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MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESIDENT DON GAETZ AND SPEAKER WILL WEATHERFORD KICK OFF WORK PLAN FLORIDA TOUR
Tallahassee — On Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23, 2013, Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) and House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) will begin their Work Plan Florida Regional Tour. Highlighting the successful completion of their joint “Work Plan Florida” agenda, as well as critical investments in Florida’s future appropriated through the bi-partisan 2013-14 state budget, this week’s leg of the tour will include visits to National Guard Armories, Children’s Advocacy Centers and Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Academies located in Central Florida.
For additional information on the Work Plan Florida agenda, please visit: http://flsenate.gov/topics/WorkPlanFlorida.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013
Visit the Brooksville National Guard Armory
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 16386 Spring Hill Drive, Brooksville, FL 34604
Note: President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford will be joined by Major General Emmett Titshaw, Adjutant General of the Florida National Guard, Senator Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) and Representative Jimmie Smith (R-Inverness).
Visit Children’s Advocacy Center of Hernando County
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: 880 Kennedy Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34601
Note: President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford will be joined by Senator Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) and Representative Jimmie Smith (R-Inverness).
Visit Tampa Bay Technical High School
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: 6410 Orient Road, Tampa, FL 33610
Note: President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford will be joined bySuperintendent Mary Ellen Elia, Hillsborough County Schools, Senator Jack Latvala (R- Clearwater), Senator John Legg (R-Lutz), Representative Jamie Grant (R-Tampa), Representative Ross Spano (R-Dover), and Representative Dana Young (R-Tampa).
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013
Visit Children’s Advocacy Center of Orlando
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
601 West Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32805
Note: President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford will be joined by Senator Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando).
Visit Lake Gibson High School
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: 7007 N. Socrum Loop Road, Lakeland, FL 33809
Note: President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford will be joined bySenator Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland) and House Majority Leader Steve Precourt (R-Orlando).
Visit Lake Wales National Guard Armory
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: 435 S. Airport Road, Lake Wales, FL 33859
Note: President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford will be joined byMajor General James Tyre, Assistant Adjutant General of the Florida National Guard, Senator Denise Grimsley (R-Sebring), Representative Neil Combee (R-Polk City), Representative John Wood (R-Winter Haven) and Representative Mike La Rosa (R-St. Cloud).
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