As Donna Guajardo, 16, sorts through donated linens, 15-year-old Heather Beatty dries litter boxes at an animal shelter. Just a few miles away, Jeanine Tatlock, 15, shelves library books, while Brittany Prescott, 14, works with camp counselors and kids. ...more

August 20, 2008

He was a long way from South Korea, but he had every intention of going back. ...more

August 2, 2008

A $1,000 grant from Sam's Club in New Port Richey has given a boost to the Young Workers Program, a Sertoma Speech and Hearing Foundation of Florida program that helps young people with hearing impairments find and maintain quality jobs. ...more

July 5, 2008

North Pinellas endurance athletes seeking training assistance and a little like-minded camaraderie can now have a local answer to their needs with the recent emergence of the Palm Harbor Tri-Warriors triathlon club. Beginning informally last year, PHTW is now officially sanctioned by the Colorado Springs-based USA Triathlon sanctioning group. ...more

July 5, 2008

Not many strategies are available at the local level to fight back fast against the rising price of gasoline. One change that could be done right away, with immediate impact, is to switch to a four-day week. ...more

June 15, 2008

USF CAMPUS - Anybody could write a check, call "American Idol" or buy a song on iTunes and say they were doing something to help the 12 million children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. They would be right. The three University of South Florida students who founded By Your Side aren't just anybody. Amir Boules, Konstance Kasimos and Joanna Scian are honors students whose intelligence is equaled by their determination to make a difference in the world. They were so moved by the plight of Africa's AIDS orphans that they will travel to Tanzania in August to volunteer at orphanages and schools. ...more

June 13, 2008

Minna Tickner signed on as a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels 25 years ago, when the national average price of gas was $1.20 a gallon. ...more

June 11, 2008

"The Class of 2008, Making Pasco Great!" That's the motto of Leadership Pasco members who graduated recently, according to Courtney I. McCoy, the local attorney who serves as secretary and treasurer of the class. ...more

June 4, 2008

In 1972, Angel Rivera joined a chapter of the Disabled American Veterans in New York after the organization helped him get veterans' benefits. ...more

May 31, 2008

A new era in service kicked off Sunday at the Zephyrhills Lions Club as the Dade City Heritage Park Lions Club hosted its charter celebration. ...more

May 3, 2008