Tag: Oldsmar Cares
-
Oldsmar Cares unveils new 3,000-sq.-ft. headquarters on SR 580
Oldsmar Cares has been helping the less fortunate residents of the greater Oldsmar area for more than 20 years, providing food, clothing and services first from the back of a church and, for the past decade, out of a tiny cottage on SR 580 near downtown. Recently, several board members of the nonprofit organization, along…
-
Oldsmar Cares receives public blowback over planned expansion project
For more than five years Oldsmar Cares has called a tiny cottage on State Road 580 home. But following the recent news that the organization is constructing a new, 3,000-square-foot headquarters adjacent to its current location near downtown Oldsmar, a number of neighbors suddenly turned on the 20-year-old nonprofit. Just days after the groundbreaking ceremony for…
-
Oldsmar Cares breaks ground on new 3,000-sq.ft. headquarters
Oldsmar Cares officials held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for the nonprofit’s new headquarters on State Road 580. The 3,000-sq.ft. facility, which will be constructed adjacent to the charity’s current home, is expected to be completed later this year at an estimated cost of $300,000. In a testament to the importance of the 20-year-old organization…
-
Oldsmar Cares inks 40-year lease with city as part of major expansion project
When representatives for the local nonprofit Oldsmar Cares presented their expansion plans to the Oldsmar City Council in November, the big news was the new 3,000-sq.-ft. headquarters that would be built at the organizations current home on SR 580 near City Hall. But lost amid the hubbub about the new building, which is estimated to…
-
2017 Oldsmar Cares Wine and Food Gala raises over $100K
Oldsmar Cares’ 7th annual Wine and Food Gala surpassed all expectations last week, generating more than $100,000 in sponsorships, ticket sales and other donations according to officials for the 20-year-old nonprofit. The event, which was held in the dining room at the Nielsen Media headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 10, was given the tagline “Raise the…
-
7th annual Wine and Food Gala set for Thursday, February 9
Oldsmar Cares’ 7th annual Wine and Food Gala is set for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 from 6-9 pm at the Nielsen Ballroom at 501 Brooker Creek Boulevard. The local nonprofit‘s casual-dress event will feature signature dishes from 11 area restaurants as well as beer and wine, live entertainment, automobiles, auctions and more. The gala is…
-
Oldsmar Cares plans major expansion, long-term committment
Officials for Oldsmar Cares, a nonprofit that provides food, clothing and other services for those in need, plan to construct a new 3,000-sq. ft. facility on SR 580 and also sign a 40-year lease to remain in the city. Officials for Oldsmar Cares, a local nonprofit that provides food, clothing and other services to those…
-
Oldsmar Cares offers assistance to family afflicted by five-alarm blaze
Officials for the local nonprofit Oldsmar Cares have offered assistance to the family whose home was badly damaged by a five-alarm fire early Sunday morning. An Oldsmar family whose home was badly damaged by a five-alarm fire early Sunday morning has been offered assistance by Oldsmar Cares in the wake of the incident. The family…
-
Oldsmar Cares still changing lives after 20 years
Oldsmar Cares, the nonprofit organization that offers everything from food and clothing to legal, medical and job placement services, has been helping Oldsmar area residents for the past 20 years. The headquarters of Oldsmar Cares is in a small, nondescript house hiding in plain site on a busy stretch of State Road 580. But don’t…