A ‘bear’ run in Lakeshore
Bears were everywhere at the Lakeshore Woman’s Club, and Jeannie Blaylock, Buddy Check 12 Jacksonville spokesperson, was there to accept 355 bears of all shapes, sizes and colors on behalf of Buddy Bear 2014. The campaign to collect bears for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy was launched on Oct. 1 and the Lakeshore Woman’s Club was […]
Pumpkin brigade welcomes fall by truckload
Ortega United Methodist Church members of all ages pitched in to unload more than 43,000 pounds of pumpkins from New Mexico. The youth group will sell these, along with a second full trailer-load of pumpkins, throughout October to raise funds for youth missions. “This is our largest fundraiser to benefit the youth at the church,” […]
Barbara Jean Coleman Richardson
Barbara Richardson cherishes her two grown children, two grandsons and close friends more deeply because of a tragedy she experienced early in life. Her carefree childhood growing up in Ortega with mother Pearl Johnson Coleman of Jacksonville and father Leonard Coleman abruptly changed when Pearl died at age 24. Barbara was just six and her […]
Landon Lionettes
Nancy Champion Rush, 79, was a beaming fresh-faced youth in her Landon Lionette uniform posing for photos during the early 1950s when she attended Landon High School. Now, as she carefully turns pages in the Landonian yearbooks, the intervening years vanish and it seems like yesterday. She reminisces about the Landon Lionette Drill Team and […]
Anticipated, unforgettable – Delicious Destinations
The intimacy of chefs sharing their stories, their secrets and their talent was unforgettable. The benefit to St. Vincent’s Healthcare Outreach Programs – priceless. Delicious Destinations, the 13th annual fundraiser for St. Vincent’s Community Outreach Programs, was held Sept. 3-6 at two venues. The combination of cuisine and charitable giving inspired some of the nation’s […]
Go Giver: Julie Jacob
Julie Jacob, 30, credits her University of Central Florida sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, with introducing her to community service. Throughout college she helped many charities, but felt a special bond with children staying at the local Ronald McDonald House, which provides temporary housing for families of seriously ill or injured children to stay nearby while […]
Go Giver: Phyllis Stubbs
Phyllis Stubbs, 82, is a quiet lady and a bit shy, until she warmly greets the critically ill and injured children and their families who travel to Jacksonville hospitals and medical centers for care and treatment. Truth is, there is no one better than this gentle retiree to understand the stress and fear that parents […]
Toast to the Animals ‘highly successful’
More than 450 people made life better for ill and injured animals at the Jax Humane Society’s annual fundraising event. Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager David Caldwell and his wife Joelle co-chaired the event, which was hosted by Jaguars mascot Curtis Dvorak, also known as “Jackson De Ville.” Those in attendance tasted wine, beer, appetizers and […]
