The Women’s Board at Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Raising money to save the lives of children throughout the Southeast Forty-six years ago, Ellen Cavert’s 8-day-old granddaughter Abbie died at Wolfson Children’s Hospital because…
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Project: Cold Case
Offering solace to surviving families of unsolved homicide He may not wear a glistening robe or have the feathered wings of an angel, but for…
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Monique Burr Foundation for Children
Educating children and teens about sexual abuse and bullying Like a guardian angel, the Monique Burr Foundation’s main goal is to prevent child abuse and…
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McKenzie Noelle Wilson Foundation
Helping young people realize their full potential While a life-sized marble angel graces McKenzie Noelle Wilson’s final resting place, the spirit of the compassionate 15-year-old…
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The Katie Caples Foundation
Promoting organ donation awareness In April 1998 Katie Caples became a life-saving angel to five strangers after she sustained severe brain trauma when her Jeep…
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The Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation
Providing a lifeline to kidney cancer patients and their families For patients diagnosed with kidney cancer, becoming acquainted with the Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation…
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In River or Ocean
Clay Roberts’ spirit lives on through fishing tournament, scholarships When Clay Roberts penned these words, he meant to describe himself for a school assignment at…
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Angels for Allison
Bringing hope to grieving families If there is a place where angels reside – figuratively and literally – it is in the headquarters of the…
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Hotel awards $12,000 grant to Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront awarded Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northeast Florida wa grant for $12,000 to further the organization’s efforts in enriching and preparing…
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Ronald McDonald House lights up the night with Christmas cheer
Thanks to the generosity of two Jacksonville businessmen and a host of benevolent supporters, more than 20,000 Christmas lights adorned the palm trees and perimeter…
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Saying ‘yes’ as a way to help change the world
Active as a volunteer with UCOM since 1997 through her church, Philip R. Cousin AME, Sandra Hicks said that volunteering was something she has always…
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Serving so no one faces the crisis of hunger alone
United Community Outreach Ministry (UCOM) Executive Director Sara Mitchell often invokes the words of television personality Mr. Rogers when she thinks of the food insecure…
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Retirement leads to a life helping others
Six years ago, when he retired as a labor relations administrative manager with the Jacksonville Energy Authority’s St. Johns River Power Park, Bill Hiers decided…
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Humbly feeding the hungry since 1995
Visiting Trinity Lutheran Church’s Food Pantry in Riverside can offer deep lessons in humility, and not just for the clients. “I’m always telling the volunteers,…
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Becoming a better version of self by helping others
When North Florida School of Special Education students head out to the community, they are always encouraged to “be the best version of themselves.” However,…
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Spirit of giving, dedication to homeless alive in downtown Jacksonville
As Northeast Florida’s largest provider of comprehensive services for homeless men, women and children, I. M Sulzbacher Center plays a major role in the city’s…
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Volunteering teens gain confidence
When Sandalwood High School teacher Maria Gumbayan first brought her students to volunteer in The Salvation Army’s food pantry 12 years ago, the experience came…
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Meeting the needs of the hungry without discrimination
As a well-known advocate for the lost, the vulnerable, the needy, the poor, the hurting, the helpless, and the hopeless, it comes as no surprise…
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Church group provides tuna casserole, served with love
On the last Friday of every month, Bill Kornmayer and his wife, Rita, join a small team of volunteers from Our Lady Star of the…
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Nonprofit provides 20 years of compassionate care to Beaches’ homeless
It’s been 20 years since members of four Beaches churches joined together to create Mission House, the only day facility at the Jacksonville beaches that…
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