North Tampa events calendar

New Tampa Rotary breakfast meeting: County commissioner Al Higginbotham will talk about "The Hillsborough County Budget Process: How You Must be Heard" at 7 a.m. today at the Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd. The cost is $12. For information, call (813) 972-9235 or visit newtamparotary.org.

Brandeis National Committee: An indoor picnic and study group showcase by the Tampa-St. Petersburg chapter is at 11 a.m. Sunday at University Village Clubhouse, N 22nd Street. The cost is $8 plus a covered dish. Call (813) 855-2660.

Prospective parent orientation: Find out about the Children's Home at two separate foster and adoptive parent orientations:

• At 6 p.m. Monday at the Town 'N Country Regional Library, 7606 Paula Drive. Call (813) 864-1422.

• At 6:30 p.m. Thursday at 10909 Memorial Highway. Call (813) 864-1434.

Networking on the nines: Enjoy nine holes of golf and a 10th hole of networking with the Carrollwood Area Business Association at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at TPC Tampa Bay, 5300 W Lutz Lake Fern Road. The cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Call (813) 264-0006 or visit usecaba.com.

Baycrest Park Civic Association: Larry Gispert, director of the Hillsborough County Emergency Management Department, will talk about "What happens if the 'big one' hits?" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bay Crest Park Civic Association meeting at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 6100 Memorial Highway. Call (813) 884-5511.

New Tampa Evening Rotary: Ashley Morton will talk about Rotaract, a civic group for high school students at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Hunter's Green Country Club, 18101 Longwater Run Drive. Call (813) 892-9782.

North Tampa Chamber of Commerce: Build relationships with business neighbors at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Perkins Restaurant, 408 E Bearss Ave. Call 1-800-839-6328, ext. 3600.

Teen Advisory Board: Get community service hours for scholarships or graduation and give advice about what DVDs, CDs and books you want to see at the library at the Teen Advisory Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway. Call (813) 506-6770.

Benefit for people of Uganda: One City Ministries' African-style market place is 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Grace Family Church, 5101 Van Dyke Road. Proceeds benefit the church's humanitarian work in Uganda. The cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Visit onecityministries.org.

Temple Terrace: Residents are needed to serve on various boards. Applications are due by Sept. 4. Call (813) 506-6440.

Coastal Cleanup: Volunteers are needed to spend part of a day at the beach removing trash and debris. The event is 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 19 at locations throughout the county. Call (813) 960-5121 or visit khcbonline.org.