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At the Polk Education Foundation's
"Stepping Out for Education"
event on Friday evening June 18, 2010
at the Lakeland Yacht and Country Club
"Miller and Parker Dance Their
Way To The Top"
Friday evening the
Polk Education Foundation [PEF] “tripped the light fantastic” as it
unveiled a fabulous new scholarship fundraising event entitled
Stepping Out for Education. The event featured five well known Polk
County business leaders that voluntarily took ten hours of ballroom
dancing instruction and then danced themselves into the hearts and
wallets of more than 300 guests. (Pictured above left are dancing stars
Gail McKinzie, Bonnie Parker and Tracy Porter.) Held at the Lakeland
Yacht Club, those attending enjoyed a wonderful dinner as Tampa
Electric’s Cindy Price (and PEF Board member) emceed the festivities
keeping everyone focused on two priorities – fancy footwork and
fundraising. Thousands of dollars were raised to help Polk County
graduates pursue their dreams.
Good sports and even better dancers included: Gail McKinzie,
superintendent of Polk Public Schools; Bonnie Parker, president of
Winter Haven Sun Trust Bank; Jerry Miller, community affairs manager for
Progress Energy; Tracy Porter, executive director of the Polk State
College Foundation and Tim Harris, a School Board member and a
representative of MIDFLORIDA Credit Union. All had accomplished...
The remainder of
this Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce blog entry can be accessed by
going to
http://blog.winterhavenfl.com/
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3 areas of experience: Education, Community & Business
Polk County
Public Schools
The School Board of Polk County
Bartow, Florida
District 7 covers northeast Lakeland, north to Lake County and east to
Osceola County
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My business
www.signpostman.com
Legends racing
www.timharrisracing.com
Polk County Public Schools
www.polk-fl.net
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school district news and information.
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Florida Department of Education
http://www.fldoe.org/
U.S. Education Department
www.ed.gov
Planning your future (students)
www.facts.org and
www.collegeboard.com
National Endowment for Financial Education
http://www.nefe.org
Panoramic photos by
Doug and Leah Cavanah
www.dcpanoramics.com
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