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Connections.....................Page 3News Briefs...........................4-5Calendar...............................6-7Rizzotto Tax Advisory.......10-11Team Farrell.....................14-15Eli’s Produce......................18-19Jared Frattini, MD............22-23Christo’s Restaurant.........26-27Medical Center of Trinity....30-31Wedding & Events Venue.......34Drive Away Cancer............42-43MacKinnon Jewelers

Check to RAF Pinellas.......44Classified................................54

See “Fiddler’s Green” on page 46

By Julie Kanehl

The Trinity Meeting Center is an amaz-ing space that can be easily transformed intoanything that you can imagine, from smallmeetings to corporate events. Perfect forconferences, seminars, classes and even per-formances, the Trinity Meeting Center makesyour next meeting a complete success.

The Trinity Meeting Center is designedwith complete flexibility in mind for a clien-tele that expects a professional, upscale envi-ronment. Located at 7813 MitchellBoulevard, The Trinity Meeting Center is4,500 square feet of usable space that in-cludes two small conference rooms completewith a large table and eight chairs in each

The Trinity Meeting Center is the Premier Spotfor Training Classes, Meetings and Special Events

The Trinity Meeting Center is the perfect venue for your nextmeeting or presentation, accomodating large or small groups

See “Meeting Center” on pg. 50

room, as well as two larger meeting rooms,one of which can be divided once again ifyou would prefer to use it in that way.

Available by the hour or by the day, thefacility makes it easy to plan your big eventby offering three of their most popular seat-ing configurations, which include “theaterstyle,” “luncheon style” and “training room”style. When configured into the “theaterstyle” the larger rooms can hold up to 200guests comfortably! While those configura-tions are there to make it easy, the sky is trulythe limit for each meeting space. People who

By Julie Kanehl

Trinity’s got an Irish pub, and it’sthe real deal. It’s all dark woods,Guinness and Jameson, Fish andChips Thursdays, live music on theweekend and Irish music in the back-ground. Far more than a cool motif,Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub & Eateryhas people talking about its deliciousfood, family friendly menu and excel-lent staff. If you like traditional pubfood, you’re going to love Fiddler’sGreen, and if you’re a fan of authenti-cally made Irish classics then get in thecar and go! From their Bangers &Mash and Shepherd’s Pie to theirCorned Beef & Cabbage and IrishStew, you’ll be in Irish heaven, whichoddly enough is what the legend of

Fiddler’s Green is all about.Open just six months, Fid-

dler’s Green Irish Pub & Eateryis off to a good start, and is lo-cated in the Trinity Commonsshopping center at 7813 MitchellBoulevard. Already becomingmany people’s “local,” Fiddler’sGreen combines Irish classicswith American fare, and they’veeven come up with a few twistson the menu to keep you onyour toes. For example, you’llwant to try their delicious IrishNachos and their popular ShamrockerSandwich. One thing is for sure –you’ll find great people, great food,and great fun at Fiddler’s Green.

Owned by Vince LaMattina, hiswife Kelly and their Irish buddy Paul

St. Patrick’s Day Every Dayat Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub & Eatery

Quigley (known fondly as “Quigs”),Fiddler’s Green has both the feel of anIrish pub and that of a family restau-rant. The bar is hopping, but so are

Every day at Fiddler’s Green is a celebration

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Imagine losing your job afterdecades of being in the same field andfinding yourself in a job market whereyou have to compete with a recordnumber of job seekers. Where do youturn for help and advice in preparing astandout resume and learning to navi-gate a successful interview? MeetSheila Krautner, the energetic drivingforce behind Connections Job Devel-opment Program. I had the chancemeet Sheila at the Connections office,located on Main Street in New PortRichey. She is dynamic, and dedicatesherself fully to helping people get backto work. Connections has a row ofcomputers where people can come inand work on their resumes and checkjob listings; in fact, some even need tolearn how to use the computer andthere is help for them too. They canpractice on Microsoft programs likeExcel, Power Point, Publisher, Word,and other business software. Theneed is greater than ever and it is easy

to help. Have fun at afundraiser perhaps, ordonate furniture andclothing – especiallyneeded is work appropri-ate attire – to Connec-tions Thrift Shoppe.

Sheila says in thepast two years, the peo-ple coming through thedoor at Connections JobDevelopment Programhas increased by 30 per-cent. “It just keeps in-creasing,” said Sheila.“And 40 percent of thosecoming in were imminently at risk oflosing their homes. A lot of these peo-ple are those who worked the samejob for years and years and never ex-pected to be in this situation.”

The stories are endless – the 26-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep whois great in sales but not up-to-date onhis computer skills; the retiree who

now has to go back to work just to af-ford groceries; the married couplewho lost their jobs due to Sweetbayclosing. “The husband and wife whohad been working at Sweetbay were inan absolute panic,” shared Sheila.“People coming in here are sometimes

Support the Program that HelpsPeople Get to Work!

Eleanor Meier & Sheila Krautner of Connections,want you to know it’s a great program to support!

See “Connections” on page 38.


Community News BriefsTrinity AREA

Let’s Play Soccer! West Pasco Youth Soccer Associa-

tion (WPYSA), located at 4825 LittleRoad at the W. H. Jack Mitchell Parkin New Port Richey, is a non-profitcorporation dedicated to providingthe youth of our community the op-portunity to participate in the game ofsoccer, regardless of your skill level.WPYSA’s desire is to instill in eachplayer a love for the game of soccer,while developing individual skills, fit-ness and team tactics. The youth soc-cer association places importance onfostering characteristics of fair play,sportsmanship, persistence and humil-ity. WPYSA strives to provide a safetraining environment, while seeking topromote a spirit of friendship and re-spect on and off the field.

West Pasco Soccer offers differentprograms and levels of competition tomeet the needs and aspirations of allthe youth of our community from 4-19 years of age. Our recreational pro-gram offers in-house and travel gamesto ages U (under)-6 to U18. This

program is a 14-week season that runsfrom November to February. Theprogram is open to anyone interestedin playing the game regardless of skillor experience. Sign-ups are done on-line through the website www.west-pascosoccer.com.

The Academy program is a bridgeprogram for younger players whowant a more competitive environmentthan recreational, but aren’t quite oldenough for the competitive level. TheAcademy Program is offered to boysand girls ages U7 through U10 andoffers a curriculum focused on devel-opment of skills and techniques. Theprogram, as recommended by USASoccer and the Florida Youth SoccerAssociation (FYSA), stresses player de-velopment over winning. Interestedplayers are assessed for the program inJune and offered a 9-10 month sea-son.

Academy players practice in ateam format two-three nights perweek and receive one night of purelytechnical, speed and agility training at

the direction of the Academy Director.This training is designed to help en-hance a player’s physical and mentalabilities. West Pasco’s AcademyCoaches specialize in developing theyoungest of players and share theirpassion for the game. Most are formeror current players including theTampa Bay Rowdies and Saint LeoUniversity Men’s Team; all hold youthcoaching licenses and are supported byWest Pasco Youth Soccer Association.

The competitive program is forages U11-U19. Players try out forteams in June and play for 10 months.The teams have regular season gamesand participate in different tourna-ments hosted all over the Statethroughout the year. Every year selectWest Pasco Youth Soccer AssociationAcademy teams participate in a tour-nament held at the ESPN Wide Worldof Sports Complex at Walt DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida. This istruly a memorable experience for theteams, players and families!

West Pasco is all about Competi-tion, Sportsmanship and Respect!Visit the website for more information– West Pasco Youth Soccer Associationinvites you to become part of our soc-cer family!

Come See the Tampa Bay Row-dies Play an Exhibition Game atMitchell Field for FREE on Saturday,March 29 @ 7 PM!

Club Contact Information: web-site www.westpascosoccer.com; MarkRenella, Director of Recreational Soc-cer -email [email protected];Novi Marci, Director of Academy -email [email protected];Anthony Frederico, West Pasco/Tampa Bay Rowdies Liaison – [email protected]

Elfers Centennial Garden ClubBelieves in Giving Back

If you are a plant lover who be-lieves in giving back to the commu-nity, and at the same time enjoy thecamaraderie of like-minded local peo-ple, then you belong to our GardenClub. The Elfers Centennial GardenClub has been in existence fordecades, and was started by the pio-neers in Elfers. All of the originalmembers have moved or are no longeraround but the club is alive and well.

Every year the membership de-cides which charities to support, de-pending upon how much money theclub has available to give out. Themonthly plant sales have enabled the


club to support Volunteer Way, thelocal food bank, Elfers CARES SeniorCenter, Growing Great Moms, andthe Audubon Society to build bird-houses. We also donated money tohelp a local Holiday resident to receivea kidney transplant. We sent gift boxesto military men, supported the Colo-nial Civic Center with their fundrais-ing to restore and maintain theclubhouse, as well as other worthycauses.

Elfers Centennial Garden Clubholds its meetings every first Mondayof the month at the Colonial HillsCivic Center located at 3852 PrimePlace in New Port Richey. On somemonths, instead of a meeting, themembers host walk-through tours oftheir gardens followed by an After-noon Tea. Members get togetherevery month to hear invited speakersfrom the County Master Gardeners.We hold workshops on different proj-ects like making steppingstones forour gardens, or making Christmascenterpieces. We also have our annualChristmas party where we exchangeplants or play a game.

So far the club has sponsored sev-eral field trips, which include FloridaBotanical Garden, Homosassa Butter-

fly Garden, Sarasota Selby Gardens,Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando,Olive Grove Nursery and NatureCoast Botanical Garden in Spring Hill.We plan to visit many more interestingplaces that interest our members.

Historic Baker House: Withthe leadership of Carol Azbell, theclub president, the historic BakerHouse has been re-opened to thepublic. The Baker House is located onthe grounds of Centennial Library onMoog Road and is the oldest Cracker-style house in West Pasco County.Every third Saturday of the monthfrom September to May, the club givesguided tours with volunteers from themembership serving as docents. Plantsfor sale are offered at the same time.

The club is open to the publicand welcomes new members. Mem-bership is $12 annually or $15 annu-ally per couple. If you have plants toshare, have the time to volunteer forthe plant sale to help with ourfundraising projects, and want to gainsome new knowledge about garden-ing, then this club is for you. We wel-come you! For further informationabout the Elfers Centennial GardenClub, please call Carol at (727) 372-9954 or Lola at (727) 849-8034.

Patience, Guidance and LoveI have worked in the field of child-

care for 25 years now. I still find it tobe a learning and rewarding experi-ence. After my children were born, itbecame essential for me to learn andteach them the fundamentals of lifewhile becoming a productive citizen.

I have learned that there are manyaspects to understanding children.These characteristics are best handledwith tolerance, steadiness, and equality.Another aspect is understanding per-sonalities.

One in particular is expressing sen-sitivity, which refers to the ease or diffi-

culty in which a child responds to a situ-ation. It reminds me that this is the childtemper at work, and to learn not to taketheir intense emotions personally.

We all can contribute and teachchildren how to forgive so they canmove on and not dwell on feelings andemotions. Parents should teach andshow through actions, how to expressstrong reaction in a socially appropriateway.

My position now is to continue tonurture the children and in return reapthe reward of seeing them smile.

Gloria SamsSafety-Land Day Care


Community CalendarTrinity AREA

New Tampa Players presents...THEMIRACLE WORKER by WilliamGibson, Directed by Tom Bronson

The Miracle Worker tells the storyof Helen Keller, who lost her sight andhearing at 19 months due to illness,and Annie Sullivan, the extraordinaryteacher who taught her to communi-cate with the world.

Two young ladies, Shelby Zim-merman and Tallulah Nouss, will sharethe role of Helen Keller, and will per-form in different shows. Director TomBronson has the actors wear a headsetand blindfold as a tool to during therehearsal process to assist Shelby andTallulah to understand the experienceof being blind and deaf.

Showtimes are: Friday, Febru-ary 28 at 8PM; Saturday, March 1 at

8PM; Sunday, March 2 at 2PM; andFriday, March 7 at 8PM; Saturday,March 8 at 8PM; and last show isSunday, March 9 at 2PM

The Miracle Worker will be pre-sented at CrossPointe Church of theNazarene, 919 Debuel Rd. in Lutz.Tickets: $12 - $15 - Contact NewTampa Players for group rates.

For tickets or more information:www.newtampaplayers.org; call (813)386-6NTP (6687) or email:[email protected]

Alzheimer's Family Organization2014 Pasco Challenge

Mar. 8––The Alzheimer's FamilyOrganization will hold its Annual 2014Pasco Challenge at Jay B. StarkeyWilderness Park in New Port Richey.This year’s event is presented byBrighthouse Networks.

Over 600 participants will run,cycle and walk for “THOSE THATCAN’T REMEMBER.” Competitiveevents include 5K & 10K Foot Races.Non-competitive events include a OneMile Walk/Fun Run and a Bike Tour.

The Alzheimer’s Family Organi-zation is seeking sponsors, teams andparticipants for this event.

Monies raised will benefit individ-uals with Alzheimer’s disease and theirfamilies in Pasco County and CentralFlorida, supporting the Alzheimer'sFamily Organization, People HelpingFamilies, and providing support serv-ices and educational programs includ-ing Respite Care Assistance, Wanderer’sI.D. Program, Support Groups, Care-giver/Professional Educational Semi-nars and more. For more informationabout the Pasco Challenge or to regis-ter, call the AFO at 727-848-8888, tollfree at 888-496-8004 or visit online atwww.alzheimersfamily.org.

West Pasco Quilters' Guild 2014 Bi-ennial Quilt ShowFabric in Motion - Sew Many Quilts

Mar. 14, 15, 9 AM–5 PM, Mar.16, 10 AM–4 PM––The Fabric in Mo-tion will have "Sew" Many Quilts tochoose from. Over 400 quilts will beon display. Quilt appraisals by BrendaGrampsas. Guild Boutique; Silent Auc-tion; Youth Challenge Quilts; Free Lec-tures and Trunk Shows. Live LargeQuilt Auction on Sunday. Lots of ven-dors! Great food - Door Prizes - Kid's

Activities - Free Quilt Lectures - Tech-nique Demos.

The Fabric in Motion event will beheld at the New Port Richey Recre-ation & Aquatic Center, 6630 VanBuren St. in New Port Richey. Dailyadmission: $7 or $10 for multi-daypass.

Millian-Aire Sponsors PascoCounty Hunger Walk

Sat., Mar. 15––Millian-Aire En-terprise Corp. will be sponsoring theChasco Fiesta Hunger Walk at theGulf High School athletic field in NewPort Richey. The event is presented byOne Community Now, a multifacetednetwork that helps churches, non-profit organizations and businessesthroughout Pasco County. The walkwill take place a week before the actualnine day Fiesta event, which is hap-pening from March 21-29th.

The Chasco Fiesta event is a col-laborative effort to promote hungerawareness and raise money for hungerrelease efforts for children and seniorcitizens of Pasco County. Those par-ticipating in the walk will help providehealthy meals for those in need.

“Millian-Aire is excited to be apart of the newest event at the Chasco


Fiesta and to be helping the childrenand seniors of Pasco County,” saidSusan Millian, Vice President of Mil-lian-Aire Enterprise Corp.

Chasco Fiesta has been a not-for-profit organization since 2012 and has“a legacy of giving.” Previously part ofthe West Pasco Chamber of Com-merce, Chasco Fiestas have been heldsince 1947—making this year’shunger walk the 68th continuousevent. Other fiestas include a boat pa-rade, carnival, coronation ball, Ser-toma drawing, and a street parade.The nine days of family fun and enter-tainment are held along the Pith-lachascotee River.

Check-in is at 8 AM for walkersand vendors, followed by the openingceremony at 9 AM. At 11 AM theawards presentation will be held fortop sponsors. Sharing the role withMillian-Aire Enterprise as corporatesponsors include Coldwell Bankers,The Rotary Club, Specialty Web De-signs, and Landon Plastic Surgery.

About Millian-Aire EnterpriseCorp.: Millian-Aire, established in1989, is a family owned and operatedair conditioning and heating servicecompany. Servicing the Tampa Bayarea for over 25 years, they are members

of the Better Business Bureau and PascoCounty Chamber of Commerce. Theysupport the Pasco County Public Infor-mation Department and the PascoBuilders Association and also activelyparticipate in a number of charitableopportunities; they are the lead sponsorsfor the annual JK Cancer Fund, Inc.Drive Away Cancer Golf Tournamentand also support the Jesse Litsch & Bech-tel Financial golf tournaments.

6th ANNUAL SOCIAL EVENTFUND RAISER

Saturday, March 15, 5:30 PM––Connections Job Development Pro-gram will hold their annual fundraisingevent at Seven Springs Golf and Coun-try Club, located at 3535 Trophy Drivein New Port Richey. For a $25 ticket($35 at the door) attendees will be of-fered two glasses of wine or soft bever-age, an array of appetizers, silentauction items, music by popular D.J.“Lady Myrtle and Al” and FUN! Raf-fles will be held for a $100 gas card anda case of wine from Boisset Family Es-tates (www.boissetfamilyestates.com).

For information and tickets callConnections Office at (727) 849-4724or pay via Paypal at www.connection-sjobdevelopment.org. (See story pg 3)


With the 2013 tax return dead-line looming, it is a perfect time forthose age 60 or older to take advan-tage of a flat-rate $69 fee to have theirincome taxes prepared and filed with acompany that is trusted for going theextra mile for its clients.

Tax Preparation Special…Not Justfor Retirees

Rizzotto Tax Advisory Group ex-tends their $69 flat-rate fee for federalreturns (state returns are included ifapplicable) to Government Employ-ees and Municipal Workers, Teach-ers, Law Enforcement Personnel,Firefighters/EMT’s, Retired andActive Military of ANY age. All taxreturns are prepared by one of the ex-perienced Tax Preparers, CPAs or IRSEnrolled Agents.

About Rizzotto Tax AdvisoryGroup

At Rizzotto Tax Advisory Groupyou will find an experiencd team of fi-nancial, tax, insurance, and legal pro-fessionals that bring a combined 70+years experience in educating clientson important subjects including: re-ducing asset risk and unnecessarytaxes, diversifying portfolios, impor-tance of wills/trusts and planning forincome during retirement. The firm iscommitted to providing exemplaryservice while displaying the higheststandards of ethics and professionalknowledge. They are approved mem-bers of the National Ethics Associationand the National Association of TaxProfessionals. Edward G. Rizzotto,Owner and President, is an InsuranceAgent and Financial Representativewho holds both a state-regulated li-cense to offer insurance products anda securities license to offer specific in-vestment products.

The Rizzotto TeamEd Rizzotto, Owner/President,

moved to Florida 42 years ago fromNew York, grew up in Pinellas Countyand has been a Trinity resident since2000. He is a graduate of ClearwaterCentral Catholic High School andearned his Bachelor’s Degree in Busi-ness Management from National-Louis University in Evanston, IL. Edalso served both active and reserveduty for 13 years in the U.S. Coast

Guard. He started his Insurance andFinancial career over 20 years ago asan agent for Allstate Insurance, thenpromoted to Agency Manager, re-sponsible for overseeing 22 agencies inSouthwest Florida. In 1999, hejoined a local retirement planningfirm, where he helped hundreds ofpeople with tax and retirement plan-ning for over 6 years. Ed Rizzotto en-joyed the opportunity to benefit thecommunity, and was determined tocreate a complete local business wherehe could help clients (both pre-retireesand current retirees) save money ontheir taxes and better manage theirportfolios, plan for the future andfocus more on enjoying their retire-ment years – and The Rizzotto TaxAdvisory Group was established in2006.

Lorrie Rizzotto, Director ofMarketing, joined the firm in 2009 asDirector of Marketing. Lorrie alreadyhad an impressive career in the mar-keting industry. Specializing in corpo-rate incentive and meeting planning,she worked at Allstate’s RegionalFlorida office for 11 years, and thenbecame an Independent MeetingPlanner with HelmsBriscoe, a nationalevent planning company based out ofScottsdale, AZ where she achieved“President’s Club” status in Top 50 inthe country. Currently she handles allmarketing, networking, event plan-ning and the firm’s year-end client ap-preciation gala. She and Ed will bemarried 25 years this November andhave two teenage children.

Dori Greeson is the Administra-tive Assistant and Office Manager atRizzotto Tax Advisory Group. Whenyou call our office you are alwaysgreeted with a warm reception fromDori. Given the title “Vice Presidentof First Impressions” by Ed Rizzotto,Dori demonstrates the most excep-tional skills in making clients feel com-fortable during both their visits to theoffice, and on the phone. She over-sees the day-to-day operations of theoffice and tax season, sponsored eventsand assists in the planning and coordi-nation of our year-end client apprecia-tion gala. Dori is a licensed Life andHealth Agent. “When Dori wasadded to our team, we not onlygained, but each of our clients did aswell,” says Ed Rizzotto. On her off

time she ministerswith her husbandin Florida prisonsand short termmission trips tosuch places asMozambique,Vietnam and Ja-maica. Dori liveswith her husbandGene, and ismother of twogrown sons, Ben-jamin and Robby.

Nayda Stern, IRS EnrolledAgent, has more than 20 years of in-come tax preparation experience andholds the designation of IRS EnrolledAgent. This enables her to representRizzotto Tax Advisory Group clientsbefore the IRS. In addition to her ex-tensive tax preparation experience witha national firm, she has taught basicand intermediate income tax coursesfor those who wanted to learn to pre-pare taxes. Nayda is a member ofNATP (National Association of Tax

Professional) and attends many IRSsponsored educational coursesthroughout the year, including theAnnual IRS forum. Nayda, originallyfrom Buffalo, New York is a graduateof New York University School of Ed-ucation. She resides in Land O’Lakes, FL with her husband Alan.

Brett Anderson, Tax Preparer,brings over 13 years of tax preparationexperience to the Rizzotto Tax Advi-sory Group’s clients as he worked forone of the largest CPA tax and ac-

The Rizzotto Tax Advisory Group“Your Partners in Tax & Retirement Planning”

(L-R) Ed Rizzotto, Lorrie Rizzotto, Robert Brooks, Nayda Stern, Brett Anderson,

Dori Greeson, & CPA Anthony Tropeano


counting firms in New York State, spe-cializing in payroll, bookkeeping, in-vestment and estate planning for manysmall businesses and individuals, alsoworking with many non-profit organi-zations and auditing of many schoolsin New York State. Brett prides him-self in serving our clients with greatcare and attention to detail. Brett,originally from Gloversville, New Yorkholds a degree in Business Administra-tion and resides in Bayonet Point, FLwith his wife April and daughter Divia.

Alton Scott, Insurance Consult-ant, brings over 14 years experience inthe banking, insurance and financialservices industry. As an InsuranceConsultant, Alton holds a state-regu-lated life and health license and a secu-rities license to provide certaininvestment products. He brings ex-tensive knowledge to our clients in theareas of health insurance, medicaresupplements and medicare advantage.Alton resides in Land O’ Lakes, FLwith his wife and two children.

Robert Brooks, Retirement Con-sultant, joined Rizzotto Tax AdvisoryGroup in 2013 after 16 years with atop national insurance corporation. Asan independent Retirement Strategistand state licensed Insurance Agent, heprovides our clients with valuable serv-ices related to planning before andduring retirement. Robert’s personaland business philosophies are based onresponsibility, honesty, integrity, andbuilding strong client relationships.Born and raised in St. Petersburg,Robert and his family have strongroots in the Tampa Bay area. He at-tended the University of Florida inGainesville, and graduated in 1993with a B.A. degree in Business Man-agement with a concentration in Fi-nance. After college, he returned toSt. Petersburg where he began his ca-reer in the insurance industry, receiv-ing numerous awards and additional

certifications throughout the years.Currently, he is pursuing additionaleducation in investment advisory man-agement. Robert and his wife Tammy,reside in St. Petersburg and have twochildren.

The key to helping clients deal withtoday’s economy and prepare forthe future…education.

Knowledge is power! With anuncertain economy in our future,many retirees and baby boomers areconcerned about whether their pen-sions and retirement savings will lastthe rest of their lives. Whether you arealready retired, or within five to tenyears of retiring, you need to knowhow to protect your money and un-derstand how tax laws will affect yourretirement. In addition, there areoften legitimate adjustments that canbe made now to reduce tax liabilitiesof which many people are unaware.With roughly 10,000 Baby Boomersturning 65 today and about 10,000more will cross that threshold everyday for the next 19 years, many arelooking for the answers on when thebest age is to take social security, thethresholds of when social security istaxed and how to not outlive their re-tirement assets. “If clients are alreadycollecting social security when theycome to us they want to know howthey can reduce or eliminate taxes onnot only social security income, buttheir overall taxes as well,” says EdRizzotto. “We spend many hourswith our clients to put sound plans inplace by sharing ‘real time’ tax, in-come and social security analysisthrough some of the most sophisti-cated software. “We want our clientsto leave our office with a better under-standing on what their income needswill be in retirement, and how to con-trol, reduce or possibly eliminatetaxes.”

Concierge Level ServiceWhile taxes are a large part of The

Rizzotto Tax Advisory Group, themajority of their clients also utilize thefirm’s other services including invest-ments, retirement planning, long termcare, annuities, life insurance, wills andtrusts. Clients have access to expertsin the fields of taxes, finance, insur-ance, and the services of elder law at-torneys who handle wills, trusts andoverall estate planning. Ed says,“Clients like the opportunity we pro-vide to get everything taken care of inone place.”

“When people come in to seeus,” says Ed, “the first thing we do isdedicate an hour or of our time tocomplete an overall review that coversthe last couple of years, includinggoing over their tax returns in detail,studying their portfolios, and dis-cussing their important concerns todetermine how we can help them.Then, at a follow-up appointment, wepresent a thorough plan for them.”

The Rizzotto Tax AdvisoryGroup offers guidance to each in-vestor based on their unique invest-ment profile while focusing on theirfinancial goals. “Many people areconcerned with the economy rightnow and preservation of funds is veryimportant,” says Ed. “Saving ontaxes, reducing or eliminating taxationon social security and protecting thefinancial wellbeing of a spouse afteranother’s death – those are things thatmy clients are concerned about.Today, people also want alternatives tothe low interest rate environment pro-vided by CDs and money market ac-counts. Those clients looking forsomething more tangible to invest inare turning to us for precious metalsand other conservative investment ve-hicles of which they may have beenpreviously unaware.”

Rizzotto explains that being in-volved with his clients in all the key

areas of tax returns, insurance needsand investments allows his team tokeep a keen eye on each client’s bot-tom line. “We’ve had people who hadother advisors and financial plannerswho convinced them to makechanges, not aware of the tax im-pacts,” says Ed. “To me the tax re-turn is the most important documentthe client owns, that’s why it is thefirst thing we look at when the clientmeets us for their initial appointment.If there is an investment or changethat could cause a taxable event – weknow that up front.”

Retirement Planning…Not Just ForRetirees

While The Rizzotto Tax AdvisoryGroup’s area of expertise over theyears has been working with retireeswe also work with clients of all ages inthe area of retirement planning.“You’re never too young or too old tostart saving for retirement,” says Riz-zotto. We have found that many peo-ple we meet that are still working havechanged jobs about every five to sevenyears, and many of those people lefttheir retirement plans at their old em-ployers (i.e. 401k, 403b, and 457plans, etc). Many of these plans canbe rolled over to individual IRAs orRoth IRAs, thus giving the clientmore control and the ability to havesomeone to advise them. We feel it isalso imperative for those people ages59 -1/2 or older who are still em-ployed to become educated on a verysignificant act signed into law by con-gress over seven years ago thatchanged the rules governing IRAs,401(k)s, 403(b)s and 457 plans, whattheir options are and what they can doto prepare for their family’s financialfuture.

The Rizzotto Tax AdvisoryGroup is located in the beautifulcommunity of Long Leaf in theFlorida Design Consultants Centerat 3030 Starkey Boulevard in Trin-ity. They also have a second loca-tion in Pinellas County at 1034Belcher Road South in Largo. Call(727) 683-9119 or visit www.riz-zottotax.com for more informationor to schedule an appointment.

Securities offered through Mi-dAmerica Financial Services, Inc lwww.mfsinvest.com. 2230 E. 32ndStreet, Suite B, Joplin, MO 64804l 888-526-2001 l Member FINRA& SIPC l MidAmerica FinancialServices and Rizzotto Tax AdvisoryGroup are not affiliated.

Ed Rizzotto


By Julie Kanehl

If you’re a homeowner, chancesare you’ve collected a pile of cardssomewhere, one for the roofing com-pany, one for the flooring people thatyou got a quote from once, and yetanother for plumbing emergencies.With Team Farrell, you’ll only need tokeep one number handy, because thiscompany truly does it all, from floor-

ing to roofing, rescue repair to remod-eling, and landscaping to home serv-ices and repairs. Still growing, TeamFarrell is a reputable company thatprotects itself so that it can best pro-tect you. Team Farrell is proud to beaccredited with the Better BusinessBureau and advertises its rave reviewsfrom Angie’s List. Most importantly,it’s the customers who rave abouttheir experiences with Team Farrell

that speak volumes.Roofing customer, Jeff DeLigio,

recently said, “Team Farrell is a greatcompany that you can always counton!”

A Company You Can TrustTeam Farrell was born in 2006

when Tina Farrell started a roofingcompany out of a shed in her back-yard. Her husband, Steve, was a roof-ing contractor at the time that had astrong work ethic and an even

stronger commitment to have thingsdone right. Soon, they hadsuccessful roofing companythat quickly garnered positive reviewsfrom customers all over Tampa Bay.

In 2011, Rich Allen brought hisbuilding experience to the team and sothe home services part of the businessbegan to take shape. Since then, TeamFarrell has grown to include FarrellRescue, which protects and rescueshomes that are damaged by fire, wateror mold. Other new additions to

“One Call Does It All”For Homeowners With Team Farrell

Steve Farrell , Regan Weiss and Rich Allen (the men in blue) with the Kitchen Cousins at the KBIS Home Show in New Orleans.


Team Farrell include their flooringand outdoor landscapingdepartments. Today, Team Farrell istruly a team of contractors, all ofwhom are committed to providingtheir best work, so that you can feelsafe, protected and secure in yourbeautiful home. Team Farrell goesabove-and-beyond to meet their cus-tomers’ satisfaction; they have in-house background approvedemployees to get the job done to cus-tomer satisfaction. If you’re lookingfor a company that will quote you afair price, complete the work withinthe time allotted, and make sure thatyou are happy throughout theprocess, then let Team Farrell be yourgo-to company for any of your home’sneeds.

Speaking with Regan Weiss whojoined Team Farrell to lead the salesand marketing force, it’s no wonderthat the company has built such a solidname. Regan’s respect for his cowork-ers and the other team members madeit clear that this business is somethingthat they are all proud of, and whenyou choose someone to work on yourhome, you definitely want to choose acompany who takes that kind of pridein what they do each day.

Weiss said, “We’ve been growingleaps and bounds, and we dovery good and creative work. We offerfree estimates, free 3D renderings forour home services customers, we do agreat deal of research to stay with cur-rent trends and most importantly ourcommunity work.” He had a lot of

praise to give to thecompany ownersSteve and Tina Far-rell...adding, “TinaFarrell is dedicatedto giving back toour community andTina has helped somany local fami-lies.”

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek, Team Farrell has a staff that canaccomplish putting in two to threeroofs a day, and according to Weiss,they do a kitchen and a bathroom atleast once a week. He stated, “We tryto make the construction process asstress free as possible but there arehidden conditions and many variablesthat take may take place... Bottom linewe will do whatever it takes to meetthe customers needs and timeline.”

Call Team Farrell for DependableRoofing

Team Farrell began as a roofingcompany better known as FarrellRoofing, and their commitment tousing excellent products, excellentworkmanship and superior quality hasallowed their company to grow. Ser-vicing both residential and commercialroofing projects, and using a plethoraof materials from shingle to tile, TeamFarrell can be counted on to put on aroof that will last a long time.

A GAF/Master Elite Roofer, Far-rell Roofing combines craftsmanshipand modern materials, with a goal tocreate 100% customer satisfaction at itscore. Most of all, they understand thatpurchasing a roof is a long-term in-vestment that protects you and yourfamily.

Mark Kenny had his roof repairedwith Team Farrell, saying, “I chose toaward the job to Farrell Roofing afterdoing research with the Better Busi-ness Bureau, obtaining estimates with

other roofing companies and hearingtestimonials from satisfied customers.

Steve promptly came out to giveme an estimate the same day that Icalled. Upon meeting with eight con-tractors, Steve’s quote was still thelowest and his timeline to start andcomplete the job was the shortest andmet our expectation. The job itselftook less time than what was plannedand the cleanup was immaculate. Myexperience with Farrell Roofing hasbeen very positive and I have sincegiven many referrals to my friends andbusiness associates.

Remodeling, Home Additions,Bathroom Makeovers & More

If you spend your weekendswatching “Love It or List It” like a lotof us, and you really wish you couldremodel your kitchen or bathroom,Team Farrell makes it affordable,doable and incredible. Helping TampaBay residents fall in love with theirhomes all over again, Team Farrell of-fers a myriad of home services that canmake that happen from new cabinetsto a complete remodel, and from newwindows to a whole new façade by ap-plying siding and more.

What sets their approach apart istheir goal of connecting with eachhomeowner’s vision. While othercompanies might come into yourhome and try and sell you on their vi-sion, Team Farrell’s goal is to realizeyour vision beautifully and affordably.

Water, Mold & Fire RescueWhile we may never want to

think about the need for a rescue teamin our homes, it happens every singleday. Regardless of how it happened,Team Farrell can help. The goal of therescue crew is to offer fast, efficientand immediate service by certified res-cue personnel. Upon arrival they se-cure your property, assess the damageand begin making a recovery plan, andthen continue to help you throughoutthe entire process, from working withinsurance adjusters to complete recov-ery.

Flooring, Outdoors Landscaping& More

Team Farrell is truly growingleaps and bounds, as Weiss said, andis now offering complete flooring so-lutions, as well as outdoor landscapingfor residential and commercial cus-tomers in the area. Whether you wantto replace the carpeting in your homewith a durable laminate or create abackyard oasis where your kids canplay, the Team Farrell philosophy isthe same throughout. One call does itall. From the roof down, Team Farrellhas you covered.

Located at 6835 CommerceAvenue in Port Richey, Florida,Team Farrell services the entireTampa Bay Area. They are avail-able 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.To call for a free estimate or formore information, dial (727) 845-TEAM (8326), or visit online atwww.goteamfarrell.com. Don’tforget to “like” them on Facebook!


By Katie Thomas

For the freshest produce, deli-cious baked goods and gourmet meatsand cheeses, Eli’s Produce is your go-to local market! Located on OldCounty Road 54 in New Port Richey,Eli’s boasts fresh items that are locallygrown or handcrafted by localproviders – everything from the rawhoney to the handpicked oranges willhave you feeling good about shoppinglocal and supporting your neighbor-hood farmers.

When it comes to our food, freshis best and Eli’s ensures that you aregetting the best local fare available.Our community has been built onsmall businesses and I strongly believethat when you purchase local goodsfrom your neighbors, you save money,help better your community and endup with strong relationships andbonds that you just can’t get whenyou go corporate.

Eli’s Produce is the epitome ofyour small mom ‘n’ pop store. Hus-band and wife Sam and Fabi Frangierun Eli’s Produce and will be celebrat-

ing their second year of business inMarch this year. The couple is fromthe East Coast of Florida and movedto Trinity in order to raise their familyof two young children. Sam and Fabiopened Eli’s Produce to provide thecommunity with fresh, local optionsand homemade goods from aroundthe area.

From supporting communityfarms in our area to buying freshbaked bread and other goodies fromlocal vendors no farther out than St.Pete and Clearwater - Sam and Fabireally focus on buying local, livinglocal and supplying our area with nu-tritious, safe and healthy products.

You will love the numerous op-tions for produce at Eli’s. Specialschange weekly and you will delight inthe seasonal goodness offered withinthe store. From fresh green kale, sweetcarrots, potatoes, peppers, tomatoesand root vegetables galore, to brusselsprouts, bean sprouts, broccoliparsnips celery, escarole, juicy cucum-bers and rapini – Eli’s has a fantasticvariety of fresh local vegetables andfruits to choose from.

Whether youlike traditional let-tuces or you aresearching for adark leafy greenthat is nutrientdense, Eli’s hasmany choices foreven the choicestof eaters. I spendmy Saturdaysworking at a freshmarket and therereally are a ton ofawesome combina-tions you can makefrom fresh vegeta-bles, from super-easy baked kale chipsto stuffed peppers or grilled asparagusand romaine; all it takes is a littleimagination to make fresh vegetables adelicious and nutritious part of yourdiet.

I was very impressed with Eli’s va-riety of cheeses and gourmet meats.Eli’s has garlic goat cheese, feta, ched-dar curds, Greek Matis cheese, agedGouda, Farmer’s cheese, Swiss andfresh mozzarella at fair prices. All the

cheeses are of high quality and I cantell you that you are getting a greatdeal when buying from Eli’s. I waspleasantly surprised to find that theysold both Kerrygold Irish butter andgoat cheese much lower prices formore quantity than the average grocer.

One of my favorite gluten-freemeals is cauliflower crust pizza and Ifound that Eli’s had everything Ineeded for my all time yummiestrecipe! Just buy a head of cauliflower,a package of goat cheese, some moz-

Eli’s Produce – Local and Fresh at its Best!

Owner Sam Frangie welcomes you to Eli’s Produce onOld CR 54. You’ll fall in love with this fresh market!


zarella cheese and then get all of yourfavorite toppings right in the store.Eli’s has Margarita pepperoni, salami,sopressata and calabrese by CitterioMeats, as well as salami, prosciuttoand Genoa salami! For a perfect cauli-flower crust pizza, steam a choppedhead of cauliflower until tender andthoroughly cooked, then drain of allexcess moisture (you made need touse some paper towels to reallysqueeze out all the moisture). Nextstep, throw it in the food processor topulse into a fine pulp, add in parmesancheese, some basil, 1/4-cup of goatcheese, salt, pepper, garlic, one eggand mix until combined. Roll the cau-liflower dough into a ball, then spreadit into a thinly onto a piece of oiledparchment paper. Bake your dough on300 degrees for a few minutes untilgolden brown, pull it out and addyour favorite pizza sauce, mozzarellacheese, pepperoni, mushrooms; reallywhatever you love on your pizza cango right on top! Stick it back in theoven for ten more minutes and enjoy acompletely healthy, gluten-free pizza!Eli’s has everything you need for thisrecipe, right down to the gourmetmeat, cheese, veggie toppings andpizza sauce!

While at Eli’s Produce I noticedthat the shelves are stocked witheverything you need for a healthy deli-cious meal. From dried goods, fruits,nuts, chia seeds, quinoa and Amish-made products including pastas andjams, Eli’s offers locals a one-stop-shop for healthy eats! If you are intomaking a mean green smoothie as ameal substitute, Eli’s has a variety ofgreens to choose from, raw honey forsweetener, organic flax seed and chiaseeds for an extra boost. I love greensmoothies with dark, leafy green kale,spinach, flax seed, chia seeds, a table-spoon of unfiltered raw honey, bananafor thickness and a tiny bit of freshginger root – fantastic! Eli’s has a fullshelf dedicated to raw unfilteredhoney that is local and seasonal, whichI believe is great for allergy symptomprevention this time of year when theweather is constantly changing andpollen is flying through the air!

Eli’s offers a huge variety of pas-tas, rice, olive oils, dressings, condi-ments and breads to make the perfectmeal. Grab some rice, grape leaves andlemons to make your own Greekstuffed grape leaves and top with Eli’sfresh domestic feta cheese. Eli’s hasfresh pita bread to pair with any meal

and also receivesfresh bakedbread daily fromCasa Del Panoin St. Peters-burg.

If you havea sweet craving,Eli’s Producehas some deli-cious treats in-cluding gourmetPolish Kolackycookies, Amish-made jellies,Back Road Country Candies, ItalianBiscotti cookies and you will alwaysfind fresh baked loaves of sweet breadfrom Helen’s Bakery in Clearwater.My favorite bread from Helen’s is thezucchini and banana bread; moist andperfectly baked, this loaf will be gonein no time and it’s perfect for breakfastwith a smear of Kerrygold butter,YUM!

Another local goodie that Eli’sProduce carries is Edna Lucille’sAmish-made soap; with no addedchemicals, it’s paraben-free and smellsdelicious! It feels great to lather upwith an all-natural, locally made prod-uct.

Whatever your lifestyle and taste,you will find something you love atEli’s, and you can feel good aboutshopping and eating local. Sam andFabi invite you to come in and checkout the store. They will help you withany questions you have and you cancount on being greeted by either Fabior Sam when you enter Eli’s. Eatingfresh and local is easy with Eli’s Pro-duce. Shop, Cook, Enjoy!

Eli’s Produce is located at 8128Old County Road 54 in New PortRichey. Eli’s Produce is open sevendays a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Call (727) 807-7993 for additionalinformation.


By Julie Kanehl

When a patient has been diagnosedwith a disease such as colon or rectalcancer, or other ailments such as hem-orrhoids, diverticulitis, appendicitis,colon polyps, gall bladder issues, or her-nias, it can be hard and even embarrass-ing to talk about. It’s incrediblyimportant in this situation to turn to adoctor who is a specialist, and one whocan treat you and get you back on yourfeet again using the latest technologiesand surgical techniques.

Jared Frattini, M.D. is a BoardCertified general and colorectal surgeonwho chose this field so that he couldhave the benefit of creating long lastingrelationships with his patients, with thegoal of helping them have a better qual-ity of life while dealing with diseasessuch as Crohn’s Disease, which can af-fect a person for their entire life.

Dr. Frattini earned his medical de-gree from Georgetown University, andcompleted his general surgery trainingat Yale University. Dr. Frattini thenwent on to complete a year of fellow-ship training at The Cleveland Clinic inFlorida in the field of colon and rectalsurgery.

A former Assistant Professor of

Surgery at USF, Dr. Frattini has beenpublished multiple times authoring 18peer-reviewed articles, as well as writingportions of a book on his approach tohis specialty, which he has presented atnational surgical meetings. Moving outof the academic realm, Dr. Frattinibrought his surgical expertise to theGulf Coast Surgical Group, which hasbeen a thriving practice for many years.Gulf Coast Surgical Group is located at5347 Main St. in New Port Richey.There, Dr. Frattini works with Dr.Arthur Verga, his partner at the prac-tice, who has more than 30 years of ex-perience.

From flare-ups to hernias, to prob-lems that need surgical intervention,Dr. Frattini is an experienced youngsurgeon who is able to provide mini-mally invasive, laparoscopic and evenrobotic surgical techniques, which canspeed up healing time, allow for a muchsmaller incision, and reduce the lengthand duration of hospital stays.

Specialists in this field learn theparticulars of preserving nerve function,which can change lives. For example,often times people who suffer fromcolon or rectal cancer can face sexual orbladder dysfunction. Dr. Frattini willtake the time to talk to his patients

about all of the risks involved, and totry and find the best possible solutions.In fact, Dr. Frattini works closely withmany of the oncology groups in thearea, helping patients receive cohesiveand coordinated care when it is neces-sary.

He said, “When you have a colonor rectal disease, there’s more than justthe surgical fix to the medical problem.There’s also each patient’s quality of lifeto consider. As a specialist I can hone inon the complicated thought processwhile taking the time to bond with mypatients.” He adds proudly, “I still havepatients who come from as far as Se-bring and Sarasota to see me, and that’sbecause I believe I offer the right kindof care.”

One patient recently said, “I thinkDr. Frattini is a great surgeon. His of-fice staff is very quick and efficient. Thecare he gave me went above-and-be-yond. I have referred my family andfriends to Dr. Frattini. I can’t bragabout him enough.”

Dr. Frattini performs procedures atthe Medical Center of Trinity, MortonPlant North Bay Hospital, and the Re-gional Medical Center at BayonetPoint. Dr. Frattini believes that no one

should live in pain, and he is truly pas-sionate about helping people achievepositive results quickly. As a surgeon, heenjoys being able to see results quicklyfor his patients. Working with his pa-tients every step of the way, Dr. Frattiniputs his patient’s needs and requestsahead of everything else.

Another of Dr. Frattini’s patientstruly raves about their experience, say-ing “I had colon surgery performed byDr. Frattini in April, 2013. He is FAN-TASTIC - always told me the truth -

Dr. Jared Frattini Changes Lives by Putting Patients First

Jared Frattini, MD


told me what to expect - always tookthe time to answer any questions I had.The day of surgery, I was very scared - Iasked if I could see Dr. Frattini right be-fore surgery - he came to see me - heldmy hand - I told him I was scared andthat I had claustrophobia and did notwant to see the operating or recoveryroom - I just wanted to wake up in mybed. I also wanted to hold onto a photoof my grandson I had in my hand forcourage. Dr. Frattini made sure thateverything I requested happened - hestayed with me until they gave me ashot and I woke up later in my hospitalbed with my grandson’s photo still inmy hand! I was able to go home on thethird day. I have so much trust in Dr.Frattini - he is the ONLY doctor Iwould go to.”

Dr. Frattini says, “My care philoso-phy is more of a one-on-one doctor pa-tient relationship that emphasizes that apatient should call me at any time ifthey have any questions or concerns.That’s the kind of relationship that Iwant.” He adds, “The most rewardingday… Was when I first saw a patientafter their procedure and they immedi-ately gave me a hug. It means I didsomething that they had a benefitfrom.”

If your doctor says that you have aproblem that effects your lower diges-tive tract, which includes your intes-

tines, rectum or anus, turn to a special-ist in the field who will make you feelcomfortable, provide you with the mosttechnologically advanced proceduresavailable if necessary, and put yourneeds at the top of his priority list - turnto Dr. Frattini at the Gulf Coast Surgi-cal Group.

The Gulf Coast Surgical Groupis now accepting patients, and is lo-cated at 5347 Main Street, Suite 303in New Port Richey. Office hoursare Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.For a full list of surgeries and proce-dures offered, or for more informa-tion visitwww.gulfcoastsurgicalgroup.com, orcall their office at 727-845-1664.


By Katie Thomas

If you enjoy a great locale to getdelicious, gourmet food at a greatvalue, Christo’s Restaurant on LittleRoad will be your new favorite place.The casual atmosphere is similar to afamily diner, where you can feel com-fortable eating breakfast, lunch or din-ner. Christo’s serves up the tastiesttraditional Greek and American cui-sine that will have your taste budssinging and your wallet happy.

Christo’s Restaurant has been inthe Mitchell Ranch Plaza since 2003,serving delicious specials and diner fa-vorites for that have made it a neigh-borhood favorite for over a decade.Whether you are in the mood for abreakfast creation, healthy lunch or adinner that has all the right ingredients- the Papanos family will take care ofyou like you are one of their own.Chef Chris, his wife Roula and twosons Erik and Theo work as a familyunit, running Christo’s together andensuring customer satisfaction all theway around. Chef Chris has masteredthe art of creating gourmet delicaciesat affordable prices, so everyone cantreat their palate to a “high-end” mealon a “low-end” budget.

Everything from Christo’s isfresh, and I mean made from scratch,like your YiaYia made it fresh! Chrisand Roula visit the local producestands three to four times a week, toensure that all their vegetables are asfresh as possible. Chris begins every-thing from scratch each day, taking thetime and putting in extra love to eachmeal he prepares. Chef Chris has evenbeen called a soup guru or “The SoupMan” - he makes each stock for soupfrom handpicked ingredients, fresheveryday! At Christo’s the treatment

you receive is absolutely award win-ning. When you combine the cus-tomer service with themouth-watering menu selections thatalways hit the mark, you feel as if youshould be paying an arm an leg; butthat is the greatest thing aboutChristo’s, the Papanos family neversacrifices value, whether it comes toguest service or food quality- youknow you are receiving the absolutebest. Start Your Day Right at Christos!

Christo’s has your favorite break-fast specialties seven days a week andoffer brunch on Sundays. Whenchoosing a place to eat breakfast, I al-ways want to visit somewhere with op-tions because I never know what I willbe in the mood for. Christo’s menuhas a huge selection of breakfast fa-vorites and unique “you gotta trythis!” selections to choose from. If youare a traditional breakfast person,Christo’s offers egg platters with yourchoice of breakfast meats, home friesor grits and toast or a biscuit. I am asucker for southern made biscuits andgravy with my egg served overmedium on the side; Christo’s biscuitsand gravy is perfectly seasoned withthe right amount of sausage, neverlumpy and always generous in por-tions!

Christo’s serves up homemadebuttermilk pancakes topped with freshfruit, French toast and scrumptiouscheese blintzes if you’re having asweet-tooth kind of morning. Duringmy most recent visit to Christo’s,Roula set me up with a delicious plateof cheese blintzes; the blintzes numberone ingredient is Brie cheese, which iscombined with a sweet custard andcream cheese mixture. Chef Christakes his gourmet cheese filling and

fills a perfectly crisp and flakey crepe.He then sprinkles the top of the blintzwith powdered sugar and you get achoice of warm fresh strawberries orblueberries! Let me tell you, I am usu-ally not a sweets person, but ChefChris’ blintzes have forever changedmy mind. My coffee cup was alwaysfull and the blintzes made my break-fast one of the best! From scrambledeggs to gourmet omelettes and cornedbeef hash, Christo’s has everythingyou could ask for in a filling, nutritiousbreakfast!

All the Best Lunch Specials atChristo’s!

Christo’s Restaurant has no endto delicious lunches, whether youwant light and refreshing or savoryand hearty. From classic favorites liketuna, BLTs and fresh sliced turkeycold sandwiches to hot favorites thatinclude corned beef Rueben, juicyburgers, Philly cheese steaks and

grilled chicken or fish sandwiches. Youwill never find Christo’s lacking inimagination or menu options forlunch!

With over 15 fresh, delicious sal-ads to choose from (not including spe-cialties), it is easy to eat light andhealthy at Christo’s! Salads includechoices such as the Oasis Salad Platter,composed of fresh fruit and servedwith cottage cheese. You can try outthe amazing Waldorf Salad, composedwith chunky chicken salad, tossed withcelery, apples, walnuts, grapes andraisins served over mixed greens. Dur-ing previous visits to Christo’s I havesampled the delicious Taco Salad,piled high with chopped beef, lettuce,tomatoes, cheddar cheese, bacon bits,onions and salsa all mixed inside of acrispy taco shell bowl, served with aside of sour cream.

My favorite salad at Christo’s isnamed after my favorite gal atChristo’s, The Roula Salad! This salad

Christo’s Restaurant is An All-Around Neighborhood Favorite

Christo’s scrumptious Mediterranean Seafood Pastaphoto by Tim Dohrman of EateryAds.com


is composed with pecan encrustedchicken with an herb and spice rublaid over top a bed of mixed greenswith cranberries, tangerines and crum-bled blue cheese and it is out-of-this-world delicious! My favorite wrap atChristo’s has got to be the Mediter-ranean Wrap, a classic and simplelunch that always hits the spot. It’smade with warm grilled chicken, let-tuce, red onions and feta cheese vinai-grette, served in a garlic wrap. ChefChris knows exactly what he’s doingto satisfy your every craving for lunch!

Gourmet Dinners and Specials at aGreat Price!

Bring the whole family toChristo’s for a great dinner – you willbe treating them to a five-star meal.Dinner specialties by Chef Chris in-clude Eggplant Rollentini, LambChops, Mahi Provenia, Nut CrustedTilapia, Spanakopita, Chicken SantaFe, Veal Marsala, N.Y. Strip Steak,Pasta Primavera, MediterraneanSeafood Pasta, Fresh Catch of the Dayand so many more! If you love veal,you must try the Veal Kassako, whichis sautéed veal with mushrooms, fresh

apples, black peppercorns, garlic andshallots in a dry vermouth and creamtarragon sauce – magnificent! The de-licious Pasta Bianca is composed withpenne pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, arti-chokes, fresh spinach, red peppers, as-paragus and mushrooms in a whitewine sauce. You can’t go wrong withthe Chicken Casino, perfectly cookedwith artichoke hearts and mushroomsin a pesto garlic wine sauce. Make sureto try one of Chef Chris’ delicioussoups or side salads before dinner ororder an appetizer for the whole partyto enjoy!

Christo’s Restaurant offers cater-ing, takeout and delivery. You canenjoy Christo’s from work or home orat your next big event!

Christo’s Restaurant is locatedat 3136 Little Road in New PortRichey. For more information or toplace an order, please call (727)376-4082; view the menu online atwww.christosrestauranttrinity.com.Christo’s Restaurant is open 7 daysa week; Monday – Saturday from7 a.m. – 9 p.m., and on Sunday,from 7 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Cheese Blintzes & Fresh Fruit Christo’s Taco Salad Christo’s Signature Roula Salad

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Medical Center of TrinityAdvanced Cardiac Services

Close to Home By Kim Thomas

“Time is Muscle!” declared Med-ical Center of Trinity’s Director of Ed-ucation, Janet Baile, RN, MSN, at arecent meeting where I had the op-portunity to sit down with membersof the Cardiovascular Team, all ofwhom were excited to share the newsof the addition of open heart surgeryservices this month at Medical Centerof Trinity – a perfect way to honor pa-tients during February’s AmericanHeart Month.

Now, HCA West Florida offerstwo stellar heart surgery centers righthere in Pasco County – at RegionalMedical Center Bayonet Point to thenorth, and right near your own neigh-borhood at Medical Center of Trinity,which is strategically and convenientlylocated in the tri-county area of Pasco,Pinellas and Hillsborough on StateRoad 54 near Little Road, and justminutes from East Lake. When you or

someone you love needs immediate,life-saving measures, and when “Timeis Muscle,” it is good to know thatyou can receive the best possible ad-vanced cardiac care – including openheart surgery – right in your owncommunity. Not only was MedicalCenter of Trinity built to exceed state-of-the-art standards, every room is pri-vate and every need of patients andtheir families has been anticipated andprovided for.

Fast response time was a hot topicaround the table with members of theCardiovascular Team at Medical Cen-ter of Trinity. These folks know thatwhen it comes to heart attacks, everysecond saved means more heart mus-cle saved and a better outcome for thepatient. In meeting with these dedi-cated healthcare professionals, onepoint was driven home over and over– everyone needs to recognize thesymptoms of heart attack and act im-mediately, not hesitating to call 911!

Leela Beers, MBA and Director ofBusiness Development, CardiovascularServices, advised, “People having chestpain tend to deny that it could bemore, but you shouldn’t hesitate tocall 911. It’s better to be wrong thanlong – we are shaving off seconds, notjust minutes. Patients with heart attacksymptoms need a highly experienced

team including very experiencedphysicians. We have that here. We alsohave dedicated leaders and the supportthat we need. Medical Center of Trin-ity invested $3,000,000 in additionalopen heart equipment. We have thisnew service to keep our community inour community.”

While open heart is new to the

The above images are from a stent procedure performed on a 70-year-old male to unblock a vessel. The procedure was performed and thepatient was stable 32 minutes after coming to Medical Center of Trinity.


building, it is not new to the Cardio-vascular Team involved, which hasfour Medical Directors including:Marshall DeSantis, MD Cardiotho-racic Surgery, the Medical Director ofOpen Heart Surgery; Najam Javeed,MD Interventional Cardiology, theMedical Director of the CardiacCatheterization Lab; Sudhir Agarwal,MD Interventional Cardiology, theMedical Director of the Chest PainCenter and Carlos Bayron, MD Inter-ventional Cardiology, the Medical Di-rector of the STEMI Committee. Inaddition to the four Medical Directorsand the aforementioned Leela Beersand Janet Baile, the CardiovascularTeam includes: Administrative Direc-tor of Surgical Services Lisa Richard-son, MHA, RN, CNOR; Director ofCardiac Catheterization Bobbi Alt-man, RN-BC, BS, RCIS; Director ofEmergency Services Jennifer Hatch,RN; Director of ICU/CVICU Patri-cia Plue, RN, MSN, MHA, CCRN;and Director of CVCU Lizette Otero,RN, BSN.

Medical Director of Open HeartSurgery, Dr. DeSantis comes to Med-ical Center of Trinity from RegionalMedical Center Bayonet Point wherethe first open heart procedure at thehospital was performed in November1989. Dr. DeSantis, who has per-formed more than 4,000 Open Heartsurgeries, says, “This is going to be agreat addition for patients and theirfamilies in Southern Pasco and North-ern Pinellas.”

Dr. Bayron says, “The collabora-tion by community, administration,physicians and everyone involved hasset us on the path to offer a qualityopen heart surgery program to ourcommunity.” And Dr. Javeed adds, “Iknow it will be a high quality programand serve our community just right.”

Dr. Agarwal took a lot of time toexplain the process that Medical Cen-ter of Trinity is going through to be-

come an accredited Chest Pain Centerby the Society of Cardiovascular Pa-tient Care (SCPC). “The criteria isvery strict,” he explained. “There areeight key elements that must be metand in order to maintain accreditationfrom the SCPC, every hospital has togo through the accreditation processevery three years.”

Every team member has workeddiligently to make sure every facet ofcardiac care merges seamlessly, know-ing that faster response times savelives. Patients arriving with chest painare seen immediately and every case isreviewed to make sure that every sec-ond is utilized, giving patients thebest possible shot at a great outcome– a strong, healthy heart.

“We can have a team ready in theER within minutes once we know weare getting a patient with a heart at-tack,” explained Dr. Agarwal. “EMSactually sends us the EKG while theambulance is still in motion becauseevery minute counts. If a patientcomes in with chest pain, they are pri-ority number one. That applies,whether that patient walks in the ERor comes by ambulance.” The differ-ence is - besides the obvious thatEMS personnel are qualified and havelife-saving equipment – if you call911, the EMS crew will also be ableto perform an EKG that can be im-mediately transmitted to the hospitalallowing them to be ready for youprior to your arrival and giving themvital information during transport. DrAgarwal says, “That is why it is an im-portant part of our community educa-tion to teach people to recognize thesigns and symptoms of a heart attackso they will call 911.”Excellence is what the CardiovascularTeam has come to expect, with theSTEMI Team at Medical Center ofTrinity exceeding national standards.The STEMI Team responds to pa-tients exhibiting symptoms of seg-ment elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) or more simply put, heartattack. Medical Center of Trinity isproud of its response times and out-comes for patients needing life-saving

stents to open blocked vessels in theheart, and rightly so. Nancy Maysilles,Chief Nursing Officer at MedicalCenter, states, “If a person lives in thisarea and they are having chest pain,this is the hospital to come to. TheER is completely capable and thereare a lot of elements to consider.Pasco County EMS is wonderful andhas electronic communication directlywith us from the field. Once we get apatient in the ER, it is a matter ofminutes before they are in the cath lab[when needed].”

The STEMI Team at MedicalCenter of Trinity not only boasts ex-cellent response times, but also goodoutcomes for cardiac care patients.Dr. Agarwal explains, “When a pa-tient comes in with chest pain, basi-cally the goal is to open the bloodvessels as quickly as possible. The na-tional average [from intake to Stentprocedure] is within 90 minutes, butwe are doing very well here, averagingless than 60 minutes from the timethe patient enters the ER. We are oneof the best in the area.”

To have a stellar program, educa-tion is a key component. Director ofEducation, Janet Baile, elaborates,“We have cardiologists, cardiovascularsurgeons and cardiac anesthesiologiststeaching our nurses, and all of ourRNs are trained according to the goldstandard of the American Heart Asso-ciation (AHA) and the Society ofThoracic Surgeons. Medical Center ofTrinity is actually a training center forthe AHA, which is difficult to achieveand something we are very proud of.”Director of Cardiac CatheterizationBobbi Altman says, “A lot of our RNsare nationally certified in their spe-cialty and our doctors [in the heartprogram] are Board Certified in Car-diology and Board Certified in Inter-ventional Cardiology, which is anadvanced certification.”

In going forward with offeringadvanced cardiac services, MedicalCenter of Trinity’s goal is to meet thehighest standards in and out of theoperating room, from the nursing and

surgical staff, to the way patients aretreated after surgery through cardiacrehabilitation.

Cardiac procedures currently of-fered at Medical Center of Trinity areopen heart surgeries (targeted to startmid-February) including coronary ar-tery bypass and valve repair or re-placement, vascular services,minimally invasive cardiac catheteriza-tion and diagnostic testing.

The future of Medical Center ofTrinity will no doubt offer even moreadvanced medical services. MarketingDirector Mary Sommise says, “Ourgoal is to keep adding programs andservices that will allow the residents ofthis area to stay close to their familiesand friends while receiving advancedmedical care right here in the commu-nity.”

Community education is anotherimportant service provided by Med-ical Center of Trinity, which continu-ally offers educational seminars on avariety of health topics including hearthealth.

For American Heart Month, sev-eral educational seminars are of-fered. All presentations are at 12 p.m.at the Medical Center of Trinity. Alight lunch will be served. Reserva-tions are required and can be made at727-834-5630. On Feb. 19, “Heartand Soul” will be presented by CarlosBayron, MD Interventional Cardiol-ogy, who will discuss recent scientificfindings are linking music to heartsand heart health. In fact, the beat ofyour heart may be more closely con-nected to musical beats than youknow. On Feb. 27, “I’m Having AHeart Attack; Now What?” will bepresented y Rias Ali, MD Interven-tional Cardiology. Participants willlearn that not all heart attacks haveshooting pain down your left arm.Many times, the signs and symptomsare ignored and blamed on stress andfatigue. Know the warning signs andknow what to do when you, or some-one near you, are having a heart at-tack. On Feb. 28 – “The Way toYour Heart from Your Wrist: Car-diac Catheterization Reinvented,”presented by Rami Akel, MD Inter-ventional Cardiology, will explain anew approach to Cardiac Catheteriza-tion through a small artery in thewrist and the benefits to patients.

Medical Center of Trinity islocated at 9330 State Road 54 inTrinity. For more information, visitwww.MedicalCenterTrinity.com.

Sudhir Agarwal, MDMedical Director

Chest Pain Center

Carlos Bayron, MDMedical DirectorSTEMI Committee

Symptoms of Heart Attack• Mild chest pressure, squeezing

or discomfort• Nausea• Pain that travels down one or

both arms• Jaw pain• Fatigue• Anxiety• Back pain• Shortness of breath• Feeling of fullness

Medical Center of Trinity will glowred every night in February to raise

heart disease awareness.

Marshall DeSantis,MD

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Najam Javeed, MDMedical Director

Cardiac Catheteriza-tion Lab


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very depressed. They come in with theirshoulders down and we are able to helpthem leave with their shoulders back –with hope. Many elderly now have toreturn to work out of necessity. Onelady came in and she didn’t even knowhow to use a computer. We got her anemail address and for her, it was thebiggest thing! She was able to email herchildren and grandchildren out of state.She felt like she was part of the modernworld and was able to get a part-timejob at Bealls. A lot of elderly people arehappy with seasonal work.”

People come in every day to Con-nections and last year, they helped with594 resumes. “We provided 5,188 serv-ices in just one year that wouldn’t havebeen provided in the county withoutthe Connections Job DevelopmentProgram,” explained Sheila. “It’s notjust jobs; we try to find food, buspasses, housing…imagine how hard it isto focus on learning new skills andworking on your resume when youhaven’t had anything to eat in days.That is what we are seeing here. SisterJoan started this program 23 years agoand now the need is so much greater.

When I started volunteering and work-ing with Sister Joan, we were workingout of a tiny back office at the Old LadyQueen of Peace church on WashingtonStreet, a building that was relocated toSim’s Park.”

The main thing that Sheila wouldlike the public to know is that Connec-tions is a non-profit program that de-pends on grants, donations and supportfrom the community to keep it going.The biggest fundraiser is fast approach-ing and Connections hopes that thisyear’s 6th Annual Social EventFundraiser will be the most successful todate. Sheila said, “We operate on a leanfiscal budget and from our fundraiser,not one penny goes to waste!”

6th ANNUAL SOCIAL EVENTFUND RAISER

Saturday, March 15, 5:30 PM––Connections Job Development Pro-gram will hold their annual fundraisingevent at Seven Springs Golf and Coun-try Club, located at 3535 Trophy Drivein New Port Richey. For a $25 ticket($35 at the door) attendees will be of-fered two glasses of wine or soft bever-age, an array of appetizers, silentauction items, music by popular D.J.“Lady Myrtle and Al” and FUN! Raf-

fles will be held for a $100 gas card anda case of wine from the Boisset FamilyEstates (www.boissetfamilyestates.com).

Funds raised from the “Anniver-sary Social” will assist in Connectionsmaintaining their Job DevelopmentProgram. For information and ticketscall Connections Office at (727) 849-4724 or pay via Paypal at www.connec-tionsjobdevelopment.org.

Good Connections Thrift Shoppe –Shop or Donate!

Good Connections Thrift Shoppeis a “boutique” resale shop that sup-ports Connections programs. All itemsare donated and all sales directly benefitthe job search program. The store isconveniently located at 6634 US Hwy.19 in New Port Richey, just threeblocks north of Main Street in the oldDavis Plaza (next to the new DollarGeneral). In addition to clothing andsmall household items, Good Connec-tions Thrift Shoppe also offers furni-ture. All revenue goes directly to theConnections Job Development Pro-gram.

Remember: Every donation andsale assists a person to become em-ployed. If you love a bargain, you’ll loveGood Connections! All merchandise isin excellent condition and donations ar-

rive daily so you never know what youmight find. Good Connections acceptsthe following donations for resale: furni-ture, clothing (new and gently worn),shoes, handbags and accessories, jew-elry, games, books, movies, collectibles,household items, small appliances,dishes and cookware, decorative andseasonal items, table and bed linens, andmuch more.

Donations are gladly accepted andif you have furniture to donate, contactstore manager Mike Davis to arrangepick-up of your items. Good Connec-tions Thrift Shoppe is open Mon. –Sat., 9 AM – 4:30 PM. Call (727) 841-7108 for more information.

About Connections Connections Job Development

Program has a 22+ year history of pro-viding free comprehensive, personal-ized services for those seekingemployment. In 1991 Sister JoanFoley visited Pasco County and as herknowledge of the area increased shediscovered one of the major forceskeeping many in a cycle of poverty wasunemployment. The common themefrom people was, “we need jobs” and“we need help to find jobs.” Peopleneeded someone to assist with employ-ability skills training, a place that would

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empower people and offer hope. SisterJoan, working from the trunk of hercar, met individuals, neighborhoodcommunity leaders and agencies whowere “stakeholders” in the county. Ap-plicants for assistance grew and somegrant money was forth coming en-abling a counselor to be hired whoshared Sister Joan’s passion for assist-ing all who sought help.

In 2012-2013 fiscal year (Oct 1,2012-Sept. 30, 2013) Connectionsprovided 5080 free services to 816new clients, including veterans, seniorshaving to return to work out of neces-sity, homeless or those on the verge ofhomelessness, recent college and highschool graduates, emancipated minors,professionals and manual laborers whohave been laid off, the disabled, ex-of-fenders and new residents to the area.Sheila Krautner, Connections’ Execu-tive Director, continues Sister Joan’smission that all who seek assistance atConnections will not be turned away.

Connections Job Developmentprogram is a life-line for many unem-ployed and under-employed and assis-tance is given to all who seek serviceson their road to self-sufficiency. Today,the need is greater and the state grantsare at zero; support for Connections isfrom Pasco County Board of Commis-

sioners, United Way of Pasco County,smaller grants from Bank of Americaand local philanthropic organizations,our Thrift Store at 6643 Hwy US 19in New Port Richey and donors to ourannual fund-raiser.

Through a Community Develop-ment Block Grant in 2000, Connec-tions relocated from the back roomoffice of an old church on WashingtonStreet to the present location on MainStreet, New Port Richey. Services havegrown through the years, employabil-ity skills training, resume writing andone-on-one counseling are still basic tothe program. Computer training, on-line applications and other serviceshave become a necessary step for many.Mock interviews with area employersand interview clothes from the GoodConnections Thrift Store, a store SisterJoan opened to help fund the pro-gram, are provided as necessary. A2nd location is now open for servingthe unemployed at the MetropolitanMinistries at 3214 US 19 in Holiday.

Good Connections Job Devel-opment Program is located at 5841Main Street in New Port Richey.Please visit www.ConnectionsJob-Development.org or call (727)849-4724 for more information.

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Cancer is a disease that knows nomercy, it doesn’t discriminate; rather,it rages against the very young to thevery old of every race and color andevery economic level. Every yearmore and more people are in need ofsupport provided by organizationsthat focus on those dealing with andrecovering from cancer. And some-times, cancer seems to attack a family.When cancer hit the Millian family, alocal family with a strong connectionto the community and a habit of giv-ing back, young Cody Millian didn’tjust grieve – he took action.

Cody, whose family owns localair-conditioning and heating companyMillian-Aire, started the JK CancerFund in memory of his belovedgrandfather John Kubek, who passedaway from cancer in January 2010.The very first Drive Away Cancer washeld to benefit the JK Cancer Fund.What started out as the heartfelt sen-ior project of then 17-year-old CodyMillian has steamrolled into an annual

golf outing that, as of June 2013, hasraised $61,000 to support organiza-tions such as American Cancer Soci-ety’s Making Strides Against BreastCancer, James P. Gills YMCA’s Live-strong program, and the PediatricCancer Foundation, all of which willbenefit from this year’s event. In itsfirst year, Drive Away Cancer raised$10,000, far exceeding the Millianfamily’s expectations. Unfairly, cancerstruck again and Sue Millian - Cody’smom, John’s daughter, and thebiggest supporter of Cody’s efforts -was diagnosed with breast cancer. Sueattended the 2nd Annual Drive AwayCancer Golf Outing with no hair dueto her personal battle against cancer.This family is not to be stopped,though. Sue is a survivor and twoyears ago joined other cancer survivorsin the celebratory balloon release.

With your support, Drive AwayCancer’s 4th Annual Golf Outing canbe bigger than ever. Set for March 30at the beautiful Seven Springs Golf

and Country Club (SSGCC) in NewPort Richey (3535 Trophy Blvd),golfers can start registering at 11 a.m.for the 1 p.m. Shotgun Start.

Every year the JK Cancer FundGolf Outing is held at SSGCC, wheregolf pros show up every year to showsupport including Jack Gleason, MarkHaluska and Mark Boyko. It is onlynaturally that the golf outing is held atSSGCC. Sue Millian says, “Mom anddad lived there and dad [the late JohnKubek] was huge into golfing.” Suesays that everyone at SSGCC is hugelysupportive of Drive Away Cancerevery year.

One of the great programs thatthe 4th Annual Drive Away Cancerwill support is the Livestrong programat the local YMCA in Trinity, which isa 12-week program designed to sup-port not only adult cancer survivors,but their families too. Julio Vega, Dis-trict Vice President of YMCA WestPasco County, says, “This is a free pro-gram and no connection to theYMCA is necessary. These families are

usually at theend of theirwits, exhaustedand with nomoney. Thisprogram helpsthem getstrong andconnected toothers. It isthrough part-nerships likethe JK CancerFund that wecan helpstrengthen thecommunity. Ittakes strongcommunityleaders like SueMillian to helpus. I’ve beeninvolved infundraising tournaments for 20 yearsand I’ve never seen anything like theJK Cancer Fund’s Drive Away Cancer.People come away knowing exactly

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Cody Millian &John Kubek


what they are there for – to help.”James P. Gills YMCA Adult

Member & Wellness Services DirectorDenise Ferrara says, “When these kidscome in here and see the pool and thekids’ gym, they are in awe! This pro-gram is great for survivors, but it isalso good to see their kids makingconnections after going through somuch.” Denise has a strong connec-tion to Sue that began long before shesupported her in her efforts fundrais-ing. The two ladies became friends 18years ago and bonded on the bleacherswatching their kids play baseball, asspending late nights at the field intheir roles as team moms. Denisejerked her thumb toward Sue, “Thisone will yell at you about staying upwith your mammograms.”

Every year, members of the com-munity shows up to support Drive

Away Cancer and thisyear you can too. CoachUbillus and the boys’soccer team at J.W.Mitchell High Schoolcome out every year andSue says they are always afavorite with the crowd.One thing is for certain,this is an outer thateveryone will have fun at.

There are great raffles, prizes, gamesset up at holes and more! Raffle ticketscan win you big! How about RuthEckerd Hall performances, and ticketsto big-name hockey and baseballgames, plus restaurants gift certificates,gift baskets and much more! Sue andCody are diligently gathering goodies.Sue says, “We always have so muchgreat stuff. I want everyone who buysa raffle ticket to win something!”

For more information, to regis-ter, donate for the raffles, volunteeror inquire about sponsorships,please contact Sue Millian at (727)862-2100 or (727) 809-1695,[email protected] or [email protected]. You can down-load a form at jkcancerfundinc.orgfor both sponsorship and registra-tion.


By Kim Thomas

Tom MacKinnon and his staff atMacKinnon Jewelers in Trinity founda way to turn their holiday celebrationinto a fundraising opportunity to sup-port a local charity that delivers flow-ers to those who need somethingpositive to smile about. MacKinnonJewelers hosted “Jewels for a Cause”featuring a trunk show by the famousjewelry designer Phillip Gavriel, whodonated 10 percent of every purchasefrom his line to Random Acts of Flow-ers Pinellas. Tom MacKinnon matchedhim dollar-for-dollar and thanks to thesuccess of the Jewels for a Causeevent, Tom MacKinnon and PatrickLainhart of MacKinnon Jewelers pre-sented a check on January 13th fornineteen hundred dollars to RandomActs of Flowers Pinellas. There to ac-cept the check was the founder ofRandom Acts of Flowers (RAF),Larsen Jay and RAF Pinellas Directorof Mission Fulfillment Monica Kok

and RAF Pinellas Ad-visory Board Presi-dent Pam Ora.

“I am proud tobe able to give to thisamazing charity or-ganization,” saidTom MacKinnon. “Itgives to all types andit brings smiles toeverybody it touches– including all of us.”

“It’s a universalgesture,” said RAFFounder Larsen Jay,of the charity’s mis-sion to collect and re-cycle donated flowersfrom weddings, me-morial services,wholesale florists, grocery stores andchurches, and even from individualswho have used flowers for a special oc-casions. True to RAF’s motto, “Recy-cling Flowers…Delivering Smiles,” theflowers are then refashioned into bou-

quets to deliver to local hospitals, hos-pices and assisted living facilities tothose who need an emotional boost.

“I designed the program not tobe based upon money, politics or reli-gion,” shares Jay. “We are using whatwould otherwise be trash.” Larsen

started the 501(c) (3) charity inKnoxville, TN with the mission to im-prove mental health through thepower of giving flowers. After sustain-ing life-threatening injuries in July2007 and being on the receiving endof cards and flowers, he realized howuplifting it was. When Larsen was fi-nally able to leave his room, he no-ticed that many other patients did nothave visitors or flowers – the verything that helped him so much.Within moments the first “random actof flowers” delivery was made, withLarsen repurposing his own flowersand delivering them to patients innearby hospital rooms. The memoriesof how a simple gesture touched hisfellow patients compelled Larsen toform Random Act of Flowers in 2008.You can see a video of him telling hisstory at RAFPinellas.org.

If you have vases you’d like to do-nate, MacKinnon Jewelers has agreedto be a drop-off location. Find outhow you can donate flowers, hold avase drive or volunteer, by calling Ran-dom Acts of Flowers Pinellas Directorof Mission Fulfillment, Monica Kok at727-754-7974 Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5p.m. or [email protected].

MacKinnon Jewelers Gives to RAF PinellasMaking it Possible to Deliver More Smiles!

(L-R) Random Acts of Flowers Founder Larsen Jay, RAFPinellas Director of Mission Fulfillment Monica Kok, RAFPinellas Advisory Board President Pam Ora, Tom MacK-

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the tables! With its big menu, and thesize of the restaurant, it’s not hard toget the best of both worlds. “Keira’sCorner” has many of your kids’ fa-vorites for less than $7, as this is arestaurant designed and created by afamily for your family. Whether you’recoming in for a night of drinks andlive music with friends, or you want tohave a fun night with your family, Fid-dler’s Green is a fun and delicious des-tination.

Customer Dave Larsen said,“Great times with great people. Food

is great and the service is top notch.”The LaMattina family are not

strangers to the restaurant business asthey also own the popular and success-ful Ozona Tavern, and Quigs is a leg-end of sorts, for he’s won the BestPour in Florida for the way that hepours that Guinness. If Guinness isn’tquite your style, there’s plenty on tapfrom drafts to calls. You don’t reallyhave to have an Irish drink, becauseyour favorites will be there; of course Ihighly recommend the Irish spirits!

From salads to burgers, from tra-ditional faves to American staples,there’s truly something on the menufor everyone, and while Quigs has anIrish accent, you’ll feel right at home

ordering, whether you’re going withthe blackened chicken sandwich called“The Quigley,” named in his honor,or you’re going with their oft ravedabout Prime Rib, you’ll be glad youcame.

Bill and Mike are just a couple ofFiddler’s Green regulars, and theysaid, “These guys know how to do it.They’ve got a nice staff, and they’rethe kind of place where you feel likeyou’re at home, right from the first.”

If you haven’t gotten in the caryet, the specials are going to get youthere, so put your seatbelt on. Mon-day night is wing night offering wingsat just 50 cents apiece, and if you goon Tuesday it’s appetizers for just

$5.99. When you go on Tuesday, Ihighly recommend the Angry Fiddler,which is a heavenly three-cheese dipwith jalapeno and red pepper, servedwith tortilla chips! Wednesday, you’llwant to take advantage of theirCheeseburger and Fries special for just$4.99. I’ve already mentioned theirThursday two-for-one Fish and Chipsspecial, but I have to warn you, you’regoing to want them every night of theweek, which why they’re on themenu. Friday and Saturday you canexpect live music, and Happy Hour isMonday through Friday from 3 to 7p.m. and on Saturday and Sundayfrom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Missy Hoskins had this to say

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after stopping into the restaurant forthe first time. “We went last nightwith friends for dinner. The food wasfantastic for all of us. The service waswonderful and we loved the atmos-phere.”

Head to Fiddler’s Green for St.Patrick’s Day!

You’ve got to head to Fiddler’sGreen Irish Pub & Eatery for their St.Patrick’s Day festivities this year. Theyare so excited about their first St.Paddy’s that they are pulling out allthe stops. Starting on Saturday, March15th, Fiddler’s Green is putting on abash that’s not to be missed. Thinkbeyond the green beer – instead think

beer trucks! Think two bars, one in-side and one out! Think live enter-tainment on stage by great bands suchas the Black Honkeys and the Storm-bringers all weekend long! Think awe-some specials on their St. Paddy’smenu, and really, the only other thingto think about is who you will bringwith you and who you might run intowhile you’re there.

Parties, Catering and Take-OutToo!

Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub &Eatery takes reservations, makes yourfavorites to go, and offers catering too.In fact, they’ve done a good deal ofcatering at The Trinity Meeting Cen-

ter, which does everything from cor-porate meetings to luncheons.

Vince says, “We also offer a wayto hold semi-private parties here at thepub, and we’ve had small parties andnetworking groups come here tomeet.”

Jennifer Pedraza said, “We justhad take-out Shepherd’s Pie and myfamily loved it!”

So, whether you’re coming in fordinner and drinks, or you’re pickingup your favorites for a night in, you’regoing to love Fiddler’s Green IrishPub & Eatery.

Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub &Eatery is located at 7813 MitchellBlvd. in Trinity. It is open Mon-day-Friday for dinner from 3p.m.–12 a.m., and for lunch anddinner on weekends. Saturday’shours are 12 p.m.–2 a.m., andSunday from 12 p.m.–12 a.m. Formore information or to make areservation, call (727) 807-3268or visit online at www.fiddlers-greentrinity.com. You can also findthem on facebook!


rent the space may bring their ownfood, drinks, decorations, lighting andmore.

Joanne Krapf, a managing partnerat The Trinity Meeting Center, says,“We wanted to provide a place thatwas flexible. Everything we have is onwheels so that we can personalize thespace for each individual event.”

Krapf has a background inaudio/visual sales, and her work hasprimarily been in designing conferencefacilities that would be able to providean experience like this one. When sherealized that Trinity was in desperateneed, she decided to create a place forall of the Trinity professionals, organi-zations, small companies and groupsthat she knew would benefit from acenter of this kind.

Since it opened late last year, TheTrinity Meeting Center has held con-ferences, luncheons, parties, receptionsand even recitals. Already a hit withlocal companies including RE/MAX,Hipnique Studio, and Lifetech In-structional Services, The Trinity Meet-ing Center is also becoming a go-tofor lawyers who need a local spot to

do mediations, depositions and more.Whether you work from home orneed a meeting space that will accom-modate a certain amount of people,many small companies have adoptedThe Trinity Meeting Center to beused as their public office.

If you’ve ever tried to price outprivate rooms for a business function,you know that historically, it’s not aneasy or even affordable thing to do.Many places require a large deposit,give you food and drink minimums,and don’t offer the proper environ-ment or the right amount of parking.Those days are long gone, becauseThe Trinity Meeting Center offers af-fordable rates for an impeccable space,and it all comes with Krapf’s help, ex-perience and attention to detail.

Actually, it’s possible that yourguests won’t even think that you’verented the space, especially when theyare greeted upon arrival by an eventcoordinator and directed to yourmeeting room using their brand newdigital signage.

Krapf says, “We take the time tohelp you plan each event, and willmake sure that the space is set up theway that you would like to have it, andwe are always here during yourevent!”

Your guests will appreciate thecenter’s professional yet modernmotif, the state-of-the-art technologyand sound equipment availability, thefree Wi-Fi, and the impeccable facili-ties. There’s even a “break room” inthe back that is the perfect place tostash supplies, decorations and any-thing else you’ll be bringing with you.Complete with plenty of counterspace, a refrigerator, plugs for smallappliances, and a commercial-sized

coffee maker, you will feel right athome for your meeting.

While originally designed withprofessionals in mind, The TrinityMeeting Center is a wonderful placeto hold private meetings, parties andmore. Partnering with local restau-rants, including Fiddler’s Green IrishPub & Eatery, Panera Bread, andmore, The Trinity Meeting Center caneven help arrange catering for youevent. Of course, you have the option

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Trinity Meeting Center is set up to set you up for success!Monthly memberships are available - call for details


to bring your ownfood and drinksto the party.Whether you arelooking for an af-fordable and pro-fessional place tohold your nextseminar, or youjust need a spot toclose an impor-tant deal, TheTrinity MeetingCenter is an excel-lent venue.

Taliah of Hipnique Studio wasimpressed, writing, “Thank you Trin-ity Meeting Center for providing anincredible facility to host our event!”

The Trinity Meeting Center alsooffers courses that are open to thecommunity. Upcoming classes in-clude: CPR Certification Class onFeb. 26th, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.; Wine &Cheese event on Mar. 6th, 5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m., CPR CertificationClass on Mar. 19th, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.;and the Trinity Marketplace, to beheld April 12th, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. willbe a great way for direct sales profes-sionals and small vendors to sharetheir businesses with the community.

Additional services are available aswell, including in-house photographyand videography. Krapf says, “If you’dlike us to record your meeting orevent, we can have it taped, edited andeven sent to clients for you!”

The Trinity Meeting Center islocated at 7813 Mitchell Blvd.,Suite #106, in Trinity Commonsshopping center. Office hours areflexible, and they offer meetingsfrom 7 a.m.–11 p.m. To plan a tourof the facility or for more informa-tion, call (727) 375-9700 or visitonline at www.trinitymeetingcen-ter.com. Don’t forget to ask aboutmonthly memberships and benefits.


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