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Volume 4, Issue 7

July 2017

Perry Bean Executive Director

Diana Williams

Housing Programs Manager

Marilyn Minor Executive Assistant &

Finance Specialist

Carey Schatzer Housing Counselor

Ed Thiebe

Development Director

Chris Stringfield Maintenance Supervisor

Curly Caporuscio

Maintenance

(727) 461-0618 Csfhome.org

CSF will be closed July 4th in observance of Independence Day

Office closures, severe weather bulletins,

community events, and important notices are posted on

CSF’s Facebook page.

May 14, 2017

The Resident Portal is up and

running on our

website!

Residents can Make a

Payment, Submit Maintenance

Requests, View

Account Statements, View Lease

Documents, Upload Documents,

Give Move-Out Notice, and

MORE

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We are happy to announce that Community Service Foundation has acquired two new properties which added 10 units to our rental program! Harn Village, located at the corner of Franklin Street and Lincoln Avenue in Clearwater, has one 4-bedroom single family home and one duplex with two 1-bedroom apartments. Tieman Village, located at the corner of S MLK Jr Avenue and Woodlawn Street in Clear-water, has one duplex with two 3-bedroom apartments, one triplex with two 2-bedroom apartments and one 1-bedroom apartment, and one duplex with two 2-bedroom apart-ments. Both properties are affordable, and available, to households that meet all the program requirements. Please join us in welcoming all our new residents to the CSF Family! I also want to take this opportunity to thank our Foundation Village resident, Akeia McCray, for teaching our Clip and Snip, the Basics of Couponing Workshop. This was a great class, and everyone in attendance laughed and learned. If you have a suggestion for a class or would like to teach your skill, please let me know so I can make all the arrange-ments. Some suggested classes are sewing, scrap booking and first aid. Let me know your ideas. Thanks again, Akeia, for leading an awesome class!


Volume 4, Issue 7

Important Resident Reminders

Porches, Patios, & Yards

This is a reminder that the only approved items allowed on

porches , patios, etc., are plants and patio furniture. Yards cannot be

used as storage areas.

The Clearwater Main Library is participating in the

Summer BreakSpot Program, a USDA-sponsored

program which provides free, nutritious meals

to children and teens, age 18 and under, during

their summer break. The program will run from

Wed., May 31 through Fri., July 28. The library will

serve lunch from noon to 1 p.m. and a snack from

3 to 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., except for when the library

is closed on holidays, in the first-floor café area of

the Main Library 100 N. Osceola Ave.

#ClearwaterRocks: Drop-in Rock Painting

Session

Thursday 7/13

4:00pm-5:30pm

Main Library

100 N Osceoloa Ave

Clearwater

Drop in to Clearwater

Library’s Creation

Studio on the first floor and paint a rock

for the "your city" rocks movement. All

rocks will have the hashtags

#Clearwaterrocks and #Clearwaterlibrary

written on the bottom. When you're

done, feel free to hide the rock around

your neighborhood, local park or any-

where in Clearwater. When someone

finds your rock they will post it on social

media using the hashtags. Feel free to

bring your own rocks as well.

Tricky Dogs Friday, 7/28/2017

2-2:45pm @

East Library

The Tricky Dogs show is a circus-style

comedy dog show starring six Terriers,

one Poodle, and their pet human, Rick

Martin. Groups of ten or more must

call the library to reserve a spot with

the Youth Librarian.


Clearwater Toshcon 2017 Saturday July 8th, 2017

12pm-7pm

Clearwater Main Library 100 N. Osceola Ave

Clearwater, FL 33755

Join them in celebrating anime and manga at their fourth annual FREE teen anime convention.

Set up a text-based reminder for your doctor’s

appointments for you or your baby :

Text remind to 511411

When asked, enter the appointment date with

no spaces or words in MMDDYY format (e.g. 101215).

You will then be asked to enter a short descrip-

tion of the appointment (e.g. Dr. Smith 9AM).

You will receive two text reminders: the first reminder

3 days before and the second reminder the morning

of your appointment.

Www.text4baby.org

Water—at least a 3-day supply; one

gallon per person per day

Food—at least a 3-day supply of non-

perishable, easy-to-prepare food

Flashlight

Battery-powered or hand-crank radio

(NOAA Weather Radio, if possible)

Extra batteries

First aid kit

Medications (7-day supply) and medi-

cal items (hearing aids with extra

batteries, glasses, contact lenses,

syringes, cane)

Multi-purpose tool

Sanitation and personal hygiene items

Copies of personal documents

(medication list and pertinent medical

information, proof of address, renters

insurance policy, passports, birth cer-

tificates, any other insurance policies)

Cell phone with chargers

Family and emergency contact infor-

mation

Extra cash

Emergency blanket

Map(s) of the area

Baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby

food, diapers)

Extra set of car keys and house keys

Extra clothing, hat and sturdy shoes

Rain gear

Insect repellent and sunscreen

Camera for photos of damage and

renter’s insurance documents.

Published by http://ww.nws.noaa.gov/os/

hurricane/resources

What supplies do you need in case of a Hurricane?


CSF Community Connection

MAINTENANCE STUFF

Please report any suspicious activities or

vehicles

If you have a faucet that is dripping,

please let us know as tightening the

handle will not resolve the issue.

Additionally, please report toilets that will

not shut off as soon as possible.

Healthy Living Series Date & Time

Surviving Parenthood July 17

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Women’s Health: Understanding

Your Needs

October 6

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Home Essential Series Date & Time

Down & Dirty Gardening August 21

6:00 to 7:00 pm

Powerful Savings—Energy

Efficiency & You

November 6

6:00 to 7:00 pm

CSF’S Road to Independence

Workshop Series

@ FYI Center 1516 S Prospect

Ave

Register @ csfhome.org

4 Basic Steps to Food

Safety at Home

1. Clean

Always wash your food, hands, coun-

ters, and cooking tools.

Wash hands in warm soapy wa-

ter for at least 20 seconds. Do this

before and after touching

food.

Wash your cutting boards, dish-

es, forks, spoons, knives, and

counter tops with hot soapy wa-

ter. Do this after working with

each food item.

Rinse fruits and veggies.

Clean the lids on canned goods

before opening.

2. Separate (Keep Apart)

Keep raw foods to themselves. Germs

can spread from one food to an-

other.

Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood,

and eggs away from other foods.

Do this in your shopping cart,

bags, and fridge.

Do not reuse marinades used on

raw foods unless you bring them

to a boil first.

Use a special cutting board or

plate for raw foods only.

3. Cook

Foods need to get hot and stay hot.

Heat kills germs.

Cook to safe temperatures

Use a food thermometer to make

sure food is done. You can’t always

tell by looking

-Beef, Pork, Lamb 145 °F

-Fish 145 °F

-Ground Beef, Pork, Lamb

160 °F

-Turkey, Chicken, Duck 165 °F

4. Chill

Put food in the fridge right away. 2-

Hour Rule: Put foods in the fridge or

freezer within 2 hours after cooking or

buying from the store. Do this within 1

hour if it is 90 degrees or hotter out-

side.

Never thaw food by simply taking

it out of the fridge. Thaw food:

-In the fridge -Under cold

water -In the microwave

Marinate foods in the fridge.

Each year millions of people get sick from food

illnesses. Food illness can cause you to feel like

you have the flu. Food illness can also cause

serious health problems, even death.

FDA Office of Women’s Health.

To get other women’s health resources, go to

www.fda.gov/womens


CSF Community Connection

Kelly Harpel 7/5

Peter Robinson 7/5

Luz Soto 7/10

Aurielle Salmon 7/12

Ricky Anderson 7/12

Sarah Davis 7/16

Gordon McCutcheon 7/20

Daphne Reckley 7/22

Tyrell Daniels 7/22

Janova Jones 7/23

Juanteasa Kenty 7/24

Shamar Sanders 7/28

Sejour Fulks 7/30

Rekayla Anderson 7/31

James Brown 7/31

If we have missed your

birthday, please let us know!

FOUND

WATCH

Men’s

At Fulton Apts

Please contact

Diana at the rental

office to identify

Stay Connected

With

Duke Energy

Sign up to have power outage

notifications sent to your cell phone

Text REG to 57801

Text OUT to 57801 to report an

outage

Text STATUS to get updates on

existing outages

Text HELP for instructions and a

customer service number

Text STOP to stop receiving outage

alert texts

It's the start of the #hurricaneseason. Download the

new Ready Pinellas app to help you with your

preparedness and decision-making

ahead of storm events.

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/hurricaneseason


Sep-

To send an

anonymous tip via text

message to the

Clearwater Police

Department, text the

keyword CWPD and your

tip to 847411 (Tip411)

Lake Belleview

Community Association

Residents in our Lake Belleview area

properties are invited to attend the

Lake Bellevue Community Associa-

tion’s monthly meetings. These

community meetings are held the 1st

Wednesday of the month and begin

at 6p.m. The meetings are held at the

Ross Norton Rec Center located at

1426 S M.L.K. Jr Ave

Clearwater, FL 33756.

Westfield Mall Back to School

Bash—Countryside

Saturday, July 29 at 10 AM - 3 PM

Countryside Mall

27001 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater

Free Backpacks with school supplies for the

first 250 children at each

location

This is a free event filled with hands on activi-

ties, an interactive scavenger hunt, children

food demos, a fun-filled sports zone, meet

and greets with the best local Tampa Bay

mascots and more!

Morton Plant Hospital

Rainbow Recovery

A Place for Sniffles 'N Such

607 Jeffords Street, Clearwater

When the kids are under the weather and

you have to work, what's a parent to do?

Rainbow Recovery is a hospital-based,

sick-child care program sponsored by

Morton Plant Mease Health Care. The

program is for children, ages 3 months to 13

years, who are too ill to attend regular

daycare or school, and is

open to the public.

Reservations are required and are limited.

To reserve a space for your child, call and a

nurse will conduct a telephone

pre-screening to determine if your child

needs to be seen by a physician prior to

admission to the program

Program hours are 6am to 6pm.

For information and reservations,

call (727) 441-2878

Harry Potter Party Sunday, 7/30/2017

2-4pm

Main Library

Grades 6-12. Wish The Boy Who Lived a very

happy birthday and celebrate the Wizarding

World through games, crafts, and group activities.

When you are done you will confidently be able

to say “Mischief Managed”.

Wonders of Nature Wednesday, 7/12/2017

2-3pm

North Greenwood Library

Wonders of Nature will bring their

traveling wildlife show to demonstrate

the amazing behaviors of raptors,

parrots, flying squirrels and more.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Countryside-Mall/177190852313350


Volume 4, Issue 6

Facebook.com/CommunityServiceFoundation

@csfpinellas

Linkedin.com/company/Community-Service-Foundation

Find us Online

The Clearwater Fire & Rescue

Department is offering free CPR classes

to Clearwater residents. Classes are

held the third Saturday of the month

and are provided by a certified American

Heart Association (AHA) instructor.

Those who successfully complete the

class will be issued an American Heart

Association Provider card.

To register, contact Deborah Humes

at (727) 562-4334, ext. 3048, or email

[email protected].

Csfhome.org

M.O.M's 3rd Annual Showers of Love Community Baby

Shower Saturday, July 29

2 PM - 4:30 PM

North Greenwood Recrea-

tion and Aquatic Complex

900 N Martin Luther King Jr

Ave, Clearwater

Raise awareness and prevent Domestic Violence

by learning the red flags of abuse:

JULY 23

https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Greenwood-Recreation-and-Aquatic-Complex/151280711554825

https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Greenwood-Recreation-and-Aquatic-Complex/151280711554825