Media Release
Submitted by Mike Bell
Vice President – Public Affairs
January 8, 2016 2:06 p.m.
Rayonier Inc. announced the award of more than $119, 000 to area organizations. Recipients of the company’s Community Fund grants were recently recognized at a special breakfast hosted by Rayonier.
The Rayonier Community Fund supports a variety of educational, civic, cultural, and natural resources programs. “Rayonier is proud to call Nassau County home now for nearly 80 years,” said Mike Bell, Vice President, Public Affairs, speaking to the Rayonier 2015 grant recipients. “We especially look forward to this gathering each year when we get to thank you, your staff and volunteers for your important work that helps make Nassau County such a great place to live and work.”
Rayonier representatives, along with a number of Nassau County Commissioners, Constitutional Officers and School District Officials were present to congratulate and thank those receiving grants.
The following organizations received support from Rayonier as part of its
2015 Community Fund program:
– Ark of Nassau
– Barnabas Center
– Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundation
– Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
– Family Support Services
– Fernandina Beach Police Foundation
– Florida Agricultural Museum
– Florida Forestry Foundation Teachers’ Tour
– Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation – Endowed Scholarship
– Nassau County 4-H
– Nassau County Council on Aging
– Nassau County School District – Workforce Development
– Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Charities
– Nassau County Volunteer Center
– Take Stock in Children of Nassau County
– The Nassau Education Foundation
– Town of Hilliard Timberfest
– University of Florida Project Learning Tree
About Rayonier
Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) based
in Jacksonville, Florida, with assets located in some of the most
productive softwood timber growing regions in the U.S. and New Zealand. As
of September 30, 2015, Rayonier owned, leased or managed approximately 2.7
million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. South (1.9 million acres),
U.S. Pacific Northwest (373,000 acres) and New Zealand (444,000 acres).
More information is available at www.rayonier.com
What a wonderful show of support of community organizations that can take those funds and with a multiplier effect do so much good in the Nassau County community. Thank you Rayonier.
We are in this together – and Rayonier is (and has been) a part of a smart, forward thinking community. Thanks.
What a great Corporate gift to the Community. Thank you Rayonier.