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CELEBRATING 22 YE ARS OF PUBLISHING POSITIVE COMMUNITY NEWS

STRAWBERRY CREST STUDENT VISITS PARIS AS A SAMSUNG AMBASSADOR

By Lily Belcher

Strawberry Crest said they were surprised High School graduate that this hadn’t been Aarushi Pant travcome up with before beeled to Paris for the cause it’s such a simple first time, but not as but effective solution to an Olympic athlete. heat-related illnesses.” Instead, she was honDuring her visit, she ored for her work in got to travel Paris with Samsung’s Solve for her father, watch the Tomorrow STEM comOlympics and collaborate petition. with the InternationLast year, Pant and al Olympic Committee her team won the naYoung Leaders team. tional competition “I was really grateful with the Human Health for the opportunity,” she Band, a device that said. “I got to make some protects athletes from really great connections the heat by monitorwith the other ambassaing their temperature dors from Samsung as through their uniforms. Aarushi Pant was selected as an ambas- well from different parts The device in the ath- sador for Samsung’s ‘Together for Tomor- of the world.” row, Enabling People’ initiative. letes’ uniforms transNow, as a freshman at mits information to the University of Flortheir coaches’ phone to ida, Pant will continue alert the coaches when to work with Samsung the athletes are overthrough its new alumni heating. This topic was program. especially important to Pant said this wouldn’t the Strawberry Crest have been possible withteam since one of their out the support of her classmates died from teacher at Strawberry heat illness in 2019. Crest, Christina RutPant’s teammates ledge, who introduced got to go to Washingher to the Solve for Toton, D.C., last summer, morrow competition. but this summer she She also credited the was selected as an amhelp of her teammates, bassador for the new who she worked with to digital community iniinvent the device. tiative, ‘Together for “So, I think it’s really Tomorrow, Enabling important that students People.’ Aarushi Pant visited Paris for a Sam- are exposed to STEM at As one of 10 repre- sung initiative launch event and confer- a young age, such as in sentatives from around ence with the International Olympic high school, like how we Committee. the world, Pant attendgot to do it at Strawbered the launch event and conference hosted ry Crest,” she said. in Paris. For more information on Samsung’s Solve “They said it was really great idea,” Pant for Tomorrow STEM competition, visit said about the feedback she received. “They www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow.

A KID’S PLACE CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF PROVIDING A SAFE FOSTER HOME FOR CHILDREN

By Kathy L. Collins

A Kid’s Place, On average, A located in BranKid’s Place is home don, is a unique to 50-60 abannonprofit orgadoned, abused nization which and neglected provides foster children. The avcare and a loving erage length of home for abused, stay has increased neglected and from six months abandoned chilto 19 months. The dren. A Kid’s average age is 13 Place will celeyears old, much brate its 15-year older compared to anniversary this the average of 6 spring. More years old several information on years ago. These specific events differences are that will celedue to federal legbrate the anniislative changes. versary will be Over 15 years ago, ground was broken on A Kid’s Over the years, Place in Brandon. A Kid’s Place has served many announced. A Kid’s Place has The primary abused, abandoned and neglected children and will grown and excelebrate its 15-year anniversary this spring. focus of A Kid’s panded. GregoPlace is to keep sibling ry said, “We created and groups together in a safe, hired additional professtable and nurturing envisionals that focus on menronment until a more pertal health, academic and manent placement can be independent living serprovided. vices. We are also in the Brad Gregory, who has midst of a capital cambeen CEO of A Kid’s Place for seven paign that will pay for the construction years, said, “We continue to serve chil- of a 12,000-square-foot activity center dren, mostly siblings, in the foster care on recently purchased property.” community and provide a safe, loving The community is always invited to and nurturing home. While we are fund- help A Kid’s Place. Gregory said, “People ed by the state, we still need to raise al- can stop by so we can share the great most $2 million to maintain our level of work we are doing and how the dollars care.” are being spent. We are about relationGregory explained, “We serve children ships and how one might fit in via their that are removed from home through no time, treasure or talents.” fault of their own. We provide medical, A Kid’s Place is located at 1715 Lithia dental, mental health and academic sup- Pinecrest Rd. in Brandon. For more inforport to ensure each child is living their mation, visit https://akidsplacetb.org. best life they can while they are living with us.” Gregory has a long-term vision for A Kid’s Place. He said, “I want every child FAITH, THE GYM BUS .....................PG 3 to have the right and opportunity to be FLOORING MASTER ............... .........PG 5 successful and feel good about them- GIVING TO END HUNGER..............PG 11 selves. I also want A Kid’s Place to beADOPTION DAY .................................PG 17 come less dependent on government EYE ON BUSINESS...........................PG 26 funding.”

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