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Clearwater Edition

Children are the Future

With utter happiness painted on their wide-eyed, smiling faces, thousands of kids raced to grab the goods at the Easter Egg Hunt in Coachman Park. The Clearwater Community Volunteers have been hosting family holiday events for over 25 years. Throughout its history the CCV has sought to uplift lives of children in the Clearwater community and beyond.

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Helping Those Who Help

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25 Years of Service

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Cooperate. Connect.

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Bringing Solutions

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Editorial

Building Community

Finding effective—but often elusive—solutions for civic success is a holy grail among dedicated activists. They know that “building community” is possible—but it’s always so confoundingly difficult.

News Briefs

Snapshots of What’s Been Happening Where

On January 6, Christopher King, the grandson of Blues legend B.B. King, held a 1920s-style Gentlemen’s Ball fundraiser for his organization, The Gentlemen’s Course, in the historic Fort Harrison in Clearwater, Florida.

On The Air

Discover Flag & the Tampa Church

“People are curious” about Scientology, ecclesiastical leader David Miscavige said when he debuted the Scientology Network in March 2018. He opened the network by standing in the heart of the religion’s international home, the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida. “We’ll take you through all of it,” he said. And now he has. Two new shows—on Flag and the Tampa Church—are airing on the network. Your curiosity is rewarded.

On The Air

Our Spiritual Headquarters: Welcome to Flag

In the opening scenes of a new Inside Scientology episode, viewers appear to hover above a majestic architectural monument, the Flag Building, a 21st-century structure of sweeping steel and marble brilliantly lighted by the bronze rays of Florida’s sun.

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Tampa, a Culture Reborn

History and the urgency of today’s news are a twofold one-stop experience at the Church of Scientology Tampa. The Church is featured in a new episode of Destination: Scientology, an original series on the Scientology Network.

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Helping Those Who Help

Clearwater Community Volunteers opens new ready-for-action center with facilities for local volunteer groups.

25 Years of Service

The Clearwater Community Volunteers have been providing food, toys and entertainment to Pinellas County families in need since 1992.

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Cooperate. Connect.

A closer look at the people energizing Tampa Bay’s Charity Coalition.

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Bringing Solutions

Volunteer organizations provide solutions to drugs, crime, moral decay and human rights violations.

L. Ron Hubbard essay

Flourish and Prosper

Sometimes others seek to crush one down, to make nothing out of one’s hopes and dreams, one’s future and oneself.

Outlook

Making Dreams a Reality

We have some of the highest statistics in everything you don’t want to have: a high teen pregnancy rate, high dropout rates, high number of kids on free lunches, you name it.