KUDOS By Peter Roos
1) The Easter Bunny visited St. Pete Beach in April! A lot of cheer was brought to residents as the Easter Bunny, accompanied St. Pete Beach’s Mayor Al Johnson, for an Easter Parade through the city’s street escorted. Driving was Robert Czyszczon, the GM of Plaza Beach Hotel on St. Pete Beach in a ‘62 Eldorado Cadillac convertible.
2) Mobile Pantry Hosted by WADA Helps Families Get Much Needed Food
In conjunction with Feeding Tampa Bay and Grow Smarter St. Petersburg, the Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA) hosted a mobile pantry on April 20 where volunteers handed out 7,500 meals and 9,000 pounds of food! More than 300 families received food, including meats, fruit, potatoes, bread and more. WADA is dedicated to being an active participant in helping our community in need and hopes to offer regular opportunities in the future for our members to participate in activities that benefit the community. Rock on WADA!
3) St. Pete’s Sustainable Efforts Continue
Drinking Water Report Now Digital: The yearly Water Quality Report, formerly delivered with the May utility bill, has gone digital! The City routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to federal and state laws, rules and regulations and reports on it each year. Find this year’s report at stpete.org/waterquality. To request a physical copy of the report, call the Water Resources Department at 727-893-7261. For the latest results of our special water monitoring for the Environmental Protection Agency, visit www.stpete.org/water/drinking_water
4) (SOLAR) Power to the People
Let Solar Power to the People: Let the sun pay your electric bills with rooftop solar. Learn how solar works & how to save by going solar with your neighbors through the St. Pete 2020 Solar Co-op. Digital sign up through the end of May & learn more at www.solarunitedneighbors.org/stpete2020
5) Be Ready Before the Storm
Hurricane season begins June 1. Make sure your household has an evacuation plan and is signed up for Alert St. Pete for real-time messages. Stay safe out there, St. Pete! Need to stock up? Tax-free week for hurricane prep supplies is May 29 through June 4. Learn more at www.StPetePrepares.com or
www.pinellascounty.org/emergency.
