Category Archives: Non-Profits
Amelia Montessori to Celebrate 50 Years
Amelia Island Montessori School (AIMS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this school year and will [...]
Sep
Got Empty Shelves? The Fall Book Sale is Coming Up
Dust off your backpack, carry-all or little red wagon: the Friends of the Fernandina Beach [...]
Sep
Local Pups Book a 100% Fundraiser for Animal Shelters
More than 80 photos of local pups highlight the Amelia Island Dog Lovers Guide, a [...]
Sep
New Head for Regional Community Foundation
After a nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida [...]
May
Better Together: A ‘Village’ of People Helping Stressed Families
By Elizabeth Matthews Ramona is the single mother of two young daughters; a Florida transplant [...]
May
Front Porch Beaders Reach a Whole Community in Need
By Elizabeth Matthews Front Porch Beads began as an effort to bring a family together [...]
Apr
Conserve Nassau Goes Nonprofit
The Conserve Nassau organization has become a nonprofit dedicated to educating and engaging the community [...]
Mar
Grants for Florida Non-Profits Serving ‘Medically Complex’ Children
The CareSource Foundation has announced that nonprofit organizations in Florida are eligible for funding through [...]
Feb
Citrus Drive Delivers Local Fruit to Barnabas
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Nicola Barnack Director of Development Jan. 25, 2023 Record-breaking [...]
Jan
It’s Time Again to Get Books to Children
Ferst Readers of Nassau County is once again partnering with Nassau County Public Schools for [...]
Jan
Habitat Is On a Roll
As the Nassau Habitat for Humanity team rings in the new year, breaking ground on [...]
Jan
A Fun-Raiser for Kenya
Kenya Partners, a nonprofit operating in Kenya since 2006, invites you to join us at [...]
Dementia Caregivers Workshops
Nassau County Council on Aging (NCCOA) is at the forefront of offering caregiving services to [...]
Barnabas Empty Bowls Appeal to Hit a New High
This year’s 9th annual Barnabas Center Empty Bowls luncheon event will be held on Friday, [...]
Nassau Habitat for Humanity sets goal of “6 by 26” – Fundraiser to be held Oct 23
Nassau Habitat for Humanity Press Release Submitted by Stacy Horst July 12, 2022 On June [...]
Jul
America’s Youth announces Barbara Noden Memorial Scholarship Recipients
By Wendy Priesand July 6, 2022 The Barbara Noden Memorial Scholarship was awarded Tuesday, July [...]
Jul
Nassau Habitat for Humanity to Unveil Expansion Plans
Nassau Habitat for Humanity Press Release Submitted by Cindy Jacoby June 21, 2022 Nassau Habitat [...]
Jun
High Level Census Bureau Official to Speak to Genealogy Enthusiasts – June 21
Amelia Island Genealogical Society Submitted by Rob Portegies-Zwart Program Chair June 15, 2022 The Amelia [...]
Jun
Upcoming June Events at Barnabas
Barnabas Center Nassau Jenna Moore Communications Manager May 26, 2022 As we approach the long [...]
May
Westrock Supports Barnabas Empty Bowls Event
Barnabas Nassau Press Release Jenna Moore Communications Manager [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org May 9, 2022 Empty Bowls [...]
May
Round Table Discussion: “Senior scams, frauds & hacks – How to avoid being scammed” – May 10
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] May 10, 2022 [...]
May
Nassau County Council on Aging Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting – May 17
Nassau County Council on Aging Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] May 9, 2022 Nassau County [...]
May
First Love Makes Surprise donation to Nassau Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Submitted by: Cindy Jacoby Board Member May 8, 2022 Recently, First [...]
May
St Peter’s Episcopal Church in Fernandina Beach completes “Raise the Roof” fundraiser and tithing campaign
St Peter’s Episcopal Church Press Release May 5, 2022 St. Peter’s Episcopal recently completed its [...]
May
Spring Cleaning at Veterans Memorial
Veterans Council of Nassau County Press Release By Cara Curtin May 4, 2022 [...]
May
Wild Nites returns to Peck Center on May 10
Wild Amelia Press Release Submitted by Jay Kayne May 3, 2022 Wild Amelia is pleased [...]
May
Friends of Fort Clinch receives donation from Florida Roots Trail Race
Friends of Fort Clinch Press Release Submitted by Stewart Pikula May 2022
May
May is Mental Health Awareness Month – You are not alone . . .
Nassau Alliance on Mental Illness By Kim Clemons, Friends & Family Support Group Facilitator Press [...]
Apr
FOL reports March Book Sale Exceeded Expectations!
Friends of the Library Press Release April 29, 2022 We are pleased to report that [...]
Apr
United States Constitution Scholarship Foundation awards $30,000 to students
U S Constitution Scholarship Foundation April 28, 2022 Monday, April 25th at Yulee High School, [...]
Apr
Nassau Habitat for Humanity holds annual appreciation and recognition dinner
Habitat for Humanity Press Release By Cindy Jacoby April 29, 2022 The stars came out [...]
Apr
Nassau Alliance for Mental Illness schedules free support groups in May
Nassau Alliance for Mental Illness Press Release Submitted by Linda Bell April 27, 2022 NAMI [...]
Apr
Arts in the Park Festival at Crooked River State Park – May 7
Friends of Crooked River State Park Press Release By Mary Love April 23, 2022 Friends [...]
Apr
Front Porch Beads gives again . . .
Front Porch Beads By Frances Peters April 23, 2022 Front Porch Beaders recently visited Habitat [...]
Apr
Help the Fernandina Beach Police Department support Special Olympics – Law Enforcement Torch Run April 22
Fernandina Beach Police Department April 15, 2022
Apr
Women of Influence’s First Annual Scholarship/Fundraiser a huge success, thanks to the community
Women of Influence April 10, 2022 Through the guidance and mentoring of the American Business [...]
Apr
Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach donates to Nassau County Boys & Girls Clubs
Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach Submitted by Bradley Bean Press Release April 8, 2022 Rotary [...]
Apr
ARC Nassau receives donation from Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation
The ARC Nassau Press Release Submitted by John Scherer On behalf of ARC Board of [...]
Apr
Barnabas Center welcomes new board members
Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Jenna Moore Communications Manager April 7, 2022 Barnabas Center [...]
Apr
Nassau County Council on Aging – What you need to know . . . senior scams, frauds & hacks
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn April 6, 2022 What [...]
Apr
Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society presents the “History of the Fernandina Beach Fire Department” – Monday, April 11
Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society Submitted by Teen Peterson April 5, 2022 Speaker: Fernandina [...]
Apr
Nassau Habitat for Humanity “Tees Fore Keys” golf outing and auction exceeds expectations
Habitat for Humanity Press Release Submitted by: Cindy Jacoby April 4, 2022 Nassau Habitat for [...]
Apr
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare unveils 30th anniversary logo
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Laureen Pagel, Ph.D., CEO [email protected] Press Release April 1, 2022 [...]
Apr
Suzanne Batchelor named April Artist of the Month by Island Art Association
Island Art Association Media Release Submitted by Ginger Bender March 31, 2022 Suzanne Batchelor is [...]
Mar
“Effective Techniques for Staying Organized” subject of Business Women’s meeting – April 12
Eight Flags Charter Chapter of American Business Women’s Association Press Release March 29, 2022 Attention [...]
Mar
WestRock continues support for Nassau County Council on Aging seniors
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn Mrkt & Communications Director [...]
Mar
Parkinson’s Support Group to take place April 12 at Nassau County Council on Aging
Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release March 24, 2022 Nassau County Council on Aging’s [...]
Mar
Friend of the Library and Story & Song join together for “Stories on Stage”
Friends of the Library Hope Foley March 24, 2022 Friends of the Fernandina Beach [...]
Mar
Daughters of the American Revolution welcomes new members
Daughters of the American Revolution Amelia Island Chapter Contact: Rebecca Mayle [email protected] March 24, 2022 [...]
Mar
Nassau County Council on Aging hearing support group – April 5
Nassau County Council on Aging Submitted by Liz Dunn March 24, 2022 Nassau County Council [...]
Mar
Nassau Habitat holds online Silent Auction – Open to all
Nassau Habitat for Humanity Submitted by Cindy Jacoby March 22, 2022 To view and bid [...]
Mar
New Amelia Island Art Gallery to support Trinity Love Hoblit Foundation – Grand opening April 1
Trinity Love Hoblit Foundation Press Release Submitted by Katherine Bows Taylor [email protected] March 23, 2022 [...]
Mar
$1000 Start-Ups Fair & Cohort Graduation – April 2
$1000 Start-Ups Fair Press Release Contact: Leah Ward-Lee [email protected] March 21, 2022 Vendor Registration “Spring [...]
Mar
Fernandina Pirates Club seeks nominations for 2022 high school scholarships
Fernandina Pirates Club Press Release March 16, 2022 2022 Scholarship Announcement The Fernandina Pirates Club, [...]
Mar
Andrew Schmidt receives “Certified Fund Raising Executive Designation”
Alexandria, VA – CFRE International has named Andrew Schmidt as a Certified Fund Raising Executive [...]
Mar
Talkable Communities Website Launches to Provide Free Mental Health Training Courses to Northeast Florida Residents
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Laureen Pagel, Ph.D., CEO [email protected] Press Release March 8, 2022 Yulee, [...]
Mar
The 2020 – A look back photo exhibit presents check to Arts Alive
Plantation Artists’ Guild & Gallery Press Release March 7, 2022 The 2020 – A Look [...]
Mar
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents the Danish String Quartet
Amelia Island Music Festival Press Release March 2, 2022 A Concert Dedicated to the Memory [...]
Mar
“Influencing the Future” – First annual fundraiser to benefit young women of influence
American Business Women’s Association Press Release March 2, 2022 To purchase sponsorships online at www.abwaeightflags.org [...]
Mar
Four FREE family support groups now available viz zoom for friends and family with mental health challenges
National Alliance on Mental Illness Press Release Submitted by Nancy Bell President February 28, 2022 [...]
Feb
Nassau Habitat for Humanity’s first annual golf tournament, Tees Fore Keys! – March 25
Nassau Habitat for Humanity Press Release Submitted by Cindy Jacoby February 22, 2022 We [...]
Feb
CREED gives to those in need
CREED Jennett Wilson-Baker, RN, BSN Executive Director Press Release February 21, 2022 Saturday, [...]
Feb
Update; Fernandina Friends of the Library Annual Meeting time change
Friends of the Library Submitted by Jodie Mackie February 14, 2022 The Fernandina Friends of [...]
Feb
Take Stock in Children of Nassau to host 25th anniversary gala
Take Stock in Children Contact Information: Robin C. Lentz Executive Director [email protected] www.takestocknassau.org February 13, [...]
Feb
Local volunteers prepare 45,000 meals to help eradicate hunger
By Susan Hardee Steger February 7, 2022 In less than 2 hours, 200 volunteers packaged [...]
Feb
Call to volunteer for “Rise Against Hunger” by February 4
City of Fernandina Beach February 3, 2022 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church presents the sixth annual [...]
Feb
Knights of Columbus donates to Family Support Services to help local foster families
Family Support Services Press Release Submitted by Beth Anne Holl February 22, 2022
Feb
Northeast Florida AHEC to hold quit smoking classes at two Nassau County locations
Norteast Florida AHEC Media Release January 28, 2022 February-March Nassau County Tobacco Free Virtual & [...]
Jan
Fernandina Beach Friends of the Library receives $1500 mini-grant from Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation
Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library Press Release Submitted by Hope Foley January 27, 2022 [...]
Jan
Upcoming events for Amelia Island Book Festival – Authors in Schools, One Book One Community and more
Amelia Island Book Festival Submitted by Diana Frank Communications Director January 26, 2022 The [...]
Jan
Join Ferst Readers of Nassau County and Nassau County Schools for the 3rd Annual Coin Drive
Ferst Readers of Nassau County Press Release January 24, 2022 A Tanzanian Proverb says, “Little [...]
Jan
Nassau County Council on Aging Hearing Loss Support Group meets Feb 1
Nassau County Council on Aging By Liz Dunn Communications Manager [email protected] January 23, 2022 Nassau [...]
Jan