October 2018
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Riverview/Apollo Beach Edition
ECHO Expands Its Community Outreach With New Riverview Location
Chamber Hosts 30th Annual Seafood Festival, Live Music, Booths & More
Mother Teresa basically funded our once said, “Never first two years of worry about numoperations in this new facility,” said bers. Help one perRiverview ECHO’s son at a time and always start with Center Director, the person nearest Steve McKinnon. to you.” ECHO of “Just as we do in Brandon started Brandon, the Riverview facility will helping the people provide clothing and closest to them, food to those in which was the need that live in our Brandon communiThe Riverview ECHO location opened its ty. They have been 14-zip code service doors on September 18th of this year. helping those in area. The free classThere is a ribbon cutting ceremony planned for October 18th at 4:30 p.m. need for more than es we offer in longer 30 years and now they are extending term life sustaining training such as their operations to help those in need in GED, Job-to-Job, and Money Matters the Riverview community. “The North will not be offered in Riverview due to Brandon campus has reached its limited space.” breaking point, said ECHO’s Executive The Riverview ECHO location opened its doors on September 18 of Director Eleanor Saunders. “The parkthis year, but has a ribbon cutting cereing lot is jammed packed with volunmony planned for Thursday, October 18 teers, hurting families and Opportunity at 4:30 p.m. “Our hopes for this new Center students. We knew that we had to find a solution that would take preslocation are to expand the number of sure off of the North Brandon campus.” clients served in the southern county,” So, Saunders and her team pulled data McKinnon said. “We hope, with some and found that 25 percent of all the additional space in the future, to clients ECHO serves were driving in expand our service area to include the from southern parts of Hillsborough zip codes in Ruskin and Apollo Beach County. “We began making plans to then perhaps Sun City and Wimauma.” open a second location, where If you would like to learn more the need was the greatest, which is about the services offered by ECHO, Riverview,” Saunders said. you can visit their website at www.echofl.org. The new ECHO Saunders and her ECHO team felt Riverview Center is located at 7807 opening a facility in Riverview would Capitano St. in Riverview. The centers help accomplish a number of ECHO’s hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday goals. “Last year we were awarded a 9 a.m.-1 p.m. large grant from Bank of America that
For 30 years, resi“There will only be three dents have been enjoyactivities that you have to pay ing delicious food and extra for in the kids’ area,” said entertainment at the Rimes. “We have never done Annual Ruskin Seafood this before but it allows for Festival and this year’s more children to experience event, taking place on the fun.” Saturday, November 3 Live music will take place and Sunday, November at the event from 10 a.m.-7 4 promises to be one of p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.the best yet. 5 p.m. on Sunday. RythmTrail Hosted by the will take the stage Saturday SouthShore Chamber from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., followed The 30th Annual Ruskin of Commerce at the by Juanjamon and the Seafood Festival will take beautiful, waterfront place a E.G. Simmons Park Sunsetters from 1:30-3 p.m. E.G. Simmons Park, the on Saturday, November 3 and and the Robbie Cockrell Band Sunday, November 4. Seafood Festival is will close out the day from south Hillsborough County’s largest com5:30-7 p.m. On Sunday, Jesse Bryers will munity event with more than 25,000 entertain from 10-11:15 a.m. with attendees in 2016. Someday Honey following from 11:30 “Don’t miss this year’s festival,” said a.m.-1 p.m. and Carly Burrus from 1:30-3 Chamber President Shawn Geitner. “It’s a p.m. The final musical act will be Bus Full great event for the whole family with a of Monkeys from 3:30-5 p.m. super fun kids’ area, delicious seafood The festival will run from 10 a.m.-5 and a music lineup that can’t be beat.” p.m. on Saturday, November 3 and 10 Vendors from all over the state head a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, November 4, but to the event offering residents food, drink, the entertainment will continue with the arts and crafts, educational displays, food court, Sandbar and Clam Jam Stage boats and RVs, commercials exhibits and on Saturday until 7 p.m. The park is locata large interactive children’s area. ed at 2401 19th Ave. N.W. in Ruskin and Seafood choices will include clams, can be reached at 671-7655. Admission grouper, seafood chowder and more. to the park for the festival is $2 a car, but Beer and wine will also be available for parking is free. Each adult will also need purchase. a $5 ticket for admission to the festival. According to Chamber Executive Children under 12 and active military with Director Melanie Rimes, the festival will ID are free. Group rates are also availbe more affordable for families this year able in advance only. as most of the activities in the children’s For more information, contact the area will be included in the price of chamber at 645-1366 or visit www.ruskinadmission. seafoodfestival.org.
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