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FANG Offers FishHawk
Scholarship
By Marie
Gilmore
Members of
FishHawk Area Business Group, a five-year-old networking
group of FishHawk residents and business owners, wanted to
do something for the community. After hosting successful
community events for four years, the group wants to do more
and has established the FANG Scholarship, a $500 scholarship
intended for a resident high school senior to use towards
local college tuition.
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More Than 100 Families Complete Scavenger Hunt
By Marie
Gilmore or Staff Report
More than 100
families and 800 people enjoyed a Spring afternoon at
FishHawk’s Park Square during the second FishHawk Area
Networking Group Scavenger Hunt. The event, planned to
promote FishHawk resident businesses and a family activity
was another huge success according to organizers who had to
turn businesses away due to the demand on the event.
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FANG Kicks Off New Year With Donation
By Marie Gilmore
FishHawk Area
Networking Group, a group of more than 100 FishHawk Ranch residents and business
owners wanted to do something to give back to the community. So, the group
‘passed the hat’ at one of its bi-monthly networking sessions and charged member
and Usborne Books representative, Christine Ans, with finding a worthy school to
accept $600 worth of book donations.
The group chose
Gibsonton Elementary School to receive the books. “We appreciate the donation,”
said Gibsonton principal Donna Marra. “These books will be well received by our
students.”
Ans, also a local
Girl Scout Leader, is proud of her networking group and looks forward to more
fundraisers throughout the year.
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FANG Hosts Best
Ever Back to School Fest
By Marie Gilmore
FishHawk resident David Gottleib, owner of Carvel Ice Cream
located on Bloomingdale Ave., knew that his booth would be a big hit at this
year's FishHawk Area Networking Group (FANG) Back to School Festival held in
August 2006. What he didn’t know was that he would actually run out of his
1,200 ice cream sundae cups by 11 a.m. with the event continuing until 12 noon.
Fortunately, other vendors at the event picked up where he left off with sno
cones, pizza, chicken wings and fajitas from Cody’s Roadhouse being another
popular stop at the event.
More than 2,000 people attended the fourth annual event and
enjoyed performances by local dance schools, twirling groups, singing and more.
County Services, including the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s helicopter, mounted
patrol, marine unit and
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Residents Start Community Networking
Group
By Kerri McDougald
(Dated: Spring
2004)
Lithia: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Moving from California, Alex
and Heidi Oros wanted a community where they could raise their three children
and have an all-inclusive development with trees, community center and schools
on site. They found what they were looking for in FishHawk Ranch. In addition to
a great family life, the Oros’ also found a way to start getting the name of
their business into the community, by joining the business networking group that
focuses on FishHawk Ranch Business owners. The FishHawk Area Networking Group,
FANG has been meeting for almost three months at the community center. Every
resident and business owner in the community is welcome to attend the weekly
meetings held at the community movie theatre. Meetings are held every Thursday
evening at 7:30 p.m. (Read More...)
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