Taoist tai chi centers in 25 countries are staffed by volunteers on a mission to make tai chi as widely available as possible to people of all nationalities, ethnicities and religious affiliations. ...more

February 4, 2009

Vicki Quintero came to the after-school carnival at Sickles High School prepared with a grocery bag filled with cans of vegetables, soups and beans. ...more

January 31, 2009

Melissa Daigneault is focused on the Super Bowl, but it's canned goods and not football that has her attention. ...more

January 28, 2009

Melissa Daigneault is focused on the Super Bowl, but it's canned goods and not football that has her attention. ...more

January 28, 2009

Melissa Daigneault is focused on the Super Bowl, but it's canned goods and not football that has her attention. Daigneault, a senior at Sickles High School, is one of 19 students nationally serving on the youth advisory board for the Souper Bowl of Caring. The 20th annual event coordinates food drives on Super Bowl weekend for local charities through schools, churches, businesses and organizations. ...more

January 21, 2009

With the need greater than ever, Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies and their community allies stepped up their efforts to supply holiday food baskets to needy families. ...more

December 26, 2008

The cupboard is far from bare at the local Salvation Army and since toy donations are on track, the spaces beneath the trees of some 300 local needy families will be filled this year. ...more

December 14, 2008

More people are talking about buying fewer baubles and gadgets this year and giving more meaningful gifts, like charitable donations. ...more

November 25, 2008

Sharon Carter, the woman known as the motivator behind the small Seffner Chamber of Commerce, died Dec. 28. She had been suffering from pneumonia. ...more

January 7, 2008

Students at Chasco Middle School got a lesson in sharing and giving back to the community during a two-week food drive held on campus. The National Junior Honor Society club held a school-wide challenge to see which class in both the middle school on Ridge Road and the adjacent Chasco Elementary School could collect the most cans of nonperishable food, says Cheryl Vinson, NJHS sponsor and language arts teacher. ...more

November 27, 2007