Wear a costume and vie for prizes at the Spooktacular Art Mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Tampa Artist Emporium. ...more

October 21, 2009

Manny Esperon recently was named Health Care and Health Education Volunteer of the Year by the United Way. ...more

May 6, 2009

For the 34th year, retired businessman Al Noto and friends served up an Italian feast in honor of St. Joseph. ...more

April 8, 2009

Al Noto started the fundraiser for Tampa's MacDonald Training Center 34 years ago. It has grown to an event that attracts people from all walks of life, who come to eat spaghetti and reconnect with old friends. This year an estimated 1,200 people attended the March 19 lunch in West Tampa. More than $19,000 was raised. The money helps the center, a nonprofit effort that helps developmentally disabled adults. ...more

April 1, 2009

WEST TAMPA - Al Noto began the fundraiser for Tampa's MacDonald Training Center 34 years ago. Through the years it has grown to a fundraiser that attracts people from all walks of life, including judges, politicians and civic leaders who come to lend a hand serving spaghetti. ...more

March 31, 2009

Ye Mystic Crew of Gasparilla stopped by MacDonald Training Center recently to kick off its pirate invasion celebrations. The pirates spread their cheer each year, and the individuals at the center appreciate the visit. ...more

February 4, 2009

GrayRobinson suspended its annual client holiday party and reallocated $150,000 to charities helping families during these difficult economic times, including MacDonald Training Center, a Tampa based nonprofit organization serving adults with disabilities; Second Harvest Food Bank; Coalition for the Homeless; and American Red Cross. ...more

December 24, 2008

CARVER CITY/LINCOLN GARDENS - People at MacDonald Training Center raised more than $200 by collecting aluminum cans from their lunch room. They used the money to buy school supplies for Roland Park Elementary, donating the supplies at an event Nov. 18. Participants were part of the Turning Point Club, a service and leadership movement organized by Brewster Technical Center for MacDonald Training Center, an organization that has served disabled adults in the Tampa Bay area since 1955. ...more

December 3, 2008

Certain things can trigger happy memories from days gone by. Take this duck dish, for example. ...more

September 23, 2008

I was so pleased to read Luis Viera's "No Excuse For The R-Word" (Other Views, Aug. 22). As the parent of a developmentally disabled adult, I find this word very offensive. As parents, we know our child is not "normal" and so does the child. My son has always maintained he is not "retarded;" he just can't do everything. He attends a great program at MacDonald Training Center, has his own apartment, with help, and goes to work every day. ...more

August 28, 2008