Heart Ball raises record $1.7+ million
Chaired by Frances and Anthony Jabbour, CEO of Black Knight, the 2020 First Coast Heart Ball March 7 at Sawgrass Marriott raised a record-breaking $1,766,000, making it the most successful ever for the American Heart Association on the First Coast. Funds from the event support life-saving research, education and raising awareness for cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Frank and Marisa Martire of Ponte Vedra were the evening’s honorees. The evening also featured the compelling story of nearly 2-year-old Canon Johnson, who was born with multiple congenital heart defects and has already undergone several open-heart surgeries with more on the horizon, possibly including a heart transplant.