RAYS ON THE RUNWAY IS BACK! Make DREAMS come true with us as 15 of our Dream children walk the runway with Tampa Bay Rays players in this one-of-a-kind fashion show at our biggest fundraising event of the year! FASHION •  FOOD •  COCKTAILS • LIVE MUSIC

Ooooooohhhh, we’re Halfway There! We are so excited for this year’s Halfway There: A Celebration of Beer, which marks the midpoint to Tampa Bay Beer Week. Brought to you by the Tampa Bay Beer Week (TBBW) board and the Tampa Bay Brewer’s Alliance (TBBA), this is our primary fundraiser and your attendance is the best way to help us make TBBW bigger and better each year. We invite dozens of breweries, both near and far, to share their finest offerings that best represent Tampa Bay’s beer culture. By popular demand, we will once again be hosting Halfway There at The Coliseum! This historic building in the heart of St Pete is within walking distance of lots of great restaurants, bars, hotels, etc. Food trucks will be on site in the lot just west of the building with easy access in and out of the event space. While there will be parking available on site at The Coliseum, we strongly encourage the use of ride share and public transportation. Please be safe and don’t drink and drive. Designated driver tickets will be available for $20. Designated driver ticket holders will be given a different wristband and will be able to enjoy the various non-alcoholic offerings available during the festival. No one without a ticket will be admitted into the event – this includes designated drivers. This event is strictly 21 and up, and pets are not allowed. We love kids, dogs, cats, and other friendly critters, but this is a beer event designed for adults. For everyone’s safety and comfort, there will be no exceptions to this rule.  

Join Keep Pinellas Beautiful (KPB) and Stewards of Our Urban Lakes (SOUL) each month for a rewarding morning of community improvement and beautification. Volunteers will assist with a litter cleanup and invasive vegetation removal from the lake. We hope you will join us in improving this local habitat! All ages are welcome to participate. *** WHERE TO MEET: We'll meet up at our storage unit in the TASCO Building parking lot at Crescent Lake Park - 1320 5th Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33701. TIME: Cleanup begins at 9:00 am. Please arrive a few minutes early to get signed in. WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear closed toed shoes and clothing you don't mind getting dirty. We recommend bringing a hat, sunglasses, and refillable water bottle. WHAT TO EXPECT: This event is 3 hours long. All supplies will be provided including gloves, safety vests, waders, trash bags, pickers, sunscreen, bug spray and hand sanitizer. A water refill station will be available.

Wearable ART at DFAC continues to be the ULTIMATE Art Fashion Show in Tampa Bay! For the past seventeen years, WA designers have shocked, defied and delighted audiences with fashions that arrest the senses and exceed imagination! DFAC’s Wearable Art Designers have gone on to receive international acclaim at New Zealand’s renowned World of Wearable Art Show with fashions incorporating kinetic illusion, unlikely materials, pop-culture mythologies + outrageous theatre. This runway show is a state-of-the-art production and we seek designers of comparable excellence!

Join us for a fulfilling Volunteer Day at the Ronald McDonald House of Charities House East. This is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community and support families in need. The group will be assisting in a variety of household chores to help keep the house clean, comfortable and welcoming for the families staying there.

Join us for the 1st Annual "GTG Tampa Charity Golf Tournament" for a day of amazing golf, fundraising support, good food, and even better vibes! Enjoy a day filled with great fun, a variety of contests and prizes, local vendors and giving back! The golf tournament is new to the lineup for our annual Labor Day Anniversary Celebration. Over the last three years, our chapter has been joined by Tampa residents and GTG members from MIA, Sanford, JAX, D.C., MD, VA, CHI, CA, NJ, NY, GA, and others in a weekend of enjoying all the Cigar Capital has to offer. GTG Tampa has longed prioritized our community outreach through the GTGgives initiative. To date, we have provided hygiene packs to high school students, delivered Thanksgiving dinners to senior citizens, provided clothes and gifts to orphanage during Christmas, supplied food for cold-weather shelters, and much more. This year we invite you to participate in our newest philanthropic effort. Our charity golf tournament will be used to help students and teachers in our communities. A lot of families are unable to purchase all items their young children need and too often our teachers are going into their own pockets to help fill that need while purchasing instructional items for their own classrooms. GTG Tampa wants to help lighten the load. Each year we will sponsor a well-deserving school where there is a proven need, by donating all proceeds from the tournament to that school. The recipient of this year's support is Williams Middle Magnet International Baccalaureate School. (More information on the school is available upon request.)

In partnership with Tampa Bay Women In Tourism, Keep Pinellas Beautiful is hosting a cleanup at South Gandy Beach on Saturday, August 31st! Volunteers will assist with cleaning the shoreline and mangroves. We can't wait to see you there! *** WHERE TO MEET: We will meet at South Gandy Beach, east of The Getaway about halfway down the beach (See map below). Look for the direction signs, table, and tent! GPS Coordinates: 27.872947, -82.604740 TIME: Cleanup will begin at 9:00 AM. Please arrive a few minutes early to get signed in. WHAT TO WEAR: Closed toe shoes such as sneakers are required. We also recommend sun protection and weather appropriate clothing. WHAT TO EXPECT: Cleanup supplies will be provided. A water refill station will be available, please bring a reusable water bottle. Volunteers are required to sign our waiver upon arrival. There are no public restrooms onsite. PARKING: Free parking is available along the shoreline and grass.