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City Gift to LGBT Community
TAMPA PRIDE is moving forward with the new sping time pride event and the Tampa Bay GLBTA community received a huge Holiday gift from Mayor Bob Buckhorn and the City of Tampa Staff. The mayor gave a thumbs up for co sponsoring TAMPA PRIDE upcoming March 26-27th. City of Tampa is being a co-sponsor and gave the Pride committee $35,000 credit in city services support. The original cost to the city was $64,000 for city services for the festival event. The surprise afternoon call came to Mark & I as we were at a doctor appt in south Tampa.
“I am totally elated for all of the Tampa Bay Gay Community in sharing the vision of diversity in the city’s co-sponsorship.” said Carrie West, TAMPA PRIDE President.
Kurt King, TAMPA PRIDE Corp Sponsorship Chair commented, ” I just don’t have words for such a great gift to our community.”
There still is a lot of work to accomplish in making the March 26-28th Festival & Parade happen. The budget is $128,000 and we have had a lot of corporations step up to the plate in sponsorships, donations and underwriting some event costs. We still need to get the commitments offered validated. Volunteers and other personnel are needed to help share the workload and fun activities.
Some of the corporate partners include Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Fifth /Third Bank, Bud Light, PROMO Printing, Tribecca Salon, Cristino’s Italian Restaurant, MC FILM, City Side, Express Printing, Florida Entertainment, Liquid Lounge, Grow Financial, Hamburger Mary’s and Trader Joe’s.
Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor is the TAMPA PRIDE Headquarters Hotel. Other TAMPA PRIDE hosting hotels include Sheraton Riverwalk, Westshore Marriott and couple more soon to come on board that are giving great rates for the March Pride weekend.
For more information on Corp, Sponsorships, Individual Donations, Festival Sign-up and Parade entry forms go to www.TAMPAPRIDE.org or call MC FILM at 813-247-6233.
Small Business Shopping at Ybor Saturday Market
Ybor City Saturday Market is on a roll with a large variety of artisans and handmade crafts, paintings and homemade products. Located in historic Ybor City’s Centennial Park the small venturing individuals have gifts large and small handmade waiting for you to select for that someone special.
From small coffee roasters, hand knit products, sculptures, farm produce, potions and lotions a large choice of individualized products to ponder. A lot of these small start up businesses grow into brick & mortar stores or online specialties.
The market is open Saturdays from 9 am until 3 pm.
American Express Financial started “Small Business Saturday” across the country to counter big box stores and large malls. It says something that a large financial company invests in the many small companies that make up a huge portion of commerce in small towns and cities across the United States.
MC FILM Gift Giving
New Holiday Handmade Glycerin Soaps have arrived and On SALE at MC FILM. Great luxurious enriched gifts for yourself and for anyone’s stocking stuffers. Always appreciated with a large variety of Beautiful Designs & Natural Scents!