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Local Author Publishes “The Vulnerable”, an Intriguing Non-Fiction Novel About Saving Her Brother From True Evil Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with local author Betsy MacDonald to talk about her new book, “The Vulnerable”. A true story, The Vulnerable is an intriguing book about Betsy’s Autistic brother Michael who suffers from Asperger’s and her journey to reconnect with her family and help Michael escape a tortuous relationship with a couple that was supposedly caring for him while all the while they were taking advantage of him, abusing, and even poisoning him, slowly trying to murder him and make it look like an accident just to gain his inheritance. The Vulnerable has all the makings of a Hollywood thriller, but like I said, this tale is unfortunately nonfiction. Speaking of Hollywood, Betsy is meeting with some movie producers that sought her out after reading her book, so a screenplay
may very well be next. During our interview Betsy described to me some of the horrible things that these sick people did to her brother; it made my stomach flip flop. I can’t imagine how anyone could live with himself or herself after committing such heinous acts; manipulating an autistic person for their own personal gain. It’s absolutely disgusting, and when I asked Betsy what her ultimate goal was in telling her story she replied, “I just want to make people aware of what can happen to the ones we love, especially those who may become vulnerable without the right people in their lives. I want to help people see that they need to make a plan, especially if they have a child or a loved one with Autism. I want people to really think about what could happen to that person if they weren’t
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around, that way they can prepare and hopefully prevent something terrible from happening, because once it’s too late there might not be anyone around to protect them.” I don’t want to give too much of the book away, but what I will report is that Betsy has saved Michael and he currently lives with Betsy and her husband locally. I personally have a close friend, whom I’ve known since high school, with Asperger’s so this story really hits home for me. Betsy says, “Knowledge is power. It is my wish that by hearing our story, maybe one person’s life can be saved!” Betsy MacDonald’s book “The Vulnerable” is for sale at Amazon.com. Betsy is a psychiatric R.N. holding positions as a Mental Health Director, where she lectures the public and health agencies. She
has also run a hospital as Director of Nursing and has counseled and evaluated youth in school settings. She is a nationally published author with non-fiction cover stories. This true mystery has clairvoyance, hauntings, and gut wrenching emotion on a journey to crack her birth families code of silence. VULNERABILITY is forefront in attempt to save her Asperger's Autistic brother. To contact Betsy visit www.TheVulnerable.net.
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Local Teachers Need Your Help! Bless Baby Bennett! Born on June 15, 2015, Bennett Rohrbacker is a gift to this world. Born with many special needs, however, at two weeks old, Bennett was diagnosed with 18q Deletion Syndrome, which is a genetic deletion on the 18th chromosome. Due to this deletion, he spent the first 8 weeks of his life with both of his legs in casts because of a foot malformation, and will be undergoing surgery to correct his right foot in a few months. In addition to this syndrome, Bennett has also been diagnosed with hypotonia, or low muscle tone. He takes several medications each day: one for hypothyroidism; one for pylori spasm (a condition that prevents his stomach from emptying properly); and a cream for his eczema. He also has an aberrant right subclavian artery, where his right subclavian artery passes by his esophagus. Bennett’s parents, local Tampa teachers Natalia and Craig
Rohrbacker, have done an amazing job of giving Bennett and his older, 2year old brother Rowan all the love and attention they need. They have shown unending patience with both an infant who cries frequently and an energetic two-year-old boy – not to mention all of the students they work with each day. They have an unshakable faith in God, which is how they get their strength each day. Most recently, Bennett was found to have moderate hearing loss in his right ear and profound hearing loss in his left ear. His hearing loss will require assistive hearing devices for both ears – which insurance does not cover. These are just some of the difficulties children with 18q Deletion Syndrome tend to face, along with a possibility of autism and other developmental delays. With each specialist visit comes fifty-dollar co-pay plus additional, medical costs. Due to these expensive medical
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costs, Bennett’s godmother Julie is asking for your help. She says, “I would love to be able to take some of the worry off of their shoulders by providing them with money for Bennett’s hearing devices, as well as all of his other current and future medical costs. Natalia and Craig are truly a blessing to baby Bennett. I am hoping that others will want to give them
blessings back – in the form of prayers and finances if you are able. Thank you for listening and God bless!” To help donate towards baby Bennett’s hearing aids, please visit www.YouCaring.Com and in the top right search bar type “Bless Baby Bennett”. Any donation is greatly appreciated.
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North Tampa Chamber Meeting Calendar – December 2015 12/15 Chamber Chatter Connections “Coffee Connection”, 7:30 – 9:00 am, hosted by Horizon Bay Lutz. Meeting to be held at Horizon Bay Lutz, 414 Chapman Road East, Lutz 33549. Open to the professional public – no cost to attendees. Coffee and Lite Breakfast will be served. FREE Networking, Meet New People, Fun, Door prizes. RSVP to Kelly at Kelly.winterling@brookdaleliving.com or Phone 813-909-9679, Join us to see and to celebrate the completion of our major internal renovation. Tours will be provided - Holiday Festive Breakfast and Flavored Coffees. Open to the professional public - No cost to attendees 12/17 Chamber Networking Luncheon - Relationship Building With Business Neighbors, 11:30am, Beef O’Brady’s, 8810 N. Himes (Himes & Busch), Tampa.33614 Order from lunchtime or regular menu and pay restaurant. Cost: starts at $4.99/pp based on selected item (does not include tax & gratuity).
Minimum payment of $5.00 required if you do not order food plus you must pay for your drinks. RSVP by Tues., 12/15 to Kelly at Kelly.winterlingat Kelly.winterling@brookdaleliving.com or call Horizon Bay at Lutz (Brookdale Senior Living) 813-9099679. Directions? Call 936-2058. 12/24 Chamber Networking Luncheon - NO MEETING due to holiday. Please RSVP if you plan to attend these chamber events. For more information about the North Tampa Chamber, visit www.northtampachamber.com, call (813) 9612420, or send an email to info@NorthTampaChamber.com.
liant and colorful twinkling lights illuminating the paths, plants and palms in the gardens, holiday-themed entertainment and bountiful good cheer await visitors around every bend of Pinellas County’s 35-acre botanical treasure. With more than 66,000 visitors last year, the holiday event continues to be a perennial favorite for residents and visitors of the Tampa Bay area. The main draw of the event is the more than three quarters of a million environmentally friendly LED and laser lights that transform the gardens into a holiday wonderland filled with seasonal and Florida-style displays. Visitors will enjoy light displays that include alligators, dolphins, eagles, turtles, a parrot, herons, a pelican, owls, flamingos and a swan, along with animated butterflies, hummingbirds and an animated train display lit with more than 1,250 LED lights. In addition, visitors will also be delighted by a large collection of decorated flora including holiday trees, flowers, roses, poinsettias and the beautiful palms and tropical foliage
of the gardens wrapped and draped in glowing light. A wide variety of skilled volunteer entertainers will delight visitors with their talents, including ballet dance troupes and musicians performing jazz, bluegrass and folk, along with local choral groups. Food is available for sale and the Foundation will have a holiday gift cart in addition to the specialty items for sale. Visits with Santa Claus will be held every night through Dec. 23. During the event, an up-to-date schedule of nightly entertainment will be available on the Florida Botanical Gardens’ website at www.flbg.org, or visitors can call the Holiday Lights hotline at (727) 582-5800 for recorded information. A donation of $4 for adults is suggested, with children 12 and under entering free. Parking is free. Visitors with limited mobility can gain easy access to the event by parking at the east entrance of the gardens. The Florida Botanical Gardens is located at 12520 Ulmerton Road in Largo, with an alternate entrance at 12211 Walsingham Road. Gardens open from 7 a.m. until dusk every day, with free admission during daylight hours. Find more information at www.flbg.org or call (727) 582-2100.
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Celebrate the Season at the 2015 Holiday Lights in the Garden The Florida Botanical Gardens’ Holiday Lights in the Gardens offers visitors the perfect way to experience the magic of the holiday season with family and friends. The event will be held from Fri., Nov. 27 through Thurs., Dec. 31, every evening from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thousands of bril-
Hillel Academy partners with Tampa Urban Benefit Farms and Hillsborough County Family Partnership Alliance Hillel Academy is not new to gardening. The school has had an Earth Box vegetable garden for many years, but now the school has a true farm program and it is the first school-based TUB Farm hydroponic farm in the Tampa Bay area! Hillel Academy partnered with TUB Farms, Tampa Urban Benefit Farms, a local non-profit organization that gives students multiple learning opportunities while providing fresh produce to food insecure members of our community. The school is the first school in a pilot program designed to connect “farmer” schools with beneficiary agencies that will distribute the vegetables and herbs to their clients while the students learn about innovative agriculture and grow systems. TUB Farm founder Nava Kirk approached Head of School Amy Wasser with the idea of placing a TUB Farm on school property. It was a natural choice to reach out to Hillel Academy, Tampa Bay’s premier community day school, as Ms. Kirk is a school alumna. Middle School science teacher Amy
Basham serves as Hillel Academy’s liaison and TUB Farm manager. According to Ms. Kirk, “Hillel Academy is a progressive school that I knew would embrace a program like TUB Farms. The incredible reception from students and faculty is more than we could have hoped for. We understand that teachers are incredibly busy, so we are designed it as a program to assist teachers with maintaining the TUB Farm, as well as to provide guidance on curriculum, give tours to students and coordinate the donation of the vegetables.” “We are only as healthy as the food we put into our bodies, and for far too many in our community who rely on food assistance, the access to truly healthy nutritious food is extremely limited,” says Ms. Kirk. “Students at Hillel Academy and TUB Farms would like to be part of the solution.” The first donation was made on Nov. 6, 2015 to HCFPA, Hillsborough County Family Partnership Alliance, which helps people in the dependency system including foster parents and relative caregivers. Vegetable donations from Hillel Academy will directly benefit those who depend on the HCFPA food pantry.
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“HCFPA is excited about the new partnership with Hillel Academy and the TUB Farms. We look forward to sharing fresh fruits and vegetables with the foster families and the needy of our community that come to our food pantry to a receive food on a monthly basis,” says Kim Hernandez, HCFPA President. The TUB Farm is a school-wide endeavor at Hillel Academy. Each class attended hydroponic farm lessons and planted its own tower of 16 plants, which they monitor frequently. The TUB Farm vegetables were grown from both seed and seedling and almost every student has planted his or her own seed or sprout. Fall crops growing at Hillel Academy include cucumbers, swiss chard, lettuce, squash, green beans and basil. “In my opinion,” says Mrs. Basham, “growing food crops contributes an incredibly important aspect to a child's education. In today's world of processed and factory-produced everything, students often forget that much of their food originated as a plant that can be grown, harvested and enjoyed. All branches of science can be taught through the simple process of growing a vegetable
garden. When students are able to contribute to growing vegetables, they are able to connect with the science, see its validity in their lives, and hopefully learn to make wise sciencebased food choices as they grow up. If we can add an element of donating the vegetables to serve our community, the experience becomes even more meaningful.” TUB Farms worked with Urban Oasis Farm Technology to design the school’s hydroponic farm. By studying and working with a hydroponic farm the students are learning that hydroponic growing methods do not use synthetic chemicals to treat bugs and disease. The system uses sterile, reusable growing medium; coco coir, instead of soil, which is sterile, sustainable and renewable. With the system, the desired amount of food is delivered to the plant’s roots. Hillel Academy students receive more than a science education as they work on the school’s TUB Farm. They practice one of the most important concepts in Judaism, tikkun olam – repairing the world. Community service is very important to the community day school’s students of all ages. Donating schoolgrown crops to HCFPA is a perfect fit.
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PostNet Neighborhood Business Center to Serve Local Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses: guidance and direction we provide small business owners and the ongoing partnerships we build with customers that makes the difference.” PostNet of Tampa is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information about PostNet’s services, please visit www.postnet,com or call (813) 252-4670.
Local Entrepreneur Opens New PostNet Location in Tampa on Dec. 2, 2015 Local businessman and immigrant entrepreneur Carlos Telleria is on a mission to help Tampa’s small businesses with the opening of a new PostNet Neighborhood Business Center located at 10043 N. Dale Mabry Highway. PostNet provides a suite of consultative, business-enhancing print, marketing and shipping solutions. The menu of services includes graphic design, full-service digital printing, direct mail, signage, document binding and finishing, and ancillary business services, like private mailbox rental and more. Unlike traditional postal and mailbox franchises, PostNet has strategic partnerships with all of the major logistics companies – UPS, FedEx, U.S. Postal Services, and DHL – offering a multi-carrier selection coupled with in-center professional packaging services to meet the specific shipping needs of its customers. In addition, with the brand’s bricks and clicks business model, PostNet in Tampa has
both a physical retail storefront as well as an Online Print Center, offering customers the benefits of fast online transactions and/or traditional faceto-face service. “I look forward to working with Tampa’s entrepreneurs and providing support to the overall growth and liveliness of our business community,” said Telleria, who recently migrated from Venezuela to pursue business ownership. “PostNet fills the void for convenient services like printing, shipping and graphic design that are essential to the success of small businesses.” PostNet has nearly 700 franchises globally, and has successfully carved a niche as North America’s first and currently only Neighborhood Business Center. “Our franchise partners understand the challenges and opportunities that are unique to small businesses in their communities because they are small business owners themselves,” said Steve Greenbaum, co-founder and CEO of PostNet. “Of course there are other providers that design, print and ship, but it’s our culture, the
Founded in 1992, PostNet is the leading business-to-business franchise known for providing personalized, business-enhancing print, marketing and shipping solutions. Locally owned and operated PostNet locations offer full-service digital printing; direct mail; signage; document binding and finishing; graphic design; and ancillary business services, like private mailbox rental and more. They also offer professional packaging services and shipping with UPS, FedEx, DHL and the U.S. Postal Service. In addition, with the brand’s bricks and clicks business model, each PostNet franchise has
both a physical retail storefront as well as an Online Print Center, offering customers the benefits of fast online transactions and/or traditional faceto-face service. PostNet has nearly 700 franchise locations across 10 countries. PostNet has won numerous awards and recognitions including: 2015 Entrepreneur Franchise 500; 2015 Franchise Gator Top 100; 2015 Entrepreneur America’s Top Global Franchise; 2013 Top 10 Best Franchise for Veterans by Military Times; 2013 Satisfaction Award from Franchise Business Review; and 2013 Mail Innovations Award from the U.S. Postal Service. For more information about PostNet services, go to www.postnet.com; for information about owning a PostNet franchise, visit www.postnetfranchise.com.
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Enjoy the Holidays at The Shops at Wiregrass With These Family-Friendly Activities Symphony in Lights Presented by Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel
daily from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m., with select Santa Paws hours, for those who want to bring their furry children (pets that is). Santa will take a break from 2:30pm-4pm daily, unless noted otherwise. For more information about Santa's FastPass and Photo Packages please visit www.TheShopsAtWiregrass.com. The Santa FastPass is available for purchase until 4:00am on December 23rd. Must be redeemed by close of business on December 23rd.
Nightly 6-9pm through December 31st The Shops at Wiregrass invites you to see the BRAND NEW Symphony in Lights presented by Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. Enjoy a lively array of dancing lights, dazzling decor, and snow too! Symphony in Lights is an amazing holiday light show, choreographed to music featuring the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and selections from you, our guests. Shows include the Trans-Siberian Orchestra music at 6pm & 8pm, and the new holiday favorites at 7pm & 9pm. Shows nightly on the hour 6pm-9pm thru December 31st. A holiday tradition you will not want to miss!
Synthetic Ice Skating Daily, now thru Jan 3, 2016 A great, family-friendly activity, the synthetic ice skating rink at Wiregrass Mall is sure to be a lot of fun! Ice skating walkers (balance bars) are
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provided for inexperienced skaters and skates are included in the price of admission. The rink is open during regular mall hours. Cost is $10.00 plus tax for 30 minutes. For additional information or to book a party, please call Manager Chris Crowley at (727) 772-3365, email info@sicice.com or visit their website at www.sicice.com.
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Now thru Dec 23 The Shops at Wiregrass is excited to be the host of over 20 amazing, talented organizations that will be performing in the 2015 Community Holiday Performance Program! These organizations have worked hard to perfect their performance for you this holiday season, and we can't wait for you to enjoy! Performances begin on November 15 at the Center Court Stage. Performance times and schedules are subject to change. Please visit TheShopsAtWiregrass.com to keep up to date on upcoming performances.
Mason Dixon’s Christmas Wish Fund Now Thru December 31st The Shops at Wiregrass is partnering with Mason Dixon's Christmas Wish Fund to make seasons brighter for needy families around the Bay! Here's how you can help! 1) Bring a gift to Le Macaron, located near Dillard's! All toys and gifts will be distributed to the families of disabled veterans, and local children's homes for Christmas. 2) Buy a coupon book at Guest Services for a $5 donation! All proceeds benefit Mason Dixon's Christmas Wish Fund! 3) Make a donation online at www.masondixonchristmaswishfund.c om/donate.htm Make sure to listen on Q105 as Mason Dixon grants "wishes" to local families! Donations may be dropped off November 14th through Dec 22nd at the Guest Services Desk located in Center Court. For additional information please visit www.TheShopsAtWiregrass.com.
Now thru Dec. 24 Not sure of Santa’s mailing address? Don’t worry! Bring your Christmas wishes directly to the man in red – live and in person! He’s making his list. Make sure you’re on it! Santa will be onsite
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Trinity Family Physicians Surprise 15-Year-Old Caitlin Shannon With the Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award Caitlin Shannon is remarkable! She makes a difference to so many children in the Tampa Bay Area who are hospitalized by giving them something to smile about! Caitlin created Sparkle Power, a charity organization that gives goody bags filled with fun items to bring “the power of a little sparkle” to children who really need something to lift their spirits. It is no surprise that the 15-year-old was chosen by Trinity Family Physicians’ own Dr. Stephanie Eldridge and Dr. Amir Shirmohammad as the second recipient of the Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award. Committed to their patients and active in the Tampa Bay Area where they both grew up, the husband-and-wife team of physicians started the Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award to bring recognition to individuals who make a difference in the lives of others locally. Dr. “Shirmo” explains, “There are so many terrible things going on
around the world. Dr. Eldridge and I just felt that we have to do something to make people feel happy and good.” With this Award, the doctors are able to honor individuals who work to put smiles on the faces of many, and they hope you will feel inspired at hearing Caitlin’s story. Caitlin suffered irreversible nerve damage during gall bladder surgery when she was just 13 years old. In and out of hospitals for two years while doctors searched for what was causing her excruciating pain, Caitlin bonded with many children and their families and resolved to make a difference for them. Wise beyond her years, she shares, “When someone is first diagnosed with a chronic illness or chronic pain, other people are so good about coming to the hospital and being involved in the first weeks but then it always dies down. I just wanted to do something to bring them happiness.” Caitlin and her family started
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Dr. Amir Shirmohammad and Dr. Stephanie Eldridge with their new daughter Violet in Dr. Eldridge’s arms, surprise Caitlin Shannon with a gift basket, and choose her as the second recipient of Trinity Family Physicians’ Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award! collecting markers and crayons, stickers and notepads, and other items to make up Sparkle Power bags to give
to children at local hospitals. Sparkle Power is proof that one young girl with the right team behind her can
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tinue to gain the support of local businesses and schools throughout Tampa Bay, bringing a dose of happiness to even more hospitalized children. (To learn more about Sparkle Power, please read the story in our upcoming January issue.) If you’d like to donate funds or supplies, email caitlin.sparklepower@yahoo.com, and follow Sparkle Power on Instagram: @sparklepowerofficial for updates.
do a lot! Now Sparkle Power is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that can continue to bring happiness to little ones in the hospital. Caitlin’s mom Brooke is a powerhouse herself and she gave her daughter some brilliant advice worth sharing. Brooke said, “I always talk to her about building your team. We all have people who want to help and
support us – they are on our team – and it’s important to build your team. Like our guy at Sips Specialty Coffee House [on Gunn Hwy.] – he sees us coming and has our order ready every time, and before I can say, ‘We’re in a hurry,’ he is handing out the coffee and muffins. He is on our team.” I think I can speak for Dr. Shirmo and Dr. Eldridge when I say that after meeting Caitlin, we all want to be on her team! Caitlin is active in her high school’s drama program and according to her mother Brooke; she is an amazing and attentive big sister to her three younger siblings. Her charity, Sparkle Power, is sure to continue to grow and bring smiles to children throughout Tampa Bay who are in our local hospitals. Currently, Caitlin is running Sparkle Power out of her bedroom, which her mom says is stacked with trays and bins of supplies for the Sparkle Power bags. One local school has gotten onboard, teaming with Sparkle Power and gathering supplies through the holidays to fill the bags that will put some sparkle in a child’s day. It is our hope that Sparkle Power will con-
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Caitlin Shannon, recipient of the Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award
Nominees Now Being Accepted for the Next Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award Trinity Family Physicians’ Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award will continue to honor individuals who make a difference. If you know someone who makes a difference in the lives of others in Tampa Bay,
Trinity Family Physicians, Neighborhood News & Lifestyles and New Tampa Lifestyles want to hear from you! Please submit your nominees (and tell us why they qualify) for the next Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award by email at editorial@nnlflorida.com. Trinity Family Physicians, Neighborhood News & Lifestyles and New Tampa Lifestyles ask that you please share your thoughts and comments with us on our facebook pages: facebook.com/trinityfamilyphysicians and facebook.com/neighborhoodnewslifestyles. Trinity Family Physicians is located at 1817 Cypress Brook Drive, Suite 101 in Trinity, FL. Log on to trinityfamilyphysicians.com for additional information about Dr. Eldridge and Dr. Shirmohammad.
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Yeager and Company Excels at Wood Flooring & Kitchen and Bath Remodels!
Turn to Yeager and Company when you want an exceptional team that can turn your ideas into a working design and a remodel that you’ll love!
Customers rave about the exceptional service and the outstanding workmanship of Yeager and Company, which has been an Angie’s List Super Service Award winner for eight years running! A-rated with Angie’s List members, the reviews are excellent for Jim Yeager and his staff. A Florida
certified contractor, Jim Yeager’s company has been voted the best wood flooring company in Tampa for eight years straight by Angie’s List members, and has been A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau since 1944. Yeager and Company, owned and operated by Jim and Susan Yeager, provides its customers with a talented and professional team that can help
transform your home into everything you want it to be. Jim says, “We have a great team, inside and out!” Yeagers’ handpicked team includes the best-of-the-best craftsmen, design experts and experienced installers, all of whom work seamlessly helping the Yeagers carry on a legacy started by Jim’s grandfather, Pearson Yeager, Sr.,
who opened the first Yeager & Company in Philadelphia, PA back in 1944. The old-fashioned values that built Yeager and Company have carried on through three generations. Customers appreciate that type of dedication and word-of-mouth has helped this company continue to grow. Jim says, “We’ve never had a down year. We still
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do a ton of floors, more than ever, and we now offer sanding and refinishing services for hardwood floors; we have three trucks on the road just for that.” Yeager and Company may have stayed the same in many ways – the integrity, friendly service, exceptional craftsmanship, superior products – but it has definitely morphed with the times to offer today’s busy professionals the ultimate in service and convenience. Yeager and Company offers a FREE Shop-At-Home service in the Tampa Bay Area that is second to none! Yeager and Company’s website puts it well: Yeager Flooring Company will bring our floor store to your
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door within one hour! Yeager’s Shop-At-Home service is simply the best way to select the right flooring for your space, bringing samples from a great number of quality wood tiles, hardwood planking, hand scraped wood floors, tile, carpet, laminate, designer vinyl or hardwood flooring samples. They will even measure your floor while they are at your home or office and provide you with a no-obligation new flooring estimate. As a state licensed general contractor, Yeager and Company provides every service you need for your remodeling project, from the floor up – from the design to the custom cabi-
netry and light fixtures, to the final coat of paint. Yeager and Company installs: Windows, doors, stairs, crown molding, baseboards, chair rails and pavers, and they even provide popcorn ceiling removal and knockdown application for drywall finishing. With a licensed electrician, plumber, and interior designer working with the company, Yeager & Company has your remodeling needs covered. Yeager and Company is sought out by discerning homeowners in some of the most prestigious neighborhoods in Florida for their expertise in designing super elegant bathrooms and superbly functional yet beautiful kitchens. It isn’t unusual for Yeager and Company to work on homes worth millions, even into the quarter of a billion dollar territory. The company does a lot of work in upscale neighborhoods in Sarasota and Long Boat Key and south as far as South Beach. That isn’t to say that Yeager and Company doesn’t work for the average homeowner too. The company was built on providing the best-of-thebest in products and service to average homeowners and you can bet that your project is important to Yeager and Company. Every job, big or small, has to get the stamp of Jim Yeager’s approval. And that is why this company keeps receiving stellar reviews from customers. Jim says the company’s vice president Melanie Carter has a great following with their customers. “Melanie is excellent at helping customers with design when they are remodeling and shows them the possibilities for opening up their space. She comes up with total facelifts for the homes of our customers.” Reading through the Angie’s List reviews, there is customer after customer who has used Yeager and Company for multiple projects because they won’t consider using a different company. One Angie’s List member writes, “I have used Yeager Flooring in the past (about 4 years ago) to install
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hardwood flooring in my living room, dining room and hallways and had a fabulous experience. So when we decided to replace the carpet in one of our bedrooms with hardwood floors, we knew we would only consider giving the job to Jim Yeager and his company. Jim is the ultimate professional and he is THE VERY BEST at what he does. He’s the only vendor I’ve used in Tampa that does WHAT he says his company is going to do, WHEN they say they’re going to do it and for HOW MUCH they are going to do it. You simply can’t get better than Yeager Flooring!” Another Angie’s List member, who used Yeager and Co. to completely remodel the master suite, shares, “This is the second major remodeling job we have done with Yeager. We did our did our due diligence and met with some other contractors obtaining estimates, but again chose to do business with Yeager based upon the price, comfort level with Yeager, and (most importantly) our satisfaction with the previous job. We had a good idea of what we wanted and worked with their designer Melanie to fill in the details. She was great to work with and Jim Yeager also kept the project in line and on time. Jim Yeager clearly cares about the quality of the finished project.” “I could not have asked for more,” says another reviewer. “They were timely, professional and provided service above and beyond my expectations. The best contractor I have ever worked with. I highly recommend Jim Yeager and his staff. I have relied on Yeager & Co. for many years for home renovation needs. They have done kitchen remodeling, flooring, and general contracting work on my property. This project involved converting an outdated tub to a shower. The entire process was seamless with excellent communication. As usual, the job was done on time and in a tidy manner. Jim goes out of his way to accommodate the schedule of a working professional.” Call Yeager and Company, Inc. at 813-918-2737 or 727-375-7813 to arrange a Shop-At-Home appointment. The showroom, located at 2310 Success Dr. in Odessa, is open Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Sat. There also is a Spring Hill location at 4200 Commercial Way; open Mon.–Sat., 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Log on to www.yeagerflooring.com for additional information. VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10
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