No, it’s not a mega-bucks deal. And it’s not associated with one of our philanthropic icons. But it was a nice gift, and now a lot of kids are indebted, if you will, to the GTE Federal Credit Union.
More than 12,000 eighth graders have been taking part in a joint program between the Tampa Bay History Center and the School District of Hillsborough County. Exposing our children to our common regional history is especially important in an area where so many of the adults are from other places.
But school district budget issues put the program in jeopardy. The district asked the History Center if it could pay for transportation. The Center put the word out. Thanks to a grant from the GTE Federal Credit Union, the buses will keep rolling. And keep bringing in those eighth graders to explore first hand the history of this area. Their area.