Home Makers of Hope, Inc.. is a nonprofit group who collects gently used furniture and delivers it to referred families and individuals in need within Hillsborough County. We are currently receiving furniture donations from the Innisbrook Resorts as they upgrade their condo units. This furniture is being delivered to the Bilirakis Warehouse on E. Klosterman on the SPC campus in Tarpon Springs.

Home Makers need of 5-10 individuals who can help load furniture into  trucks.  Service Hours can be earned for anyone needing them. They will be at that warehouse this coming Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 10:00-1:00 and really need some help.

Please access our website to see the great work that Home Makers does and to see that we are a legitimate nonprofit. They are also Level II Screened and fingerprinted, as well as having gone through Safe Environment training through the Diocese of St. Petersburg.

www.homemakersofhope.com

You can also find Home Makers on VolunteerMatch and the United Way Hands-to-Hands website for Hillsborough County.

For more information please contact:
Connie Hayden-McPeak
Director, South Tampa
Home Makers of Hope, inc.
813-495-3355

SolRelief has suspended it donation drive but is looking for volunteers.
Volunteer sign in is required via the website: https://solrelief.org/get-involved/

Message from SolReliefs Website:
Disaster Response Changes By The Minute
As the islands’ needs evolve, we have to respond to the specific requests of our local ground contacts. At this time, we anticipate that we have enough donated supplies to transport and that we will continue to be extremely effective in our relief efforts.

We are SO APPRECIATIVE to have our community meeting this goal in such a short time!! You ALL are generous compassionate stewards. The response to our deliveries to the islands has been nothing short of complete gratitude.

Our donation drive WILL BE SUSPENDED BEGINNING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 3:00 PM.

We will continue to focus on airlifting deliveries, evacuations, specific need requests and encouraging ground volunteer sign ups to assist in the packing of our current supplies for transport.

Volunteer Pilots: We aim to get you in the air in the coming week as airspace restrictions lift.

Thank you to the generosity of our friends at the Tampa Bay Rays, their employees and fans. We’re fortunate to have a major league team in our corner who energizes our community in so many ways!! Please note that the Rays will continue to accept donations at Tropicana Field through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT NOON. Additionally, feel free to take any items you want to donate there to avoid the congestion at our drop-off location.

And, thank you St. Pete and surrounding communities for showing up BIG for the Bahamas!!!! 🇧🇸 ❤️✈️🇧🇸

MISSION UPDATE:

18 Flights
36,000+ Lbs. Of Supplies Delivered
24 Evacuees Rescued

Sol Relief, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit and donations are tax deductible.

100% of donations received go directly to our mission.

SPC is committed to helping those left in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

Many of our SPC families have asked how they can help.

If you are interested in donating monetarily, American Red Cross is accepting donations here:

https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-dorian-donations.html/

If you are interested in donating specific items, SPC’s Student Life & Leadership offices (office locations found here https://go.spcollege.edu/student-life-contacts/) will be collecting the following items to deliver to the nonprofit SolRelief. SolRelief is an aviation response team that will fly directly to the Bahamas. 100 percent of the supplies are dedicated to this mission. For more information about SolRelief, go to https://solrelief.org/dorian/.

WHAT’S NEEDED?
Generators
Extension Cords
Work Gloves
Chainsaw Bar Oil
Gas Cans
Duct Tape
Tarps & Ropes
Hammers & Nails
Battery Operated Fans
Batteries
Flashlights
Bug Spray
Mosquito Nets
Unused Blankets
Cleaning Supplies
Nonperishable Food
Hygiene Products
Baby Supplies (No Diapers)
Pet Food
OTC Medical Supplies
Solar Phone Chargers
Phone Battery Packs
Cleaning Products
Trash Bags
Disinfecting Wipes
Sunscreen
Camping Lights (Solar & Battery Powered)
Supplies can be delivered during normal business hours to
St. Pete Air
107 8th Ave SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33701 
(Monday – Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Please do not bring items that are not on the list. Please do not donate expired or unusable items.

Also needed:

Experienced pilots to volunteer time flying supplies and people in and out of affected areas: Sol Relief Volunteer Pilot Application

Donations to support this disaster relief mission: Donation Form
Sol Relief, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit and donations are tax deductible. 100% of donations received go directly to Sol’s mission.

For more information, please contact Tara Newsom at newsom.tara@spcollege.edu.

SPC Faculty and students spent this past Saturday in Clearwater cleaning up the city’s horse trails. Always ready to get their hands dirty, this is one of many service projects SPC has given its time and effort to this fall and is a great example of the cross pollination of SPC academic communities.

Participants included Dr. Erin Georgin’s Tri-Beta Club, Dr. Eric Tucker’s Ethics class, Dr. Kelli Strickrath’s Environmental Club and Faculty Government Organization President Dr. Shannon Ulrich.

For over 5 years, SPC students and French students who are attending the highly esteemed Beau Institute, meet at SPC’s Downtown campus to discuss comparative politics and engage in cultural exchange.

Today, the newest French scholars met with SPC student leaders to discuss the differences between U.S. and French Constitutions, the philosophical and historical origins of the two countries Constitutions and develop a greater respect for each others citizenry.

Dr. Philippe Beau, one of the co-founders of the Beau Institute, a non-profit organization which offers alternatives to the traditional university learning by integrating students into their future careers by offering internships with U.S. organizations and interactive classes, co-teaches this annual seminar with Dr. Tara Newsom of SPC. Newsom is a faculty member in the Social & Behavioral Science Department as well as the Director of the Center for Civic Learning & Community Engagement.

SPC welcomes the development of global citizenry and delights in this partnership!

For more information on the Beau Institute:

https://www.beauinstitute.org/

St.Petersburg College Student Government Association (SGA) student leaders arrived in Washington D.C. this week to tour our nations capital and highlight the importance of the Florida College System.

SPC students were joined by our tireless SPC Student Life and Leadership Coordinators, Anjum Perfetti from the Allstate/HEC campuses, Malena Buck from the Seminole Campus, Barbara Weaver from the Tarpons Springs Campus, Davie Gill with the Gibbs campus and Frank Jurkovic from the Downtown/Midtown Campuses.

Together, SPC students and staff used this visit to not only learn about the internal workings of our U.S. government but are also reminding the U.S. Congressional leadership of the positive impact the SPC family has on Pinellas County.

It was a great day at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary when Professor Kelli Stickrath and 30 SPC students and volunteers showed up to help make lunches for the apes, landscape and repair the alligator enclosure.

Don’t worry, everyone is safe!

Debbie Cobbe, the owner of SPS, was gracious to open the sanctuary to SPC students who were excited for the opportunity!

SPC Students are starting a donation wish list for SPS as an Earth Day project-for more information please contact Kelli Stickrath at stickrath.kelli@spcollege.edu.  

SPC Gibbs is launching an Educational Ecosystem. An Educational Ecosystem is a resource of partners to wrap around the agreed population of students and their families in order to make a difference in their projected personal and professional paths.

The Gibbs Educational Ecosystem hopes to share resources with students and community partners.

Initial partners include Dixie Hollins, The Florida Dream Center, Azalea Middle School, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, Community Health of Pinellas County and Lealman Innovation Academy.

SPC is grateful for the opportunity to develop meaningful conversations about the needs of the community and develop reciprocal relationships that help strengthen our impact on students and our community.

For more information about the Gibbs Educational Ecosystem, please contact Dr. Meg Delgato at delgato.meg@spcollege.edu