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Tony recently attended the 2018 graduation ceremony for the Metropolitan Ministries Inside The Box Culinary Arts program. Not simply as an honored guest. No, no, our own Tony March was a graduate of the program! “I’ve spent a lot of my time in the kitchen at Metropolitan Ministry,”  Tony says with a laugh. “It was…

More than 400 inner city kids attended a free conference called “Put Down Your Fake ID” on September 15th at Hillsborough Community College. The Pay It Backward Foundation served as a sponsor for the event. “I know what it’s like to be surrounded by bad options and negative peer pressure,”   Tony says. “The message…

Tony was celebrated yesterday by the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL hockey team with one of its coveted Community Hero Award. It’s awarded annually to people who are making Tampa a better place to live. “When you feed the hungry, you don’t just give them a meal, you give them hope,” said Lightning left wing Alex…

Every January for the past few years, Tony has flown to Melbourne, Australia for three weeks to play in the Aussie Millions poker tournament. He’s had great success and won significant money for the Foundation. And this was the best trip yet! On the first day, Tony was stopped on the street by someone who…

Tony woke up on the first day of 2018 to find himself called one of Tampa’s most intriguing people by the Tampa Bay Times for 2017. Columnist Ernest Hooper wrote, “Call him the undercover philanthropist. The 66-year-old March spent 20 hours a week volunteering at Metropolitan Ministries as a dishwasher, never revealing to the rank…

An event near and dear to Tony’s heart is the annual Joy of Giving Event, hosted by WWE superstar Titus O’Neil. It provides Christmas presents for underprivileged kids and their families. “Christmas can be a difficult time,” Tony says. “Kids are sad if they don’t receive the presents they hoped for, and parents are stressed…

It was a big day today! Tony started the morning in the kitchen with his fellow culinary school classmates. As a sponsor for the Tampa Bay Food Fight, Tony and his team were prepping for this new fundraising event that has top Tampa chefs competing against St. Petersburg’s best. “We had a great time getting…

Not all readers may know Tony March is an avid, and excellent, poker player. He loves the strategy, the thrill of the win, and then handing it all over to charity.Tony was in Las Vegas recently for the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event tournament. It’s a 7-week event that has the best poker…

Those of us who work with Tony at the Pay It Backward Foundation know how incredibly generous and hardworking he is. And we love it when his amazing drive to make the world a better place is recognized! Recently, Sertoma gave out its annual awards to outstanding philanthropists across the country, and our very own…