Florida Governor Rick Scott announced on Monday that he will revive the tradition of former Governor and Senator Bob Graham and take "work days" at various businesses, beginning with a Tampa donut shop on Wednesday, Aug. 3. He'll be serving up the donuts from 6-8:30 a.m. at Nicola's Donuts and Bakery, 14390 N. Dale Mabry, in Tampa's Carrollwood neighborhood.
Although Graham began such activities while running for governor back in 1977, the idea resurfaced last week when aspiring GOP U.S. Senate candidate Craig Miller announced he would do two such events a month, as a way to generate publicity for his uphill race.
The governor says he'll try to do such stints once a month, and will do them specifically at occupations that he has held in his life prior to where he is now, in the governor's mansion.
“Like most Floridians, I have worked hard all my life. I started school in public housing and my family struggled financially,” said Governor Rick Scott. “For that reason I went to work at a young age doing everything from delivering newspapers and cleaning phone booths, to selling groceries and working on a ship in the Navy.”
This article appears in Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2011.