Florida Forum

Sports Fans Flood the Forum

Sports Fans Flood the Forum

Legendary Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, familiarly known as Coach K, drew a large crowd to The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s Florida Forum Speaker Series at the Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Krzyzewski is the NCAA Division 1 men’s all-time leader with 1,200 wins. Funds raised by […]

Olympic medalist welcomed by Florida Forum patrons

Olympic medalist welcomed by Florida Forum patrons

The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s Florida Forum speaker series wrapped its 2022-23 line-up with Olympian, entrepreneur, women’s healthcare advocate and mother Allyson Felix on Jan. 18 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. With 11 Olympic medals and 18 world championship medals — 13 of which are gold, thus surpassing Usain Bolt’s […]

Florida Forum celebrates 30th Season for Women’s Board

Florida Forum celebrates 30th Season for Women’s Board

Speaker’s relevance to Ukraine War, Russian corruption on display Conspiracy. Crime. Corruption. The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital kicked off the Florida Forum’s season with Bill Browder, Sept. 20, with stories that seem stranger than fiction. Mr. Browder entertained the crowd at the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center, his timely talks of corruption painted an […]

Yellowstone star lights up stage at Florida Forum

Yellowstone star lights up stage at Florida Forum

The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital welcomed the final speaker of the 2021/2022 series, Tim McGraw, to the stage Feb. 16 at the Times Union Center for the Performing Arts. McGraw stuck to his guns and made it to Jacksonville, just prior to kicking off his latest musical tour. After accepting the project of […]

Women’s Board welcomed Terry Bradshaw to Florida Forum

Women’s Board welcomed Terry Bradshaw to Florida Forum

Leadership of the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Baptist Hospital’s top brass, sponsors and ticket holders welcomed Terry Bradshaw to town Jan. 20 for the Florida Forum’s second installment of the 2021-22 speaker series. The comedic, colorful and legendary NFL quarterback of the Pittsburg Steelers is also a broadcaster, actor, and father. Bradshaw has […]

NFL MVP Jerry Rice closes out Florida Forum

NFL MVP Jerry Rice closes out Florida Forum

Crowds gathered to hear Hall-of-Fame wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice relay tales from his storied career Feb. 25, as the final speaker in this year’s Florida Forum speaker series, sponsored by the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Funds raised through the forum go to help build and equip an improved […]

Crowd gathers to hear Pulitzer winner discuss history

Crowd gathers to hear Pulitzer winner discuss history

Hundreds gathered to hear Jon Meacham speak during the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s Florida Forum 2019-2020 speaker series Jan. 22.  Meacham is a presidential historian and public intellectual who gave the eulogies for both President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. His books include “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” […]

Famed NFL player, coach delivers for audience at Forum

Famed NFL player, coach delivers for audience at Forum

Over 1,200 supporters of the Women’s Board and fans of the Florida Forum attended the 2018-2019 Speaker Series season finale to hear from Pro Football Hall of Fame Member and Coach Tony Dungy. Around 350 attended the cocktail reception following Dungy’s talk about his championship years as a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and as […]