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GFWC New Tampa Juniorettes:Changing the World Always Needs Volunteers

The GFWC New TampaJuniorettes recently held its installationand awards banquet. The club isgraduating 10 seniors this year, its

largest group ever. Graduating seniorsJessica Korver, Bailey Rhodes,Christina DeAngelis, Angela Larson,and Erica Winfrey each were awarded

scholarships. Incoming PresidentIsabel Tomsich announced the themeshe selected for next year: Changingthe World Always Needs Volunteers.In her speech to club members, Isabelexplained that “being a volunteer isn’tabout the time spent volunteering, it’sabout the impact we have when we doit. And if one volunteer can bepowerful, imagine how powerful we,the New Tampa Juniorettes, can be.We have the power to change not onlyone person’s life, but the power tochange the world.”

The New Tampa Juniorettes arethe youngest members of GFWCFlorida Federation of Women’s Clubs.The program for middle and highschool girls offers fun, friendship andcommunity service. The girlsparticipate in community serviceprojects they select themselves withrewarding results. Many girls use their

Juniorette service hours forscholarships and National HonorSociety credits. Some of the manyprojects the girls were involved in thispast year include Feeding America, theBreast Cancer Walk, Miles for Moffit,Canine Companions Bark in the Park,and Pinwheels for Prevention.

While the Club takes a brief breakover the summer after the StateJuniorette meeting in June, this fallthe New Tampa Juniorettes will beaccepting new members age 12-18.The Club meets the third Monday ofeach month (new location - the NewTampa Library)

Please visit our website for cluband membership information atwww.GFWCNewTampaJuniors.org/Juniorettes or email Juniorettes@GFWC New TampaJuniors.org.Come change the world with us!

The incoming Board Brynn Clancy (treasurer), Juliana Giraldo(corresponding secretary), Kyra Bock (recording secretary), Isabel Tomsich

(president) and Caroline Sharpless (vice president)

The GFWC New Tampa Juniorettes

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Community Calendar & News BriefsNew Tampa AREA

Upcoming Events at theShops at Wiregrass

The Shoppes at Wiregrass, locatedat 28211 Paseo Drive, in Wesley Chapel,offers great weekly and monthly eventsthat are open to the public:

Summer Camp presented by StudioThenty8 Music, Art and Dance

Throughout the month of JulyStudio Thenty8 will be offering 11different Summer Camps, from Pianocamps, Guitar camps, Band Camps,Photography Camps, Art Camps,Drum Camps and more! They arefilling up fast!!

Call (813) 907-0935 andreserve your spot now!

Yoga on the LawnEvery Monday from 6:30 -

7:30pm at the Center CourtRelaxing beginner to intermediate

yoga every Monday throughSeptember 26, presented by EnergiaWellness Studio. Weather permitting.Holiday hours may vary.

In the event of cancellation dueto weather, Energia Wellness Studiooffers a rain check to take a freeclass at the studio. Space is limited.You must call to register for therain cancellation class (813) 973-7300.

Fresh Market at WiregrassSaturday July 16, from 10 a.m. -

2 p.m.The first and third Saturday of

every month, Wiregrass hosts FreshMarket, featuring over 50 vendors inthe heart of the shopping center.Guests can expect to find a variety oflocally grown produce, plants, herbs,and flowers, as well as enjoy locallymade take-home foods such as jams,jellies, salsa, dips, seasonings, saucesand oils.

The market also features localartists showcasing their creative effortsand eco-friendly products.

The Fresh Market at Wiregrass isoperated by Tampa Bay Markets, Inc.If you are interested in becoming a

vendor or would like moreinformation about the market, pleasevisit www.tampabaymarkets.com.

Fresh Market will be held the 1st& 3rd Saturday of the month Feb -Oct and 1st Saturday of the monthduring Nov, Dec & Jan.

Pranique Yoga & WellnessHosts Animal HealingFundraiser

Sun. July 24 from 2-4 p.m at 400Race Track Rd N, Oldsmar

Join local organization Paw PrintHearts for this unique event, whereSue Fedio, an animal Pranic Healerand Akashic Reader, will be doingdemonstration healings. Sue has the

amazing ability to communicate withanimals and with her healing skills isable to comfort, calm and healphysical and emotional issues.

Money raised will benefit PawPrint Hearts, an amazing organizationfounded by Gigi Gauthier, whorescues animals that have beenabandoned and abused. She is doinggreat work in the community and sheneeds your help!

Book your pet session now for$50. Suggested donations are $20.

For more information pleasevisit www.PawPrintHearts.com. ToBook a pet session please email Gigiat [email protected] call her at (813) 333-2499.


By Alexis Selby

Specializing in propertymanagement of single family homes,town homes and condos throughoutthe greater Tampa Bay area, KirschnerRealty Services has been a reputable,trusted business for over 35 years. Atthe same location since 1979,Kirschner Realty surely has become astaple in the community and a trustedname for all your real estate needs.Conveniently located at 3802 EhrlichRoad, Suite 106 in Tampa, their officeis easily accessible from all Tampa areacities and has someone on staffMonday through Friday to answer anyquestions you may have.

Founded by Tom Kirschner, alocal resident since 1973 and Realtorsince 1978, Kirschner Realty Serviceshas the experience, knowledge andexpertise to help you in every avenueof real estate - whether you are abuyer, seller, landlord or renter.

Beginning his career in residentialsales, Tom transitioned over toproperty management in the early 80’sand has been a leader in the industryever since. Continuously growing hisbusiness over the past three decades,Kirschner Realty now manages over

300 properties throughoutHillsborough and Pasco counties. Atrue family company, Tom runs theoffice alongside his daughter Karenand son-in-law John Fonte.

“We are the longest runningproperty management company inthe area,” says Tom. “We provide adetailed tenant screening, includingbackground checks, credit/criminaland sex offender checks, rentalhistory and job confirmation. Wecollect rents, oversee repairs andmaintenance, and pay associationdues out of the rents. We also,forward detailed monthly statementsto our owners and when it comes torepairs and maintenance, we have acomplete list of vendors we have usedfor years that we trust. We are on call24 hours per day and do our best tomake leasing your home easy andstress free!”

Family owned and operated,when you work with Kirschner Realtyyou will receive individualized,personalized service by a company thattruly cares about its clients.

From the tenants to thehomeowners, Kirschner RealtyServices takes great honor in providinghonesty, integrity and promptness to

all of its clients.“When you call the office you are

always answered by a person, not anautomated calling system,” says Tom.“What differentiates us from othercompanies is our personal service,which we provide to both our ownersand our tenants.”

Tom says, “Our favorite partabout what we do is the people. Welive where we work so its great to keepin contact with people that we haverented to or managed homes for overthe years. We have met a lot of great

people who have either been ourtenants or owners, who have becomeour friends. We have establishedrelationships with these peoplethrough years of business, and manyof our tenants have become ourbuyers as well because we help themto buy their first homes. We also assistowners that decide to sell theirinvestments, which we have managedover the years. Because we have agreat deal of knowledge of the homeswe manage it makes selling the homeseasier for our owners.”

Kirschner Realty Services - Your Property Management Experts!

Kirchner Realty Services is located at3802 Ehrlich Road, Suite 106 in Tampa


Need a house to rent?If you are looking for rental

properties, Kirschner Realty has anassortment of homes, town homes andcondos for rent throughoutHillsborough and Pasco counties,including homes in Tampa, Lutz,Odessa, Land O’Lakes, and WesleyChapel. So if you are looking to moveinto any of those areas, give KirschnerRealty a call today and let them helpyou find the perfect home for you andyour family!

One tenant writes, “My wifeand I have been dealing withKirschner for 2 years now as a tenantin a property and have found them tobe courteous, pleasant and prompt,and very helpful. From showing the

property to taking care of the 2 timeswe needed something serviced oraddressed - it was handled promptlyand at our convenience.”

Want to rent your house butdon’t want the headache ofdealing with the tenants?

If you are a landlord looking for aqualified property managementcompany to handle your rental, lookno further than Kirschner Realty.From finding and securing a good andqualified tenant, to fully managing theproperty and the tenant frombeginning to end, Kirschner Realtywill take the hassle out of yourincome-producing property! Theytake care of it all!

“A lot of our owners areabsentee owners, meaning theyreside in other countries or states,”says Tom. “The rely on us to overseethat their investment is kept up whilethey away. We document all homeswith photos: we take photos whenwe first take over managing theproperty and when a tenantvacates.This protects the ownersinvestment as well as protecting thetenants security deposit.”

He adds, “We keep up with themarket in order to get the highestexpected rents. Currently, the rentalmarket is doing really well and rentsare as high as they’ve been in years.”

“Kirschner has handled myproperty for fifteen years with

diligence and concern for ourtenants,” writes one homeowner. “Iwish my properties in another statewere handled with the same excellentlevel of care.”

Leasing ServicesFor owners/landlords who would

prefer to collect rents and oversee theproperty themselves, Kirschner alsooffers leasing services, which entailsthem finding a good an qualifiedtenant. Once the tenant is secured, itis the owners job to handle theremainder of the lease.

For a free quote on any of theirleasing or property managementservices, give their office a call at (813)908-8808 for a no cost, no obligationquote; there is never a set up fee at anytime. You can also get a quote onlineat www.KirschnerRealtyServices.com.

Karen says, “The Kirschner teamtruly loves the business and the Tampabay area and we look forward to manymore years of service.”

Kirchner Realty Services islocated at 3802 Ehrlich Road, Suite106 in Tampa. They are openMonday through Friday 9 a.m. - 5p.m. For additional informationplease call (813) 908-8808 or visitwww.KirschnerRealtyServices.com

Kirschner Realty has an assortment of homes, town homes and condos for rent throughout Hillsborough and Pascocounties, including homes in Tampa, Lutz, Odessa, Land O’Lakes, and Wesley Chapel.


By Kim Thomas

Combat Veterans and CombatWounded Veterans, the men andwomen who literally put their lives onthe line for the United States and itscitizens, make a huge sacrifice, andthey do not want to talk about it somuch. But ask about their golf game!This is something that CombatWounded Veteran Steve Surface andhis father Combat Veteran StephenSurface viscerally understand.Stephen, who served in Vietnam, andmore recently as a past Commanderof the VFW says, “A Vet will talk toanother Vet before anyone elsebecause we understand theyunderstand. Out here on the golfcourse, it brings us together.”

Turf Warriors, founded byCombat Wounded Veteran SteveSurface, is a unique organization thatallows Combat and CombatWounded Veterans to focus onsomething that is both challengingand fulfilling – their golf game andthe camaraderie they enjoy! TurfWarriors is what Purple Heartrecipient and Vietnam Veteran Rudy

Salis calls, “going old school,”adding, “we are Veterans helpingVeterans.” (Rudy also has been alongtime supporter of AVAST,another organization that helpsVeterans in many ways.) TurfWarriors’ mission is for CombatVeterans to help each other tobecome successful in life, educationand careers.

“Golf doesn’t heal our CombatVeterans but when someone puts agolf club in your hands and you startswinging you tend to feel better andmore relaxed. You’re thoughts are onhitting that little golf ball as straightand far as you can. What golf does isbring Combat and Combat WoundedVeterans, along with their family to aplace where they can talk to eachother, feel relaxed, get some exerciseand enjoy life,” writes Steve, whosecandid article was featured in SouthernGolf Central magazine (Volume 6,Issue 8). Exposure to multipleroadside IEDs in February 2011 leftSteve with injuries that included amild traumatic brain injury, but he wasable to work through it and return toSouthern Afghanistan to finish his 12-

month deployment as CombatVeteran. Once deployment was over,though, Steve found that a new battlewas before him – the battle to feelnormal again. When a fellow CombatWounded Veteran invited him toexperience something new and comeout and play golf, he found that itlessened his anxiety. “I can’tremember how many golf balls I wentthrough that day, I came home with

zero but in a great mood.” In 2015, Steve and his wife Stacy

decided to start their own “pay back”for other Veterans and startedgathering used golf clubs and bags sothat Combat Veterans who wouldotherwise never have the opportunitycould play golf.

Steve explains why it’s soimportant for Combat Veterans andCombat Wounded Veterans to be able

Turf Warriors: Combat Veterans Connecting Through Golf

Combat and Combat Wounded Veterans are invited to experience golfat zero cost through the Turf Warriors organization


to focus on something as normal asimproving one’s golf game. Hewrote, “We come from a war zoneand then are expected to go back towho we were prior to deployment. Weare young adults who have seenhorrible things and now have to livewith it, without showing weakness ortelling our spouses and family what wehave actually seen or had to dobecause we don’t want to lose theinnocent respect, moral and honorthat our best friends, the love of ourlife, our families have for us.”

Turf Warriors – More Than a GameSteve Surface invited us to come

out to Turf Warriors’ second CombatVeterans Golf Clinic at East LakeWoodlands Golf Course on Tuesday,June 21st. Turf Warriors meet at EastLake Woodlands Country Club every3rd Tuesday of the month at 3p.m. The cost to the Veterans iszero. They get about 30- to 45-minute lesson from a PGA Pro; thenplay the course with other Veterans.

Initially, the clinics were first heldat Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Course,which still supports the organizationas well as the children of Veteransthrough its First Tee program. Stevesays that East Lake Woodlands Golf

Club manager, Dan Riker,immediately agreed to support TurfWarriors. East Lake Woodlands’ PGAGolf Pro Kent Magilligan is happy todonate his time, saying, “I relate verywell to these guys. I will hit my 23-year anniversary with the Air Force inSeptember. And, golf, as frustrating asit is – it’s peaceful and it’s a veryindividualized game.

The goal of Turf Warriors: “Wewant one clinic in every county inFlorida, where Veterans can cometogether and enjoy the game and thecamaraderie once a month at no costto them. We are looking for GolfClubs that will donate tee times andGolf Pros who will donate an hour ofinstruction,” says Steve. PinellasCounty is just the start! Upcomingclinics are being put in place at SilverDollar Golf & Trap Club in Odessa,which should start late July, and atHernando Oaks in Brooksvillesometime in August.

Not only is Turf Warriors insearch of golf clubs throughoutFlorida to get involved, they also areseeking Combat Veterans or CombatWounded Veterans who can take aleadership role in each clinic. And ifyou know of anyone who owns abuilding that could be used for indoor

golf, please contact Turf Warriors.Steve explains that there are manyCombat Wounded Veterans who can’tplay golf outside, such as those whohave suffered burns or brain injuriesthat make them sensitive to brightsunlight. There are many ways to helpand Turf Warriors gladly accepts usedgolf clubs and bags and monetarydonations are used to purchase new

golf bags.

Combat and Combat WoundedVeterans are invited to participateand can find more informationonline at www.TurfWarriors.org.Community members who wouldlike to support Turf Warriors,please contact Steve Surface [email protected].

PGA Golf Pro Kent McGilligan speaks to the participating Combat andCombat Wounded Veterans at East Lake Woodlands Golf Club


Call ALLPRO TREE &LANDSCAPING –

Local, Licensed & Insured,Certified Arborist &

Landscaping ProfessionalBy Kim Thomas

Hurricane season is upon us andwith Tropical Storm Colin brushingpast recently knocking down trees andloose limbs, homeowners are beingwarned to beware of unlicensed anduninsured workers, including treetrimmers. There is no need to take achance on wasting or losing hard-earned money, or worse yet, riskbeautiful trees. Call Allpro Tree andLandscaping, locally owned andoperated since 2007 by CertifiedArborist Pete Spiridis.

Pete and his team at Allpro Treeand Landscaping work safely andsmartly, they have the right tools forthe job, and Pete’s customers love the

end result! Allpro’s employees attendsafety and technique courses from theInternational Society of Arborculture,so homeowners and business ownerscan rest easy knowing they areworking with a fully licensed, insuredcompany that has earned greatreviews.

Allpro Tree and Landscapingprovides many services including:Complete landscape design andinstallation, yard clean-up, expert treetrimming and removal, stumpgrinding, installation of rock beds andmulch, sod installation and removaland tractor work. When there isheavy-duty work around the yard,Allpro Tree and Landscaping makes iteasy for homeowners – they work

quickly and efficiently to make yourlandscape the prettiest on the block.

It is difficult to know what willgrow well and where, so instead ofpotentially costly trial-and-errorplanting, it’s best to take theguesswork out with Allpro Tree andLandscaping. Allpro uses a CADprogram that actually shows picturesof what future landscape projects willlook like.

Reviews from Angie’s List“Allpro was wonderful. Their

crew worked like a well-oiled machineand were done with the entire job inless than 3 hours. They cleaned upand left the area nicely picked up. Iwas very pleased with the quality ofthe sod as in the past I have notgotten such high quality product. I

would recommend this company toanyone needing any landscape needs.Excellent job!!”

Another Angie’s List reviewer forAllpro Tree and Landscaping states,“Arrived promptly, got the job done& cleaned up well. Dead tree was inthe middle of a flower bed which theymanaged to work around withoutdamaging flowers. Were in the middleof the road price-wise, but couldn’t behappier with the job they did. Wouldrecommend & would also use Pete &his crew again.”

This review comes from one ofAllpro Tree and Landscaping’s repeatcustomers: “This is my secondinteraction with AllPro. Allpro may beone of the best service providers Ihave ever dealt with. I contacted themto schedule the removal of two


medium/large sized Camphor trees,and trim three large palms in my frontyard. Pete immediately came out toprovide an estimate. We discussed arough time frame to have the workdone. Once I was ready, Peteresponded immediately. He was ableto fit me in the schedule much soonerthan I expected or planned. The workwas done magnificently as usual. Thebest thing about them is their workethic. When you call, they respondvery quickly and always get back toyou. This is a top notch A++ provider.Keep up the great work. I would usethem again and again, and wouldhighly recommend to anyone.”

Timeliness is import and Allpro’sreviews repeatedly praise the

company’s response and efficiency. “Pete arrived at the time

expected, and had all the necessarypaperwork to show he and his crewwere covered with liability insuranceand workmen's compensation as well.His crew were polite, competent,worked well together, and did anexcellent job of cutting what neededcutting, and leaving the trees lookinghealthy and balanced. The clean-upwas excellent as well. They met all ofour requirements and expectations,and I've already recommended themto a neighbor. We would certainlyhire them again.”

“I met with Pete, the owner, onFriday afternoon to go over the workI needed. He quoted a fair &

reasonable price. It was important forme to get the work done asap. Peteand his crew were on the job firstthing Monday morning. Did a greatjob, very professional and a nice guy.I’m happy to be able to recommenda local business.”

“We love the landscaping designAllpro provided and installed. Peteand his crew did an amazing job. Hewas quick to provide us with a quoteand then worked with othercompanies that we had scheduled(fence install and irrigation company)to make sure they were all completedin conjunction with each other. Peteand his guys even relocated two palmsfor us. Would highly recommend thiscompany for all our landscaping

needs. The prices are fair andcompetitive. We will definitely beusing them in the future for anyadditional landscaping needs.”

Allpro Tree and Landscape iscommitted to providing customerswith quality service that earns referrals.Pete Spiridis says, “We are who we saywe are – all professionals, no more daylaborers. You must know your area ofexpertise. We only focus on trees andlandscaping, which sets us apart fromothers. I hold myself accountable togive true and honest meaning behindthe name Allpro.”

Contact Allpro Tree andLandscaping at (813) 444-TREEand log on to www.myallpro.comfor more information.

Allpro Tree and Landscaping provides many services including: Complete landscape design and installation, yard clean-up, expert tree trimming and re-moval, stump grinding, installation of rock beds and mulch, sod installation and removal and tractor work.

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(Left-Right):

Robert Morris, Richard Soler,

Corey Gracey, Danny Sipe,

Scott Brinson, Tim McElroy,

Nick Olmedo, Victor Diaz.

Not Shown: Clay Coffman,

Spencer Sullivan, Rich Register,

Derek Brackens, Joseph Miano

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