CareFest is an annual opportunity to show your child how much fun you can
have by helping someone else.
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Children and park workers worked along side each other to plant flowers and bushes. |
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Flowers brought smiles to everyone around. Family Service Project. The greatest example to our children!! |
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Historic Sulfur Springs Park is where everyone came together to launch the clean up project. |
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The Tampa Police Dept where great sports and kept everything safe. |
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Children helped with painting (their favorite activity) in order to help restore on of 8 homes that needed work in this area. |
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Dallas One Constuction painted and restored over 8 houses. |
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(Left to Right) Debbie & Linda from Mayor Dick Greco's office, Dr. Dan Bernard founder of Carefest, Wanda DeLaRosa - IAAK, Mark - WORD FM. |
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Wanda DeLaRosa (Center) with the Women of Zion Ministries who came out to support the effort as well. |
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One of the clean up and repair crews proudly pose in front of the newly painted house. |
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Armed with paintbushes and lots of paint, local representative Linda and child put their artistic talents to work. |
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Lawns were manicured and cleaned. |
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Parks personel jumped right in and helped with the clean up. |
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This little girl is fitting in with the flowers while she plants more. Little girls are never too tried to pose for pictures. |
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This boy is doing his share. |
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Workers drove around the different work sites and distributed water and snack to those who were working. |
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University of Tampa students participated and used the event as part of their community service hours required by the university. |
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UT students had to grab some grub too. It was too hot to say no! |
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The Barbeque
chef's prepare the feast for the hungry 300 workers. |
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Chef's Larry DeLaRosa and Norman Bernard (Dr. Dan Bernards brother) prepare the rest of the fixin's. |
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The Salvation Army brought out their disaster relief truck and served coffee and snacks to the workers during the early morning hours. |
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There were waves of volunteers who returned for some food and R & R. |
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Music by Son's of Thunder brought the event to a festive level. |
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After a concert of Gospel Rock many responded to an altar call made by Somebody Cares Tampa Bay. |
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Wanda DeLaRosa, Executive Director of It's All About Kids, gave an overview of the results of all the work that went on that day and thanked all!! |
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