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Clearwater Police Officer Honored By Mother For First Responder Friday

By Tampa Bay's Morning Krewe May 12th

Clearwater Police Officer honored by mother for First Responder Friday this week. Cindy is honoring her son, Ben. Ben is a police officer for Clearwater Police Department. He spent 9 years at the Pasco Sheriff Office before moving to Clearwater. He was youngest to make the SWAT team at Pasco and youngest to make sniper when he was there.

Congrats to Ben as he receives a $100 Visa gift card from Crown Buick GMC . He also gets another $100 Visa gift card from Demesmin & Dover Law Firm.

Every Friday we honor a first responder in Tampa Bay. Do you have someone in your life that is a first responder? Someone that you admire, a relative, a friend? Whoever it is that you want to spotlight. We want to hear from you, and you can nominate someone right now by doing so HERE. The nomination process takes about five minutes. Once you nominate someone we will be in touch with you to schedule a call with you.


5 Favorite Summer Camps For Kids In Tampa

It’s crazy to think that most schools will be out in a few weeks. Then what do you do with your kids all summer?  It’s a good idea to start planning now.   Here are 5 favorite summer camps for kids in Tampa.

A summer program provides a safe environment for children to develop social skills, decision-making skills, and experience the great outdoors.  Socialization during childhood is good for growth and development.

Lots of parents send their kids to camps to keep them active and busy and off the iPad’s and phones.

Most communities have their own summer camps to help out busy parents, but we complied a list of our favorites.   We also dig some digging and found so many opportunities.  There are so many different types of events that you can get involved in Tampa.  Programs for your children during off school months can help out working parents and also keep kids engaged through out the summer.  It’s a good idea to keep kids active and moving so that returning to the school year isn’t so hard on them.  Plus it is a great opportunity to expose them to new ideas and activities.  Keeping them active helps as they return to the start of the school year.

If your child loves sports, the outdoors, crafts or cooking, there are many programs and summer camps you can get your kids involved in.

Most parents have already planned, but for those of you who haven’t,  check out this list of 5 favorite summer camps in Tampa.  There are more summer camps you can check out HERE.

  • 1. YMCA Summer Camp

    Kids ages 6 to 15 years old can explore a wide variety of activities each day in a safe, fun environment.  Activities include swimming, science, arts and crafts, nature education, games, team building and more.

  • 2. Summer at Mathnasium

    Students lose a lot of what they’ve learned in math class over summer break.  Summer at Mathnasium helps your kids retain math skills  and expand their STEM knowledge all summer long by using activities that revolve around legos, algebra, geometry and robotics.

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  • 3. Camp Osprey

    Camp Osprey is filled with kids 7-15 years old. Activities include horseback riding, paintball, high ropes, giant swing, ziplining, ninja warrior obstacle course, Blob, Redneck slide, BB guns, archery, hiking, trail biking, kayaking, swimming, tubing and more.

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    5 Favorite Tampa Summer Camps

     

     

  • 4. Eckerd College Summer Watersports Camp

    If your kids love the water, this is perfect.  These activities include watersports, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, wakeboarding, saltwater fishing for students ages 5-17.

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    Eckerd Summer Watersports Camp

  • 5. Marine Science Camp at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium

    Week-long K-12 camps featuring their rescued dolphin, river otter and sea turtle friends! Camp options feature snorkeling in seagrass beds and sand flats, kayaking through local estuaries and discovering fascinating marine creatures in their natural habitat. Each summer camp program is a one-week session and runs Monday through Friday. 

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