{"id":273486,"date":"2026-05-16T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/273486\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:47:11","slug":"five-ways-to-give-back-and-get-involved-in-your-community-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/273486\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to give back and get involved in your community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sol Relief fundraiser<\/p>\n<p>Sol Relief, Inc. is a St. Peterburg nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing immediate and effective disaster relief through its aviation network in collaboration with local communities and partner organizations. It focuses on providing last-mile air logistics and supports locally-led initiatives for longterm recovery.<\/p>\n<p>From 4:30 until 7:30 p.m., Sol Relief is holding its 8th Annual Happy Hour and Hurricane Relief Fundraiser Friday, June 5 at The Hangar Restaurant &amp; Flight Lounge at Albert Whitted Airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-116275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sol-Relief-Fundraiser-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"212\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>This annual event is an opportunity to get together with friends and supporters while helping Sol Relief prepare for hurricane season and future response efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Live music will be provided by St. Petersburg\u2019s Eric Swanson Band.<\/p>\n<p>The Hangar Restaurant &amp; Flight Lounge is located at 540 1st Street S., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>To reserve your spot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/sol-relief-8th-annual-happy-hour-fundraiser-tickets-1988570877024?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-3.03.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1662\" height=\"48\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>10th Annual C&amp;C Lemonade Factory benefits All Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-116276 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CC-Lemonade-2026-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Sisters Caroline and Charlotte Gallagher, along with their family, are hosting the 10th Annual C&amp;C Lemonade Factory, Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. to raise money to support cancer research at John Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 18 months old and is now in remission. Each summer she and her sister, helped by mom and dad, set up their lemonade stand in their front yard. The event includes activities for kids, including face painting and balloon art, popcorn and raffles. 100% of all lemonade and raffle sales will be donated to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The address is 6312 Dartmouth Avenue N., St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/10th-annual-cc-lemonade-factory-tickets-1983609592689?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75533 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2023-06-14-at-3.03.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1662\" height=\"48\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sol Relief fundraiser Sol Relief, Inc. is a St. Peterburg nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing immediate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-273486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}