Compiled by Michelle Colesanti, michelle@ospreyobserver.com
Seventh Annual FishHawk Riverview Rotary Crawfish Festival
The Rotary Club of FishHawk-Riverview is pleased to announce the 7th annual Crawfish Festival will be held on Saturday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Winthrop Pole Barn area in Winthrop on Bloomingdale Ave. in Riverview. All of the money raised is donated to local charities and scholarship funds. There will be live music and plenty of food, drinks, and activities for the children available for purchase.
For reserved crawfish meal tickets, please purchase tickets online. Reservations will guarantee a crawfish meal to be available the day of event. This will include about two to three lbs. of crawfish with the fixings (corn and potatoes). Other food items and beverages will be available for purchase at the event, to include Cajun food, hamburgers and hotdogs. Free hotdogs will be given away to children that bring nonperishable food donations.
There are many ways that you can help make this event a success including sponsorships, volunteers, donations, selling tickets and more. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit FishhawkRiverviewRotary.org or call 927-4603.
Old McMicky’s Farm Announces “Mission I Do”
In appreciation of men and women in the military and in honor of those who have been wounded in combat, Old McMicky’s Farm (OMF) is honored to announce the 6th “Mission I Do” Dream Wedding Giveaway. Old McMicky’s Farm will provide an active duty or military veteran, residing or stationed in Tampa Bay, the wedding of their dreams at The Barn at Crescent Lake. The lakefront venue is elegant, rustic and will play host to the lucky couple and their 100 guests.
This all-inclusive wedding giveaway will include everything a couple dreams of on their wedding day, from a beautiful venue and a wedding planner to award-winning catering, photography, entertainment, wedding dress, wedding rings, wedding cake, officient and more. To make this special event even more perfect, all wedding elements and services have been graciously donated by several local hospitality industry businesses with amazing hearts. OMF launched the “Mission I Do” program in April 2014 and since its inception, “Mission I Do” has provided five dream weddings valued at nearly 125,000k.
Application period runs from April 1-22. Apply at oldmcmickys.com/mid-official-giveaway-rules/. Visit oldmcmickys.com/community-giving/mission-i-do/.
Annual Garage Sale Benefits The Brandon Lions Club
The Brandon Lions Club will hold its semi-annual Garage Sale on Saturday, April 22 at the Lions Club House, located at 610 Limona Rd. in Brandon.
The Brandon Lions Club performs many civic functions such as providing glasses and hearing aids for those who cannot afford them and helping provide guide dogs for the blind in cooperation with Southeastern Guide Dogs. It also supports such activities as the Conklin Center for the Blind, Brandon Outreach, Cystic Fibrosis, ECHO, Brandon Youth Soccer League, Diabetes America, the Don Bishop Track Meet and the Lavoy Exceptional Center for the Blind.
The Brandon Lions club is the oldest service organization in Brandon, charted in 1954 and is currently seeking new members. For more info, call 360-4163 or email dtfrantz02@gmail.com.
Finding the Missing Piece Through Kappa Kappa
Geri Clark has been happily retired for several years, but felt like something was missing her life. When girlfriend Melinda and her mom Lynnette suggested she join Kappa Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, she realized this might be just what she has been looking for. Lynnette Zink has been a member of Kappa Kappa, a philanthropic based sorority, since 1966. She has seen many members come and go throughout the years, and was excited to see “new blood” join the organization.
When Betty Harper’s friend Janice heard that Betty was looking for new members to join Kappa Kappa, her first thought was that she wanted to help a good friend. Betty and Janice carpool to the meetings and now share this common bond in addition to other aspects of their friendship.
As part of this small sorority, both women have found new friends and companionship amongst the other women and their husbands. They both feel a renewed sense of purpose in contributing their efforts to fundraisers which benefit local Brandon charities such as Nativity Food Pantry, Outreach Clinic and so many more. There are also afternoon and evening socials to enjoy the company of others while exploring our community, and a common bond of working together to help those who need it most.
The Kappa Kappa Brandon, chapter of Kappa Delta Phi is looking is looking for new members. Would you like to meet some truly wonderful women and make lifetime friends with a minimum time commitment? Please call Lily Barney at 681-6006.
SWAT Networking Lunch Meeting Moves To Shrimp Boat
The Brandon Chapter of Successful Women Aligning Together (SWAT) Networking has outgrown their space. SWAT is a unique sisterhood of professional women that is comprised of exclusively women entrepreneurs and business women from the Brandon/Riverview/Apollo Beach and surrounding areas meeting the second Thursday of every month at 11:45 a.m. for lunch. The meeting will now take place at Shrimp Boat Grille in Plaza Bella at 1020 Bloomingdale Ave. in Valrico. All business types are invited.
Visit www.swatnetworking.com for more information.
