Youth a shining point of light
San Marco resident Alex Pogrebniak really helps make the light shine for senior residents living at Taylor Manor. Every Saturday he spends the morning visiting the residents, playing games, chatting and cleaning eyeglasses. It’s those little things that make them look forward to his weekly visits and also prompted Activity Director/Volunteer Coordinator Kathleen Wilkes-Pierce to […]
Sulzbacher Center recognizes Casey Goodwin
Casey Goodwin, an alumna of Riverside Presbyterian Day School, was recognized by the Sulzbacher Center last month for her volunteer efforts and having a heart to serve. Casey has been a volunteer at the Sulzbacher Center since she was six years old. In 2009, when the Goodwin family of Epping Forest heard that the City […]
Avondale student makes regional finals
Carly Crump, a senior at The Episcopal School of Jacksonville, broke a 10-year state losing streak by being named a Regional Finalist in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology 2014 for her investigation of the transmission of the dengue virus in mosquitoes. The last time a student from Florida was a Regional Finalist […]
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,” […]
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge met by area school leaders
The Ice Bucket Challenge is making a profound difference in increasing awareness of and encouraging donations for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since the challenge began in July, the Association has received more than $114 million in donations. Area schools did their part to help fight the disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hendricks Day […]
Douglas Anderson breaks ground on $13 million expansion
Glitter, streamers and excitement filled the air at the groundbreaking ceremony for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’ new 60,000-square-foot building, expected to be complete by the spring of 2015. In inspiring DA style, many students performed during the ceremony, including the band, a show choir, a small symphony, and a solo interpretive dance. The […]
A book can take you anywhere
Girl Scout Cadette Callie Sellers has always loved reading and books. In her mind, “a book can take you anywhere.” Since she was a young Scout, Sellers had concerns about homeless and other children in need having the same access to books as she did. She wanted them to experience how happy books and reading […]
Local Eagle Scout member of unique group
Sawyer Joseph Garland, involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts for over 10 years, is a member of a rare and unique group of Scouts. He has earned the four significant awards of Scouting: Arrow of Light, Order of the Arrow, Brownsea and Eagle Scout. A member of Troop 522 (chartered by Ortega United Methodist […]
