Category Archives: Non-Profits

Boys & Girls Clubs members achieve academic honors

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

Barnabas awarded grant from the partnership for mental health

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor, Communications Manager www.BarnabasNassau.org June 7, 2021 Barnabas Center [...]

Timucuan Parks Foundation joins JaxParks to offer “Summer Volunteer Opportunities in the Parks”

Timucuan Parks Foundation Press Release June 1, 2021 Volunteer projects will be held June 9, [...]

CREED’s “Backpack Giveaway” delights young children

Coalition for the Reduction Elimination of Ethnic Disparities in Health (CREED) Jennett W. Baker, R.N., [...]

Amelia Island Foundation presents check to American Beach Museum

Amelia Island Foundation Media Release June 2, 2021 The Amelia Island Foundation is pleased to [...]

Access to Health Foods improve Barnabas Patients’ Chronic Illnesses

Barnabas Center Nassau Press Release Alexandra Winsor Communications Manager Email: [email protected] www.BarnabasNassau.org Date: May 27, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

WestRock’s support of The ARC Nassau helps pave the way for continuous improvements

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 [...]

“Give it a Shot for Literacy” at Amelia Shotgun Sports – May 22

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.

Beach Ambassadors seek to grow volunteers

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

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 [...]

Donations and Drafts for Nassau Habitat for Humanity, Inc

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

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 [...]

FBCC Dog of the Month for April 2021

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

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 [...]

Barnabas celebrates” National Volunteer Month”

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

Barnabas, ESSA food distribution tomorrow March 13 at Peck Center

Volunteers Needed!

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 [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs welcome three new board members

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

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 [...]

Barnabas offers dental services in Hillard

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

Boys and Girls Clubs announce “Youth of the Month”

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

8 Flags Playscapes helps fund accessible and environmentally sensitive nature trail

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fernandina Beach recognizes work of Anchors Aweigh Charters, Inc.

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

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Amelia Island DAR honors veterans

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

Museum announces completion of capital campaign

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

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 [...]

Amelia Tree Conservancy donates to Amelia Forever Fund

Amelia Tree Conservancy Submitted by Margaret Kirkland October 22, 2020  

Amelia Forever virtual event October 20, 2020

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

Acoustic Sessions back on stage at Amelia Community Theatre

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

2020 Peanut Butter Challenge is on!

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 [...]

“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 [...]

Friends of Bosque Bello announce updated website, Facebook page

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

Colonial Dames dedicates “Legacy Tree”

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

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 [...]

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: [...]

Shop early at “Dickens at St Francis Holiday Boutique”

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

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

October 4, 2020

A special thank you from Take Stock in Children

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

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 [...]

Fernandina Main Street anticipates new Executive Director in October

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

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 [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County receive major gift

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

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 [...]

An online presentation; “The Facts of Vaping”

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

Raffle to support Veterans this Friday, August 7

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

Sproul twins awarded “Tipping the Scale Scholarship”

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

Timucuan Parks Foundation offers community service hours through self-guided volunteer events

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 [...]

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 [...]

Helping those who have served the Nation

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

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 [...]

Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society takes a pandemic pause

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

CapTel donates Tote Bags to Nassau County Council on Aging

Nassau County Council on Aging Press Release May 31, 2020