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Family Support Services looking for visitation home in Nassau County

Family Support Services Press Release Contact: John Daigle [email protected] 904.200.2147 May 26, 2021   Agency [...]

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May
NAMI Nassau County announces new officers and new programs free to the community

National Alliance on Mental Illness – Nassau Press Release President Nancy Bell May 19, 2021 [...]

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May
Friends of Fernandina Aviation announces fundraiser for Joshua Barber Memorial Scholarship

Friends of Fernandina Aviation Press Release Contact: Roger Ridings [email protected] May 18, 2021 The River [...]

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May
WestRock’s support of The ARC Nassau helps pave the way for continuous improvements
May 16, 2021

The ARC Nassau Press Release May 16, 2021   Yulee, FL – May 12, 2021 [...]

Amelia Island Foundation presents checks to three non-profit organizations

Amelia Island Foundation Press Release May 7, 2021     The Amelia Island Foundation is [...]

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May
“Give it a Shot for Literacy” at Amelia Shotgun Sports – May 22
April 24, 2021

April 24, 2021 Editor’s Note:  To register click on Ferst Readers poster below. [...]

Ferst Readers seeks 360 people to adopt a reader for $36

April 2021 To donate, click on the poster below. [...]

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Apr
Beach Ambassadors seek to grow volunteers

Beach Ambassadors Press Release By Shari Roan April 16, 2021 The beaches are among Florida’s [...]

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16
Apr
Deadline for City Non-Profit funding requests: May 5, 2021

City of Fernandina Beach Press Release News Contact: Mary Hamburg City of Fernandina Beach 204 [...]

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Apr
Donations and Drafts for Nassau Habitat for Humanity, Inc

Habitat for Humanity Press Release Debby Ruble Affiliate Manager Jadera Kraus Assistant Affiliate Manager April [...]

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Apr
Nassau Humane Society to hold first “Hound Hike”

Nassau Humane Society Press Release Contact: Executive Director Debbie Chissel 904-321-1647 April 14, 2021 The [...]

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Apr
FBCC Dog of the Month for April 2021

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst April 8, 2021     Frank, [...]

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Apr
Council on Aging relaunches “Caregiver Support Group” on April 20

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release Submitted by Liz Dunn April 8, 2021 Caregivers [...]

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Apr
Barnabas celebrates” National Volunteer Month”

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Submitted by Alexandra Winsor April 7, 2021 Now more than [...]

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Apr
Barnabas, ESSA food distribution tomorrow March 13 at Peck Center

Volunteers Needed! [...]

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Mar
Barnabas receives “Non-Profit Business of the Year Award” from Nassau County Chamber of Commerce

Barnabas Center Nassau Submitted by Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager February 18, 2020 The Nassau County [...]

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Feb
Boys & Girls Clubs welcome three new board members

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Press Release Contact: Andrew Schmidt Senior Director of [...]

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Feb
Community Hospice and Palliative Care to host multiple free support sessions during February

Community Hospice and Palliative Care Press Release [email protected] January 31, 2021  Understanding Grief: A Virtual [...]

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Jan
Barnabas offers dental services in Hillard

Barnabas Center Nassau By Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.barnabasnassau.org January 26, 2021       [...]

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Jan
Boys and Girls Clubs announce “Youth of the Month”

Boys & Girls Clubs By Erick Schmidt January 9, 2021 November Youth of the Month [...]

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Jan
Keep Nassau Beautiful Hosting FREE Tree Give-Away Events

For Immediate Release Contact: Lynda Bell, Executive Director Keep Nassau Beautiful 904-261-0165 [email protected] Keep Nassau [...]

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Jan
Alternative Baseball seeks volunteer coach/manager, players, and volunteers to start local program

Submitted by Taylor Duncan (770) 313-1762 Commissioner/CEO/Executive Director  www.alternativebaseball.org December 22, 2020 My name is [...]

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Dec
8 Flags Playscapes helps fund accessible and environmentally sensitive nature trail

8 Flags Playscapes Press Release December 21, 2020     8 Flags Playscapes is pleased [...]

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Dec
Register NOW for the Wolfson Children’s Challenge: Virtual Edition!

Wolfson Children’s Hospital Media Alert December 16, 2020 Connect for the cause with four weeks [...]

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Dec
Timucuan Parks Foundation is extending its “Self-Guided Volunteer Events” through the holiday season

Timucuan Parks Foundation Press Release December 16, 2020 Students can earn community service hours from [...]

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Dec
Barnabas thanks community for success of “Empty Bowls Drive-Through Fundraising Event”

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager Email: [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org December 6, 2020 [...]

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Dec
Fernandina Beach recognizes work of Anchors Aweigh Charters, Inc.

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst December 2, 2020 John Miller presented [...]

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Dec
Front Porch Beads continues mission to support local charities with recent donation

Front Porch Beads Press Release By Frances Peters December 1, 2020   On November 13, [...]

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01
Dec
Enjoy savings and help out local families with the Amelia Island Passport

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release December 1, 2020 Have you heard of the Amelia Island [...]

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Dec
Take Stock in Children celebrates “Giving Tuesday for their tomorrow”

Take Stock in Children Press Release Robin Lentz, Executive Director [email protected] November 30, 2020 Giving [...]

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Nov
Nassau County Council on Aging holds groundbreaking for rehab of Hilliard Center

Cindy Jackson Reporter November 19, 2020 November 16, 2020 was a big day in the [...]

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Nov
Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital announces VIRTUAL art & antiques show

Press Release The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital November 19, 2020 The Women’s Board [...]

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Nov
Sunrise Rotary Club’s “Inaugural Lobster to Go” a huge success

Rotary – Amelia Island Sunrise Press Release November 19, 2020 The Rotary Club of Amelia [...]

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Nov
Amelia Island DAR honors veterans

Amelia Island Daughters of the American Revolution Press Release Submitted by Cara Curtin November 16, [...]

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Nov
Museum announces completion of capital campaign

Amelia Island Museum of History By Phyllis Davis Executive Director November 10, 2020 The Board [...]

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Nov
Daughters of the American Revolution pays tribute to deceased members

Daughters of the American Revolution Amelia Island Chapter Contact: Carol Elefterion [email protected] November 1, 2020 [...]

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Nov
Amelia Tree Conservancy donates to Amelia Forever Fund

Amelia Tree Conservancy Submitted by Margaret Kirkland October 22, 2020   [...]

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Oct
Amelia Forever virtual event October 20, 2020

North Florida Land Trust Media Release October 18, 2020 AMELIA FOREVER – A CAMPAIGN TO [...]

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Oct
Amelia Lifelong Learning – “World War II in the Pacific and its aftermath”

Amelia Lifelong Learning Press Release Submitted by Evelyn C. McDonald October 16, 2020 ALL Fall [...]

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Oct
Amelia Island Bird Club to hold field trip – October 24

Amelia Island Bird Club Submitted by Bill George, Club President October 15, 2020 Our next [...]

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Oct
Acoustic Sessions back on stage at Amelia Community Theatre

Amelia Community Theatre Submitted by Linda McClane October 14, 2020 Amelia Community Theatre presents its [...]

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Oct
2020 Peanut Butter Challenge is on!

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Oct
Vaughan-Latham Society named State’s “Most Outstanding”

Vaughan-Latham Society Press Release Submitted by Cara Curtin October 11, 2020 Fernandina Beach’s Vaughan-Latham Society [...]

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Oct
“Make Strides Against Breast Cancer” – Join virtual walk to encourage awareness

First Coast YMCA Press Release October 13, 2020 The annual walk will be held virtually [...]

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14
Oct
Friends of Bosque Bello announce updated website, Facebook page

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst October 13, 2020 The Friends of [...]

13
Oct
Colonial Dames dedicates “Legacy Tree”

Colonial Dames Press Release Submitted by Cara Curtin October 11, 2020 The Princess Amelia Chapter [...]

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Oct
Annual mission to provide “Trees for America’s Troops” cancelled due to COVID-19

Trees for America’s Troops Contact:  Judi Mixon Brown, President  904-491-3236 October 10, 2020 Due to [...]

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Oct
Barnabas and Florida Department of Health partner for free COVID testing with food pick-up – Sat., Oct 10

City of Fernandina Beach October 9, 2020   Barnabas and the Florida Department of Health: [...]

09
Oct
Shop early at “Dickens at St Francis Holiday Boutique”

St. Francis Church Press Release Submitted by Nancy Healy October 6, 2020 Start your shopping [...]

06
Oct
First Missionary Baptist Church provides free food distribution – Every Thursday in October

October 4, 2020 [...]

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Oct
A special thank you from Take Stock in Children

Take Stock in Children Submitted by L. Dee Torre Kaufman September 9, 2020     [...]

09
Sep
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day

Starting Point Press Release Contact:Laureen Pagel, Ph.D, CEO 904.225.8280 [email protected] September 8, 2020 Starting Point [...]

08
Sep
Fernandina Main Street anticipates new Executive Director in October

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst September 4, 2020   Fernandina Beach [...]

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04
Sep
WestRock supports Fernandina Beach Friends of the Library with donation to improve children’s reading skills

Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library Press Release September 3, 2020 WestRock Provides Funding for [...]

03
Sep
Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County receive major gift

Boys & Girls Club Press Release August 27, 2020 FERNANDINA BEACH, FL (August 27, 2020) [...]

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Aug
Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach donates a four-year scholarship to Take Stock in Children

Take Stock in Children Press Release Submitted by L. Dee Torre Kaufman August 25, 2020 [...]

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Aug
An online presentation; “The Facts of Vaping”

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare Press Release August 18, 2020 Community Conversations on August 31 & [...]

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Aug
Raffle to support Veterans this Friday, August 7

Press Release Patricia Kennedy August 3, 2020 Foar From Home is holding a raffle this [...]

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Aug
Sproul twins awarded “Tipping the Scale Scholarship”

Boys & Girls Clubs Press Release Submitted by Andrew Schmidt July 30, 2020 Yulee High [...]

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Jul
Timucuan Parks Foundation offers community service hours through self-guided volunteer events
July 23, 2020

Timucuan Parks Foundation Press Release July 23, 2020 Students can earn hours through Aug. 12 [...]

Nassau County Council on Aging offers “Virtual Classes for Seniors”

Nassau County Council on Aging Liz Dunn [email protected] July 23, 2020 The Nassau County Council [...]

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Jul
Enterprise Holdings Foundation donates $12,500 to Barnabas Center

Barnabas Nassau Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org July 21, 2020 Enterprise Holdings Foundation has [...]

22
Jul
Helping those who have served the Nation

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst July 8, 2020 On behalf of [...]

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08
Jul
Responding to COVID=19: How Barnabas is helping Nassau County

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org July 1, 2020 As [...]

02
Jul
Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society takes a pandemic pause

Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society June 30, 2020   With gatherings limited in the midst [...]

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Jun
3 Million granted for COVID-19 relief in Northeast Florida

Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund Susan Datz Edelman June 21, 2020 Florida’s First Coast Relief [...]

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Jun
Princes Amelia Chapter paying respects on Memorial Day

Colonial Dames XVII Century CONTACT:Sherry Harrell [email protected] June 6, 2020 For the first year, the [...]

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Jun
Responding to COVID-19: How Barnabas is helping Nassau County

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org June 6, 2020 [...]

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Jun
CapTel donates Tote Bags to Nassau County Council on Aging

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release May 31, 2020   [...]

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May
Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County awarded $46,000 by Women’s Giving Alliance

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Andrew Schmidt, Senior Director of Development and Marketing [...]

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May
St Peters Episcopal Church supports Barnabas through its annual grant program

Barnabas Center Nassau Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org May 17, 2020 During the [...]

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May
Barnabas receives support from the community during Cornavirus crisis

Barnabas Center Media Release Contact: Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager Email: [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org May 14 2020 [...]

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May
Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Press Release Submitted by Andrew Schmidt May 6, [...]

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May
Barnabas celebrates “National Volunteer Month”

Barnabas Centre Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org May 6, 2020 April [...]

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May
Prior to COVID-19, over a third of northeast Florida struggled to make ends meet

United Way of Northeast Florida Submitted by Sarah Henderson Director of Marketing and Communications [email protected] [...]

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