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CENTRAL SERVICES 3627A West Waters Ave. Tampa, FL 33614 800.651.1853 or 813.875.1408 Fax 813.875.1302
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e-Newsletter
June 2008
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12-16 Named Storms, 2-5 Major Hurricanes The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has predicted a "near normal" hurricane season for 2008, which began June 1 and runs through the end of November. The prediction is for 12-16 named storms and 2-5 major hurricanes. Click here to read the full news release. Also for Hurricane Resources and preparedness tips, click here.
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Low-Income Elderly in Brandon Joint Project of LSF and Apostles Lutheran Groundbreaking for Apostles Village, a joint project of Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) and Apostles Lutheran Church in Brandon, FL to provide housing for low-income elderly, took place on Sun., May 25 at 1 p.m. Apostles Village will be a 55-unit apartment complex located adjacent to the church and near an existing community center. Click here to read the story.
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Lutheran Services Florida is planning to send 32 children in their foster care program and youth shelters to camp this summer at Luther Springs in Hawthorne, FL. "This is very exciting because most of these children have never been out of the Fort Myers area, much less to camp," said Patricia Leonard, LSF Director for the Southwest Region. Click here to read the story.
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Mayor Issues Proclamation for City of Tampa Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) and the University of South Florida (USF) International Affairs Department will hold a news conference on Fri., June 20, to commemorate World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to honor refugees worldwide. All other Tampa Bay area refugee resettlement organizations — Catholic Charities, Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services and the Florida Center for Survivors of Torture — will join LSF in celebrating the many contributions refugees make to their communities. Click here to read the story.
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Lutheran Services Florida, in its partnership with Lutheran Disaster Response, has put together a list of ways to prepare for the 2008 Hurricane Season, which began June 1 and goes through the end of November. To see this color bulletin insert, click here. To see the black and white version, click here.
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Groundbreaking
Held for Housing 
LSF
to Send Foster Kids to Summer Camp
Tampa Bay to Celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20
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