Category Archives: Non-Profits

Great Decisions return to Nassau County Council on Aging

Nassau County Council on Aging Liz Dunn Marketing & Communications Director January 19, 2022 Due [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging Annual Meeting scheduled in Hilliard – January 25

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn January 10, 2022 You [...]

Rise Against Hunger – A volunteer opportunity on February 5

Rise Against Hunger Committee An Ecumenical Effort Organized by St Peter’s Episcopal Church January 7, [...]

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Support Group moves to the Journey Church

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Press Release Contact: Laureen Pagel, Ph.D, CEO [email protected] January 5, 2021 [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging Support Group Meetings scheduled for Jan 12 & 26

Nassau County Council on Aging Submitted by Liz Dunn December 30, 2021 Nassau County Council [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County deliver holiday cheer to seniors

Boys & Girls Club of Nassau County Press Release By Andrew Schmidt, Senior Director December [...]

Barnabas and FIT team up to help Nassau County students

Barnabas Center Nassau December 16, 2021 Did you know the Barnabas Center teams up with [...]

Christmas Food Drive to benefit Nassau County

Coalition for the Homeless of Nassau County Submitted by Joe Zimmerman December 14, 2021 A [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging Virtual Silient Auction starts Saturday – Are you registered?

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn December 2, 2021 Click [...]

LGBTQ Community Fund Awards a total of $107,000 to five local agencies

Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Press Release Contact: Susan Datz Edelman VP, Strategic Communication [email protected] [...]

Have you registered? Council on Aging “Glimpse of Tuscany” Virtual Silent Auction around the corner

Nassau County Council on Aging Liz Dunn Marketing & Communications Director November 30, 2021 Here’s [...]

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare partners with Fernandina Beach Police Dept to create City’s first co-responder unit

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Laureen Pagel, Ph.D., CEO [email protected] November 23, 2021 Yulee, Fla: Starting [...]

Vendor spots still available for “Celebrate Small Business Fair” on Dec 4

Celebrate Small Business Fair Press Release from Leah Ward-Lee Contact: [email protected] November 19, 2021 There [...]

The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival has your ticket for the perfect holiday gift . . .

Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival November 19, 2021 A SEASON OF GREAT LIVE PERFORMANCES!   [...]

Starting Point launches ‘Marketplace Navigator Program’ for uninsured to find affordable healthcare coverage

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Press Release Laureen Pagel, Ph.D., CEO November 19, 2021 Starting Point [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs teen members’ “Holiday Shoe Box Collection”

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Andrew Schmidt Senior Director of Dev & Marketing [...]

Knights of Columbus supports Nassau Habitat – Waiting for photo

Nassau Habitat For Humanity Submitted by Cindy Jacoby November 16, 2021 On November 4th, the [...]

Congratulations to the October Boys & Girls Clubs Youths of the Month

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Submitted by Andrew Schmidt, Senior Director [email protected] November [...]

Nassau County Planning Director to speak on new tree ordinance at Amelia Tree Conservancy Annual Meeting

Amelia Tree Conservancy Media Release Submitted by Lyn Pannone November 4, 2021   Amelia Island [...]

Amelia Island Genealogical Society to hold Ancestors Road Show – November 16

Amelia Island Genealogical Society Press Release November 3,  2021    

NCCOA Caregiver Support group meetings, Nov 10 & 24

Nassau County Council on Aging Liz Dunn, Communications Manager November 2, 2021                                                                                                              Nassau County [...]

High Tide Women’s Collective sponsors trunk show to benefit Rethreaded

High Tide Press Release October 31, 2021 Women helping women is the mission of this [...]

Order of Eastern Star to hold Garage Sale – Saturday, October 30

October 30, 2021

Nassau Habitat for Humanity reveals plans at ‘Kick-Off Breakfast’ – Accepting homeowner applications

Nassau Habitat for Humanity Press Release Submitted by Cindy Jacoby October 26, 2021   On [...]

Nassau County Hearing Loss Support Group Meeting, November 2

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Liz Dunn Communications Director October 25, 2021 Nassau [...]

Lobster sale to benefit Foar From Home

Media Release October 22, 2021 For this second annual event, the Amelia Island Sunrise Rotary [...]

Island Art Association announces winners of Nouveau show and sale

Island Art Association Press Release October 21, 2021 Island Art Association announces winners of their [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging offers free “Caregiver Stress-Busting Program”

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release By Liz Dunn Communications Director [email protected] October 15, [...]

“Collecting family history with a Harley and a camera,” subject of Genealogical Society Meeting Oct 19

Amelia Island Genealogical Society Press Release By Rob Portegies-Zwart October 14, 2021 The Amelia Island [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging hosts Seaman Corporation volunteers

Nassau County Council on Aging Liz Dunn By Communication Director October 13, 2021 Nassau County [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging launches “Santas for Seniors”

Nassau County Council on Aging By Liz Dunn October 11, 2021 Join Nassau County Council [...]

FOAR FROM HOME team member shares progress with Nassau County Council on Aging “Just Friends”

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release By Liz Dunn [email protected] October 5,  2021 “It [...]

The Woodmen Life Chapter 3 of Jacksonville presents donation to Barnabas Food Program

Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org September 30, 2021   [...]

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare awarded grants for “Teen Mental Health”

Starting Point Behavioral Health Press Release CEO Laureen Pagel, Ph.D. September 29, 2021 Starting Point [...]

Barnabas announces upcoming food distributions

Barnabas Center Press Release Submitted by Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager [email protected] September 28, 2021 As [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging Caregiver Support Group Meetings scheduled for Oct 13 and 27

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] September 27, 2021 [...]

Cars & Cannons Vintage Car Show at Fort Clinch

Friends of Fort Clinch Press Release September 23, 2021 Cars & Cannons Vintage Car Show [...]

FBCC Proclaims September 2021 “National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month”

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst September 23, 2021   MRT Team [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging to host “2020 – A Look Back” photo exhibit

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn [email protected] Sept. 22, 2021 [...]

Volunteer Open House to be held at Amelia Community Theatre Sept 28

Amelia Community Theatre Guild Press Release Submitted by Cindy Levine President September 20,2021 The Amelia [...]

The Partnership for Mental Health Awards nearly $600,000 in grants

The Community Foundation Press Release Contact: Susan Datz Edelman VP, Strategic Communications [email protected] September 16, [...]

NAMI – Nassau County Florida introduces new board members

NAMI Nassau County Press Release Submitted by Nancy Bell September 16, 2021 Nancy Bell, President [...]

Nassau Habitat for Humanity welcomes new owners into its first townhouse

By Susan Hardee Steger September 15, 2021 It was a joyous day Saturday for when [...]

Amelia Island Tree Conservancy donates $10,000 to Amelia Forever for Little NaNa Dune

Amelia Tree Conservancy Press Release Submitted by Lyn Pannone September 15, 2021 Amelia Tree Conservancy [...]

Friends team up to raise funds for Barnabas

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org September 14, 2021 Liza Cotter [...]

Nassau Education Foundation announces the second annual membership drive

Nassau Education Foundation Press Release Contact: Susan DeVane [email protected] September 13, 2021 The Nassau Education [...]

Amelia Island Book Festival to hold kick-off event October 21

Amelia Island Book Festival Press Release Diana Frank Communications Director September 13, 2021 Visit ameliaislandbookfestival.org [...]

Just a Reminder: First Annual Island Hop Craft Beer Fest September 18, 2021

Fernandina Beach Main Street Media Release September 9, 2021   Proceeds from the event will [...]

FOAR From Home Golf Tournament: September 17

Media Release September 9, 2021   To register, please visit www.foarfromhome.com/events

“It takes an island to cross an ocean.” — Paul Lore

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News  Analyst August 28, 2021   Saturday, August [...]

Barnabas suspends pick-up service for New To You Resale Store

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Presents My Ascension: A Documentary to Spread Hope and Fight Suicide

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Press Release Laureen Pagel, Ph.D., CEO [email protected] August 20, 2021 To [...]

Barnabas 8th annual “Empty Bowls” fundraising event – November 12

Barnabas Center Press Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org August 16, 2021 This year’s [...]

NassauTRANSIT expands Para-transit Service; discontinues Bus Stop Service effective Sept 30

Nassau County Council on Aging Submitted by Liz Dunn Aug. 13, 2021 Nassau County Council [...]

Rotary Club of Amelia Island Sunrise coordinates county-wide food drive to stock the Barnabas Food Pantry

Barnabas Center Nassau Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org August 2021 Nassau County, FL – On [...]

Community Volunteers Needed for Pollinator Garden

Media Release Lynda Bell Keep Nassau Beautiful (904) 261-0165 [email protected] August 12, 2021 ​ 300 [...]

Ready for some laughs during these trying times?

  Fernandina Beach, Fla. (August 11, 2021)—Fernandina Beach Main Street will present Main Street Comedy [...]

Ship Off Parade, presented by Fernandina Beach Main Street, to be Held in Fernandina Beach on August 21, 2021

Fernandina Beach Main Street Media Release August 11, 2021 On Saturday, August 21, 2021, the [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs announce “Youth of the Month” for July

Nassau County Boys & Girls Clubs Press Release August 10, 2021   Youth of the [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging postpones Senior Expo & Health Fair

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn 703-919-5581 August 9, 2021 [...]

Purple Dove Seeking High-Demand Items

from The  County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager August 9, 2021   During [...]

Meet Priscilla Maldonado, Barnabas Resource Coordinator!

Barnabas Center Nassau Submitted by Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org August 2021 Priscilla Maldonado is [...]

Upcoming food distribution

Barnabas Center Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org July 30, 2021 As the major safety net [...]

NAMI Nassau County FL announces new website

NAMI Nassau County Florida Press Release July 29, 2021 Nancy Bell, President of NAMI Nassau [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging to host “Veterans Helping Veterans Support Group”

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn July 27, 2021 “Kerrie [...]

Island Art Association to hold “Express Yourself” workshop

Island Art Associaation July 25, 2021   EXPRESS YOURSELF – BIG TIME! Tuesday, October 26, [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging partners with Rosalyn Carter Institute for Family Caregiving Workshop

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release July 22, 2021 Learn Hands-on Strategies for Dealing [...]

Musical “Kiss Me Kate” at Amelia Musical Theatre July 15-25

Photos Courtesy of Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com July 16, 2021 Click Here for Tickets  

Recruiting exhibitors: 8th Annual Senior Expo & Health Fair – Sept 10

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release [email protected] July 15, 2021 Nassau County Council on [...]

Enterprise Holdings Foundation donates $6,000 to Barnabas Center

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org July 15, 2021     The [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundations announces new leadership

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County By Andrew Schmidt July 12, 2021 The Board [...]

Falling for Shrimp – Attention Artists & Art Lovers

July 9, 2021

Nassau County Council on Aging can help seniors with past-due electric bills and air-conditioner needs

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn June 24, 2021 If [...]

“Wild Amelia Highway Clean Up” to take place June 27 at 8:00 a.m.

Wild Amelia Press Release Contact: [email protected] June 22, 2021 Sunday, June 27th, 8:00 am. Come [...]

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks offer summer volunteer opportunities in the parks

Timucuan Parks Foundation Press Release June 22, 2021 Next volunteer cleanup is June 23 at [...]