Oil spill could cancel Crist-Seminole celebration
by Michael C. Bender | May 4th, 2010UPDATE: Crist will attend the event, according to his schedule for tomorrow.
Gov. Charlie Crist is scheduled to attend a “Celebration of the Seminole Compact” under the Council Oak Tree in Hollywood on Wednesday, but he said the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is demanding his attention.
“I had to cancel some events in Tampa today,” Crist said. “Things are fluid.”
Here’s the press release from the Tribe:
MEDIA ALERT
WHO: Florida Governor Charlie Crist
Chairman Mitchell Cypress and the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
Community leaders from around South Florida
WHAT: A CELEBRATION OF THE SEMINOLE COMPACT
With more details of the thousands of jobs it preserved and the thousands it will create.
Including a special presentation by a Seminole Hard Rock tables games dealer,
Whose compelling odyssey is a personal testimony to the economic impact of the compact.
WHERE: Under the Council Oak Tree, adjacent to the original Seminole Casino Hollywood
At the southwest corner of Stirling Road and U.S. 441, Hollywood
WHEN: 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 5
Tags: Charlie Crist, gambling, oil spill, Seminole Tribe of Florida
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