2017: Your Stories. our photos: April Daniel Figueroa IV 6 years ago Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinApril can be a month to sigh relief in Plant City following the completion of the strawberry season and the end-of-harvest Florida Strawberry Festival. That does not, however, mean Plant City slows down much at all. Jodi Stevens, 2017 Plant City Relay for Life honorary survivor. Sandee Parke-Sytsma holds a photo of her father, Roy Parke. Parke-Sytsma was announced as the Strawberry Festival’s first woman chairperson in April. Her father held the same positions in the early ‘80s. Related StoriesAPRIL FOOLS’ DAY: I-4 roundabout to alleviate strawberry jamApril 1, 2013Winner: April FarkasFebruary 20, 2014Little Miss Plant City set for end of AprilApril 1, 2016