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By: Erik Waxler ABC Action News TAMPA, Fla. — Baby Bellamy is ready for Halloween. She’s 11 months old, and Melissa Garitta said she is loving every bit of being a first-time mom. “Just watching those milestones. Seeing her grow from that first smile to those giggles, eating for the first time solid food to now…
Summertime Brings Pool Safety Into Focus
By Kelly Wise Valdes – May 31, 2024 Now that summer is here, Hillsborough County launched Safe Pools Day Tampa Bay, which was aimed at educating families about practicing pool safety while they enjoy swimming this summer. Florida leads the nation in drowning deaths of children 4 years old or younger, and most of the…
Foster Angel Tree at the Children’s Board
Thank you to the participants of the Foster Angel Tree at the Children’s Board! Community Stepping Stones and Senior Girl Scout Troop 1218 crafted foster angel ornaments that adorned the tree in the Children’s Board lobby. Each ornament had a tag with a name and gift requests of a child who has been separated from their family…

