Gala helps local children with muscular dystrophy
Toast to Life, a fundraising event for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Jacksonville, was held Oct. 5 at Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach. The event featured The Chris Thomas Band, dinner, dancing and a live and silent auction for the shopping pleasure of 436 guests and sponsors, raising $412,000. For the third year in […]
Community celebrates annual transformation of lives
Transformations in Housing, Healthcare and Hope was celebrated Oct. 4 at the Florida Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, the annual fundraiser for Sulzbacher Center. A reception preceded the program, which included testimonies from families who were “transformed” by Sulzbacher’s services. The Mitchell family said that after living in unsafe neighborhoods, an apartment at Sulzbacher […]
Annual benefit celebrates good friends, jobs and a home
More than 450 enjoyed the 25th Annual Dinner with Bill & Friends Oct. 19 at The Arc Jacksonville Village and raised over $257,000 for the nonprofit. The annual fundraiser is named in memory of Bill Sackter, an early ambassador for The Arc Jacksonville, who spoke often of the need all have for “a good friend, […]
Lara Logan gets to the truth of the story
Lara Logan, renowned journalist and chief foreign correspondent for CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” shared highlights of her journalism career during an Oct. 17 appearance at the Florida Forum Speaker Series, produced by The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Detailing her most exciting and intimate moments during interviews with diplomats, soldiers on the front […]
Equal Justice honorees celebrated by JALA
Jacksonville’s legal community was out in full force when Jacksonville Area Legal Aid hosted its 19th Annual Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Awards Celebration at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel Sept. 20. During a VIP reception, the attorneys had the opportunity to rub shoulders with the evening’s keynote speaker, Piper Kerman, author of the memoir, “Orange […]
Patrons rallied for survivors, loved ones at Cowford Ball
The American Cancer Society’s annual Cowford Ball took up the theme “Party ‘Til the Cows Come Home” and patrons danced the night away at the Glass Factory Sept. 29 to one of the best dance bands in the country, Soul Survivors, from Miami. If dancing wasn’t enough activity, guests took the (mechanical) bull by the […]
Animal lovers’ generosity benefits veterinary medical fund
Chaired by Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager David Caldwell and his wife, Joelle, the 20th Annual Toast to the Animals gave Jacksonville’s animal lovers a chance to sample some of the best cuisine the First Coast has to offer, while supporting the Jacksonville Humane Society. The Sept. 22 event, held at TIAA Bank Field’s US Assure […]
Must-attend benefit another culinary crowd-pleaser
Over 450 connoisseurs of gourmet food and fine wine – and supporters of St. Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation – enjoyed two days of fine wine and delectable dining during the 17th Annual Delicious Destinations Sept. 7-8 at The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. The five-star culinary experience and fundraiser brought top chefs from around the country, […]
