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01/03/2026

Last night, the stage and the sky were on fire at Seminole City Center! The most perfect cool, crisp evening 'came in like a wrecking ball' with a stunner of a sunset and then lit fires under everyone in attendance with an AMAZING show by Firefly!

Thank you to everyone that 'braved' the cooler Florida weather for some good food, great fun, incredible music, all benefiting two awesome causes - the foster kids of Seminole County and the teachers of Pinellas County - through the Seminole Lake Rotary Club and Irish 31's respective charities. 💚

Cheers, Friends - See you all on February 6th for another free concert under the stars!

05/20/2025

If only we could bottle the love and gratitude overflowing at each Cheers to Public Service celebration...what a gift that would be! Not just for the teachers, but for all of us. 💚✨️

Watching these extraordinary educators receive the recognition and applause they so deeply deserve (some for the very first time in their careers) is powerful. It’s not only a beautiful moment for the honorees, but it also leaves a lasting impact on everyone in the room - a reminder of the heart and dedication that our teachers selflessly pour into their students, schools, and communities, day after day, year after year. 📚🌟

Please help us give a big round of applause to our next five Cheers winners!

✨️ Candy Willoughby - Brooker Elementary
✨️ Delma White - Pinecrest Elementary
✨️ Lauren Leto - Brandon High
✨️ Brittany Andrews - Randall Middle
✨️ Sandra Brown - West Shore Elementary

As always, huge thanks to our Pillar Partners - the Junior League of Tampa and Ford of New Port Richey - for their support since day one and unmatched love for our teachers. 💚

Thanks to the Junior League of Tampa, two of last night's winners also received a $1,000 grant for their classrooms!! 🫶

Next stop: Irish 31 Hyde Park TONIGHT to celebrate our final 5 rockstar teachers from Hillsborough County! 🍏

📸 All photos available for download at irish31.com/cheers

05/15/2025

05/03/2025

✨️ Last night was *a lot about livin’ and a little ’bout love* with the INCREDIBLE Crossfire Creek Band on stage and a plaza packed with country fans who knew every word, sang their hearts out, and two-stepped 'til they couldn't two-step no more! 🤠🎶

And it wasn't a little, but more like a lot about love because Seminole, you SHOWED UP and showed OUT! Thanks to your big hearts and amazing generousity, we raised record-breaking funds for our two benefiting charities: Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery’s Icarefoundationfl, celebrating the rockstar educators of Pinellas County Schools and Hillsborough County Public Schools, and the Seminole Lake Rotary Club’s powerful programs supporting foster kids right here in Seminole! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! 💚

These programs are possible solely because of all of you - our First Friday friends who buy a hot dog, brat, Tito’s cocktail or raffle ticket. Every single dollar helps us keep these incredible initiatives going. And of course, a massive shoutout to our ride-or-dies at Tito's Handmade Vodka…the best of the best! 🧡

While we (not so patiently) count down to next First Friday with the amazing Luna & The Warriors, we’re beyond proud to share the TEN EXTRAORDINARY PINELLAS TEACHERS who will each receive $1,000 and a *Cheers to Public Service* Award—thanks to all of YOU! 🎉📚✨️💚

**Dennis Russo** – Lakewood High
**Delia Doss** – Lakewood High
**Hasena Kurtic** – Doug Jamerson Elementary
**Nicholas Ivkovich** – Largo Middle
**Miranda France** – Starkey Elementary
**Vivian Graham** – Azalea Elementary
**Brandon Mills** – Gibbs High
**Stephanie Swenson** – Northeast High
**Akela Harris** – Mount Vernon Elementary
**David Lawson** – Sawgrass Lake Elementary

Please give them - and YOURSELVES - a big round of applause for being the best of the best and we will see you all on June 6th!! ✨️

04/28/2025

📚✨️💚 Congratulations to this year's Cheers to Public Service Winners!! 💚✨️📚

Please give these extraordinary Hillsborough and Pinellas County educators a huge round of applause and head to irish31.com/cheers to read more about how they are making an incredible impact on the schools where they teach and the kiddos in their care.

We look forward to celebrating you all the week of May 12th!!

Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery Hillsborough County Public Schools Pinellas County Schools The Junior League of Tampa Ford of Port Richey Seminole Lake Rotary Club

04/05/2025

📚✨️ Next month, $10,000 will be gifted to extraordinary Pinellas County Schools teachers thanks to all of YOU - thousands of our amazing Seminole neighbors and friends that come out every First Friday and support our Cheers to Public Service program and the Rotary Club of Seminole Lake's foster kids initiatives.

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!! 💚

And, to - THANK YOU - for another INCREDIBLE performance from start to finish!! You always bring all of the heart along with all of that talent and it's truly spectacular. ✨️

Our friends at Tito's Handmade Vodka - thank you for your relentless support of First Fridays and the Cheers program - We 🧡 you!

And, THANK YOU to our partners and sweet friends with the Seminole Lake Rotary Club...we couldn't do any of this without you and are forever grateful. 🫶

Enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend, Seminole - We will see you back at Seminole City Center on May 2nd for country night with the AMAZING, Crossfire Creek Band!! 🤠🍹🎶

04/06/2024

We 💚 First Friday with our Seminole friends!! Not only because it helps our Icarefoundationfl fund the Cheers to Public Service teacher initiative for Pinellas County Schools, but mostly because of the fun-loving, fabulous people we get to hang out with each month!

Top of the list, our BFFs from Seminole Lake Rotary Club, without whom this event (and the Cheers program in Pinellas) would NOT be possible...our friends from Tito's Handmade Vodka who donate not only the delish cocktails that keep our Seminole friends dancing but also raffle prizes, swag, and more!! L🧡VE TITO'S! ...the bands that are always absolutely INCREDIBLE, with last night's performance by The Sounds of Soul one for the books, and without a doubt, the Seminole community as a whole has completely stolen our hearts!!

✨️Thank you all for another amazing First Friday!! Don't forget to check out all your PCSB teachers that you helped get nominated for a Cheers to Public Service award by visiting irish31.com/cheers and cast your votes for your favorites before April 14th!

See you all next month for Crossfire Creek Band! 🤠

Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery Greater Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce Seminole City Center The Junior League of Tampa Seminole County FL Ford of Port Richey

07/08/2023

🌞Too hot? Nah!! Chance of rain? Who cares?! It's , and when the sun starts to set, Seminole steps out, and it's time to party!!

Huge thank you to everyone that partied with us at last night's monthly First Friday Concert at Seminole City Center benefiting Seminole Lake Rotary Club foster kids and our Icarefoundationfl teachers!!

Every raffle ticket purchased for the awesome prizes donated by our AMAZING sponsors (how about that Coleman Roadtrip Grill! 😎) + every Tito's Handmade Vodka cocktail sold (WE 🧡 YOU TITO'S!!) and every hot dog or brat bought and paid for goes towards funding these two INCREDIBLE programs that give back to our Seminole community!!
THANK YOU!! 👏👏👏

Don't let the summer scaries (heat and rain 😉) keep you home next month! We're back with another awesome concert/party on August 4th and we hope to see you there!!

Cheers to you, Seminole! See you next First Friday!! 👯‍♀️

06/13/2023

Thank you, Hillsborough County Public Schools! 🫶 Cheers to teachers!! 💚✨️

06/01/2023

Our fourth and final Cheers to Public Service celebration at Irish 31 Hyde Park was a beautiful outpouring of love and gratitude for seven incredible teachers from our Hillsborough County Public Schools!

Students read nominations aloud with the care of adults, wanting it perfect for their favorite teachers. Family, friends, and colleagues packed the house to show their love and appreciation.

Our hearts are truly full, and we are so grateful for all that helped us celebrate these extraordinary educators!!

Andre Lewis – Strawberry Crest High School
Benigno Lopez – Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy
Brittany Calandra – Clair-Mel Elementary School
David Nichols – Potter Elementary School
Denise Ford - Young Middle Magnet School
Dottie Raymer - Collins Elementary
Wayne Stinnard - Dawson Elementary

We would also like to say a very special THANK YOU to The Junior League of Tampa and Terald Hopkins with for helping us make these Cheers to Public Service awards a reality waaay back in 2017. They pour their hearts into this program year after year, and we could not be more blessed to have them as Pillar Partners on this incredible program. Likewise, a huge THANK YOU to our friends within our participating school districts without whom this would not be possible.

Speaking of incredible, in addition to the $1,000 gifted to each teacher our friends at the Junior League of Tampa also gifted five winners with an additional $1,000 to go back to their schools!!
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Thank you, teachers, for continuously giving our kiddos and communities your all! We hope you spend your summer doing whatever fills YOU up so you can return to your classrooms recharged and ready to continue doing what you do best - filling our kids with the knowledge and confidence to conquer the world!✨️

Please head to irish31.com/cheers to view all of the photos from our four amazing 2023 Cheers to Public Service celebrations (scroll down to just above former winners) or view the albums on our page .

06/01/2023

06/01/2023