Westchase- Vol. 6, April edition of tampa Bay News & lifestyles by Tampa Bay News & Lifestyles Magazine

Vol. 6, Issue 4, April 2017

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This Independent Community News, Business & Dining Guide Is Directly Mailed Once Each Month To: Arlington Park • Aston Villas • Bay Arbor • Berkeley Square • Calf Path Estates • Enclave At Citrus Park • Fawn Ridge Fawn Lake • Forest Lakes • Hampton Lakes • Highland Park • Lake Chase • Mandolin • The Eagles • Tree Tops Twin Branch Acres • Waterchase • West Hampton • Westchase • Westchester • Westwood Lakes • Windsor Place

Founded by Dr. Ngoc Pham, M.D., if the name sounds familiar it’s probably because you know her from her office right next door, where Dr. Pham has been practicing as a medical doctor for the past eight years. Well known and well-respected in the area, Dr. Pham recently decided to launch a medical spa as a way to provide additional services to her patients, as many were coming to her with questions and concerns regarding how aging and the environment has See “tre | MEDSPA” on page 14.

Your Kids Can Have a Blast This Summer at Camp

Carrollwood Cultural Center 4537 Lowell Rd., Carrollwood

Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award............10-11

Elite Animation Academy 9634 W. Linebaugh Ave., Westchase (813) 321-3939 www.eliteanimationacademy.com Campers can choose from 20 individual weekly camps based on drawing, creative animation and

Sydney Has a Sister Scholarship Foundation.......16

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TPC Tampa Bay’s Partnership With the USF Women’s Golf Team…A Hole in One!...12-13

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(813) 269-1310 www.carrollwoodcenter.org Children will explore all different types of art through music, theatre, visual art, dance, and crafts activities each day. Ages 4 – 12

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From making new friends to learning new skills or perfecting favorite hobbies summer camp can be more than just a place for your child to spend the day while you’re at work. A great summer camp will make them excited to come back the next day and be one they’ll still be talking about next summer. To help you on your search, here are a few of our favorite camps in the area.

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With elegance, sophistication and charm, as you walk into the gorgeous reception area at Tre MedSpa Westchase’s newest elite Medical Spa, located at 11013 Countryway Blvd. in Tampa, you are sure to be wowed. First impressions are everything and if this meticulously designed spa is any indication of how lavish the services are, then you are in for a real treat! “Tre”, meaning “youthful” or “young” in Vietnamese, is a perfect representation of how you will feel upon leaving this divine spa.

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Rescuing Our Next Generation 5K Run and 1 Mile Run/Walk Where: Canal Park 3120 Tampa Rd, Oldsmar, FL 34677 When: April 15th 2017 About This Event: Rescuing our Next Generation 5K run and 1 mile run/walk is an amazing opportunity for people within our community to come together to help an orphanage located right here in Tampa Bay. For the last 45 years Hope Children’s Home has cared for over 5,000 abandoned, abused, neglected, and orphaned children. They are supported 100% by people like you, receiving no aid from the government. The 5K will be a chiptimed Run. Each registrant will

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receive a swag bag & food/drinks at the awards ceremony. Medals will be given to the top finishers! FREE ZUMBA & HULA HOOP CLASSES BEFORE AND AFTER RACE 100% of all registration fees and donations will go directly to Hope Children’s Home. Come be part of this movement that is bringing hope to orphans right here in our backyard. Together we can help a child one run at a time! Please feel free to bring something to donate to Hope Children’s Home, even ONE item per participant can really add up!! The Post Race Celebration & Awards Presentation Food &

Raffles! Register Online @ Active.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/r escuingournextgeneration5k/ Registration Fee's: 5K RUN $27 1 MILE RUN/WALK $15 UNDER 5 FREE Event details and schedule: 8AM - REGISTRATION & PACKET PICKUP WILL OPEN 8:45AM - 5K START TIME 9:30AM – 1 MILE RUN/WALK 9:00AM-11AM - POSTRACE FOOD/AWARDS

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Continued from page 1 digital animation. Ages 8 – 18 Tampa Museum of Art 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Downtown (813) 274-8130 www.tampamuseum.org Students will explore classical art traditions and contemporary art concepts while experimenting with a variety of art media to create original works of art. Inspired by gallery visits, the museum landscape, and layers of art history, students will enjoy a summer filled with art. Ages 6 – 13 Pure Art Tampa 9517 W. Linebaugh, Westchase (813) 563-9577 www.purearttampa.com Students will come home with their own masterpieces and learn about a variety of art techniques including surrealism, chalk pastels, Japanese gyotaku prints, dot paintings and more. Ages 6 – 12

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Rockatar 12631 Race Track Rd., Westchase (813) 749-7150 www.rockataracademy.com Students learn music and singing, and play keyboard, piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drums, work together to form a band, and end the week with a concert. Ages 4 – 12 Westchase Music School 11301 Countryway Blvd., Westchase (813) 925-0102 www.westchasemusicschool.com Campers learn music notation, basic music terminology, and music appreciation through fun games. Students will learn how to compose their own songs. Ages 4 – 12

Sports Protential Sports Various Locations (813) 843-9640 www.protentialsports.com Flag football, basketball, tennis, and aquatics camps for boys and girls

of all athletic levels. Ages 3 – 17 La Fleur’s Gymnastics 10205 Anderson Rd., Tampa (813) 264-5000 www.lafleurstampa.com Gymnastics instruction, games, ball skills, swimming and more combined to give your child a fitness boost. Ages 4 and older

Horses In the Breeze Ranch 7539 Gardner Rd., Citrus Park

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(813) 264-1919 www.inthebreezeranch.com Each camper is assigned their own horse and receives horse riding lessons and gets to go on trail rides on the 300 acre property. Ages 5 – 17 The Red Ranch 11604 Innsfields Dr., Odessa (866) 888-7131 www.theredranchfl.com Learn to care for horses, meet a wide range of other farm animals and learn fun facts about them, learn the basic fundamentals of riding.

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Sports Protential Sports Various Locations (813) 843-9640 www.protentialsports.com Flag football, basketball, tennis, and aquatics camps for boys and girls

Horses In the Breeze Ranch 7539 Gardner Rd., Citrus Park

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Participate in archery, kickball, soccer, basketball, tug-o-war, relay races and arts and crafts. Ages 5 and up Happy Talk Farm 16749 Whirley Rd., Lutz (813) 968-1168 www.happytalkfarm.com Horsemanship camp with daily riding lessons and challenging and fun horse activities. Students grow in selfconfidence, stable and horse knowledge and respect for themselves, others and their equine partners. Ages 5 and up Suncoast Stables and Riding Academy 1108 Altamont Ln., Odessa

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(813) 368-0666 www.suncoaststable.com Horsemanship camps where campers learn about horse safety, grooming, tacking up, riding and caring for horses. Ages 5 – 18

Engineering & Science Adventures in Engineering 10701 Sheldon Rd., Citrus Park (813) 454-3115 www.adventuresinengineering.org Campers explore, discover, create, and have fun in project-based camps that develop the innovative thinking needed for today’s world. Ages 6 – 12

Camp IDS 12015 Orange Grove Dr., Carrollwood (813) 961-3087 www.corbettprep.com More than 60 different camps are available and with half-day camps, campers can try two very different activities during the day - archery or broadcasting in the morning and painting or cooking in the afternoon. Academic camps include math, science, reading, writing and technology. Chinese, French and Spanish language camps available. Ages 5 – 17

More than 100 camps offered everything from robotics to debate, fine arts to woodworking and any sport your child wants to play. Ages 4 – 18 Academy at the Lakes 2331 Collier Pkwy., Land O’ Lakes (813) 948-7600 www.academyatthelakes.com Camps offering many activities, including sports, arts, recreation, science, technology, and academic review. Ages 3 – 14

Carrollwood Day School 1515 W. Bearss Ave., Carrollwood (813) 920-2288 www.carrollwooddayschool.org Offers a wide array of activities from sports to art to robotics. Ages 6 – 18 Berkeley Preparatory School 4811 Kelly Rd., Tampa (813) 885-1673 www.berkeleyprep.org

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Congratulations to Amanda Moore, Recipient of Trinity Family Physicians’ Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award By Kim Thomas Writing about the people who receive Trinity Family Physicians’ Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award always is inspiring, but this latest recipient truly humbled me and I believe Dr. Amir Shirmohammad (Dr. Shirmo) and Dr. Stephanie Eldridge at Trinity Family Physicians feel the same way. Fourteen-year-old Amanda Moore is an A student at Gulf High School, a volleyball player on her school’s team, a junior league bowler, and a philanthropist with a heart that will bowl you over! Selling candy at the local bowling alley, Amanda has raised more than $10,000 over the past four years, and every cent goes to helping families in need through her partnership with Pasco Kids First. This young lady is so impressive in her quest to help others that we hope reading her story will inspire you to make the effort to help Amanda help Pasco Kids First, and to give – even if it is just a little, because so many people have so little. So how does an ordinary child do something extraordinary? One box of candy at a time, that’s how. Amanda and her mom Amy love to bowl and both are on leagues, so Lane Glo on Old County Road 54 in New Port Richey is kind of a second home for them. Four years ago, young Amanda started selling candy bars for $1 each at Lane Glo to raise money for a tournament. Soon she’d sold enough boxes of candy (at a profit of $12 per box) to cover her costs. Amanda’s mom Amy recalls, “When we showed up without a box of candy, people wanted to know where the candy was. I said, you mean if we show up here with more

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candy, you’re going to keep buying it?” Enough people said yes and the Lane Glo managers liked that it was for a good cause, so Amy decided to let Amanda keep selling candy, but with their needs met, this single mom took the opportunity to help her daughter grow in ways that a ruler can’t measure. Amy shares, “I said why don’t you use the money you make to help people? I let her know how many families we could help.” Amanda was thrilled, so Amy started searching and was referred to Becky Bennett, MHA at Pasco Kids First Children’s Advocacy Center. This is a great fit because Becky Bennett has dedicated her career and life to helping families and children in Pasco County. It was Becky who sent a press release about Amanda’s fundraising to Tampa Bay News & Lifestyles, and knowing of the Trinity Family Physicians’ Tampa Bay Making A Difference Award, I nominated Amanda. Since then I’ve been in contact with Becky, who says of Amanda, “She is amazing! And there is so much more... just wait until you hear all of the things she does in the community not only just for us. And she is an A student and champion bowler!”

Lunch with Santa. Once again, this past Christmas she was able to brings gifts to three families in Pasco Kids First Healthy Families Program. One story after another, Amanda and her mom Amy, help to bring joy to people, and not just children. Amy shares, “Amanda says, ‘Everyone deserves a Christmas,’ so we help the whole family.” Looking through a stack of photos at the many gifts through the years shows a multitude of toys, as well as tool sets, small appliances, household necessities, and much more. Amy recalls, “The first young mother they asked us to help only asked for a mop and a broom –just basic necessities - and then we found out that she didn’t have a bed and the baby didn’t have a crib. We started telling people and were able to get them a bed and crib, too.” “A lot of kids my age don’t know what other people go through,” says Amanda, who was once like that too. “The first year, I didn’t know what those families were like.”

Dr. Shirmo and Amanda Another time, the call came from a caseworker working with a family in desperate need of a car seat. “We just hopped in the car and went to Walmart and were able to buy it for them.”

“Put Your Heart Into It” Just by selling candy at the bowling alley, Amanda began sponsoring families through Pasco Kids First in 2013 and has raised more than $10,000 to help families in need. Amanda has donated coats to patients at Good Samaritan Clinic and continues to volunteer weekly at James Malowe Elementary School. She has donated to Pasco Kids First’s

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Amy (left) and Amanda (center) pose with one of the families they donated gifts to in December 2016 Dr. Shirmo wanted to know what Trinity Family Physicians could do to help, “What can we do to help you? What do you want, Amanda?” Her candid reply, “I don’t want people to just give me money, I want people to put their heart into it.” Donations Accepted at Trinity Family Physicians Dr. Shirmo and Dr. Eldridge are putting their hearts into it and Trinity Family Physicians’ office, located at 1817 Cypress Drive, Suite 101 in

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Trinity, is now a drop-off location for donations to Pasco Kids First and Amanda’s philanthropic candy sales. If you’d like to donate money for candy, please put it in a sealed envelope and leave at front desk. Also accepted are checks made out to Pasco Kids First (a non-profit so donations are tax deductible), which can be left with the front desk at Trinity Family Physicians. We contacted Becky Bennett at Pasco Kids First to get a list of needed items and compiled a list of items that can be left in the donation box at

Trinity Family Physicians’ lobby. The following list of needed items were given to us by Becky Bennett at Pasco Kids First.

services to children who are not reimbursed by our state funders.” Donations also can be made online at www.PascoKidsFirst.org.

NEEDED ITEMS Diapers, Children’s Underwear and Baby Supplies: In cases of sexual abuse, sometimes the children’s undergarments need to be taken for evidence or destroyed. Bus Passes: Used for families and teens to come to the Children’s Advocacy Center for trauma therapy appointments. Gift Cards and Journals for teens receiving counseling: Many times teens are overlooked when it comes to their personal needs and during the holidays. Child Safety Items (outlet plugs, cabinet locks, smoke detectors, etc.): Becky says, “We are actually actively looking for a donation (or funding to purchase) at least 50 door alarms for a campaign we are going to do with the Sheriff’s Office in April due to several child drowning deaths last year. Two mothers were arrested after their children died in ponds.” Checks: “Checks are always appreciated to assist us in purchasing the above when there is a need and to provide the needed therapy

Nominate Someone for the 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 and Tampa Bay News & 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 and Tampa Bay News & Lifestyles ask that you please share your thoughts and comments with us on our facebook pages: facebook.com/trinityfamilyphysicians and facebook.com/neighborhoodnewsl ifestyles. Trinity Family Physicians is located at 1817 Cypress Brook Drive, Suite 101 in Trinity, FL. Find more information about Dr. Eldridge and Dr. Shirmohammad online at www.trinityfamilyphysicians.com.

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TPC Tampa Bay’s Partnership With the USF Women’s Golf Team…A Hole in One! By Kim Thomas Known for its beautiful awardwinning course and open-to-thepublic, award-winning restaurant and bar, ¡CUATRO, TPC Tampa Bay also is one of the home courses for the USF Bulls Women’s Golf Team. Head coach Tiffany Prats says, “The relationship we have built with TPC is allowing our team to train at one of the top facilities in the area. Their staff and everyone at the club have been so welcoming to our girls. It is a place that we truly enjoy being.” TPC and the USF Women’s Golf Team have some exciting events planned. Nine & Wine, a fundraiser for USF Women’s Golf on April 22nd, promises great fun with craft beer and wine at every third hole and a big after-party. Additionally, TPC Tampa Bay is hosting the 2017 USF

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Intercollegiate Golf Championship on October 30th and 31st, a hole-in-one, gaining recognition for the Bulls, TPC, and the Tampa Bay Area. Fifteen college teams will participate in the tournament. Coach Prats said, “We haven’t hosted a tournament at home in Tampa in years. We are really excited to have a home course advantage, as well as showcasing some of the top collegiate women golfers.” TPC Tampa Bay’s General Manager Craig Cliver, PGA, said, “Our relationship with USF is great and the Women’s Golf Team even better. One of our favorite employees, Kelli, was just was hired as an Assistant Golf Coach for them working for Coach Prats, and loving working with her at her alma mater. Of all the things I love about our relationship, one of the most rewarding things

The USF Women’s Golf Team invites you to come enjoy their FUNdraiser, Nine & Wine on April 22nd at beautiful TPC Tampa Bay! GO BULLS! about having the Women’s Team out here is that it captures our biggest growth opportunities in the game of golf, women and youth! You can’t help but drafting off their enthusiasm as they are embarking on chasing their dreams as Student Athletes, whether it is to be a Professional Golfer or a Professional in another manner with a fantastic education and brilliant

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experiences over their college career. These women are really at the launch of the rest of their lives and the game of golf will always be an integral part of the experience.” On the beautiful windy day in February when I visited, the coaches were very pleased with the team’s recent performance at Florida State University, and though they didn’t win, they had some shining moments.

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Coach Prats shared, “Our senior Nicole Autrique shot the low round of the day with a score of 67, which was 5 under par.” Coach Tiffany Prats has been leading the team since July 2016. The Gainesville native played college golf at the University of Miami. “This first year has been about rebuilding the team and the USF Women’s Golf brand. At one time, USF Women’s Golf was one of the top teams in the country and I look forward to getting us back to that place.” Assistant Coach Kelli Pry was a USF Bull, playing golf on the USF Women’s Team. “During my senior year in 2012, we were in the Big East Conference and beat Notre Dame by one shot to win the tournament.” That feeling – that elation of being on top – is what these coaches are aiming for.

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Save the Date for Nine & Wine, April 22nd at TPC Tampa Bay TPC Tampa Bay and the USF Women’s Golf Team invite you to join in the fun at the upcoming Nine & Wine fundraising event on April 22nd. The entry fee to participate in the 4person scramble tournament and the after-party featuring wine, beer and delicious fare from ¡CUATRO is $150 per person, which includes dinner and a tee gift. The nine-hole tournament will feature wine, craft beer and hors d’oeuvres at every third hole, and of course, the BIG PARTY afterwards! If you’d like more information about upcoming tournaments, log on to www.gousfbulls.com and if you’d like to participate in or inquire about sponsorships for the upcoming Nine & Wine event, please contact Coach Tiffany Prats at prats@usf.edu .

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“tre | MEDSPA” Continued from page 1 affected their skin and how they look. Many patients were seeking advice as to what type of skincare products or latest procedures were available for anti-aging. Previously owning her own medical spa in New Orleans before moving to Tampa a few years ago, in addition to having over 15 years of experience as an M.D., Dr. Pham has years of experience running a medical spa and is happy to once again offer these services, now to the Westchase community. Coming from a medical background, she brings a much more comprehensive approach to skin care, incorporating a medical outlook that has proven to be very beneficial in the success of the procedures performed. “I have a great interest in aesthetics,” says Dr. Pham. “I enjoy talking to patients about their skin health, focusing on a comprehensive medical approach to guide me in advising what procedures or skin regimens are safe or most effective for my patients. The goal is to work with my patients to help them feel more youthful and look younger. I really focus on enhancing your own natural features and not

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making you look like someone else; instead, a more youthful and refreshed version of you.” A full service medical spa, the knowledgeable and friendly staff at Tre MedSpa will help you reach your beauty goals using the most advanced noninvasive skin corrective technology and professional grade skin care products available. Whether you want to freshen up your look with a revitalizing facial, chemical peel, or microdermabrasion, improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with Botox or Dysport, add volume to your face with a dermal filler such as Restylane or Juvederm, or get rid of unwanted hair with their laser hair removal treatment, Tre MedSpa will help you enjoy enhanced beauty at any age. Dr. Pham is very meticulous about every procedure that is performed; she spends ample time with each patient, performing a oneon-one skin/facial evaluation. She takes time to explain exactly what and why she is recommending a particular treatment or how it is performed. She makes detailed markings and measurements of areas that she will be injecting. She also offers and uses an AccuVein, which is a handheld scanner that detects the superficial blood vessels beneath your skin. Dr. Pham

can mark off those areas, making it easier for her to avoid those vessels visible to her when performing injections, thus significantly reducing your risk of bruising. Dr. Pham is one of a few aesthetic physicians in Tampa who are trained and offer the “Microcannula Technique" for injection of dermal fillers. Not all physicians are trained in this revolutionary injection technique, which offers a LESS invasive, LESS 'needle stick' approach to dermal fillers. This technique uses a blunttipped microcannula, to distribute the dermal filler product in the appropriate depth and layer of your skin to make the needed enhancements without the multiple needle sticks/injections that the traditional technique would require; Thus, providing excellent, beautiful results, with much LESS bruising/swelling, and much LESS downtime. This is a significantly safer injection technique, which is one of the top reasons Dr. Pham prefers the use of microcannulas. Her patients' safety and comfort as well as better outcomes is a top priority for her. Dr. Pham also has been introducing other distinct anti-aging skin treatments to her patients that many may not be aware of.

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IPL ( Intense Pulsed Light) Photo rejuvenation, is an amazing noninvasive procedure that targets and reduces the uneven tone and dark pigmentation of sunspots/freckles/discoloration as well as reducing redness/blotches that patients often have with conditions such as rosacea or prominent capillaries/blood vessels to their face or body. Patients will be so excited to see majority of their sunspots/freckles and discoloration improve with this procedure. There is a new revolutionary nonsurgical approach to getting rid of the 'double chin' that many of us are bothered by, through the use of Kybella injections-the only FDAapproved injectable for adults that destroys fat cells under the chin. At each treatment, you will receive multiple small injections under your chin, and the injection process takes about 15 to 20 minutes. The exact number of injections will depend on the amount of fat you have under your chin and your desired profile. The best part, results are permanent! Dr. Pham is excited to be able to offer Kybella here at Tre MedSpa. Another well-sought after procedure is the Collagen-Induction Therapy (often referred to as

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microneedling). This procedure uses a medical grade device that is gently passed over your skin to produce tiny fine micro perforations in the skin, which help stimulate collagen production. The procedure enhances the absorption of skin products that are often applied immediately during/after the treatment to obtain the best benefits for skin renewal. It can also be combined with the application of PRP (platelet-riched plasma), which contains countless growth factors and nutrients that stimulate skin repair and rejuvenation to a more advanced degree. This procedure has been nicknamed the "Vampire Facial" and very popular among celebrities. Dr. Pham is happy to offer this new cutting edge technology to her clients. It is a minimally invasive, safe and effective treatment that can help to reduce the appearance of surgical scars and stretch marks, pigmentation and discoloration, acne scarring, as well as burns and other skin damage. It leaves your skin feeling smoother and more beautiful.” With all the different clinics and

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med spas out there, it is so critical that you do your research when choosing where to go to have your procedure done and who is overseeing or performing those procedures, as different places follow different guidelines and rules and use different devices and modules - some of which are not as effective as others. Having over 15 years of medical experience, Dr. Pham provides not only the aesthetic advise that patients are looking for, such as what is the latest skincare treatment or skincare product to use, but she also is able to provide a medical approach to your skin consultation, evaluating abnormal skin conditions or lesions to make sure there is not an underlying medical concern that needs to be addressed. You may not necessarily have that additional overview or medical evaluation at other typical spas. Dr. Pham says, “Coming from a medical background, I have done thorough research into all the devices and procedures that we offer, and have been very particular in choosing those that I truly feel are both safe and effective for my patients. Majority of

my treatments are based upon medical science; we offer you medical grade treatment using products that I really do feel have the science to back them up. The safety of my clients is a top priority, and we follow very strict protocols.” Tre MedSpa offers a variety of different pharmaceutical grade skin care products and lines and Dr. Pham and her staff are very good at recommending the proper products to best suit the needs of each individual client. “I am very selective in the products we offer,” says Dr. Pham. “I do a thorough review and only pick the ones that I feel have good evidence behind them. Every skin tone is different and I look at what is working for you and mix and match different products depending on what your skin care goal is.” A testament to the type of doctor that she is, Vitals, the Internet's largest source for doctor reviews, recently announced that Dr. Pham has been named a Patients' Choice Award FiveYear Honoree. This award acknowledges the five consecutive years that she has won a Vitals Patients' Choice Award - a distinction that places her in an elite group of the top 1% of U.S. doctors. Since the Grand Opening of Tre MedSpa in June, 2016, the med spa has gained tremendous support from the local Westchase and Tampa

community. As a way of giving back, Tre MedSpa has been involved in supporting our local elementary schools and preschools as well as several of the charity fund raisers to help raise awareness for Cystic Fibrosis and helping local youth programs. Dr. Pham and her staff would like to thank each and every one of their patients and clients who have come to visit and seek out her services at the MedSpa. They are excited to continue to serve the community and offer the latest in anti-aging technology and the latest in advanced treatments and skincare to help you stay young and vibrant. So, if you are looking to rejuvenate your appearance and revitalize your skin, and want to do so under the care of a trusted doctor with over 15 years of experience, I recommend you give Tre MedSpa a call today and enhance your beauty like never before! You will feel amazing from the moment you step foot into the spa to the moment you leave. Tre MedSpa is located at 11013 Countryway Blvd in Tampa. They are open Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sat. by appointment only. For more information and a FREE consultation, please call (813) 749-0918 or visit www.tremedspa.com.

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Sydney Has a Sister Scholarship Foundation Giving recognition to children whose siblings suffer from Autism is the main goal of the Sydney Has a Sister Scholarship Foundation. The cost of a higher education is expensive and can be a burden to many families. Sydney Has a Sister recognizes the sacrifices students have to make for the benefit of their sibling with autism. All proceeds collected are awarded to college bound students who have supported their family and sibling(s) impacted by this condition. Some of the funds are also allocated for other good causes, like purchasing school supplies and holiday gifts for people impacted with autism. The non-profit organization, created by Ernie and Becky Black of Land O’ Lakes, started in 2013 when Becky, a career specialist at Sunlake High in Land O’ Lakes, went looking for scholarship money for her eldest daughter, Sydney. The Blacks have two lovely daughters, Sydney and Regan. Regan is autistic, and the sacrifices Sydney has made and the tribulations she has had to overcome, inspired her parents to form the Sydney Has a Sister

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scholarship program. While researching scholarship opportunities, Becky discovered there were no options for kids like her daughter Sydney, a spunky, sweet, caring and extremely smart teen who had long embraced the role of sister, caregiver and best friend to Regan. So almost 5 years ago, in 2013, the Blacks created one. In the first two years of the foundation, the family raised an unbelievable amount of almost $45,000! After recruiting many volunteers to assist the several fund raising efforts and activities, the Blacks were able to award six $1,000 scholarships in 2014, fourteen in 2015, and twenty four in 2016. The funds were also used to buy classroom supplies for students with disabilities at Lake Myrtle Elementary in Land O’ Lakes, Weightman Middle School in Wesley Chapel and Wesley Chapel High School. But they did not stop there! Some of the funds were also used to acquire holiday gifts for adults with autism. The non-profit organization has had multiple successful events since

Regan and Sydney have been best friends since they were young girls the very beginning, such as superhero pub crawls, yearly golf scramble, and scavenger hunts amongst others. This year is started off strong with the huge success of the “Heroes vs Villains” Soho Pub Crawl. An upcoming event you will not want to miss is the “Casino Night” happening on April 28, 2017 over at the CL Space in Ybor City, located at 1911 N 13th St

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w100, Tampa, FL 33605. Tickets are $50 per person and it includes $500 in "gambling money", food, drinks, music, games and more! For game table sponsorship please email sydneyhasasister@gmail.com For more information about all the events and the Sydney Has a Sister Foundation please log on to www.sydneyhasasister.com

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