🌱 How struggling Sun City Center seniors can get food and medicine help
Sun City Center, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Sun City Center! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How struggling Sun City Center seniors can get food and medicine help
- How East Hillsborough businesses say a water project cost them dearly
Also on today's calendar: Bingo Bonkers Game Nigjht.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mary Petro Fund: a lifeline for seniors in need (observernews.net) — Low-income seniors in Sun City Center and Kings Point can get significant help with groceries and prescription costs through the Mary Petro Fund, run by United Methodist Church of Sun City Center. Eligible full-time residents meeting income limits may receive up to $1,500 in prescription support and $1,200 in food gift cards per year, plus help accessing other benefits and donated essentials. 
• Brandon businesses say construction put them tens of thousands of dollars behind (tampabay28.com) — Business owners along South Kings Avenue in Brandon say a major water main construction project has cost them tens of thousands of dollars, despite limited financial help from Tampa Bay Water and its contractor. The story also invites residents from Brandon, Plant City, and Sun City Center to share concerns about development, resources, and road issues in East Hillsborough County with reporter Keely McCormick.
📸 Around Sun City Center
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Bingo Bonkers Game Nigjht →
The Regent, 6437 Watson Rd, Riverview
5:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Juneteenth Commemoration/Celebration →
Atrium Bldg. Florida Room, Sun City Center Boulevard, Sun City Center Blvd, Sun City Center, FL
9:00 am -
NEVER STOP BELIEVIN' at Kings Point Suncoast →
Kings Point Suncoast, 1900 Clubhouse Dr, Sun City Center
7:30 pm
Saturday June 20
Tuesday July 7
📣 Sun City Center Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Friends of the Riverview Public Library Book Sale →
Riverview Public Library, 9951 Balm Riverview Rd, Riverview
1:00 pm -
Adult Canvas Painting with Color Express →
Ruskin Branch Library, 26 Dickman Dr SE, Ruskin
4:00 pm -
Toddler Time →
Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 E Bloomingdale Ave, Valrico
10:15 am -
Bilingual Story Time →
Ruskin Branch Library, 26 Dickman Dr SE, Ruskin
11:00 am -
Family Story Time →
78th Street Community Library, 7625 Palm River Rd, Tampa
2:00 pm -
ABC Apollo Beach Premium Wine Tasting Experience →
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, 6178 N U.S. Hwy 41, Apollo Beach
5:30 pm -
Alzheimer Association's In-Person Caregiver Support Group. →
Wimauma Senior Center, 16621 Lagoon Shore Blvd, Wimauma
3:00 pm -
Alzheimer Association's In-Person Caregiver... →
Wimauma Senior Center, 16621 Lagoon Shore Blvd, Wimauma
3:00 pm -
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY →
The Garden Riverview, 6445 US-301, Riverview
6:00 pm -
Between the Wines & Pages: A Romantasy Book Swap →
Apollo Beach Society Wine Bar, 238 Harbor Village Ln, Apollo Beach
3:00 pm
Friday June 12
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Sun City Center PatchAM possible:
- Buddy's Roofing & Repairs Inc — (813) 690-3296
$500.00 off the cost of a new roof - mention this ad
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- BrightView Landscapes, LLC posted a job opening for Landscaper III in Ruskin. Apply here.
- Automation Personnel Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Warehouse Material Handler 3AM-11AM in Ruskin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sun City Center here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wimauma
- 15710 Alderman Turner Rd, Wimauma, FL 33598 (zillow.com)
- News Briefs 06.11.26 (plantcityobserver.com)
- From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect (nmsuroundup.com)
Ruskin
- Community art contest open to teens, young adults (observernews.net)
- Walt Disney World Suddenly Shuts Down Rides Following Rare Earthquake (suggest.com)
- Summer Feeding Program Provides Free Meals At 150 Sites Across County (ospreyobserver.com)
St. Petersburg
- FL Wildlife Inspires St. Pete Artist's Take On 'Where The Wild Things Are' (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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