On behalf of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation®, it is our pleasure to invite you to the Fishing Funds the Cure®, Tampa Bay Tournament, on October 3 – 5, 2024. This tournament features a two full days of inshore fishing for redfish, trout, and snook. Event proceeds support critical research to find a cure for childhood cancer. Trophies will be awarded individually to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for each species and an overall team “slam champion” (boat with highest total length combined). Each participant will receive a dry bag full of great tournament swag including a pair of Smith sunglasses.

The American Cancer Society’s 2024 Tampa Cattle Baron’s Ball promises to be a toe-tapping, knee-slapping good time as you give back to our community and the American Cancer Society.   Held at the Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC, this one-of-a-kind evening features great food and drink, dancing, axes, bulls, a spectacular auction, and much more. With your support, the American Cancer Society saves lives by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer. The American Cancer Society is working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. We are the largest private, not-for-profit funder of cancer research in the United States, investing more than $4 billion since 1946. Thanks in part to our contributions, more than 1.5 million lives have been saved in the US in the past two decades. Now, that is a reason to celebrate! So, brand your calendar for October 5, 2024, grab your hat and dust off your boots for what promises to be a rip-roaring, kick up your heels good time and making a measurable difference in the fight against cancer.  We hope to see you there in your boots and bling!

Join us for a fun and interactive evening filled with music and laughs! Complimentary cocktail upon arrival, fabulous dinner stations, live and silent auctions, along with our Wall of Wine, games of chance, and more!

300 diverse individuals including medical personnel with a specialty in nephrology. Staffs from numerous dialysis centers. City and County officials and representatives from various civic organizations. Roaring Twenties themed dinner/dance with a live band Welcome by a city official Silent auctions throughout the evening Awards presented to Nephrologist and Volunteer of the year Introduction of exclusive sponsor Fund-raising goal. $50,000

HEP’s Annual Otis Green & Bruce Fyfe Memorial Golf Tournament is one of the largest and most successful fundraising events of the year for the organization! The tournament raises funds and awareness about the need for critical support services offered to the over 480 US veterans residing on the HEP campus each year.

Gracepoint Foundation will host this Women’s Leadership Luncheon at Higgins Hall in Tampa, Florida on October 10, 2024, World Mental Health Day. Our goal is to create a community of support around women seeking mental health care and healing, the clinicians that serve them, and this new hospital, one of the first of its kind in Florida.

SAVE THE DATE for Dishes and Wishes presented by Monin Gourmet Flavorings on Friday, October 11, 2024! LOCATION The Gathering at Armature Works | 1910 N. Ola Avenue, Tampa, FL  33602 TIME 7:00pm - 11:00pm ABOUT 2024 DISHES AND WISHES Enjoy open bars, live music from The SugarSax and DJ Anthony Carollo, auctions and fabulous food from the bay area’s finest restaurants. 2024 FEATURED RESTAURANTS Timpano, Eddie V’s, Top Shelf, Besito, Hemingway’s, Maggiano’s, Hampton Chocolate Factory, and more!

Join us at Eckerd College on Saturday, October 12th where you will enjoy a wide array of silent and live auction items, a sumptuous plated dinner, full bar, captivating entertainment, and a dance floor calling your name. Recreate your prom attire or channel the spirit of your favorite bygone era—it's time to strut your stuff and make memories that will last a lifetime! Sponsorship and naming opportunities are now available. Sponsored guests will receive VIP Access to Great Extravaganza starting at 5:30pm. Ticketed guests will be welcomed at 7:00pm to 11:00pm Proceeds from Great Extravaganza will help us empower and educate children in our community as we focus on programming to middle school students and beyond. Great Explorations Children's Museum is committed to providing exceptional, hands-on STEAM programming that benefits children of all abilities in our community and will continue to move full steam ahead with our mission to stimulate learning through creativity, play, and exploration. To learn more about our programming, visit us at https://greatex.org.

VIP MIMOSA PRE-PARTY: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Central Park Performing Arts Center | 105 Central Park Drive, Largo Domestic violence affects EVERYONE. Support domestic violence awareness. Someone’s life depends on it!

The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society is pleased to announce the details of its annual Smartly Dressed Fashion Show & Luncheon, one of St. Petersburg’s most anticipated charity events of the social season! Smartly Dressed, Passport to Paris is sponsored by Dillard’s and will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Now in its 46th year, this stunning fashion show will be presented for the first time at the historic Coliseum. Ooh la la!

Every year in October, the NOPE Pinellas Candlelight Vigil brings the community together to remember those lost to and suffering from substance abuse. We hold the annual vigil to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction so that those suffering with the disease will openly seek help. It is a time for hope and comfort, to know that you are not alone. The Memory Wall serves as a memorial where attendees may hang a photo of someone lost to an overdose or other addiction. The placement of messages and notes helps to lift our hearts in memory of our loved ones. The wall is a space to pause in silence as we remember those who no longer struggle with their addiction. The vigil program includes inspirational messages from local leaders and performances by local high school chorus.  The night closes with a keynote speaker and the lighting of candles. The vigil is open to anyone and everyone in the Tampa Bay area. We encourage families and high school students to attend.

The FARA Energy Ball is a high-energy gala that brings together hundreds of supporters to raise funds for critical research into Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). Guests enjoy delicious food, drinks, dancing, and entertainment, all while supporting FARA’s mission. The event also features a silent and live auction, with proceeds benefiting FARA’s research programs and the USF Health Ataxia Research Center.