Christmas in July: Wolfson Children’s annual toy drive yields $14,000
From sugarplums to silly putty, holiday cheer spread through the halls Wolfson Children’s Hospital on July 25 when Santa Claus made a special mid-year stop to distribute toys for Christmas in July. The 12th annual toy and donation drive, presented by Subaru of Jacksonville, lasted the entire month of July with community members donating nearly […]
Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital taps new director
Ashley Helmick has been named the new director of The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. The Jacksonville native and Episcopal School of Jacksonville alumnus started her role on Aug 28. As director, Helmick will help lead the all-volunteer organization, whose mission is to further community awareness and raise funds for the children who come through Wolfson […]
Parsons’ Passion: A decade of difference-making for Wolfson Women’s Board
As executive director of The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Sally Parsons loved taking donors and volunteers on tours of the hospital — no two were ever the same, she said, and she could never plan what would happen during any of them. A Christmastime visit with a patient named Jake is foremost in […]
A Reel Success
More than 940 anglers and 470 boats hit the water in Palatka the third week of May during the 34th annual Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament, one of the largest bass fishing tournaments in Florida. The tournament raised $436,000 for Wolfson Children’s C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute. This year’s tally brings the […]
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 […]
Women’s Board readies to Flaunt the First Coast
It’s a big year for the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, one that holds special importance for many reasons, chief among them is 50 Years of service to community during its Golden Jubilee year. This year also happens to be a step in an entirely new direction, with the new branding of the Winter […]
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 […]
Florida heat didn’t stop Santa
Not even the Florida heat could stop Santa Claus from making a stop at Wolfson Children’s Hospital of Jacksonville to distribute toys donated by generous community members for Christmas in July. The 11th annual toy and donation drive, presented by Subaru of Jacksonville, lasted the entire month of July with Santa making his special visit […]
