Plant City High School Cheer donates thousands of diapers to families in need; Operation Christmas Child underway in Plant City; Hillsborough County looking for feedback on Greenways Master Plan Update
Plant City High School Cheer donates thousands of diapers to families in need
In October, Plant City High School’s varsity cheer team came up with a plan to give back to the Plant City community that supports them, organizing a diaper campaign.
As a way of making the event a fun competition, the cheer squad split into three teams as they raced to see which could collect the most diapers. The team held a Diaper Drive at PCHS and collected diapers from friends, family and other community members, subsequently donating all of the proceeds to the United Food Bank of Plant City. After all of the collecting was completed, the team delivered over 8,000 diapers to the United Food Bank of Plant City last Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Operation Christmas Child underway in Plant City
Samaritan’s Purse International Relief has kickstarted their Operation Christmas Child project for 2022, a project that partners with local churches around the world to deliver shoeboxes full of gifts to children during the holiday season.
Since starting the project in 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has collected shoebox gifts filled with toys, schools supplies and hygiene items for children around the world, serving more than 199 million children in over 170 countries and territories since.
“The project delivers not only the joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love,” Samaratin’s Purse says.
In 2022, there are over 4,500 drop-off locations across the United States for National Collection Week, including one right here in Plant City if you would like to make a shoebox gift donation at the Plant City Church of God, 2103 Mud Lake Rd.
For more information on how to get involved or how to pack a shoebox of your own, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box.
Hillsborough County looking for feedback on Greenways Master Plan Update
Earlier this year, the Board of Hillsborough County Commissioners initiated an update to the Hillsborough Greenways Master Plan. During the plan’s update, which includes resident feedback, a wide range of greenways will be considered, including natural corridors, natural surface trails, paved trails, and blueways (a water path or trail.)
Greenways include paved and unpaved trails that can be used by people walking, biking, or on horseback, and blueways (recreational waterways) and launch sites where people can access blueways. Please take a moment to learn about Hillsborough greenways, where they exist, which greenways are underway, and those that are planned.
For more information on the Greenways Master Plan, and to leave your feedback, visit www.publicinput.com/greenwaysmp
This virtual engagement opened to visitors on July 13, 2022 and will remain open through project end. Survey questions will be available for input through select phases of the project and closed during others. Insight gained from your answers will help develop a comprehensive greenways plan.
