Tampa Metro Civitan Club


​Chartered on April 21, 1927, our service club is dedicated to helping individual and community needs in the greater Tampa Bay area, with special emphasis on helping people with developmental disabilities.

Just a few of our projects include Citizen of the Year, working with Special Olympics, Neighbor-to-Neighbor Christmas program, Angels Unaware group homes for the profoundly disables, Golden Heart award, Bakas Equestrian Horses for the Handicap and Jingle Bell Run.

CHARLES "CHUCK" SYKES NAMED OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
Feb 8, 2018
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Tampa, Fla. – Congratulations to our newest Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Mr. Chuck Sykes, president and CEO of Sykes Enterprises. Here is part of an article from the Tampa Bay Times, Feb. 9, 2018 edition written by William March, Times Correspondent. http://bit.ly/2nPe4Pw​

"It sounds like I need a job," Sykes joked as he received the award after Civitan official Robin DeLaVergne read off the lengthy list of voluntary charities and economic development groups he’s been involved in during his career here.
They’ve ranged from the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, where he is a former president, to the American Heart Association.
DeLaVergne said Sykes, 55, is "someone who gives and doesn’t ask anything in return."
Originally from Charlotte, N.C., he has been part of the Tampa business scene for more than 20 years, working for the digital marketing and customer service/call center company founded by his father, John H. Sykes.
The civic engagement started in 2004, when a neighbor asked him to serve on the board of Feeding America Tampa Bay, a hunger-relief organization, he once told the Tampa Bay Times. He learned there were an estimated 50,000 people in Hillsborough County who don’t always have enough to eat.
Then his wife, Susan, got him involved with the annual Heart Ball, a major area fundraiser for the Heart Association.
Since then, Sykes has blossomed into one of the city’s most prominent community activists.
He serves on the boards of the Tampa Bay Partnership, the chamber, Junior Achievement of West Central Florida, the Heart Association, the Straz Center for Performing Arts and Feeding America, and is active in Young Life and the Boy Scouts.
He’s a member of the Hillsborough County Economic Development Committee and was part of a business task force formed in 2008 to explore ways to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the area. In 2010, he led a regional effort to bring World Cup soccer matches here.
He said he hopes the city can maintain its feeling of community as it grows.
"When you come into this town, if you want to lead we accept you," he said. "We’re not cliquish.
"The economic success we’re having is just amazing, but with that success I really hope we don’t lose that sense of community. I don’t think we ever will, but I think it’s something we should keep in mind."
Sykes was the 90th individual named citizen of the year by the Civitan Club.

Formed on April 21, 1927, Tampa Metro Civitan has recognized 87 individuals as its Outstanding Citizen.  This award is presented to those who have unselfishly given their time, talent and energy to help better the City of Tampa.
Here are a few links to past recipients: 
Cornelia Corbet: http://bit.ly/2pXmAv3
Richard Gonzmart: http://bit.ly/2qAyFY3
John Sykes: http://bit.ly/2pZM2zk
Mary Lee Farrior: http://bit.ly/1b6oJf6
Frank and Carol Morsani: ​http://bit.ly/1DMTtLu

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Civitan International

Civitan International is an organization of volunteer service clubs around the world, dedicated to helping people in their own communities. Civitans clubs hold a variety of projects throughout the year including Special Olympics, building wheelchair ramps, holding dances for people with disabilities and collecting food items for the homeless. Take a closer look at Civitan and see all the wonderful things we do to "make the world a better place".

Junior Civitan

The Tampa Metro Civitan Club sponsors five Junior Civitan Clubs in the Tampa area. They are Walker Middle JCC, Noble JCC at Robinson HS, Durant JCC, Leto JCC and Tampa Bay JCC, a community club. These clubs are part of the Junior Civitan Florida District and Junior Civitan International.

Join us for a meeting or project

Tampa Metro Civitan Club meets on the first Monday of each month at Perkins Restaurant, at 6:30pm and the third Monday we hold a social event, knowledge forum, or expedition, in addition to our monthly projects.
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
5002 E. Fowler Ave
​ Tampa, FL 33617 
Tampa Metro Civitan Club
PO Box 47843
Tampa, FL 33646
​813-803-2484
tampametrocivitanclub@gmail.com
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