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Lauren Der
Florida Strawberry Festival
813-752-9194
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Winners in Perishables Category at Florida Strawberry Festival’s Neighborhood Village
Announced
PLANT CITY, Fla. (February 27, 2014) – Officials at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s
Neighborhood Village announced today the grand champion winners in its perishables category.
The perishables category includes dehydrated foods, jellies, relishes, vegetables, cookies, cakes,
candies, breads and more. All entries are made by citizens of Plant City and surrounding
communities. Other categories in competition at the Neighborhood Village include quilting,
jewelry, home décor and more.
The grand champion winners in the perishables category are as follows:
Food Preservation
Donna Arrington, Riverview – Dehydrated
Judy Hoover, Wimauma – Jellies, Jams and Preserves
Gary Krotz, Lutz – Pickles, Relishes and Sauces
Tricia Lynn Glotfeley, Hudson – Meats/Vegetables
Baking
Kristen Permenter, Tampa – Breads/Coffee Cakes
Ronda Hardee, Plant City – Cakes
Tracie Goff, Dover – Cookies
Rick Wilks, Ruskin – Candies
Cake Decorating
Delina Bair, Plant City – Wedding/Anniversary
Joanne Lima, Tampa – Wedding/Anniversary
Kelly Everhart, Seffner – Character/Novelty
-more-
Media Contact
Lauren Der
Florida Strawberry Festival
813-752-9194
lauren@flstrawberryfestival.com
The Neighborhood Village competition and display, sponsored by Kitchen Craft, has a longstanding history at the Florida Strawberry Festival and recently moved to a newly constructed
building on the Festival grounds. Located directly south of the administrative office, the 12,000
building also houses the Neighborhood Village Youth display and the horticulture show. The
Festival’s art show is now housed in the Hull Armory Building, the previous location of the
Neighborhood Village.
This year, the Neighborhood Village will give away a set of cookware and a sewing machine.
The drawings for the Brother Dream Creator/VQ2400 sewing machine and for the Kitchen Craft
cookware set will be held on Sunday, March 9 in the Neighborhood Village building at 1 p.m.
Tickets for both drawings are free and are available in the Neighborhood Village building
throughout the 11 days of the Festival.
“Our Neighborhood Village is something of which we’re very proud,” said General Manager
Paul Davis. “It’s a chance for us to show off the talents of our local people, and we love to do
that.”
About the Florida Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival is an 11-day community event celebrating the strawberry harvest
of Eastern Hillsborough County. Each year, over 500,000 visitors enjoy the Festival’s headline
entertainment, youth livestock shows, exhibits of commerce and, of course, its world-famous
strawberry shortcake. The 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival celebrating “Florida’s Best Family
Recipe!” will be held Feb. 27-March 9, 2014 in Plant City, Fla. For more information, visit
www.flstrawberryfestival.com, Facebook and Twitter (#berryfest2014).
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