The GATE Foundation collected $68,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In April, Gate convenience store customers donated by buying JDRF $1 paper sneakers at stores in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina.
Cathedral Arts Project raises $100,000: The Delores Barr Weaver Matching Challenge helped raise $100,000 for the Cathedral Arts Project’s 25th anniversary. Weaver pledged $25,000 if $75,000 could be donated to support the 2017-18 school year. The project supports local students receiving instruction in dance, theatre, music and visual arts.
Memorial Hospital honored: Memorial Hospital was awarded The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award acknowledges efforts to ensure stroke patients get treatment according to nationally identified, research-based guidelines based on current scientific evidence.
UNF ranked: The University of North Florida is ranked 14th in the Top 50 Online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science programs for 2018 by Best College Reviews. Programs were ranked using the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator database. The rankings also considered tuition, U.S. News and World Report recognition, customization and “wow” factor.