Edgecombe Hired to Oversee Riverfront, Parks
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund has hired Laura Phillips Edgecombe as Principal, Downtown Public Spaces. Edgecombe will be an Executive on Loan to the City of Jacksonville, working with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, with responsibility for facilitating the equitable activation of Downtown public spaces for the benefit of all Jaxsons. Edgecombe […]
Pink Ribbons, Big Checks
Pink Ribbon Jax, a local, all volunteer nonprofit that raises funds for breast cancer treatment, mammograms and research at Baptist Health and Mayo Clinic was on hand to celebrate its year-end tally at Underwood Jewelers in San Marco Square, Nov. 14. Since 2006, the group has raised more than $3 million dollars; this year’s total […]
Trailblazers Set the Tone, Pace of Fundraising
Major gifts announced at rally for Groundwork’s Emerald Trail Groundwork Jacksonville held an event for donors to the Emerald Trail initiative on Nov. 7 at the Ritz Theatre and Museum in LaVilla. The group of early investors, nicknamed “Trailblazers,” are credited for recognizing the role of private philanthropy in such a project and understanding the […]
United Way of Northeast Florida Commits $10 Million
United Way of Northeast Florida President and CEO Melanie Patz shared news last month of a $10 million commitment, to be distributed across three areas of focus, “toward housing for all people.” The announcement was made at a press conference at Greater Bethany Baptist Church in North Riverside on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in conjunction with […]
Historical Society Breaks Ground on Jacksonville History Center
The Jacksonville Historical Society (JHS) held a groundbreaking ceremony last month to celebrate the first phase of work on The Jacksonville History Center – the city’s first museum dedicated to showcasing Jacksonville’s rich history. JHS board members and city officials participated in the event, held in front of the historic Florida Casket Company building on […]
Socially Sulzbacher
Transformations, Sulzbacher’s largest annual fundraising event, was held Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the crowd, which also heard success stories from Sulzbacher clients. Funds raised contribute crucial operating dollars that support the agency’s comprehensive programs and services for homeless men, women and […]
Digging Up Dirt: An update on San Marco Refresh 2.0
San Marco residents and visitors will see changes coming to San Marco Square as crews will begin re-landscaping work in Balis Park in the early days of November as part of San Marco Refresh 2.0. The Resident News reported last month on this collaborative initiative between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), San Marco Merchants […]
Shindig
Sanctuary on 8th Street threw its annual fundraising event, Shindig, on Oct. 5 from 6-9 p.m. at the Brick and Beam in historic Springfield. The event supports the maintenance and growth of Sanctuary’s youth programs and feautured. Made possible by the Delores Barr Weaver Forever Event Fund, Shindig featured food and drink, a silent auction […]
