Tampa Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 754

Liberty Mutual

Charity Table Tennis and Cornhole Tournament

Charity event to benefit Tampa Fire Fighters Charity Fund and Camp Hopetake, a camp for children that have suffered burn injuries.

A Safe Haven For Newborns

The Florida Safe Haven Law is a safety net for both the mother and the newborn infant. It allows mothers, fathers or whoever is in possession of an unharmed newborn, approximately three days old or less, to leave them at Safe Havens: any hospital, staffed fire rescue station, or staffed emergency medical service station, with no questions asked, totally anonymous, free from fear of prosecution.

The hospitals, fire rescue stations and emergency medical service stations working to receive these babies coupled with the identity protection of the parent make this law an effective tool in preventing unnecessary deaths of newborn citizens of the state of Florida.

Visit http://www.asafehavenfornewborns.com for complete information.

Carbon Monoxide Safety

Every home with a fuel-powered device (gas stove, gas water heater, fireplace, attached garage) should have a carbon monoxide detector along with a smoke alarm. For more information about CO poisoning visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5010.html.

Camp Hopetáke Children's Burn Camp

Each year, approximately 40 children from Camp Hopetáke (pronounced hope’ e’ tockee) make their way to Adventure Island for a day of thrilling slides and watery fun. Camp Hopetáke is not an ordinary camp: it is a special camp for a special group of children. The camp was created to be a safe haven for children ages 5 through 17 who have to cope with the social and emotional scars of living with burn injuries. Among many other stops over the past several years, Camp Hopetáke has visited Adventure, Busch Gardens, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, the beach, and Hillsborough River State Park. Each year the campers also enjoy a BBQ, movie night, bingo (with lots of prizes), a themed dance, and a slide show of the week’s pictures while having ice cream sundaes.

Camp Hopetáke takes place in Tampa each summer and is paid for by the Tampa Firefighters and Paramedics, IAFF Local 754 and is well supported by the staff of the Regional Burn Center at Tampa General Hospital. The camp’s counselors are volunteering nurses, therapists, firefighters and paramedics who strive to provide a safe and supportive environment for these young survivors.

Fundraising and planning for the camp occur all year long. Throughout the year, staff members from the Regional Burn Center at Tampa General Hospital recruit the campers, solicit vendors, plan and then coordinate the camp’s activities alongside Tampa Firefighters and Paramedics, IAFF Local 754.