IN SEASON – Grant opportunity for local teachers, students
How does a teacher’s garden grow? Local nonprofit organization, Slow Food First Coast, wants to know. Slow Food First Coast, whose mission is a food system based on the principles of quality and pleasure environmental sustainability and social justice, is launching a $250 grant opportunity to find out. The goal is to provide an educational […]
Ronald McDonald House, CSX celebrate decade of service partnership
The time, treasure and talents donated by local volunteers are critical to the success of area charities. And there are no better volunteers than the ones who show their support year after year. This summer, San Marco-based Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville, had an opportunity to celebrate the longtime efforts of such a […]
Eclectic entertaining is her cup of tea
By Olga Bayer When Paula McCaffrey decided to host a shower for daughter Michelle Otto, who’s expecting a baby girl in October, she tapped into a familiar and favorite theme from her past – an old-fashioned, sit-down tea party reminiscent of the antebellum tea party she’d thrown for friends ten years earlier. In 2002, […]
Chefs to care for children
Northeast Florida’s Annual Caring Chefs event will return to The Avenues Mall on Sunday, October 14, for its 29th edition. The occasion features chefs from more than 50 of the best First Coast restaurants, as well as caterers and wine vendors, each offering their tastiest and most well-known dishes and libations. Tickets are $60. Proceeds […]
Yom Kippur – a time for community
By Rabbi Joshua Lief – Congregation Ahaveth Chesed – Yom Kippur (this year on September 25-26) is the “Day of Atonement,” when we in the Jewish community join together in worship, reflect on the past year, evaluate our behavior, and resolve to try to do better. Most Jews also refrain from food, drink, and […]
Up with music for the First Coast
Executive Director of the Northeast Florida Conservatory, Richard Dickson, and Nashville vocal coach, Lorna Greenwood, have decided to join forces to develop “The Song Café.” The program is designed to offer First Coast kids of all ages the opportunity to participate in ongoing musical variety shows. Musical production and planning are under way and performances […]
Local charity walk makes strides against heart disease
The 2012 Heart Walk will be held Saturday, September 22, at Metropolitan Park. Heart disease and strokes represent the number 1 and number 4 health threats to American men and women, and the 2012 Heart Walk will raise money to support critical research, as well as education and community programs to help combat these devastating […]
Musical to help homeless
A Jacksonville Beach charity, Mission House, will present the musical Another Sign at the Wilson Center at the Florida State College, South Campus, on Thursday, September 27. Proceeds will help raise money and awareness for their cause. Mission House is a day facility, which provides basic needs and medical care to the homeless. In addition, […]
