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2nd Annual BBQ in the Park Rotary Club of San Antonio
Saturday, Aug 16, 2014 | On Target Page: Dade City, Rotary Club's Activities
The Rotary Club of San Antonio held their 2nd Annual BBQ in the Park earlier this month at the San Antonio City Park. The BBQ was a family event full of fun and food open to the community. Formed in 2004, The Rotary Club is one of eight clubs in District 6950 located in East Pasco County, Florida.
Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening of Walmart Store on S.R. 54
Saturday, Aug 16, 2014 | On Target Page: Wesley Chapel, North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Chapel is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the new Walmart off SR 54. The store will provide Wesley Chapel residents with low prices on a broad assortment of merchandise and offer Walmart's free Site to Store program, enabling customers to choose from nearly a million additional online items that can be ordered on Walmart.com and picked up at the Wesley Chapel store for free, often as quickly as the same day. The new store employs approximately 300 full- and part-time associates. Store manager Stephanie White began her Walmart career in 1988 as an hourly cashier in Port Richey, Florida.
Hot Days Cool Nights Open House at Copperstone Suites
Friday, Aug 15, 2014 | On Target Page: Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa, Trinity & West Pasco, Greater Pasco County, Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce, Land O'Lakes Community Events
Copperstone Executive Suites and Lorraine Lane of Lane Business Consulting invited all residents of Land O' Lakes, Lutz, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa, Odessa and Trinity to an Open House to meet the tenants and tour the suites at Copperstone. An evening of fun, beer and wine, and delicious food provided by Pizza Villa, everyone enjoyed themselves and some went home with a raffle prize. A.L. Saland Insurance, The Laker - Lutz News and RedRock Mortgage Florida were the generous sponsors that supported the event.
Wesley Chapel Hyundai + Mazda, Veterans Elementary, Girl Scouts donate to Farmworkers Self-Help Teen Center
Friday, Aug 15, 2014 | On Target Page: Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Lutz, Land O'Lakes, New Tampa, Trinity & West Pasco, Greater Pasco County, Schools and Education, Wesley Chapel Community Events
When Roger Traboulay, scout leader for troop 1263 in Wesley Chapel, contacted Kelly Mothershead, Community Relations Manager at Hyundai, Mazda and Chevrolet of Wesley Chapel with an idea for teaching volunteerism and community service the girls of local Girl Scout Troop 1263. “ I gave them several different types of opportunities and they decided they would like to get involved in school supplies for children in our area.
Grand Opening At The Wesley Chapel Montessori School at Lexington Oaks
Friday, Aug 15, 2014 | On Target Page:
The Wesley Chapel Montessori School at Lexington Oaks held its Grand Opening with The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce on August 13. The Grand Opening allowed the community to tour the school, meet the staff, and see the unique classroom materials and learn about all the great things in store for the children of Wesley Chapel. The Wesley Chapel Montessori School offers quality pre-school education and is currently accepting any gently used books for their growing library collection. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments were provided by City Grill. For enrollment information please contact the Wesley Chapel Montessori School at Lexington Oaks at (813) 737-7517.
Wesley Chapel Lions Club and Jay Rosario Wesley Chapel Nissan with Public Relations Manager Troy Stevenson Giveaway Glasses
Friday, Aug 15, 2014 | On Target Page: Dade City, Greater Pasco County, Land O'Lakes, Lutz, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Wesley Chapel Nissan, Wesley Chapel Lions Club
Wesley Chapel Lions Club and Wesley Chapel Nissan donated 20,500 pair of glasses to Wesley Chapel Nissan to give away to the community. For nearly 100 years, Lion members have worked on projects designed to prevent blindness, restore eyesight and improve eye health and eye care for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Lion Club members meet the needs of local communities and the world.
Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce Monthly Business Breakfast
Thursday, Aug 14, 2014 | On Target Page: New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce held their August business breakfast at Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club. Along with a breakfast buffet, members had a chance to hear Sal Nuzzo, the Research and Public Policy Manager for the Florida Chamber of Commerce speak. Founded in 1998, the Chamber has seen amazing growth. Today, the Chamber has 479 members, and is here to serve our business community.
Mike Fasano speaks at the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce held their General Monthly Membership meeting on August 12th at Heritage Harbor Golf and Country Club with guest speaker Mike Fasano, Pasco County Tax Collector. This meeting was sponsored by American Home Title of Land O' Lakes & Copperstone Executive Suites. The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce has a long tradition of community involvement and are often seen as a resource for visitors and those seeking information. Chamber involvement in the past has resulted in better roads, safer neighborhoods, increased and improved recreational facilities, and new economic development projects that have benefitted businesses and citizens.
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce and the Trinity-Odessa Chamber of Commerce presented a Candidate Forum at the Keystone Community Church
Saturday, Aug 09, 2014 | On Target Page: Land O'Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Republican Party Events, Democratic Party Events, Land O'Lakes Community Events, Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce and the Trinity-Odessa Chamber of Commerce presented a Candidate Forum at the Keystone Community Church for the Pasco County Commission District 2 and the Pasco County School Board District 5. Questions were solicited from citizens and chamber members. The public was not be permitted to speak during the Forum, however were offered index cards to write questions to be given to the moderator to consider and ask as time permitted.
Dillards Fashion Show at The Shops at Wiregrass
Saturday, Aug 09, 2014 | On Target Page: Wesley Chapel, The Shops at Wiregrass, Wesley Chapel Community Events
Dillards at The Shops at Wiregrass held a Fashion show during the Back to School Event. Dillards is a full line department store featuring apparel for the family, shoes, accessories, cosmetics, home fashions featuring a wide range of decorative gifts, fine china & crystal as well as fashions for bed & bath. The department store offers a broad selection of fashion and home merchandise, featuring products from both national and exclusive brand sources. Models walked the run way sporting all of Dillards fall fashion wear.
Woman's Club Takes Watercolor Class
Friday, Aug 08, 2014 | On Target Page: Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Land O'Lakes Community Events, Lutz Community Events
GFWC Lutz-Land O’Lakes Woman’s Club recently invited well-known local watercolorist, Bob McAnespie, member of both National Watercolor Society and Florida Watercolor Society, to instruct members at one of their weekly arts and crafts session. The class was a great success with Mr. McAnespie expertly guiding the ladies, many of whom had never worked with water colors before. Members proudly left the class with their own masterpieces to frame.
Overpass Rd. I-75 Interchange Officially Receives Federal Approval Story by Matt Wiley of WC Neighborhood News
Friday, Aug 08, 2014 | On Target Page: Land O'Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Greater Pasco County, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel Community Events, County Government Activities
By Matt Wiley of Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News. Residents of northern Wesley Chapel could have a much easier time heading north or south on I-75 in coming years, as the proposed interchange at I-75 and Overpass Rd. officially has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). A plan to construct a new I-75 interchange at Overpass Rd., part of a larger project to link Old Pasco Rd. all the way east to U.S. 301, has received official approval from the FHWA.“This is a huge accomplishment...
PPAL Jamboree at Saint Leo University Photos by Richard Riley and PPAL
Thursday, Aug 07, 2014 | On Target Page: Dade City, Greater Pasco County, Land O'Lakes, Trinity & West Pasco, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Richard K. Riley, PAL Football
PPAL Jamboree at Saint Leo University Photo's by Richard Riley and PPAL. The Pasco Police Athletic League (PPAL) is a nonprofit organization governed by Sheriff Chris Nocco of the Pasco Sheriffs Office, in Pasco County, Florida. They were asking everyone to bring a non perishable food to the Jamboree to be donated to the less fortunate. The team with the most will win a PIZZA PARTY! Can't beat that, help some families and in return win a party.
The Laker/Lutz News XL Launch Party
Pasco-Hernando State College held The Laker/Lutz News XL Launch Party on August 5th. The Laker/Lutz News has increased the size of their paper that reaches more than 64,000 residents in Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills and Dade City. The paper is now six inches longer to include several new changes, for example, containing two sections: The new B Section becomes a second front page to give more prominence to feature stories. The back page of the A Section becomes a high-profile sports page.
Cobb Theatres 6th Annual Back To School Bash with Tampa's own Dave Bautista, Drax in the new Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxyâ€!
Wednesday, Aug 06, 2014 | On Target Page: Dade City, Greater Pasco County, Land O'Lakes, Lutz, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills
Cobb Theatres and Cinebistro’s Grove 16 in Wesley Chapel held their 6th Annual “Back to School Bash with Special Guest Star, Tampa's own WWE superstar and Movie Star, Dave Bautista who portrays Drax in the new Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxyâ€. This free event featured school supplies, games, face painting, hair-cuts, tutoring information, dental hygiene tips, and so much more...
Grand Opening of Vapor Unlimited Located at 32733 Eiland Blvd in Wesley Chapel
Wednesday, Aug 06, 2014 | On Target Page: New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Wesley Chapel Community Events
The founding members of Vapor Unlimited started out as ordinary friends with a common problem. We had to QUIT SMOKING! Discovering e-Cigarettes solved our problem, only to give rise to a whole new issue. With the success of e-Cigarettes a deluge of products poured into the market. From faulty tanks to inconsistent e-Liquid the new issue was clear! Tired of wasting our money on junk, an idea was born. We can do it ourselves, and better.
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