detainees inside the facility to PSD (personal security detail) to convoy security. After returning home just a couple days before Christmas 2006 Michael started doing his weekend drill with his unit, which he continued for the next few years. Then, in early summer 2009 he was informed that the 53rd Infantry combat brigade was going to be deploying
again and needed volunteers. “I made the decision to volunteer and by early 2010 I was on a plane headed overseas again,” says Michael. “Our mission was fob security at camp Patriot Kuwait. We were in charge of convoy security for all ammunition and explosives coming from our military boats going to the ammunition holding area.” “I saw many things that have changed my perception on life,” says Michael. “I am thankful for my understanding wife and my beautiful daughter. Joining the military was one of the best decisions I have made. It gave me a new sense of confidence and pride.”
Bobby Malina Growing up in Palm Harbor, Bobby has been an athlete his entire life. All County his senior year for football, Bobby was voted on the Pinellas County All Star Team. Bobby had scholarship offers to play college football, but in March of 2003, just a few months before graduation, the United States of America declared war on Iraq. After that he didn’t feel college was a top priority anymore and the following weekend he went to the recruiting station and stood outside for a few minutes and thought, “The Marines say they’re the best of the best; let’s do this.” Bobby went to boot camp in October 2003 and was meritoriously promoted to PFC (private first class; E-2, the rank above private) for superior work before graduation in January 2004. In his military career Bobby deployed three times and has been on 200+ convoys, 200+ security patrols (mounted/dismounted), and has escorted EODs to many weapon caches. On his 2nd tour to Iraq his vehicle was blown up by IED’s twice on October 8, 2005 and October 17, 2005. Bobby is very lucky to be alive.
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After returning home his 3rd time Bobby got out of the Marines. In that time the VA diagnosed him with PTSD and TBI (traumatic Brain Injury) from the explosions. “I didn’t think I needed to seek help until after a blackout where my brother told me I was going house to house in my neighborhood trying to clear them, calling for air strikes, and talking to people that weren’t there,” says Bobby. “Luckily I have a very understanding wife who tries to understand what I have been through. We just take it one day at a time and try not to dwell on the things that don’t go our way. I’m just happy I’m still alive and have the chance to see my son grow up.”
Nominate a Hero For a minimum $20 donation, you can nominate yourself or a fellow veteran. A form is provided on their website. If you are nominating yourself, please fill out all sections. If you are nominating a fellow veteran, please fill out as many of the sections as you can. Bucky says, “Our mission is to serve the brave men and women that have served our country to protect our freedoms.” If you have the ability to help one of our heroes in need, any donation helps. For more information or to make a donation, please visit HomeBoundHeroes.com, call (727) 638-4418, or email info@homeboundheroes.com.
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Give the Mood Meter a Green Light to Manage Emotions A friend moving to a new town leaves one student in blue. A child angry about cleaning his room when he wants to play says that he feels red. And when a teacher plays the upbeat chorus of Pharrell Williams’ song Happy, the students start dancing, exclaiming “that’s yellow, that’s yellow!” Students at Corbett Preparatory School of IDS are seeing their emotions in color this year after teachers introduced them to the “Mood Meter,” a visual representation of what they might be feeling. Part of a broader initiative called RULER that Corbett Prep is implementing for social and emotional learning, the Mood Meter asks students to assign each emotion a color as a first step to managing feelings appropriately. The Mood Meter is one of the fundamental tools the RULER approach uses to help school communities learn — as the acronym says — to Recognize, Understand, Label, Express and Regulate emotions. Developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, RULER of-
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fers research-based methods to help children and adults identify, process and manage emotions. Ten Corbett Prep teachers and administrators studied RULER in depth during professional development last summer at Yale University and are rolling out additional concepts to the rest of the faculty this school year. This program adds to and complements the many strategies at Corbett Prep for encouraging a climate of dignity and respect. RULER goes far beyond the Mood Meter, but the color identification provides a good starting point to anyone who wants to build selfawareness, learn to regulate emotions and create an environment that fosters achievement. With these three simple steps, family members can begin to value emotional intelligence at home. The process first begins with children and parents identifying how they are feeling openly together and, in doing this, they learn to make more thoughtful decisions. 1. Name your emotion. As Dr. Marc Brackett, the director of the
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence says, “If you can name it, you can tame it.” The Mood Meter helps pinpoint emotions with its simple square split into quadrants of red, yellow, blue and green. Each color corresponds to different emotions, which students learn to categorize based on their level of energy and pleasantness. Feeling pleasant with high energy puts you in a happy state of yellow. High energy and unpleasantness, however, shifts to red, which reflects emotions such as anger or fright. Pleasant and low energy is peaceful green, and unpleasantness and low energy show up in the blue quadrant with feelings that may include loneliness or disappointment. Every color is valued and has its purpose. Knowing how to regulate each quadrant is the key. Early Primary Division Leader Marla Vildostegui says the Mood Meter has helped her kindergarten class become more mindful about how their emotions change throughout the day and affect their actions. Their vocabulary improves as well, as they graduate from
saying they feel “fine” to using words such as “ecstatic” or “serene.” Teaching subtle distinctions between similar feelings empowers students to recognize the full scope of their emotional lives, see how their feelings fluctuate and eventually learn to manage their emotions, Vildostegui says. 2. Think about how you want to feel. All emotions are valid. But certain emotions are more beneficial depending on what you want to accomplish. Feeling outraged could help you make a passionate argument in a debate, but backfire if you need quiet time to write or study. Michelle Hill, Intermediate division leader, says it helps her to know where her students are on the Mood Meter so she can encourage them to make deliberate shifts during the school day for optimal learning to occur. RULER-inspired charters also hang in Corbett Prep classrooms to remind students of agreements they created together — how they want to feel at school, what they can do to have those feelings and guidelines to prevent conflict. Families can create
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charters, too. 3. Shift your feelings. You may know you want to move from red (anger) to green (peaceful) but feel
stuck. Having strategies at the ready make it easier. Does a certain kind of music invigorate you? Will a walk outside improve your concentration?
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Do you feel uplifted when you look at a beautiful photo or read an inspirational quote? The Mood Meter even has an app that lets you log
your feelings and prompts you with suggestions if you need a change. With enough practice, it can become second nature. Schools that use the Mood Meter and RULER report that they have a healthier school climate where students are less likely to bully others and more likely to demonstrate better leadership skills and increased attention. Students may perform better academically as their work habits improve and distractions shrink, and teachers develop more positive relationships with students and experience less burnout. Attaching feelings to colors is simple enough for the youngest students to grasp, but the exercise benefits people of all ages. Whether your goals are for the classroom, the office or the living room, emotional awareness puts people in control of their feelings instead of the other way around. Corbett Preparatory School of IDS is located at 12015 Orange Grove Drive in Tampa. For more information, visit corbettprep.com, or contact the Admissions Office at (813) 961-3087 or by email at info@corbettprep.com.
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LOCAL 15-YEAR-OLD STARTS A NON-PROFIT AND JOINS FORCES WITH CORPORATE CONFERENCE COMPANY TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
Sparkle Power and IQPC Exchange team up to benefit Ronald McDonald House
Caitlin Shannon
After multiple stays in the hospital, a local 15-year-old girl has used her experience to recognize a need of others. While at the hospital, Caitlin Shannon found herself dreading long days in the hospital awaiting tests and procedures and thought that many other children in her position, or worse, may experience the same feeling. When thinking about her experience, Caitlin, the oldest of four siblings, says, “When I was 13, I was in and out of the hospital and surgery centers for two years. It gave me an amazing outlook.” Caitlin has put her thoughts into action. While most 15-year-old girls are busy trying to take the perfect selfie, Caitlin is helping others. With the support of her family, Caitlin has created a charity called Sparkle Power. The name is significant because “sparkle” represents goodies that brighten a patient’s day and “power” represents the
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Caitlin Shannon (left) is a remarkable teenager who started the Sparkle Power charity to boost the spirits of children who are receiving medical treatment at hospitals power of a positive attitude to help a patient recover faster. Through Sparkle Power, Caitlin brings joy to children that find themselves hospitalized for extended periods of time by bringing them ‘care packages’, that she simply calls Sparkle Power Boxes. A Sparkle Power Box consists of items to banish hospital room boredom and includes things like coloring books, crayons and even socks for cold hospital rooms. Her inspiration for the boxes came from little things she received while in the hospital. She recalls, “When I would get a small gift, like Chapstick, a personal comfort item, or something small like we have in the Sparkle Power goodie bags, it really brightens your day.” Caitlin’s mom, Brooke Shannon, is in awe of her daughter’s level of philanthropy. When asked about Caitlin’s inspiration to create Sparkle Power, Brooke said, “It re-
ally touched her heart when she saw other children alone, bored or really not having anything to get them through the day and she had her siblings and my husband and I to visit and bring little goodies, but she noticed that some of the other children in the hospital would be lonely and sad. She thought maybe, once she was feeling better, she could do something to help brighten these kids’ days and maybe that would help them recover a little faster. That’s what prompted her to come up with her charity. Now that she’s feeling better, she wants to give back to her community.” One look at this amazing young lady’s charity Instagram account, @sparklepoweroffical, and even the coldest heart will begin to melt. Viewers are met with the smiling faces of children that Caitlin has helped and the stories of hope and courage that each child pos-
sesses. It is clear to see that Caitlin has a huge heart and cares deeply for each and every child she helps. Since security protocols at some hospitals make it difficult to deliver the packages directly to patients, Ronald McDonald House charities seemed like the perfect way to get the care packages in the hands of the families. Ronald McDonald House provides no cost housing to families with children that are long term or frequent patients at nearby hospitals. Moved by Caitlin’s dedication to helping others, a corporate conference company called IQPC Exchange took notice of Sparkle Power. While its parent company, IQPC, is a worldwide business, IQPC Exchange itself only has two offices in the United States, including New York and one here in Tampa. The company plans and hosts multiple nationwide conferences for executives and thought
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leaders from Fortune 1000 companies. IQPC Exchange has now joined forces with Sparkle Power to help children and their families with extended hospital stays. To take it a step further, IQPC Exchange has expanded the care packages to include items for not only the patients, but for the families as well. Items include non-perishable food items, toys for siblings, toiletries and more. IQPC Exchange has placed Jessica Yeshaiek in a lead position of the efforts and she could not be more thrilled. Jessica’s college sorority was heavily involved with RMH and she’s ecstatic to be involved with such an incredible mix of caring organizations. IQPC Exchange has also begun bringing the items to the conferences and getting the attending executives onboard with participating in creating the packages to give to the families. One of the attendees tweeted a photo of the packages and said how much he loved being a part of the ‘social responsibility.’ Yeshaiek said, “It is really
heartwarming for us to have a chance to give back to the Tampa Bay community. We are proud to be part of an initiative to support Sparkle Power and Ronald McDonald House by assembling the Sparkle Power goodie bags at IQPC events around the country, then delivering them to The Ronald McDonald House to give to deserving families.” With the help of more companies like IQPC Exchange, Caitlin and Sparkle Power will be able to reach more families. Sparkle Power, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company. If you would like more information on ways to get involved and support Sparkle Power through IQPC Exchange, contact Kristen Schipfer via phone: 813658-2584, email: Kristen.Schipfer@iqpc.com. Or, email Caitlin Shannon at caitlin.sparklepower@yahoo.com; follow Sparkle Power on Instagram: @sparklepowerofficial for updates.
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Tampa Teens Organize Charity Art Showcase Of Their Peers
Hadley Chillura and Matt Cannella have teamed up to showcase a diverse group of artists who will represent a variety of mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, and much more. Two Tampa high school seniors have set out to recognize the artistic talent of their peers and raise funds for a worthy cause in the process. After touring the finest art museums in Europe last summer with a group led by his art history teacher, Matt Cannella, a Plant High senior, founded Artists in Action because he saw how art “deeply moved the masses across continents”. Although he’s not an artist himself, his love for art motivated him to inspire others in the same way that he was inspired when he visited places like the Louvre and Uffizi Gallery. A 3rd generation Tampa native Cannella has chosen to inspire those in his own backyard – right here in Tampa. Cannella even retired from his high school football career so he could concentrate on producing an inaugu-
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ral teen artist showcase and give back to the community. Cannella has teamed up with Hadley Chillura, a senior at the Academy of the Holy Names, who just so happens to be an accomplished artist. Chillura has been expressing herself through art her whole life and feels that art gives herself a unique voice. She says she has no calling in writing or singing, but can “write through her brushstrokes and sing through her use of color”. The teens are putting together this fabulous showcase to give a diverse group of artists the chance to speak to the community through their art. The Artists in Action charity fundraiser will be held Friday, February 19th, from 6pm to 9:30pm at the historic 1901 Anderson House in Hyde Park, lo-
cated at 341 South Plant Avenue. The perfect place to host this extraordinary event, the 1901 Anderson House is one of Tampa’s last and finest examples of Queen Anne architecture and is designated on the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places. Most of the work will be displayed in the mansion’s 3rd story ballroom. Net proceeds from the $12 ticket sales will benefit the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. The Community Foundation will earmark the funds to benefit the arts. Light refreshments will also be served. So far, 14 teen artists representing a variety of mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture and more, have committed to participate. The artists come from a variety of schools across Tampa Bay, such as Academy of the Holy Names, Berke-
ley Prep, Jesuit, Plant, Robinson, and Tampa Catholic. Cannella and Chillura want others to know that art is important and essential. They want to leave their legacy of art appreciation when they graduate in May, hoping this will become an annual event. The Artists in Action charity fundraiser will be held Friday, February 19th, from 6pm to 9:30pm at the historic 1901 Anderson House in Hyde Park, located at 341 South Plant Avenue in Tampa. For sponsorship opportunities, advance ticket sales or more information, contact Matt Cannella at cannella2@live.com or (813) 417-4301. Limited tickets will also be sold at the door.
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PBG South Tampa: WE SET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS Submitted by Palermo Real Estate Professionals Sue Paskert, Lynne Paskert Brown and Courtney Gonzalez formed the team PBG South Tampa with one purpose in mind –to help guide Sellers and Buyers towards successfully achieving their real estate goals by providing professional and excellent service, with each transaction, from contact to contract to close. We are not just here to make a quick sale. We will take the time to educate you about the South Tampa area and the entire real estate transaction process. We are here to point you in
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the right direction and to make sure that each real estate transaction is completed in confidentiality, and with the highest standards of honesty and integrity. There are many agents in South Tampa to choose from, so why choose us? Here’s why: Our team was raised in South Tampa, went to South Tampa schools and have raised our families in South Tampa. We love South Tampa, we know South Tampa, and we understand the little nuances of each zip code, school district and neighborhood. Since 1987 we have practiced and specialized in real estate in South
Tampa. In today’s real estate market, successfully marketing a property or finding the perfect home goes well beyond utilizing the Internet and local newspapers. We are deeply rooted in South Tampa and have an invaluable, solid network of local residents, past clients, neighbors, friends and professional colleagues who are an important part of all our South Tampa successes. We would look forward, with no strings attached, to starting a conversation with you to tell you about all of the wonderful and unique characteristics that make South Tampa such a great place to live and work, or to tell
you about how we could customize a marketing plan for your home or property. We pledge to work hard, keep you consistently informed, and to do exactly what we said we would do… every step of the way to a successful sale. Their office is located at 1501 So. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite A-5 in Tampa. For Sue Paskert, call (813) 927-9329 or email Sue@SuePaskert; for Lynne Paskert Brown, call (813) 220-8319 or email Lynne@LynneBrown66.com; for Courtney Gonzalez, call (813) 785-4727 or email Courtney@CourtneyGonzalez.com.
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