TBBCA Give Day Tampa Bay May 1, 2018

Tampa, FL (April 26, 2018) – TBBCA is proud to be participating in the annual Give Day Tampa Bay on May 1, 2018. Donations to TBBCA on Give Day will directly support The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships providing financial assistance to talented and deserving Tampa Bay area students to help them fund higher education in the arts.

Give Day Tampa Bay is a 24-hour, online giving event, designed to increase philanthropy in the Tampa Bay area and raise awareness of the amazing work local nonprofits do in this community. All money raised on this day will stay in the Tampa Bay community. TBBCA is a non-profit 501 (c ) (3) founded in 1989 uniting businesses to champion arts education, arts and culture for a prosperous community.

“This year, our goal is to raise at least $2500 to help fund one of six scholarships,” said Susana Weymouth, TBBCA executive director. On May 1, visit www.giveday.org and enter “TBBCA” in the search box to make your donation. All donations made are tax-deductible and will remain in the Tampa Bay area.

About TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program

Funded through individual and corporate donations, each year TBBCA awards six or more competitive talent and merit based fine and performing arts scholarships in Dance, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Literary Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts to Tampa Bay area students to pursue higher education in the arts. Since 2008, TBBCA has awarded scholarships to over 60 deserving students who are some of the most talented young artists and performers in the nation, helping them defray tuition expenses at the university, college or conservatory of their choice.

About Give Day Tampa Bay
Give Day Tampa Bay is part of a national event in which communities across the country ask people to give to their local nonprofits on one specific day – May 1, 2018.

About the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Founded in 1990, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay connects donors, nonprofits, community and business leaders, professional advisors, volunteers and residents to make the maximum positive impact in the Tampa Bay region. For the last 25 years, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been dedicated to making giving easy and meaningful for donors as a way to strengthen nonprofit organizations and build a better, more vibrant community. Since its inception, its donors have enabled the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay to award more than $175 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across the country.

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