When Julia Leck of Land O' Lakes celebrates her ninth birthday today, she'll be giving away her gifts and throwing in a few she bought herself to help children in need. The gifts that Julia receives at her birthday party this year will be donated to the children of the Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay, the local office of a national organization that posts photo and video exhibits of foster children in need of adoption ...more

October 24, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - When Julia Leck of Land O' Lakes celebrates her ninth birthday today, she'll be giving away her gifts and throwing in a few she bought herself to help children in need. ...more

October 24, 2009

None of the children in Lowry Elementary's summer program could have met Alexandra Scott, a Pennsylvania girl who died in 2004 of cancer. But as they sipped icy lemonade they sold on her behalf, they wanted her to know that they were thinking of her. ...more

June 27, 2008

The community's spirit of giving helped a local food bank at just the right time. ...more

December 26, 2007

Hard to believe, but Google celebrated its ninth birthday this week. Google's corporate Web site says the company opened its doors in September 1998 and celebrates its birthday on whatever date 'people feel like having cake.' It appears they felt like having cake Thursday. ...more

September 29, 2007