TOWN N’ COUNTRY, FLA. (WFLA) — Two native enterprise homeowners and a Bucs participant are becoming a member of forces to offer again to a neighborhood they know and love this vacation season.
Enterprise homeowners, Jovanna York and Carlos Gutierrez, are partnering with Buccaneer’s Defensive Finish, Will Gholston, to host a free turkey drive skate occasion for the City N’ Nation neighborhood.
“After college we used to stroll the streets on a regular basis,” York recalled.
A long time of recollections really feel like yesterday for York and Gutierrez who’ve at all times known as City N’ Nation house.
“We each have been raised right here, went to varsities round right here,” York stated. “We used to return skate right here. This has been my greatest buddy since third grade.”
The 2 at the moment are enterprise homeowners. York owns Lepley’s Kitchen and Lounge in Seminole Heights, and Gutierrez owns Financially Fluent, an insurance coverage and finance agency.
“Coming again house, it places me again in my childhood however on the similar time it places me in a spot the place I need to have the ability to give again,” Gutierrez stated.
That is precisely what the pair is doing. York and Gutierrez are internet hosting their 2nd annual Turkey Giveaway Skate Social gathering, which advantages the realm they know and love.
“I simply really feel like everyone forgets about City N’ Nation,” York stated. “Individuals do not understand that City n’ Nation is an space of minorities which might be actually affected. Numerous these children are on free lunch, numerous them have jobs to assist dad and mom present for his or her properties.”
With the added impacts of back-to-back hurricanes, the assistance is required greater than ever. That is why Bucs DE, Will Gholston, can be becoming a member of within the effort.
“When the hurricane hit driving round this neighborhood I noticed numerous particles outdoors of everyone’s house, so hopefully it is vivid spot,” Gholston stated. “One thing that may take somewhat stress of their backs realizing we’re offering a lot for them and only a good time.”
Households will get a day of free skating, free haircuts, free hair braiding, television and toy giveaways and over 1,000 turkeys and vacation meals are being given out.
“It is big as a result of your neighborhood is who makes you and shapes you,” Gholston stated. “I do know that coming from Detroit. My neighborhood helped me grow to be the person that I’m, so to have the chance to offer again to the neighborhood I am an element of- it is a no brainer.”
“It is a blessing and it simply makes me extra completely satisfied to see the place I come from and provides again to individuals who come from the identical neighborhood as me,” York stated.
The free occasion is Saturday, November 23 from 11 a.m. to three p.m. on the Skateworld on Paula Drive.
