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hat comes to mind when you think of creating a budget? For many people, even the thought of putting one together is unappealing. However, there’s another more positive way to look at budgeting that may surprise you. Budgeting can be a way to gain more control of your fi nances and empower you to do more of what you want to do in life. So while making a budget does require forethought and discipline—and may require you to reign in impulse purchases—it pays off by putting you in the driver’s seat. Over time, a budget has the power to: 1. Let you decide. When you allocate dollars as part of a budget, you give yourself a chance to be thoughtful about where your money is going and to make adjustments, if needed.
For example, if you are shocked by how much you’re spending dining out or buying new clothes, you can curtail spending in those areas. Ultimately, knowing your spending patterns gives you the power to put your dollars toward the things that mean the most to you, and help you reach your longterm goals. 2. Take the pain out of daily decisions. Daily temptations to overspend become easier to navigate when you have a framework and guidance in black and white. Setting a budget equips you with the power to say “yes” or “no” to a purchase without guilt. You’ll be able to see what’s within your price range and get a clear view of how each purchase will impact your savings plan. The more specific your budget is, the better.
3. Make it easier to see the value of every dollar. When you’re cavalier about your spending, you’re discounting the effort it takes to earn money. In contrast, when you consider everything that goes into earning a paycheck, and the expenses you’re incurring for your home, food, clothing, entertainment and so on, you’ll have a clearer picture of your daily fi nancial life. It’s also important to consider the potential long-term benefits of investing some of your hardearned savings. It’s likely this will bolster your resolve even more. 4. Help you make larger fi nancial goals possible. Large purchases can seem out of reach when you’re not tracking your spending patterns. Creating a budget gives you a roadmap to follow, making it clear what trade-offs are possible if you’d
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like to reach your goal sooner. No matter what your net worth is, a budget can be a useful tool to help you be a good steward of your fi nances. Your fi nancial advisor can help you examine your spending and recommend investment strategies to keep you on track with your fi nancial goals.
Lauren Hopper is a Financial Advisor with Mclendon & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. She offers fee-based financial planning and asset management strategies and has been in practice for 16 years. You may contact her at lauren.s.hopper@ampf.com.
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I N S P I R AT I O N A L
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Bringing awareness and mindfulness to everyday aspects of life
If you have never done meditation before, it’s equivalent to doing nothing; that is, being still and emptying OR focusing the mind inward, often on breath or bodily sensations. Not an easy task for type A people or type B, C, D, et al! For the beginner, start with three minutes three times a week and increase as you see fit. Here is a guideline to get you started:
• Set an intention and say it to yourself (e.g, relax, heal my body, be of service, open my heart, world peace, etc.) • Empty your face of all expression • Allow your thoughts to arise and pass through. You may get attached to a thought (meaning, you may start thinking more about that thought, expanding it, and giving it energy). If you notice that you get attached, refocus your mind on your breathing and let the thought drift away on its own. This is the practice of meditation: Breath in, breath out, a thought shows up, notice it, let it go, breath in, breath out. Easy, right?
• Set your alarm for three minutes
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lthough the first recordings of meditation began around 400 CE (AD 400) in the Indian sage Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (threads of wisdom offering guidelines for living), it has become the West’s most recent trend. From Oprah Winfrey to Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford, and Angelina Jolie to Congressman Tim Ryan, all have jumped on the meditation band wagon. Even Google created a meditation-based, employee program entitled “Search Inside Yourself,” which was published as a book to help: • calm your mind on demand and return it to a natural state of happiness • deepen self-awareness in a way that fosters self-confidence • harness empathy and compassion into outstanding leadership
community. Meditation causes a “slow-down” in brain waves, moving from an awake and active beta state through a slower alpha state to the meditative theta state. Among other benefits, meditating helps to expand the space between thoughts, so when confronted by a daily situation, you have time to choose your response rather than responding with an automatic reaction.
• Close your eyes and take a deep breath in, then exhale • Let your breath return to normal • Allow your mind to focus on your breathing: inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale…
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Medically, studies show meditation activates the vagus nerve, which begins in the brain and extends to all major organs. Meditating boosts immune cells, helping to reduce inflammation--the core issue of most dis-ease in the body. The physical and psychological benefits of regular, 15-minute meditations are numerous and include: •
Reducing stress & anxiety
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Why are these corporations, celebrities and more Westerners touting the praises of meditation? Because it works! What ancient yogis have known for thousands of years is being validated by current Neuroscientists and the medical
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• Sit comfortably on the floor or in a chair so that your back is erect, yet soft (not rigid)
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From the Wheat Fields to Wesley Chapel Her Journey to the Top Through Faith & Perseverance
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he woman who is now the CEO of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel was once a little girl living on the wheat fields in Kansas, dreaming about becoming a nurse. Denyse Bales-Chubb grew up wanting to be a nurse, just like her grandmother and greatgrandmother. She’d watch them work and listen to their stories, and even asked for a nurse’s outfit and bag for Christmas. From the time she can remember, it’s all she ever wanted to be. Fast forward to today, and Denyse has been the CEO of a hospital since 2014, which—after less than three years of opening— began undergoing a $78-million expansion that will nearly double the number of patient, operating, and emergency rooms.
hindsight, the only other option that would have kept my feet dry would have been galoshes, and that’s just not cute with a pencil skirt. So, I sloshed, in my heels, wet pencil skirt, and semi-dry hair, into the main entrance of the hospital.
I had never been inside the lobby of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel before the date of the interview with Denyse. On that day, Wesley Chapel was just starting to get hit with the rain and winds from Tropical Storm Colin. The skies were gray, and rain turned from a drizzle into a full force rainstorm without much warning. The umbrella I had didn’t do much to protect my outfit from the rain being blown on me from the side, but at least my hair was mostly dry. I sloshed my way through puddles in the parking lot, silently regretting my decision to wear heels—but in
You’d think I’d be all sorts of frazzled at that point but as soon as I walked in, the calm, tranquil environment put me right at ease. The dramatic three-story wall of windows grabbed my attention as I walked my soggy self to a seat by a piano at which classical music was being played. I have to admit; I don’t think I’ve ever become quite so relaxed in a hospital lobby before that moment. I contentedly sat, listening to the piano play while I awaited my appointment, inwardly appreciating how the aesthetics of
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel give it more of an upscale hotel lobby feel than a health care facility. As Denyse Bales-Chubb welcomed my colleague and I into her office, immediately apparent was the presence about her; an air of professionalism, decisiveness and warmth. She listens intently and addresses each point seamlessly. Clearly, this is a woman who knows what she wants to say and articulates it well, but could we go beyond that? Could we get to know the woman behind the title? Could we identify
what the hospital’s goals, accolades and expansion looks like from the inside out, rather than looking from the outside in? Denyse takes us on that journey, intertwining the efforts of those who came before her at the hospital, and her personal journey of becoming the President and CEO of
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Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. RM (Resident Magazine)- What were your most formative experiences as a child which helped lead you to this position and your current level of success? DBC (Denyse Bales-Chubb)- I grew up on a wheat farm in Kansas; my great-grandmother and grandmother were both nurses, and that's what I wanted to be. I watched them work and heard their stories and from the time I can remember, that's all I ever wanted to be. For Christmas, I asked for a nurse’s outfit and a nurse’s bag, and I always wanted to go visit my grandmother at the hospital and see her working. When I graduated from high school, I worked at the hospital as a nurse’s aid. (laughs) It was during that time that I realized, I don't do well when other people are throwing up. I start getting the whole gag reflex, and I just need to leave the room, so I needed to find something a little bit different (than nursing). Luckily, my mother, grandfather, my aunt, and uncle were all medical technologists and worked in the lab, so I became a medical technologist. I worked on the clinical side for several years before going back for my master’s in
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Healthcare Administration. I've had the pleasure of working in just about every different aspect of healthcare that there is. I have worked on the physician management side—the companies that run physician offices. I've worked for insurance companies and have seen how health insurance companies manage populations and take care of people's health. I've also worked on the hospital side of things and have seen how all three of these major entities try to work together to deliver healthcare to the people in our communities. I think those experiences have given me a very good perspective on making sure you communicate more, not less, with all of these entities and that you just have to negotiate and continually work towards what is going to be the best for the patient. As long as you keep the patient at the center of it, then typically things will work out. RM- What’s a favorite memory of when you visited the hospital while your grandmother was working there? DBC- She would like to take us to where the little babies were. Back then, it was a small hospital, and they didn't have the security (that they do now). She'd open the little curtain, and she would go back behind and lift the little babies up and tell us their names. My grandmother, Drussilla Fox, she was always in the white uniform with the white stockings, the cap always on top. She wore her cap until she retired at seventy-something years old. When you love your work, it's just hard to give it up. She loved it, and I love what I do. My great-grandmother used to pull out her scrapbook— because that's what you did back then, you scrapbooked—she would show me her grades in all of the classes she took in nursing school. They were two very strong role models. Back then, women didn't do those types of roles, and for your grandmother and great-grandmother to have been RNs and worked out of the home like that, it wasn’t very common.
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From the Wheat Fields to Wesley Chapel - Her Journey to the Top Through Faith & Perseverance RM- What were you doing before you took over as the President and CEO of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel? DBC- I was the administrator for two small hospitals in central California. One was a 50-bed hospital and the other was a 48-bed hospital. They were 12 miles apart, and I would run back and forth between them. RM- What are you most proud thus far about your time at the hospital? DBC- I would have to say two things. One is building relationships with the physicians and the employees. It's great to have the opportunity to connect with whom
you get to work with, and even though I'm up here in this office, I love to get out and meet the staff and talk with them. (I like to) find out what they're up to, what makes them tick, and what they enjoy. I think that when you have those relationships, it just makes life so much better. The other thing would be the expansion. It was thought that the original building would last five years, and in two and a half years it was maxed out, so we really had to get that kicked off and going. RM- Do you foresee another expansion within the next ten or so years? DBC- Oh yes, absolutely. The certificate of need that was filed with the state actually allows us to go up
to almost a 300-bed hospital, so the whole hospital was designed with the intention that as the community grew and needed the additional services, the hospital would grow with it. The community has really exploded, growing at a much faster rate than anybody expected it to, so it's up to the hospital to make sure we keep pace with that growth and accommodate the services that the community needs. RM- How many beds does the hospital have now? DBC- We are at eighty-three, and we will go up to one hundred forty-five with the expansion. We will be doubling our emergency department rooms, going from eighteen to thirty-five rooms, and
doubling the operating room suites as well. RM- With the expansion, will there be increased job supply? DBC- Oh yes, there will definitely be new jobs created by the expansion. The way we staff any hospital is based on the number of patients we are caring for, so as the volume grows, we will continue to add staff across the board – some in nursing, ancillary services, lab, x-ray, nutritional services, etc. In the first year, we expect forty-five to fifty new positions, and when all of the beds are fully operational, we will probably go up to two hundred - two hundred and fifty or so. Continued on page 10
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Certain parts of the expansion will be finished before the others, and as they're finished and approved by the state, we're going to open them up. RM- What is something that most Wesley Chapel residents don't know about the hospital that you feel they should know? DBC- We have a team of dedicated physicians and employees who come here every single day giving 110%, to make sure that they deliver the best care to our community here. People here are truly engaged and want to be here at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. This is their employer of choice, and some of them drive a long distance to be here. They truly want to be part of this community and part of this hospital. We've kept up our quality and patient experience even though we have been so busy and have construction going on. Press Ganey (www.pressganey.com) surveys patients across the country on their patient experience, and they report the results on the hospitals. We were in the top 5% of hospitals across the country for a one-year period. From Healthgrades (www.healthgrades. com), we received an Outstanding Patient Experience award, which goes to the top 25% of hospitals across the country. Our quality and outcomes continue to be very high, and I think it's indicative of the culture we've built into everything we do. RM- What initiatives currently exist here to end chronic illnesses and diseases at their root cause rather than treating the symptoms after people are diagnosed? DBC- We have our Health and Wellness Center. They have a host of classes that they offer to the community (most are) free of charge. The classes cover all the major topics—diabetes, asthma,
chronic heart failure, obesity, etc. If a patient comes in as an inpatient with diabetes and it's out of control, our hospital will work with the Health and Wellness Center to get the patient into a class and attending a few sessions, and hopefully, they will decide they want to continue to attend in order to keep their lives more in balance. Our diabetes program includes the patient working with a personal trainer, nutrition counselor, and they get a free membership to the Health and Wellness Center for three months while they're going through the program, and it's entirely free. We've sponsored it through our foundation and the grant through our corporate team to do that. You can either self-refer or your physician can refer you into the program. Our program helps you really truly learn how to re-live life. You're getting both diet and exercise tips, and they monitor how you're working out and help you to do it correctly. They also can tell you when you shouldn't push it so hard. It's a very in-depth class to help you manage your diabetes. We also have a free twelve-week program for cancer survivors called “Vitality”. It's a program where they get one-on-one time with a nutrition counselor, personal trainer, and they get a free membership to the Health and Wellness Club. RM- Tell me about your family. DBC- My husband’s name is Jack Chubb(pictured left, with Denyse). We’ll have been married twenty years this December. He was a hospital CEO for over thirty-five years, and now that he’s retired, he has gotten into restaurant franchises; he owns the Dickey’s BBQ across the street from here. He opened a brand new one in Sarasota, and now he's looking at a third one in the Brandon area. Continued on page 11
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From the Wheat Fields to Wesley Chapel - Her Journey to the Top Through Faith & Perseverance Jack has three kids; I personally have never had any children. After we were married for five years, all three came to live with us, so I became an instant mom. They were about seven, nine, and twelve. I actually quit working for a couple of years to take care of the kids, and—to tell you the truth—it was scary at first. But it was a very rewarding experience, and we’re all very close today. Matthew is the oldest, and he is twenty-nine. Bryan is going to be twenty-six soon and works for his father as the lead in his Sarasota store. Tiffany is 23, is in California, and wants to be an elementary education teacher. She graduated with all her college requirements and is working on her teaching certificate. RM- On the weekends when it's time to relax, what are you doing? DBC- My husband and I walk every single day and try to spend time outside. We like to explore the different beaches, as well as submerge ourselves in whatever’s happening. We've done a lot of hockey games, the Bucs games; we've gone to a lot of concerts in the area. We're just pretty much up for about anything. RM- Do you have a favorite quote? DBC - I actually do. My favorite quote is by Helen Keller, and it is, "Life is an adventure or it is nothing at all.” I truly believe that's the way you need to live your life. It’s an adventure every single day, and you just face it and embrace it and go for it every day. RM- What's the most influential book you've ever read? DBC- I'm a fairly religious person so I'd have to go back to the Bible. My parents used to read us bible stories every night before we'd go to bed. It’s amazing how you go back to those stories and draw strength from them.
It's amazing to me how the culture was back then and the role that women played and how their lives played out. It blows my mind.
RM- If you could put up a billboard anywhere and have it say anything, where would you put it, and what would it say?
RM- Do you have any morning rituals or things that you do to get ready for the day?
DBC- That's a tough one. I'd want everybody to see it, so I’m not sure where to place something that everybody could see. It would say, “Take time today to love somebody.”
DBC- I get up every single morning and go for a run, try to do a little weight lifting and exercising, and take time to read scripture out of the Bible, and then it’s off to the races. RM- What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? DBC- "Stay in school.” I was not a student. I just couldn’t sit still. I wanted to be outside, and I had the attention span of a gnat, but I stuck with it and stayed in school. I was the first one in my family to go back and get a master’s degree, which really surprised my family. Healthcare administration just made sense to me, and it was all so logical, and I loved it. It wasn't like going to school; it was like getting up every day and learning something new and wonderful.
Denyse Bale-Chubb was my port in the storm. A massive thunderstorm was brewing that day on the outside of the hospital but on the inside, I was speaking to a strong woman. A calming woman. A leader. I was so comfortable and at ease that I had forgotten about my soggy clothes and wet feet. Learning from two strong, passionate role-models who loved their work, persevering through studies which didn’t come easy, and
drawing strength from her faith, Denyse proves herself to be a hard worker who cares about her staff and the patients who walk through the doors of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. There is certainly a lot to be proud of as members of the Wesley Chapel, New Tampa communities. Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel is a shining example of the growth and innovation exemplified by the residents of this community. This article is dedicated in loving memory to Drussilla Fox, who passed away on June 20, 2016 at the age of ninety-seven. You left me beautiful memories. Your love is still my guide. And though we cannot see you, you're always at my side. ~ Unknown Author
RM- Tell me something you're really not very good at? DBC- I have no rhythm. They do these 'happy videos' here at work, and you're supposed to snap along with the music, and I am the worst! I have been asked to step out of jazzercise classes (laughs). I was so uncoordinated; I was throwing the whole class off! RM- What music was playing in your car the last time you drove somewhere? DBC- It was The Pulse, which is a satellite station. It’s modern pop, and I like it because it plays upbeat songs and songs that I like...because I sing in my car.
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GFWC WOMAN'S CLUB OF NEW TAMPA
Upcoming events: Back to School Drive benefiting Hunter's Green Elementary School – July/August
July News GFWC-WCNT (General Federation Womans Club of New Tampa) invites you to join our volunteer/service club! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the New Tampa Regional Library on Cross Creek Blvd., from 1 pm – 2 pm. GFWC-WCNT is a great way to get involved in our community, have fun and make new friendships! We will resume our regular meetings on August 17, 2016 through May, 2017.
Become a Member For membership information, please contact Elaine Jones at womansclubnewtampa@gmail.com. Also, check out our website at gfwcwomansclubnewtampa.com or Facebook page – GFWC Woman’s Club of New Tampa.
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Mark your calendars! 3rd Annual First Responders Golf Classic – Nov. 14, 2016 @ Hunter’s Green Country Club. We are so excited to partner with the Franciscan Center in sponsoring this golf tournament that will benefit our First Responders! For more information as a player or sponsor, please contact us at womansclubnewtampa@gmail.com. Information is also on our Facebook page.
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Rotary Club of New Tampa Donates Over $42,000 to Community and Charitable Organizations
As a result of their successful fund raising activities, The Rotary Club of New Tampa recently distributed over $42,000 to community and charitable organizations in 2016. The donation includes funds dispersed during the Rotary year to feeding Tampa Bay’s mobile pantries as part of the club’s signature project “Rotary Feeds America.” It also includes continuing contributions to Mort Elementary School for its weekend backpack program, as well as to Fisher House at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, and Helping Hands Pantry, operated by volunteers at Atonement Lutheran Church in Wesley Chapel. At their Friday weekly breakfast meeting on June 17 at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club, Rotary Club of New Tampa President Lesley Zajac distributed these funds to 19 deserving local and international non-profit organizations. These funds will be used for feeding the hungry, supporting veterans and their families, providing clothing and supplies to needy school children, fighting disease, and a variety of other needs throughout the local area. The community organizations benefiting from the contributions include: Boys Scouts of America (Gulf Ridge Council), Community Stepping Stones, Faces of Courage, Fisher House, Freedom High School Interact Club, Freedom High School Naval Junior ROTC, Gracepoint, Hillsborough Literacy Council, New Tampa Family YMCA, Oasis Network of Tampa Bay, Opportunity to Play, Inc., Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Relay for Life of New Tampa, Rotary Camp Florida, Rotary Club of Harare, Zimbabwe (Africa), Tampa Bay Conservancy, USF Diabetes Care, USF Rotaract Club, VSA Florida
"This is a day we all look forward to with much anticipation as it is the highlight of our club year,” said Rotary Club of New Tampa President Lesley Zajac. “Our club members work extremely hard all year on our various fundraising projects, and it’s a real pleasure to see these funds go to great community charities and to help people experiencing critical needs.” In addition to these charitable donations, the Rotary Club of New Tampa also donated significant funds to Feeding America Tampa Bay and to the Mort Elementary School Backpack project, two programs the club has faithfully supported for several years.
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oing on a vacation even if for a short weekend getaway can be a major setback to our efforts on keeping up with your workouts. You may have good intentions before heading out of town but once you arrive at your destination a new mind-set develops. After a long day sight-seeing it may be easy to find a reason to skip a workout. The first step to staying on track is to have realistic expectations. You most likely won’t have time to do your full workout as you normally would at home. Instead of trying to plan your workouts around your vacation, make exercise part of your vacation. Taking a break of your routine will be good for your body and a great way to de-stress your mind. 1. Go Walking on the Beach - You will burn more calories by walking on the sand than on the treadmill or concrete. Sand act as natural cushion and it is easier on your joints, so take this opportunity to connect with nature and go barefoot if walking shorter distances. If you have flatfeet like me, this will be a treat - A free foot massage! But make sure to wear proper shoes if going for longer strolls. And most likely you will, because who can resist the beauty and relaxing nature of being on the beach? 2. Water Aerobics - Get in the pool or the ocean and get moving! Great for any age, but with less strain on your joints, bones and muscles water exercise is recommended for those with arthritis, seniors and those with back pain due its low impact nature. You can still burn a lot of calories and get a toned body thanks to the natural resistance of water. Try moving your arms and legs to keep you afloat or just hold on to the edge of the pool and kick your legs galore! Page 14 | July 2016
3. Go Hiking - Check for safe areas to hike where you are staying. If you are carrying a backpack, the added weight will help you burn more calories. If you are hiking on a hilly area, your lower body will get a great toned look. 4. Visit a Yoga Studio - Most yoga studios across the globe offer a single drop in payment option. That means you don’t need a membership, just pay for one class or a few while you are in town. You may learn something new to add to your practice while getting inspired and rejuvenated. 5. Plan an in-room workout - Make it shorter than your normal routine, 6-8 exercises using mostly body weight. Most hotels have a gym but you may not get a chance to make it there. If you have children it becomes problematic to go to hotel gyms as most don’t allow minors. A simple total-body circuit will keep you on track - Perform 30 to 60 seconds of each of the following exercises with little or no breaks. Do a total of 2-3 rounds. Rest 30 seconds between each round. It should take you no more than 30 minutes: Squats, Jumping Jacks, Lunges, Jumping Rope (without rope), Push ups (floor or wall), Jog in place, Chair Dips 5-7, One arm row - Use a bottle of water, a bag or even your carry on!
burn up to 1,558 calories. A trek through the Magic Kingdom has shown to burn the most calories, Epcot coming in second with 1,510 calories! Remember to bring comfortable shoes, stay hydrated and be sure to enjoy yourself. Happy and Healthy Summer!
Total Calories Burned at Each Park Magic Kingdom Epcot Universal Studios Animal Kingdom Hollywood Studios Busch Gardens SeaWorld Islands of Adventure
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6. Hit the Theme Parks - If you are like most Floridians, you will be going to a theme park this summer. This is a workout on its own. As a matter of fact, waiting in line, walking around the parks, watching shows can burn more calories that running a 10K! A recent study has shown that visiting Disney World theme parks FOR RATES & INFO CALL: 813-422-5551 | WWW.RESIDENTMAGAZINE.NET
NEW TAMPA JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB
July News By Rebecca Browning VP of Public Relation & Communications
The GFWC New Tampa Junior Woman’s Club meets the second Monday of every month starting at 6:30 PM at the New Tampa YMCA (16221 Compton Dr).
2016 GFWC Florida Convention The 2016 GFWC Florida Convention was held in Orlando on May 21st and 22nd. Our club was honored to receive the following awards: GFWC Florida Junior Emmy Award for Category 3 Teddy Hulse Junior to Junior Interaction Award
1st Place in the following categories: • Public Issues • Home Life • International Outreach • Conservation • Membership • Communication and Public Relations • Leadership • Programs • One Voice for Children • Honor Score (Tied for 1st Place)
Margaret Andrade and Jennifer Lee accepting the Emmy Award for the club.
2nd Place in Education and Fundraising 3rd Place in Arts We are proud of the following members who received individual awards: • Margaret Andrade – Most Outstanding Junior Chairman • Jennifer Lee – Mary AnnTaylor Child Advocacy Award and $250 grant for the TPD RICH House
From Left to Right: Catrina Sistrunk, Margaret Andrade, Jennifer Lee, and Carole Weaver
Please come join us as we have fun and help serve our community! If you would like to know more about the GFWC New Tampa Junior Woman’s Club, please contact us at pr@gfwcnewtampajuniors.org or visit us at www.gfwcnewtampajuniors.org
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July Events What’s Happening
Well On Your Way: 12-Week Diabetes Intervention Program
Silent Night? What You Should Know About Sleep Apnea
FREE 12-week comprehensive exercise and nutrition program to help you avoid JUL TO SEPT the complications of diabetes.
Are you tossing, turning, snoring and sometimes waking up in a fog? Join us to learn more about the serious symptoms and treatment options of sleep apnea. Meal provided.
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Beach Bash: Ladies Night Out - FHWC Splish splash it’s a ladies night out beach bash. Join us for an evening of fun, friendship and health information.
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Breastfeeding Classes, 1 night class TUESDAY
Cooking Demo: Carbs Count
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If you cannot take the four-week series, join us for the condensed half-day version of our childbirth education series, understanding Birth.
Location: Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel - 2600 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. , Wesley Chapel, FL 33544
Forget the “bad” rap…find out how to include Location: Health “good” and & Wellness Center healthy carbs in at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel all of your meals. $5 for Members 2700 Healing Way Wesley Chapel of the Health & Wellness Center, FL 33543 $10 for Non-Members. Cost: Free Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM TUESDAY
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Learn the basics about the most natural form of feeding your baby. Recommended to be completed prior to the birth of the baby. Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel - 2600 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544 Cost: Fees Apply
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R E A L E S TAT E
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here are several sayings in real estate that have remained true regardless of where you live and what decade you live in “Location, Location, Location” and “All real estate is local”. I don’t know who originally coined these real estate mantras but they certainly ring true here in our area. When I first moved to Wesley Chapel there really wasn’t much south of SR 54. Little to be found on Bruce B Downs until you got to County Line Rd and that was only a little more than a decade ago. Today the growth is off the charts, the traffic is a challenge and the school boundaries shift every few years as new schools open. Keeping on top of all the growth and changes to our community can be exhausting but I’m a silver lining kind of gal so here is what I love about what has been happening. New and unique shops are opening all around the region. If you are looking for a Starbucks alternative check our Buttermilk Provisions in the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel right next to the Hungry Greek. Organic ingredients used, wonderful teas and coffees in a relaxed homey atmosphere with big comfy sofas Page 18 | July 2016
and lots of tables to work or hang out. The owner is a Wesley Chapel resident and her shop is buzzing every time I go in. Another wonderful eclectic shop with teas and coffees and serving lunch options is Degaje in the Grove. The talented Wesley Chapel couple who opened this store offer, besides the food, beautiful jewelry and make their own furniture from reclaimed wood and found objects. This store is unique, tasty and worth a visit. Nearby in Zephyrhills is a wonderful organic poultry farm called Peaceful Pastures where you can get fresh eggs and poultry and take the kids to visit the farm, just call ahead. These are just a few of the great local establishments right in your neighborhood. Buying local is more than just shopping in a convenient location; supporting your local small businesses keeps the money in the community, which supports schools, recreation and healthy growth. Supporting local businesses means that more entrepreneurs will recognize the community as a viable place to open a business and bring even more options to the area. Successful local business
supports increased property values by bringing more revenue and more things to do for local residents. I love being able to visit a store and know the owner, it really makes the experience so much more enjoyable. So look for your friends and neighbors around Wesley Chapel and New Tampa and stop into their store the next time you have chance, they will appreciate it and I think you will too. As a note, follow me on Facebook for more videos introducing local businesses.
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July Events Saturday 9th: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay- Big Orientation
Thursday 21st: Lunch N LearnPresented by IGTech365
Wednesday 13th: Ambassador Meeting
Tuesday 21st: Networking on the Nines at Lexington Oaks Golf Club
Tuesday 19th: Monthly Coffee Social
Wednesday 27th: Membership Orientation at Chamber Office
Tuesday 19th: Networking on the Nines at Lexington Oaks Golf Club Wednesday 20th: Palms Pharmacy Presents a Complimentary Lecture on Balanced Hormones, Balanced Life
Friday 29th: Final Friday FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.WESLEYCHAPELCHAMBER.COM.
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o your eyes often feel irritated, itchy, gritty, sandy, or scratchy? Do they feel like something is in your eye or like someone threw sand in them when you wake up in the morning or in the later part of the afternoon? Do your eyes water or tear excessively or does your vision blur while reading after a short period? These may be symptoms related to dry eyes. Tears are vital to comfort because they nourish and lubricate the eyes. Tears are dispersed across the front surface of the eyes, or the cornea, with every blink. Adequate tears are necessary to wash away debris and foreign matter and to protect the eye from infection. When either the quality or quantity of tears is affected, chronic problems such as discomfort or infection become a concern. The production of tears may be impacted in two distinct ways: Inadequate quantity Several different glands around the eyelids work to produce an adequate quantity of tears. With age, production tends to diminish. Other factors that may decrease tear production include the use of certain medications or a medical condition. Even environmental factors can cause tears to evaporate very quickly, leading to symptoms such as grittiness or a sensation that something is in your eye. Poor quality Your tears contain not only water but also mucus and oil. Each element is important to the overall nourishment and protection of the cornea. Oil is necessary for the retention of water, keeping evaporation to a minimum. Mucus within tears facilitates disbursement across the front surface of the eye. If the ratio of oil and mucus to water is imbalanced, tears may not spread evenly across the eye or may evaporate too quickly. Either scenario could lead to dry eye symptoms. If this condition is not properly treated, there is the risk of damage to the eye's surface, which could lead to more serious eye problems. Dry eye is a condition that may have one of various root causes. For this reason, each patient may be treated differently. Never assume that the same type of treatment is appropriate for every patient or situation. Instead, make an appointment for a thorough consultation, medical history, and examination to determine what may be causing your dry eye symptoms. Through these steps, the condition itself can be treated rather than symptoms alone. If you are experiencing the symptoms of dry eyes, you deserve more than an eye drop solution; you deserve care that addresses the cause of your condition. Call my office to learn more about your treatment options. Page 20 | July 2016
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S P I R I T U A L
Free to make choices that lead to We pray for all who will lay hands health and love in our daily lives on them in the days ahead in the and relationships: free to not gossip, hospital, in surgery, in the morgue, free to not suppose something about in funeral services, and at home. someone else, free to take the log Bring comfort where there is none. out of our own eye before removing Let survivors see Your care in the the speck in our neighbor’s. outpouring of the people in city of Orlando, the state of Florida, the Free to do what You require of us: United States, and the world. to do justice, to love kindness, to walk humbly with You. We praise You, even still, for the resurrected life in Jesus Christ, We give thanks that Your grace Redeemer, and with the Holy ever-molds us into the image of Spirit, re-newer and sustainer of Your precious Son, Jesus Christ. our lives. Amen. We pray for Orlando.
A PRAYER
We pray for everyone who was in Pulse early Sunday morning: for the dead, the wounded, and those who escaped death. We pray for their families, who love them and who cry tears of loss— loss of life, loss of living life without violence.
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heologian Karl Barth said, “One should preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other ...”
The newspaper, the 24-hour-newscycle, Twitter, Facebook, and on and on give pastors plenty to preach about as we look at the realities of the world through the lens of Scripture. And as different as we all are, that’s how different our views are. I write this a day after Orlando. I’d hoped for some whimsical summer words, but instead I ended up with confessional prayer--confessing to God what we humans are capable of: Edward, Luis, Kimberley, Peter, Juan, Martin, Amanda, Simon, Oscar, Brenda. Their names are inscribed on the palm of Your hand, O God. All of their names: those who died, those who are wounded, those who escaped, those who helped them. You know the name of the one who indulged such violence. We ask, “How long, O God?” Not: how long will You remain silent? Not: how long will You idly stand Page 22 | July 2016
We pray for first responders, whose hearts are broken. by? Not: how long will You not intervene? But: how long will our own sin destroy each other? Those whom You called “good” are capable of deep sin. How long will we desire to destroy each other because of our differences? Today we face this in a horrific way. Again. We also know the subtle ways we do this in our daily lives. We repent and ask for Your forgiveness of our sin. Your forgiveness makes us new creations in Jesus Christ.
Rev. Laurie Palmer Pastor St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 5340 Primrose Lake Circle Tampa, FL 33647 813-513-8822
Your forgiveness makes us free: Free to love each other with wild abandon, where differences are lifted up as expressions of limitless You. We are made in Your image. Our neighbors are not made in ours—let us release that notion and be free to serve You with joy. Free to respond with care to those who grieve and weep, as with Your hands and heart. Free to have courage to change what must be changed for the good of community, to keep what must be kept, “and the wisdom to know the difference.”
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