All In The Family
Henri Landwirth, Ponte Vedra philanthropist famous for his rags-to-riches life story of surviving the Holocaust to become a highly successful hotelier in Cocoa Beach and…
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Articles from Circles Social Datebook & Charity Register Volume 2
The Unknown Importance Of Keeping Legislators Informed
From serving at-risk children to helping homeless veterans, nonprofit organizations in Northeast Florida appeal to the public to pay for critical programs. Statistics show the…
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Soup, Soap and Salvation
Salvation Army celebrates 125 years in Jacksonville It’s been 125 years since Adj. J.C. Smith and his wife were sent by their Salvation Army post…
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A community with heart
Colonial Manor residents show charity begins in the neighborhood Since Suzanne and Joe Honeycutt moved to their friendly little house with the yellow door that…
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Racking up 1,010 volunteer hours in one day
St. Johns Country Day Student Body In September 2015, the entire St. Johns Country Day Upper School student body spent a day volunteering at several…
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The Power Of The Volunteer
It was Winston Churchill who once said “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” Local volunteers…
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I Am Genie
When Joshua Dawson gets ready for work, he puts on a fire-engine red zoot suit and dons a bright blue genie mask. Voila! The Experience…
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Modest Visionary
In one word – Haskell. Both the man – Preston Haskell III, and the company – The Haskell Company, are driving forces for what are traditionally…
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Inspiring Others
When David Farace, president and Head of School, learned that a member of the Bolles School faculty had donated a half a million dollars to…
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Gift Transforms Collection
Shortly after their 1977 marriage, New Yorkers Donald and Maria Cox began collecting art at a time considered to be “very alive” for art in…
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Young Artists
Not only do young people make a difference to the less fortunate in their communities by raising money, sharing their skills and volunteering at local…
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Soles4Souls
Christian Glover With a heart for those in need, high school student Christian Glover is not only running hard for the Bolles Cross Country team,…
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Lemonade 4 Leukemia
Grace Huie Concerned that her class might be left behind when the sixth-grade Leadership Council at Riverside Presbyterian Day School initiated a “Pennies for Patients”…
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Working to provide clean water to Guatemalan villagers
Logan Franks As the culmination of a year-long fundraising effort spearheaded by Logan Franks of San Marco, water filters from Ecofiltro, a Guatemalan company, were…
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Service Club Aficionado
Catherine Maige During her four years at Bishop Kenny High School, Catherine Maige of Miramar had her hands in so many academic honor societies and…
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Helping others “because it is a huge part of who I am”
Casey Goodwin When it came to teaching their daughter how to give back, Casey Goodwin’s parents took to heart the essence of the Biblical proverb,…
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Securing Tomorrow Together closes in on $100 million goal
Three years after lengthy discussions with community and health system leaders about the future of health care in Northeast Florida, Baptist Health’s Securing Tomorrow Together…
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Sulzbacher Village campaign goal nearly reached in one year
During the Sulzbacher Center’s September 2015 Transformations gala, public support was announced for the collaborative plans to build an additional center, the Sulzbacher Village, specifically…
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Something to howl about: campaign passes halfway mark
For the love of animals, the Jacksonville Humane Society’s Campaign for a Compassionate Community has raised more than half of its $15 million goal to…
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Celebrating 100 years of community service
As Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) approaches its centennial mark of serving residents of all ages, faiths and ethnicities, the nonprofit is embarking on…
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