Council celebrates planned giving, love for mankind
The Planned Giving Council of Northeast Florida is celebrating 25 years of working together to help nonprofits enrich the community. And here’s the little known secret they want to make public – everyone can be a philanthropist. The word “philanthropist” often conjures up images of the wealthy, like Warren Buffet and Melinda and Bill Gates, […]
Retiring from Baptist Health, Allaire ends career on high note
Pierre Allaire, Ph. D. often joked he had one fundraising campaign left in him, and boy, was it a doozy. When Allaire retired from his role as Chief Development Officer of the Baptist Health Foundation at the end of March, he left big shoes to fill, having raised $138 million in five years by spearheading […]
New life comes to St. Nicholas Area Preservation
After 10 years of being nearly comatose, St. Nicholas Area Preservation (SNAP) is coming back to life. Thanks to the efforts of Alex Varkonda, a St. Nicholas resident who moved to the neighborhood four years ago with his wife, Jennifer, SNAP, a neighborhood organization that serves approximately 300 households, is on the verge of a […]
Southern History Museum welcomes community, diversifies collection
History has no end. For Evelyn Wright, a volunteer at the Museum of Southern History, that truth was her motivation to expand the focus and the displays to attract a new generation of interest. “There’s more to Southern history than a four-year period in the 1800s,” said Wright, who is working on a master’s degree […]
Generous donors keep wheels turning on Family Promise bus
Almost every evening for the past 12 years, a small bus transports families from downtown Jacksonville to a local church and back again the next morning. These families, who are experiencing temporary homelessness, are guests of Family Promise and its 17 member churches, a network which stretches from Mayport to Mandarin, from Ponte Vedra to […]
Pajcic’s hole-in-one adds dollars to JALA coffers
To ensure all residents have access to justice, the law office of Pajcic & Pajcic holds a fundraiser every year supporting Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), which offers civil legal support to those who cannot afford an attorney for matters ranging from fair housing issues to employment and much more. The 6th Annual Yard Course […]
Equestrian Center breaks ground for new arena
The Jacksonville Equestrian Center (JEC) held an official groundbreaking ceremony on May 3 for its new covered arena, part of its long-term plan for progress and expansion. “The new arena will be the largest clear-span covered arena in the southeast providing the necessary space to support a wider variety of activities and multiple events at […]
Local Rotarians honored for part in worldwide polio eradication
Rotary International President Ian Riseley, from Victoria, Australia, recently visited Rotarians in District 6970 to thank them for their generosity and commitment to eradicating polio. District 6970 led the world in District Designated Funds for PolioPlus and had total contributions of $416,359 in 2016-17. Riseley spoke at a brunch May 6 at River City Brewing […]
