A Tampa father and his two sons are among the biggest donors nationally to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. ...more

December 22, 2008

WASHINGTON - A Tampa Bay father and his two sons are among the biggest donors nationally to the presidential inauguration committee. ...more

December 17, 2008

In a case that resulted in a minor being charged with rape, a teenage girl leaving a book at the night depository at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library in April was attacked and left for dead. Now the Rough Riders, a Bay area civic organization, has chipped in to buy her a van outfitted to transport someone with medical needs. ...more

December 16, 2008

Chris and Peggy Shoutair are accustomed to large shopping orders. Accompanied by nine of their 11 children Nov. 23 at Publix on Bloomingdale Avenue, the couple quickly collected all the items on a shopping list handed out that morning at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, then delivered the groceries to a 24-foot truck waiting outside the store destined for the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. ...more

December 3, 2008

Congregants from more than 14 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally Sunday, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

Congregants from 21 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally today, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 23, 2008

Charities are bracing for a decline in donations as the faltering economy takes its toll on pocketbooks nationwide. ...more

July 19, 2008

County bosses turn raises over to charities. ...more

February 15, 2008

A former Republican member of Congress from Michigan was indicted Wednesday in connection with his work for a U.S.-based Islamic relief organization that allegedly supported a prominent Afghan warlord. ...more

January 17, 2008

AVON PARK — With World War II veterans quickly dying off, newer veterans not replacing them and members all around showing up a bit less, some of the service organizations in Highlands County are finding both their contributions and their treasuries thinning out. V.F.W. Post 9853 Quartermaster Cesar Pinzon saw a sharp drop this year from last year's contributions to the post's fundraising drives for Operation Uplink, a state-wide effort that donates phone cards to servicemen deployed overseas. Last year, which started June 1, 2006, Pinzon said they raised nearly $4,000 for Operation Uplink. In fact, the post ranked second in the state that year in fundraising for that effort, which Pinzon called a "banner year" for them. ...more

January 7, 2008