2011 Relay For Life of Safety Harbor, FL

Plans are now under way for the 2011 Relay for Life of Safety Harbor, FL on April 29-30, 2011 at Safety Harbor Middle School. Last year’s Relay for Life was very successful for our community in the fight for Cancer. Collectively the Safety Harbor Relay for life collected over $62,000.00. Most of this money will stay in our community and county. Here are some of the programs available, thanks to the many generous donors.


• Gift Closet - wigs, turbans, breast prostheses, ostomy supplies, etc.

• Road to Recovery - transportation for cancer patients to and from treatment

• Reach to Recovery - one on one patient visitation by breast cancer survivors

• Look Good...Feel Better - professional cosmetologist offers advice and tips for dealing with hair loss and changing skin due to cancer treatments.

• Man to Man - prostate cancer education and support programs

• Hope Lodge- free lodging during cancer treatment

• Pain relieving medication assistance

• R.O.C.K. (Reaching Out to Cancer Kids) Camp- Summer camp for children with cancer

• College Scholarships- for students with a history of cancer

As Team Captain of the Safety Harbor Rotary, I welcome the opportunity to work with the American Cancer Society again. Our team is committed to raising funds to help to continue providing the great programs listed above and to help find a cure for this dreaded disease.

Please check out my home page for more information on Relay for Life

Safety Harbor Relay for Life 2011

Labor Day Travel: How to Avoid Traffic Jams

Well Labor Day is almost here.  If you are one of the millions of drivers planning to travel this weekend, please take your time, be careful and come home safe.  Click on the title to view an article from the Wall Street Journal.
Looks like we are having an active Hurricane Season this year.  Those traveling to the coast of North Carolina and up to New England, keep a watch out the Hurricane Earl.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the cooler weather. It's been a hot summer.

Tampa Bay and Yankee fans loose a legend, "The Boss" George Steinbrenner

I was personally saddened to hear the news that George Steinbrenner had died at age 80. Most people associate Steinbrenner as a fierce competitor when it came to winning baseball games. His winning style helped to catapult the New York Yankees to several World Series victories. Steinbrenner's penchant for making headlines was priceless for New York's competing tabloids, which gleefully turned over their back pages to chronicle the latest fired manager or free agent signing.


What most people don’t know was the generosity this man showed to many groups in the Tampa Bay Area. As quoted in the St. Petersburg Times July 14th; He left a remarkable public legacy. Look around, and his fingerprints are all over the Tampa Bay area: the Florida State Fair, the Port of Tampa, and Steinbrenner Field, where the Yankees train in spring. The Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Downs, middle school sports programs, Boys and Girls Clubs. Lights at Little League fields, a pediatric emergency center at St. Joseph's Hospital, children's concerts by the Florida Orchestra.

Steinbrenner opened his checkbook for charities that help kids from the poorest neighborhoods and for scholarships for children of police officers killed in the line of duty.

Be sure to click on the title for more information on George Steinbrenner.

National Hurricane Center

Now that we are in the hurricane season, this link my be of value to you and your family.

Rotary Club of Safety Harbor Relay for Life

I want to thank the Rotary Club of Safety Harbor, my Team Members and all the very generous people and businesses that contributed to our cause to fight Cancer. Many thanks to my team members and friends that assisted me at Relay throughout the 18 hour Relay marathon. Even my Grandson Christopher Kemp worked with his Grandmother Betty Taylor, and made a vehicle and named it "Rescue a Cure for Cancer". He participated in the Relay for Life Road to Recovery Parade. He made his Grandpa real proud.
The Rotary Club of Safety Harbor 2010 Relay for Life Team played a major role in the overall performance of the 2010 Inaugural Safety Harbor Relay for Life. Announced at the Relay by the American Cancer Society, total contributions from all teams exceeded $52,000.00 over a plan of $35,000.00. Fantastic job everyone!!! These dollars will help in the fight against Cancer

Nurses Week 2010

Please join me in saluting nurses around the world. Our lives would be so different (BAD) without their special care.

Check out the International Space Station

Enjoy the tour of the International Space Station. Amazing video!!

Happy News

I received an email about this website on Happy News. It doesn’t matter if you get your news from television, radio, internet, or if you’re one of the few that still read the newspaper – one thing they all have in common is that the news is overwhelmingly negative. Oil slicks, terrorist attacks, crimes – it’s all just so depressing. But we have a choice!

The Rotary Club of Safety Harbor Relay for Life

I am very proud to represent The Rotary Club of Safety Harbor 2010 Relay for Life Team to help fight Cancer.
As Team Captain, along with our team members;Yvette Bryant,Lynn Burks,Wayne Mineo, Betty Taylor and the support of our club, our Team together has collectively raised over $1,500.00 for Relay for Life so far.
One of our recent fundraisers, with the help of the Toronto Blue Jays, provided discount tickets to our Relay. Half of the ticket cost was returned to our Relay Team to support the fight against Cancer. We also had chances to win a cruise on Tampa Bay in my pontoon boat, Aflac's Carl Edwards Monster Car, Aflac Racing and snowboard Ducks. The winners were drawn and announced at Dunedin Stadium during a Blue Jays game. Edgar & Margaret Hanchey from Canada won the cruise. I have attached their picture taken at a luncheon at the Bahama Breeze Restaurant, during our cruise.
Aflac Corporate along with their field personel have a long history of providing support to fight Cancer. The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta does wonderful work to help these children affected by Cancer. Please check out thier webpage; www.choa.org
Please click on the Title to check out more information regarding the 2010 Safety Harbor Relay for Life. Please join us at Relay For Life on May 14th and 15th. Your donations to this great cause is certainly welcomed.

Safety Harbor Boat Club 2010 Bikini Cup Race on Tampa Bay

This was the second annual Bikini Cup Race that was sponsored by the Safety Harbor Boat Club.
There were 15 sailboats with all female crew racing a 5 mile course on Tampa Bay. These ladies were some tough competitors. The owner or their representative was on board for safety reasons only. The ladies made all the decisions and operated the boat.
Our sailboat,(Island Girl)an Island Packet, co-owned with my brother in-law,Richard Greenhalgh, competed in this race. All the crew proudly wore their Aflac Visors and Aflac Racing T-Shirts. After all,everyone knows a duck loves water.