Politics & Government
Don't Miss the Annual Hillsborough County Neighborhoods Conference
Find out ways to help make your community safer, friendlier, prettier and more united.
From Hillsborough County Government Online:
The Ninth Annual Neighborhoods Conference on Saturday, March 24, will bring together hundreds of neighborhood leaders and homeowners looking for ways to help make their communities safer, friendlier, prettier and more united.
The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd.
Find out what's happening in Tampawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
This year, the event will offer 24 one-hour workshops including:
- Painting your home inside and out
- Building an outdoor garden
- Identity theft
- Safety and security inside a gated community
- Fire safety in your home
- Keeping your neighborhood informed through social media
- Making your Neighborhood Crime Watch program successful
Conference-goers can register early until Thursday, March 22, for $15. Registration at the door on the day of the event is $20. The registration fee includes an official conference tote bag, a continental breakfast, admission to the workshops, access to conference exhibits, and the awards luncheon. The 2012 Neighborhood Recognition Awards will be given at 1 p.m. at the luncheon.
Find out what's happening in Tampawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Lowry Park Zoo will give away prizes, and conference-goers will have a chance to win a $1,500 landscaping package for their subdivision from LMP Landscaping.
Pre-register for the conference at the Neighborhood Relations website at www.hillsboroughcounty.org/onr or by calling the Hillsborough County Office of Neighborhood Relations at 813-307-3564.
