+ Plant City Lions Club
South Florida Baptist Hospital President Karen Kerr was the featured speaker at the Plant City Lions Club meeting Sept. 9. She updated the members on new hospital happenings.
Lion Frank Cummings was honored at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s contact breakfast. He won the Good Egg award for all his charitable contributions. One of his recent good deeds was holding a charity car wash for Taylor Goethals, a local teen battling cancer.
The Lions Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, at Buddy Freddy’s Restaurant, 1101 Goldfinch Drive.
For more information visit plantcitylions.org.
+ Plant City Daybreak Rotary
The Plant City Daybreak Rotary is proud to present the Fourth Annual Cracker Country Fest Oct. 24. The night will include live entertainment from Little Girl & The Dreadful Snakes, Brett and Brigetta Truitt, and Sharon Philbin and Dan Orrico. There also will be plenty of delicious food and drinks.
A raffle with gift cards will be another main feature. The raffle tree has more than $600 worth of prizes and counting. Gift cards come from Outback Steakhouse, Home Depot, Chili’s, Applebee’s, Panera Bread and Wendy’s to name a few. Tickets are $5 or $20 for five. You do not have to be present to win. To purchase a ticket, email Philbin at sherrybebe@aol.com.
Tickets for the fest are $75. Proceeds benefit the United Food Bank of Plant City. The Food Bank has more than doubled the amount of families it served last year at the same time.
Daybreak Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Mondays, at the Community Conference Center at South Florida Baptist Hospital, 301. N. Alexander St. For more information email George Banning at wenlake@aol.com.
+ E. Hillsborough Historical Society
The East Hillsborough Historical Society will host an intermediate silk scarf design class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the historic 1914 Plant City High School Community Center, 605 N. Collins St.
Artists and designers Peggy Daubar and Cheryl Worsham will return to teach a followup class.
Supplies will be included in the $30-per-student cost. Register by calling (813) 757-9226 or email qcenter@tampabay.rr.com or sbenderpc@aol.com. The registration deadline is Oct. 7; space is limited to 20 people.