Davis Islands Today

From our friends at Tampa General Hospital:

Hyde Park Village Live Music Series to benefit TGH Foundation

Twenty years ago, the Hyde Park Village Live Music Series launched and has been a popular gathering ever since. These free concerts, held near the beautiful fountain of Hyde Park Village in South Tampa are held the last Wednesday of the month from March through October. Each month, the concert’s refreshment sales benefit a different Bay area charity.

The September series will benefit the Tampa General Hospital’s Healing Garden to be held Wednesday. September 26, from 6pm – 9pm. Music will be performed by The Nate Najar Trio, including classical guitar; creating swinging jazz sounds, blues and Brazilian styles. Admission is free, $3 beers will be available. Hyde Park Village is located at 742 S. Village Circle in Tampa. For directions, go to www.hydeparkvillage.net

The proceeds will be earmarked for the Healing Garden, which will be located on the 4th floor of the new Bayshore Pavilion – currently under construction at TGH. The rooftop courtyard on this floor will be turned into a garden, providing outdoor space for patients and families in the Women’s Center, as well as beautiful views for patient rooms located on the interior.

The Tampa General Hospital Foundation is a private, not-for-profit corporation and a qualified charitable organization under section 501 ( c ) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation’s sole focus is to support the programs and services of Tampa General Hospital. Robin DeLaVergne serves as the Foundation’s Executive Director. Phil Dingle is the Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

From our friends at the “wag” Pet Boutique of Tampa

National Dog Day Adoptions!
August 25, 11am-3pm
Wag Pet Boutique, 304 E Davis Blvd, Davis Islands

The goal of National Dog Day is to find homes for 15,000 deserving animals nationwide the weekend of August 25, 2007. Wag is hosting Lil’ Lap Dog Rescue and Dachshund Adoption, Rescue and Education and their dogs. Dogs needing good homes will be: Malteses, Chihuahuas, Yorkies, Dachshunds and more! Bring your current dog to meet a new friend, feast on doggie cake and take home a treat filled doggie bag. A portion of the sales from that day will be donated to both groups. Join us! www.wagoftampa.com

From our friends at Wag Pet Boutique:

Second Annual Wellness Expo and Spaw Day
Wag Pet Boutique-304 E. Davis Blvd, Davis Islands
June 30, 11am-3pm
Treat your four legged pooch to a Dog Yoga session, massage, pawicure or Oxyfresh teeth cleaning demo. Meet a few South Tampa dog walkers, learn about pet health and nutrition and take home a doggie bag filled with treat and food samples! St. Francis Society Animal Rescue will be on site with their adorable adoptable dogs and if your fido isn’t Micro-chipped they will provide low cost chipping for $25! Contact Jennifer @ 813-258-9181 with questions!

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May 24 is Trauma Awareness Day. In the TGH Rehab Activity Room at the Rehab Building, you can hear amazing testimonials by former patients who will reunite with their caregivers. Many of these patients were high profile accident victims.

From the Davis Islands Neighborhood Plan website:

Vote on June 6

The vote will be 6pm to 8pm Wednesday, June 6, 2007, in Room 125 at the Hillsborough Community College Training Center, 39 Columbia Drive on Davis Islands.

All Davis Islands residents should receive a postcard at their Davis Islands address. The postcard, plus a picture ID with a Davis Islands address, is required for voting.

The postcards were printed and mailed to all Davis Islands residents by the City of Tampa’s Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations. Employees from the office also will help present the Plan at the May 23 meeting.

For more information, or to inquire about absentee voting, call 813-254-7204.

All of you are encouraged to study a couple of papers prepared by the task force (both pdf documents):

• Davis Islands Community Plan… A shared vision of our future. May 2007
• Davis Islands Community Plan Background Report - May 4, 2007

Davis Islands is your neighborhood. Know what’s going on.

The Peter O. Knight Airport routinely schedules pubic meetings with the Davis Islands community and airport patrons to discuss planned updates of facilities so everyone is aware of upcoming events and activities. One of these meetings will be held tomorrow evening, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 6:30. Two upcoming projects will be explained and discussed. From Susan Hardman, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Manager of General Aviation:

1) Runway 03/21 Safety Area Compliance Project: Runway 03/21 runs parallel to South Davis Boulevard. This project maintains the existing runway length by shifting the runway landing surface 175′ to the southwest. This allows us to create the required runway end safely areas without impacting Seddon Channel. Additionally, aircraft pre-flight engine run-up areas will be added to expedite the take-off process. Both of these measures add elements of safety, economy and efficiency to our airport operations.

2) Hangar Development Area: This area proposed for aircraft hangar development is located east of the north/south runway and Seddon Channel. We are starting an infrastructure construction project to develop new hangars. This development will add to the economic development of both the community and the airport.

We also want to take the opportunity to announce that Tampa has received notice that the Aircraft Owner’s and Pilots Association (AOPA) Expo will be returning to Tampa in 2009. You may remember the event in 2005. Peter O. Knight Airport will be once again hosting the aircraft display and Tampa Conference Center will be hosting the Expo. Once again, this event has a positive economic impact for the Tampa Bay area.

A written agenda and PowerPoint presentation will be made available on our website closer to the event.

As soon as we find out about the additional information, we’ll let you know here on Davis Islands Today.

From the Davis Islands Neighborhood Plan website:

Date: May 23
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Room 125, Hillsborough Community College Training Center, 39 Columbia Dr.

All Davis Islands residents are urged to attend the 6pm May 23, 2007, meeting at which the Community Plan will be presented and discussed. It will be the last time for Davis Islands residents to influence the final version of the plan before the vote June 6.

Members of the Davis Islands Neighborhood Plan Task Force will present the Community Plan to Davis Islands Residents. Room 125, Hillsborough Community College Training Center, 39 Columbia Dr.

All of you are encouraged to study a couple of papers prepared by the task force (both pdf documents):

• Davis Islands Community Plan… A shared vision of our future. May 2007
• Davis Islands Community Plan Background Report - May 4, 2007

Davis Islands is your neighborhood. Know what’s going on.

TGH’s Stroke Awareness Month Forum is set for May 14 from 5:30pm to 7pm at the MacInnes Auditorium.

The entire Community is invited to learn stroke signs, symptoms, prevention, therapies and current trends in stroke rehab. Free… but registration requested: 1-800-822-3627. Registration at 4:30pm, presentations begin at 5:30pm. Free parking vouchers issued.

TGH celebrates their nurses at one of their biggest events of the year! The Nurses Week Award Ceremony will be in the MacInnes Auditorium, 2nd floor.

TGH reminds us that May 7 through May 11 is National Nurses Week. Make sure to be extra friendly to your health care workers this week!