The Junior League of Tampa and League of Women Voters will host a presentation and discussion of the 2018 Hillsborough County ballot referendums for education and transportation, open to the public.

Tampa, Fla. (October 2, 2018) – The Junior League of Tampa and League of Women Voters of Hillsborough County will co-host an education and transportation referendum information session and discussion at The Junior League of Tampa headquarters at 87 Columbia Drive on Davis Islands on Monday, October 8th from 6pm-8pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Jeff Eakins, Superintendent of Hillsborough County Schools, and representatives from All for Transportation will attend. Presentations on the education and transportation referendums in Hillsborough County will be followed by a moderated question and answer session.  Karla Mastracchio, Junior League of Tampa member and USF adjunct professor, will moderate.

The event is one in a series of public affairs events The Junior League of Tampa is hosting this year as part of its Activate813 collaborative initiative. Activate813 is a local collaboration of community organizations in the Tampa area that have come together for meetings to discuss important issues and new ways of partnering to reach more citizens.  Activate813 focuses on voter education, registration, and engagement within Tampa and Hillsborough County.

For additional information, please contact The Junior League of Tampa Public Affairs Chairs Maggie McCleland at 813.486.8107 or publicaffairslocal@jltampa.org or Melanie Brown at 850.345.0065 or publicaffairs@jltampa.org.

WHEN:           Monday, October 8th, 6pm – 8pm

WHERE:        The Junior League of Tampa

87 Columbia Drive

Tampa, FL 33606

TICKETS:      FREE – this event is open to the public

Superintendent Jeff Eakins, All For Transportation representatives, The Junior League of Tampa representatives and League of Women Voters representatives will be available for interviews before and after the event. The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office will have volunteers on hand to assist with voter registration and voter questions.

 About The Junior League of Tampa

Founded in 1926, The Junior League of Tampa, Inc. is an organization of over 1,900 women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. For more information visit ​​ jltampa.org.