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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 25, 2009

TAMPA - With the Gasparilla season steadily running its course, other groups are gearing up for social events to raise money for various causes.

Some fundraisers are:

• The first Pink Tie Gala will be sponsored by the Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

The black-tie event will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at TPepin's Hospitality Centre. Erica Riggins, a morning news anchor with Bay News 9, is the emcee. Co-hosts are Melissa Johnson of Bast Floors & Staircases and former Major League Baseball player Fred McGriff.

It will include a cocktail reception, live entertainment, dancing, dinner and an auction. Tickets are $175 each, or a sponsorship is $2,500 for a table for 10. For details, go to www.komensuncoast.org.

•The second Monsignor Higgins Humanitarian of the Year Awards Dinner, benefiting Phoenix Houses of Florida, will be March 5 at Higgins Hall at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. It will be chaired by Ray and Nancy Murray and Dan and Roz Doyle Sr.

This year's award is shared by Frederick E. Fisher and Whitfield M. Palmer Jr., founders of a substance treatment program, which has become Phoenix Houses of Florida. For ticket information, contact Sharon Snyder at (813) 627-0137, ext. 6200, or e-mail ssnyder@phoenixhouse.com.

• The Distinguished Citizen Luncheon will be sponsored by the Gulf Ridge Council Boy Scouts of America. John Ramil, president and chief operating officer of TECO Energy, will be honored at the March 6 luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in downtown. Registration is at 11:45 a.m., with the luncheon at noon.

Keni Thomas, an Army Ranger involved in the "Black Hawk Down" mission of October 1993, will be the speaker. A University of Florida graduate, he now is a Nashville recording artist. For information about an invitation to the luncheon, call the BSA office at (813) 872-2691.

• The Stepping Out Gala will be sponsored by the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation. Using the theme "Imagine," the Fab Four will pay tribute to The Beatles at the black-tie event at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown.

Daniel J. and Nilda Plasencia are the chairs for the event, where Tino and Marie Martinez will be honored. The St. Joseph's Hospital's Distinguished Physicians of the Year also will be honored. They are Michael Wasylik, Earl Smith and Joseph Levine.

Tickets are $250 a person with sponsorships available. For information, call (813) 872-0979.

• Cattle Baron's Ball will benefit the American Cancer Society. The country-western dinner, dance and auction, with the theme "Wild Western Nights," will begin at 7 p.m. March 7 at the Port of Tampa Cruise Terminal 6.

USF President Judy Genshaft and her husband, Steve Greenbaum, are honorary co-chairs. Jeanne Marget is the chairwoman.

Tickets are $700 a couple with sponsorships available. For information, call (813) 319-5904 or go to www.

cattbaronsballtampa.org.

• Casino Night and Cigar Smoker will be sponsored by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America. The event, which is open to the public, will be from 7 p.m. to midnight March 7 at Hilton Garden Inn, 1700 E. Ninth Ave. The casual event with blackjack and other games will feature food, a cash bar, silent auction and door prizes. Tickets are $25 and are available by calling (813) 878-6800.

Group To Talk About Bring-Back Motions

NORTH The Florida Alpha Parliamentarians Unit of Tampa will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 7 in the banquet room of University Community Hospital, 3100 E. Fletcher Ave.

Sandra Whidden will speak about Bring-Back Motions at the event, which is free to prospective members and members. For information, call Mary Lou Harden, vice president, at (813) 689-8700.

Women's Club Presents Check

BEACH PARK - Members of the Beach Park Women's Club will present proceeds from the Silver Coffee to Bill Hoffman, executive director of the Hillsborough Education Foundation, at their meeting Friday. .

The 10:30 a.m. event will be at the group's clubhouse, 801 S. West Shore Blvd.

Members will bring covered dishes to share. Georgienne Kramer is the luncheon hostess, assisted by Nancy Blood, Jeanne Clewis, Dottie Hilton, Mary Manelli and Elfriede Moreno. Szu Farrell is in charge of the guest book.

For information, call Pam Menendez at (813) 639-1776.

Krewes Plan Annual Poker Run

DANA SHORES - The Krewes of Agustina de Aragon, Brigadoon, Shamrock and Thieves of San Lorenzo will host the third annual poker run benefitting Shriners Hospitals for Children on Saturday. .

Registration begins at 10 a.m.; first bike out at 11 a.m.. The run begins at Egypt Shriners, 4050 Dana Shores Drive. The run stops at Jack Willies, Molly Goodheads, Quaker Steak and Lube and ends at Kahunas in St. Petersburg.

The fee is $20 for the first hand and $10 for additional hands. Bikes and cars are welcome. For information, contact Rocky Stout at (813)925-1601 or stoutrx@aol.com.

Garden Groups Plan Programs

The gardening season is upon us, and groups are having programs that are free and open to the public. They include:

•The Begonia Society of Tampa Bay at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Tate Distribution Center, 6401 N. 54th St.

Bob Koehler will conduct a propagation program, and light refreshments will be served. First-time attendees will receive a begonia. For information, call Jeanette Hall at (813) 779-7641.

• The Davis Islands Garden Club at 10 a.m. March 4 at the group's clubhouse, 81 Columbia Drive.

Lucy Hoyt and Pat Harris will present the program, "Herbs, Spices and Other Oddities." A luncheon will follow. For information, call (813) 251-3123.

•The Beach Park Garden Club at 10 a.m. March 4 at The Beach Park Women's Club, 801 S. West Shore Blvd.

Lee Medart will present a program on edible landscaping. Lunch will be served by Georgienne Kraemer, Bonnie Gariglio and Lilllian Spangler. For information, call Jan Haber at (813) 258-1117 or Debbie Porter at (813) 282-4646.

• The Honeysuckle Garden Circle at 7:30 p.m. March 4 at the Wellswood Civic Center, 4808 Wishart Blvd.

The program will be a video on table settings. For information, call (813) 237-3373.

Sorority, Teens Plan Carwash

HYDE PARK - Members of Delta Gamma sorority will team with visually impaired teens for a carwash to benefit the Lions Eye Institute Foundation's Race for Sight.

The wash will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind, 1106 W. Platt St. Suggested donation is $5 for cars and $10 for trucks and SUVs.

The eighth annual Race for Sight is March 31 in Ybor City's Centennial Park. Registration is $25 until March 20 or $30 the day of the event. For information, go to www.lionseyefoundation.org or call (813) 289-1200.

Send news of community interest to Lenora Lake at 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 102, Tampa FL 33647; fax to (813) 975-9488; e-mail llake@ tampatrib.com; or call (813) 865-4851.

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