Ann Wilkinson of New Port Richey applauds J.W. Mitchell High School student Kelsey Dunn for organizing a clean up of illegally dumped waste along Strauber Memorial Highway. ...more

April 8, 2009

I find myself actually agreeing wholeheartedly with a letter by Gabriel Read. Read wrote to encourage your readers to fill in the void taken up by our snowbirds. His emphasis was volunteerism; something of a shock because I would have expected his answer to be more government involved. ...more

April 4, 2009

Want to do your part for homeless pets? If you've been waiting for your chance to help out at the Hillsborough County Animal Services shelter, another round of volunteer orientations is coming up for residents who wish to join the Volunteer Partnership Program. ...more

April 3, 2009

Sports anchor James Brown discusses how to help others. ...more

April 1, 2009

Although Alexandra Greacen has worked for Best Buddies for only three years, she recently was selected one of the nonprofit organization's national employees of the year. She started as a volunteer for the organization that promotes friendship for people with disabilities before becoming the national senior program manager and the Florida director of programs in 2006. ...more

March 25, 2009

Bay area motorists may see higher pump prices this week amid a surge in the cost of crude oil. ...more

March 25, 2009

Bay area motorists may see higher pump prices this week amid a surge in the cost of crude oil. ...more

March 24, 2009

Brett Quigley didn't quite get it done. He shot a 3-under 68 Sunday to post a 7-under finish, then sat around for some 30 minutes to see if anyone could do better. ...more

March 22, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Last year, more than 2,300 people slathered on sunscreen, donned work gloves and sneakers and headed out to clean up 67,509 pounds of litter in Hillsborough County. ...more

March 18, 2009