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Mary and Hanke Coxe to serve as honorary co-chairs of DESC Defenders gala

Mary and Hanke Coxe to serve as honorary co-chairs of DESC Defenders gala

The Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC) announced that Mary and Hank Coxe would serve as co-chairs for the 2024 DESC Defenders: Generations gala at a volunteer kickoff event held at The Bedell Law firm. The Coxes have assembled a volunteer host committee for the event, which will be held Sept. 26 at the WJCT Studios. […]

Defending the Future

Defending the Future

The Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC) celebrated 40 years of providing critical care to those struggling with poverty at DESC Defenders: Into the Future on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the WJCT studios in Jacksonville. “I am ecstatic that DESC Defenders was another great fundraiser,” said Alex Benavides, event chair and DESC board member. The poverty-fighting […]

Seeking DESC Defenders, a call to action

Seeking DESC Defenders, a call to action

Downtown Ecumenical Services Council is having a party, a party with a purpose on Aug. 23 at WJCT Studios. The organization has been helping on the front lines during the most severe impacts of COVID-19 on the job market and the ravaging impacts on public health. They need more superheroes, more locals to step up […]