Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival
Volunteers Needed:
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Clearwater Beach Gearing Up For The 2018 Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival Presented by Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Volunteers needed for event
This festival has become one of Clearwater’s most anticipated events and will mold Clearwater Beach into an artistic paradise April 13-22.
The theme this year is Sea America: A Celebration of America’s Treasures.
Volunteers will help in the areas of staging, exhibit area, merchandise area, sand sculpting and giant sandbox area, VIP and entertainment. Those who volunteer will receive a free T-shirt, complimentary meal voucher, complimentary parking and ferry ride, and free admission to the festival the day of their shift.
Businesses can also sign up for a minimum of 10 employees for a group volunteer shift. Businesses choosing to do this will receive one day of on-site logo recognition, one social media post, free Clearwater Ferry rides, volunteers T-shirts and volunteer meals.
For more information about the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, call (727) 871-8060 or visit
SugarSandFestival.com
About the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival Presented by Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Eleven world-class artists craft elaborate sand sculptures from Clearwater’s internationally famous sugar sand. The works of art are on display for ten days in a 21,000-square-foot tent. More than 1,000 tons of Clearwater sand takes on a new life, giving visitors a “sandtastic” journey through America’s treasures.
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*Note this scholarship is about promoting higher education, regardless of the field of study.
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Congratulations on the unveiling of
your Dolphins, Wyndham Grand!
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Thank you to all the Chamber members who came out to support! Artist, Dee Rodriguez, spent over 300 hours making this beautiful masterpiece!
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Brian Langille, Clearwater Gas Assistant Director, Reappointed to Florida Building Commission
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Clearwater, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott announced four reappointments to the Florida Building Commission on Feb. 20. One of the seats will continue to be filled by
Clearwater Gas System
’s Assistant Director, Brian Langille.
Langille’s reappointment term began Feb. 20 and ends June 30, 2021. “We are proud of Brian’s reappointment and feel confident that his work ethic and knowledge will continue to be a welcomed asset,” says Chuck Warrington, Managing Director of Clearwater Gas System.
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David Rood, New Vice President of System Finance at BayCare Health System
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Clearwater, Fla.,
–
BayCare Health System
has named David Rood the new vice president of System Finance. BayCare is the leading not-for-profit organization comprised of 15 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout Tampa Bay and central Florida regions.
Rood, a former partner at KPMG LLP in San Francisco, California, will lead BayCare’s financial accounting and reporting, revenue management, capital assets, financial planning and analysis, tax, accounts payable and payroll.
“I am excited to bring a professional of this caliber to the BayCare family,” said Janice Polo, executive vice president and chief financial officer for BayCare. “Rood’s strong business and leadership skills will help drive our efforts across the system to even greater stature.”
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Welcome to our New Members!
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Congratulations to all of the Clearwater for Youth Scholarship recipients! Three students from Calvary Christian High School were among the selected recipients!
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Clearwater Public Library System to Host Annual Comic Con Event
CLEARWATER, Fla.
– The Clearwater Public Library System will host their annual free Comic Con event at the Clearwater Main Library, 100 N. Osceola Ave.,
Saturday, March 17, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet comic writers and authors. Special guests include Chuck Dixon, Karl Moline, Austin Janowsky and the Fierce Comics team.
The entire family is invited to dress up as their favorite characters, visit vendor booths, and play video and board games. Food will be available for purchase from food trucks. The main sponsor of the event is Emerald City Comics.
Public internet computers, studio access and reference services will be suspended for the day. For more information, look for the event on Facebook, visit
http://www.myclearwaterlibrary.com/
or call
(727) 562-4970.
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Growth Wheel SBDC Day
Wednesday March 21, 2018
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The webinar will introduce GrowthWheel and the tools you can get if you take advantage of the
Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce
Business Consultant Services on the
1
st
and
3
rd
Wednesday’s of the month, where you will meet with Yolanda Cowart, a GrowthWheel Certified Business Advisor. There is no cost to participate.
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Tampa Bay Jobs & Career Fair, April 9 2018
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SPIFFS Annual International Ball
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Time:
7 pm, Saturday, April 14,
2018
Location:
Banquet Masters
13355 49th Street North,
Clearwater, FL 33762
Tickets:
$40
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On Saturday, April 14, 2018
, St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society (SPIFFS) will hold its Annual International Ball to honor individual group members as “SPIFFS Persons of The Year”. This festive event will be held at Banquet Masters, 13355 49
th
Street North, Clearwater, FL 33762. SPIFFS is Tampa Bay’s own United Nations and the only independent non-profit, multi-cultural folk fair organization in the country. In October each year its forty plus member groups get together to put on an International Folk Fair for a trip around the world in St. Petersburg.
International entertainment and dancing to the tunes of Urban Gypsies
Call SPIFFS - (727) 552-1896 - for tickets.
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Birthday Party Host
Clearwater, FL
Position Summary:
Can you imagine yourself interacting with children, their friends and families in a fun and inclusive environment using LEGO® bricks and other building mediums and technology? At Snapology we encourage children to create and interact with technology and explore the world around them through a hands-on approach that promotes playful learning.
The primary focus of this position will be to lead Snapology birthday parties. Birthday Party Hosts are asked to promote creativity and teamwork while passively educating students through fun birthday party activities. These activities are very similar to the programs we conduct in the classroom. Parties are conducted for children ages 2-14. This role requires internal collaboration and communication with Snapology management as well as representing the Snapology organization to parents & children with a high degree of professionalism.
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Clearwater East Library moves to St. Petersburg College
CLEARWATER
— The East Library at 2251 Drew St. has closed for good.
The library will reopen at its new location on the Clearwater campus of St. Petersburg College in late April.
During this transition, holds may be picked up at the Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave., and overdue fines for the East Library branch will be suspended.
The two-story, joint-use library will be open to the public and students and will house an expanded collection and shared resources with a student success center. The city paid $5.6 million for design and construction.
The college will own the library and funded the remaining $6.4 million.
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Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce
600 Cleveland Street, Suite 200
Clearwater, FL 33755
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