Go Giver: Karen DeAngelo
Karen DeAngelo, 63, learned to sew as a child, taught by her thrifty mother, who sewed all of her four daughters’ dresses and clothes. She also studied sewing in her high school home economics class and believes those skills are important and should still be offered in school. DeAngelo likes making quilts using the easier […]
Go Giver: Jackie Simoneaux
Ask Jackie Simoneaux, 76, about her favorite things and topping the list is quilting and her St. Nicholas home, where she sees the river and EverBank Field from her front porch. A quilting enthusiast who discusses colors, fabrics and patterns as if they were delicious ingredients for a decadent dessert, Simoneaux and her friends will […]
Getting to know Bridget Pudimat
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Working as a volunteer with youth definitely snuck up on Bridget Pudimat, who works in human resources. She never imagined how she would enjoy spending many hours each week with a group of middle school through high school students, leading them through a wide range of community outreach […]
Becky Hamilton
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Becky Hamilton grew up on a North Carolina farm surrounded by critters and wildlife of every kind and can’t remember a time when she didn’t love caring for animals. She and her husband Curt, a U.S. Postal worker, have five children, but they are furry and all but […]
Frances Jennings
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Frances Jennings, an Avondale resident for more than 50 years, has seen people’s lives transformed when they find help, motivation and dignity through City Rescue Mission programs. Her belief in those programs has led her to volunteer for more than 20 years in many roles, from receptionist to […]
GO GIVER: Getting to know Alison Miller
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Alison Miller of Avondale has her hands full with her dual roles as Mayor Alvin Brown’s Special Assistant and special projects director for Ronnie Belton, CFO of Jacksonville. She previously served as director of government affairs for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. When her beloved beagle Lucy died […]
Winter Wahoo
By Nathan & Ted Miller The winter migration of wahoo is in full swing off our First Coast in the month of February. Anglers from around the country come to fish our waters as we have some of the best wahoo action around. Beginning around 120 feet of water out to the ledge, large schools […]
GO GIVER: Getting to know Sarah Sallas-Herring
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Q. You are a longtime volunteer for Pine Castle. Please introduce us to this organization. A. Pine Castle, an agency established in 1952, serves and enriches the lives of people with developmental or acquired disabilities by providing opportunities to learn, work and live in the community. A comprehensive […]
