84 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | MARCH/APRIL 2017
Belleair, took their extended family to
Portugal.....Col. Scott DeThomas of
Tampa, the former wing commander and
CEO of the sixth Air Mobility Wing at
McDill Air Force Base, was the guest
speaker at the Crisis Center’s 14th annual
Cup of Compassion Breakfast at the Tampa
Convention Center......Kathy Roble,
director of volunteer services for Empath
Health, headquartered in Clearwater,
thanked attendees at the group’s annual
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon in Palm
Harbor, which celebrated 40 years of
inspirational volunteer service.....Betty
Grebenschikoff of St. Petersburg shared
her experiences as a Holocaust survivor
during a commemorative celebration of
International Holocaust Remembrance
Day at the Florida Holocaust Museum in
St. Petersburg.....Teale Smith and Mary
Taggart, both of Tampa, co-chaired Tampa
General Hospital Foundation’s 26th
Annual “Night at the Circus” fundraiser
for the Children’s Medical Center at Tampa
General Hospital, where sponsors and
children of all ages enjoyed Circus Xtreme,
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s last
Greatest Show on Earth production at the
Amalie Arena in Tampa.....Lauren and
Norman Stallings Jr., the board of
trustees and the Henry B. Plant Museum
Society hosted an opening cocktail party
for the museum’s exhibit, “Gasparilla: A
Tampa Tradition” at the museum in
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President Sparky Ierna and Carol Russell
co-chaired the All Children’s Hospital Guild-
St. Petersburg Branch’s “Be a Fan” luncheon by
Parkshore Grill and fashion show by Chico’s at
the St. Petersburg Woman’s Club.