MISSION STATEMENT
To serve and empower our community members to achieve success through civic engagement and cooperation among themselves and with other communities.
VISION
To become a prominent nonprofit organization enriching and strengthening lives through a community of care.
OBJECTIVES
To honor, celebrate, and promote American and Albanian values and heritage by organizing community events and providing forums for our community member to socialize with each other.
CORE VALUES
Community Engagement – We believe that civic engagement is the foundation of a healthy community, and we will commit all our resources to promoting community engagement among our community members.
National Heritage – We believe in the honoring and celebration of our national heritage as a key ingredient of our community identity and unique force to project a better future.
Trust and Integrity – We are committed to acting with integrity in every aspect of our work, every day. We build and maintain trust by providing timely and practical information, conducting accurate analysis, and generating reliable resources.
Transparency – We are committed to being a transparent and ethical organization in all our activities and transaction.
Accountability – We are accountable to our community members, the State of Florida, and the United States of America, and we will strive for perfection in everything we do as an organization.
Respect – Respect for our community members, fellow citizens, institutions, and laws is the building block of our relationship within our community and beyond.
Excellence – Vatra Tampa Bay is built on the spirit of excellence, and we will hold ourselves to high standards of performance.
Commitment – We are committed to serving our communities with professionalism, loyalty, and dedication.
Vatra Tampa Bay’s activity is regulated by its bylaws and the laws of the State of Florida and of the United States of America. It shall conduct business as (a) a not-for-profit corporation under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding provision of any future U.S. Internal Revenue Code, and (b) a not for-profit corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any other corresponding provision of any future U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Vatra Tampa Bay will not carry on any activities not permitted by these provisions.
Vatra Tampa Bay does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.