Amazon Driver's Message Of Hope, Gym Passes For Students: FL Good News

Sarasota FL

08 May, 2022

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FLORIDA — In this week's Florida good news, an Amazon delivery driver left a touching chalk message outside the home of a little girl battling cancer. Also, five Florida cities made a top 10 list of cities for pet lovers. Tropicana has created a cereal specifically for orange juice. Planet Fitness is offering free gym passes to Florida students this summer. And Creative Pinellas is helping artists recover from the pandemic through a grant program. Lightning Captain Steven Stamkos Makes History In Season's Final Game Whether are not the Tampa Bay Lightning win their third consecutive Stanley Cup, at least one of its players has already made hockey history. Lightning center and team captain, Steven Stamkos, closed the regular season with a record-setting April, leading the league with 33 points and setting a new franchise record for points in a calendar month. Amazon Driver Leaves Touching Message For FL Girl Battling Cancer Little acts of kindness have the power to make such huge differences in the lives of those who seem to be carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. And sometimes those small, kind gestures can come from an unlikely source — like your local Amazon delivery driver. Breast Milk For Premature Babies Collected By Sarasota Memorial Venice Sarasota Memorial has opened a second Milk Depot at the new SMH-Venice campus for local moms to donate their breast milk to struggling premature babies. The first donor at SMH-Venice has a personal tie to the cause, having given birth to a preemie of her own at the end of 2021. Grants Given Out To Help Pinellas Artists Recover From Pandemic Creative Pinellas has announced the 2022 Pinellas Recovers Individual Artist Grant recipients. Thirteen Pinellas County artists were selected after thorough review by a panel made up of artists, curators and arts leaders to receive grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Planet Fitness To Offer Free Workouts To Florida High School Students Florida teens can work out at Planet Fitness for free May 16 through Aug. 31 as part of the company's High School Summer Pass initiative. FL-Based Tropicana Creates First Cereal For Orange Juice Orange juice on cereal? Yeah, Tropicana hopes to make it a thing just in time for National Orange Juice Day. Top Cities For Pet Lovers Include Sarasota, Bradenton: Apartment Guide Five Florida cities made a top 10 list of cities for pet lovers released by Apartment Guide. Hillsborough Community College Tennis Team Nets FCSAA Women's Tennis Championship The Hillsborough Community College Lady Hawks Tennis team became the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 8 State Champions on April 14 and 15 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. They will move onto the NJCAA Division 1 Women's Tennis Championship on May 7-11 in Tucson, Arizona. This Fleet Can't Be Beat; Clearwater Named Among Top In Country For the fifth year in a row, the city of Clearwater's Fleet Division was awarded the "100 Best Fleets in North America" award sponsored by 100 Best Fleets in America and Governing Magazine. In addition, the city has been ranked fifth in the nation out of 38,000 public fleets. FL Consumers To Receive $10.3M Refund From TurboTax Settlement Thousands of Florida consumers who were unfairly charged by TurboTax, Intuit Inc. will receive restitution, according to the Florida Attorney General's Office.