Carrollwood Earns Recognition at Hillsborough County Neigborhoods Conference

It's time to claim your bragging rights, Carrollwood.

That's because the community won a few notable awards at Saturday's neighborhoods conference at the Hillsborough Community College campus off north Dale Mabry Highway.

The Carrollwood Civic Association won 2011 Best Newsletter, and the Carrollwood Civic Association won 2011 Best Crime Watch and Prevention Project.

Here's the list of the rest of the winners:

2011 Best Beautification Project

• Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association (Large Category)

Evan St. Ives, President

• Carrollton @ Lake Heather (Small Category)

Gary Martin, President

2011 Best Crime Watch/Prevention Project

• Carrollwood Civic Association (Large Category)

Mark Snellgrove, President

• Mayfair Association (Small Category)

Ginny Ryan, President

2011 Best Environmental Program/ Project

• Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Assoc. (Large Category)

Evan St. Ives, President

• VM Ybor Neighborhood Association (Small Category)

Kim Headland, President

2011 Best Newsletter

• Carrollwood Civic Association (Large Category)

Mark Snellgrove, President

• VM Ybor Neighborhood Association (Small Category)

Kim Headland, President

2011 Most Successful Special Event

• Progress Village Civic Association (Large Category)

Linda Washington, President

• Lakefront SCC POA, Inc. (Small Category)

Lawrence Stroh, Jr.

2011 Best Website

• Twelve Oaks Civic Association  (Large Category)

Rosemarie Middleton, President

• Trails at Durant Homeowner Association (Small Category)

Al Montibello, President

2011 Most Successful Youth Program

• Devereaux:  Youth Leadership Council

Keith Babb, Community Facilitator

• Town ‘N Country Youth Council

Erin Holiman

2011 Best Umbrella Association of Associations Award

• University Area Community Development Corp, Inc.

Julian Garcia, Jr., Executive Director

• Hillsborough County Neighborhood Watch Assoc., Inc.

Nick Bates, President