TAMPA, Fla. – Dec. 8, 2021 — Wheels of Success will officially be presenting its 2021 12 Cars of Christmas on Thursday, December 16th at 10:00 AM at its new location at 13116 North Florida Avenue, in Tampa.

“We are so excited to be presenting our annual 12 Cars of Christmas at our new location,” said Susan Jacobs, founder and CEO of Wheels of Success. “This location allows us to store our inventory of donated cars, maintain our corporate offices and hold our car care classes all under one roof. We’re extremely grateful and couldn’t have done this without the generosity of our Anonymous Angel Donor. Through this donor’s generosity, we will be able to keep our wheels moving forward as we continue to grow the organization and the number of people we are able to assist.”

The organization wants to thank its generous donors and supporters who helped make this presentation possible. The 12 cars were provided by individuals in the community and the sponsors for the repairs for this year’s 12 Cars of Christmas, include; Santander Consumer USA, GTE Financial, Children’s Board/Bay Area Legal Services (two cars), Altrusa, Amscot, Lazy Days Employee Foundation, Center for Faith and Freedom, Rotary Club of Tampa, Taylor Sanger and Friends, Florida Blue Foundation and AAA.

“Our generous sponsors and donors have made an enormous impact this year. With the current used car shortages and the uptick in used car prices, it’s been especially challenging, which makes this year’s 12 Cars of Christmas even more meaningful,” said Jacobs.

About Wheels of Success:
Wheels of Success is dedicated to providing personal transportation solutions by partnering with the community in a circle of support to keep people working and sustain their independence.

Since June 2003, Wheels of Success has helped over 2,000 families obtain or continue work by providing them with reliable transportation through a program of car repairs, vehicle replacement, related licensing services, car payments, down payments and car-care classes.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Jan. 7, 2021 — The Left Bank Bistro will continue celebrating artists in the community as an homage to St. Petersburg as the City of the Arts. The next featured artist in the series and first artist of 2021 will be Leslie Neumann, of Aripeka, FL.

“It’s my pleasure to continue to recognize high-end artists in the area with our Salon Series’ next featured artist, Leslie Neumann,” said Susanne Byram, owner of The Left Bank Bistro. “Her art brings a new take on the term “landscape artist” with her colorful and sometimes cosmic work.”

Opening night is Friday, January 15th from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm at 1225 Dr. MLK Jr. St. in St Petersburg, FL – The Left Bank will be serving a signature cocktail named after the artist – with $5 from each signature cocktail being donated to the St Pete Arts Alliance. As a COVID-19 precaution, this event is limited to 75 people and masks are required. Please RSVP to: management@theleftbankbistro.com

About the Artist, Leslie Neumann
Leslie Neumann is a contemporary landscape painter with an interest in wetland and cosmic inspired subjects. After creating art in New York for 14 years, Neumann moved to Florida where she has been painting landscapes using the encaustic technique for over 20 years. Neumann is a recipient of a Fellowship from the New York State Foundation for the Arts, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of Florida, and an Artist Enhancement Grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, and a Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Grant for Painting. One can find Neumann’s work in many private and public collections throughout the USA, including Nissan Motor Corporation, ADT Securities, Marriott hotels, Baylor College of Medicine, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, 42 Firebirds Restaurants in 15 states nationwide, Polk Museum of Art, Tampa Museum of Art, Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, as well as the City of Tampa and the City of Orlando’s Public Art Collections, and many more.
Neumann resides and maintains a studio in Aripeka, FL. For more information click here to visit her website.

About The Left Bank Bistro
Located at 1225 Dr. M.L.K St. in St Petersburg, The Left Bank Bistro takes you back to 1920’s Paris where artisans lived and created. Set in a beautifully restored home that dates back to 1922, the restaurant offers a fresh take on French cuisine, craft cocktails and coffee in an inviting setting. The Salon at Left Bank’s atmosphere encourages artistic conversation in the spirit of art salons past. Each artist is carefully considered to enhance your total experience. The Left Bank Bistro’s top-shelf bar staff carefully designs a Signature Cocktail named for each featured artist. Proceeds from the artist cocktail goes to the St Pete Arts Alliance.

TAMPA, Fla. – Dec. 9, 2020 — Wheels of Success will officially be kicking off their 2020 12 Cars of Christmas on the 1st day of Hanukkah on Friday, December 11th at 11:00 at CK Auto at 14725 N. Florida Avenue in Tampa.

“Presenting the first car this year on the first day of Hanukkah is very fitting since our recipient is a CNA at Weinberg Village,” said Susan Jacobs, founder and CEO of Wheels of Success. “This assisted living facility at the Jewish Community Center compound is where my mother spent her last days which inspired me to create our “Cars for Caregivers” program.”

Car number 1,066 is being presented which is a 2012 Fiat 500 and was funded from the Wheels Facebook Fundraiser on Giving Tuesday – which raised enough money to fund the repair of not one, but two cars. The organization wants to thank their generous donors and supporters that helped make this presentation possible.

About Wheels of Success:
Wheels of Success is dedicated to providing personal transportation solutions by partnering with the community in a circle of support to keep people working and sustain their independence.Since June 2003, Wheels of Success has helped over 1,065 families obtain or continue work by providing them with reliable transportation through a program of car repairs, vehicle replacement, related licensing services, car payments, down payments and car-care classes.
For more information visit us online at http://www.wheelsofsuccess.org

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Nov. 13, 2020 — GateauOchocolat, St Petersburg’s signature chocolate dessert returns to the Saturday Morning Market this weekend, November 14 from 9 am to 2 pm at 101 1st St SE near Al Lang Stadium. The chocolate cakes are the creation of former restaurant owner and downtown revival pioneer Emmanuel Roux, a Frenchman. Born in Tunisia, educated in France, the UK and Switzerland, Roux had a rich international career. He now advocates artisanal regional specialty foods and “Good Food” in general. He feels local specialty foods contribute to a sense of place and improve quality of life by adding personality to the community.
GateauOchocolat is made only in St Petersburg and enjoyed everywhere by a happy few.

“We look forward to returning to the Saturday Morning market November 14th to reconnect with faithful customers and friends. We shall take holiday orders to be shipped to valuable business clients, good friends, and nice relatives,” said Emmanuel Roux. “Our cakes make great gifts and will grace many holiday tables as a delicious dessert to be enjoyed by all chocolate lovers, even those on a strict gluten free diet”

The initial spark for Roux’s creation happened in a Parisian bistro where he and wife Jennifer tasted an amazing chocolate cake. Back in the states, Roux’s extensive trials and selfless taster friends helped set the final flourless GateauOchocolat recipe resulting in heavenly 100 % gluten free cakes.

Available in 6″, 9″ or a 6-pack of mini cakes, GateauOchocolat  are topped  with toasted almonds as a finishing touch. (No almonds can be specified when ordering) The cakes are shipped from Afghanistan to Hawaii and everywhere in between. Local delivery is available in the St Petersburg area and offered at a few retail stores on both sides of the bay. To order visit: https://flourfreecakes.com/ or email: info@flourfreecakes.com for further information.

About GateauOchocolat
Coined as “Heaven’s official chocolate cake“, GateauOchocolat is made with just four  ingredients: Fresh eggs, butter,100 % single origin Rain Forest Alliance, certified Ecuadorian  chocolate (The key ingredient) and cane sugar. The cakes can be frozen without any quality loss. Because they are very intense, a little goes a long way. Port wine, Champagne, red berries, fresh mint and Creme Chantilly (Easy recipe on every label) are perfect complements.

TAMPA, Fla. – Nov. 5, 2020 — Prelude to a Cure, a non-profit organization based in Tampa, Florida received an official proclamation from the City of Tampa’s Mayor Jane Castor, designating November as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Prelude to a Cure is committed to pursuing and supporting innovative lung cancer research focused on prevention, early screenings, improved treatment options and higher survival rates.

Lung cancer has been considered the “invisible cancer” due to the late onset of symptoms when the cancer is in advanced stages, low survival rate and lack of knowledge by the public. Currently it is the least federally funded of the top cancers, yet is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

“We’re pleased that Mayor Castor and the City of Tampa have brought Lung Cancer Awareness to the forefront by issuing this proclamation. At Prelude to a Cure, we’re committed to funding vital seed grants that can help accelerate the pace of research toward effective treatments and ultimately a cure for a disease that is estimated to have over 228,000 new cases in 2020, with 18,150 of them being Floridians,” said Dr. Lary Robinson, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Moffitt Cancer Center and founder of Prelude to a Cure. “The way to the cure is working with people who are collaborative and brave enough to search in unexpected places.”

Co-founder Dr. Scott Antonia, former Medical Oncologist and Co-Leader of the Immunology Program and Chairman of the Thoracic Oncology Department at Moffitt Cancer Center added, “Lung Cancer is not a smoker’s disease or old person disease; if you have lungs, you can develop lung cancer. If we end the stigma, we can find the cure.”

While the month of November brings awareness to Lung Cancer, Prelude to a Cure will continue its mission to educate, spread awareness and raise funds for valuable research to work toward the ultimate goal – a cure.

About Prelude to a Cure:
Founded in 2012 by Moffitt Cancer Center’s Dr. Lary Robinson, and nationally renowned thoracic researcher, Dr. Scott Antonia, Prelude to a Cure was created to become the driving force in funding lung cancer research.They believe that breakthroughs will come from this new generation of researchers. By funding investigator-initiated research through pilot and seed grants, Prelude to a Cure will help accelerate the pace of research for a cure. For more information or how you can get involved visit: http://www.preludetoacure.com