Hillsborough County Court Program Helps Nonprofits Raise More Funding

Tampa, Florida – A new program in Hillsborough County is helping nonprofits raise more money, and it starts in court with people subpoenaed for jury duty.

Donations are steadily pouring in at the Spring of Tampa Bay Donation Center in Tampa.

“I do everything to help people who really need it,” said Holly Dumanoski.

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Thanks to the Hillsborough County Court Clerk’s new program, you can do more than just donate clothes. The initiative allows jurors to donate the $15 she received from the state for lunch to nonprofits.

Hillsboro County Court Clerk Cindy Stuart said, “We get checks in the mail, and we find that a lot of them aren’t deposited. So they’re not there. They’re going to be paid that day.” It’s an opportunity to do something more for $15.”

Each year, the county selects two local charities. This year it’s “Voices for Children” from The Spring of Tampa Bay, a domestic violence shelter, and Guardian ad Litem, a nonprofit that benefits parents who help foster children in the Tampa Bay area.

Mindy Murphy, CEO of The Spring, said: “We are truly grateful for our partnership with the Secretariat, both on this program and on all the other work we do together.”\

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This innovative initiative began this summer and has already donated over $12,000 to The Spring.

“I can’t thank them enough for their work, and I can’t thank the people in our community enough for choosing to make the jury a gift to Spring in Tampa Bay,” Murphy said.

This is a gift that has made a huge impact on the Tampa Bay community. Only jurors whose employers have not insured them for their jury duties are eligible to receive $15. For more information, please visit www.hillsclerk.com.