Florida Southern College welcomes Plant City
Photo Archives staff
Staff members of Plant City Photo Archives and History Center were welcomed at Florida Southern College’s McKay Archives for a tour of the facilities on June 21, 2021.
The tour was part of the Photo Archives’ Internship Program wherein interns observe archival practices and procedures at other professional archives.
Florida Southern Archivists Gerrianne Schaad and Amy Skillen were proud to welcome Plant City Photo Archives Executive Director Gil Gott, Erin Schulte, a graduate of Florida State University and current intern at the Photo Archives, and Volunteer Sarah Harvester, a Plant City High School senior, for a tour of the Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center.
Schaad, who is very active with the Society of Florida Archivists and has over 30 years of experience in archives management, has been with Florida Southern College since 2015 and led the tour.
The Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center collects, organizes, preserves and describes the institutional history and records of Florida Southern College, its faculty and alumni papers, records of several Florida politicians associated with the college, and the history of Florida Citrus.
The Center also houses the Governor Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History and the Ruth K. and Charles T. Thrift, Jr., Florida United Methodist Heritage Center.
GFWC Women’s Club of Plant City organizes second annual Food Drive
The GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City is organizing their second annual Food Drive to support the Plant City Food Bank. This year the club is focusing on helping them put together kid’s food bags.
The club will have a Drive-Thru, Food for Kids Food Drive at their clubhouse, 1110 N. Wheeler St., on July 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The most-needed items include cereal, peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, breakfast bars and soup. You can also make a donation by sending a check made to the Plant City Food Bank, or made to the Woman’s Club and write Food Bank on the memo line. Address all donations made to the Women’s Club to GFWC Woman’s Club of Plant City, Inc. P.O. Box 3282, Plant City, Fl. 33563
For more information, or if you are unable to deliver the food on the day of the event, please contact president Patricia Wolff at 941-725-1135 before June 15.
Hillsborough County to give away free mosquito fish
Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services will be giving away free mosquito fish to help reduce mosquito breeding in the Tampa Bay area. All county residents, including those who live in Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City, are eligible to receive the free fish.
Small, native freshwater fish that eat mosquito larvae, mosquito fish require no feeding and can be placed in standing water like backyard ponds, fountains, animal troughs and unused swimming pools to effectively manage mosquito populations. Additionally, their care is limited to protecting them from exposure to garden sprays, chlorine and other chemicals used for cleaning.
Mosquito fish will be available for pickup in Plant City while supplies last on Aug. 7 at Mike E. Sansone Community Park, 1702 N. Park Rd. and from 8 a.m. to noon on Sept. 11, 2021 at Alderman’s Ford Conservation Park, 100 Alderman Ford Parks Dr.
Due to social distancing protocols, the event will be drive-thru only and a photo ID will be required to show that you live in Hillsborough County.