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$20 discount for 26.2 with Donna
Residents of 17 Florida and Georgia counties can save on registration for the annual 26.2 with Donna, The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer.
The “Locals Rule” discount of $20 applies to registrations for the full marathon and half-marathon Feb. 14 at Jacksonville’s beaches. The offer ends Dec. 31.
The discount is for residents in Duval, Clay, Flagler, St. Johns, Nassau, Putnam, Bradford, Union, Columbia and Baker counties in Florida and Ware, Charlton, Camden, Brantley, Pierce and Glynn in Georgia.
The discount is sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics. Participants must use the promo code “LOCALSRULE” when securing race participation or register directly at breastcancermarathon.com/run/first-coast-discounts/.
The 26.2 with Donna is a nonprofit producing the only marathon in the U.S. dedicated to breast cancer research and care. All race proceeds go to the Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Translational Genomics Program and The Donna Foundation to help breast cancer patients with critical financial needs.
Scheduled each year on the second weekend of February, Donna Marathon Weekend attracts runners and supporters from all 50 states and more than 20 countries.
For more information, visit breastcancermarathon.com.
FordHarrison firm donating to food banks
In lieu of client holiday gifts, FordHarrison LLP is making a monetary donation to Feeding America food banks in 19 cities where the firm has an office, including the Second Harvest North Florida food bank in Jacksonville.
The firm has made similar donations annually since 2009, totaling $151,700 in contributions.
The donations will be made in the name of “FordHarrison’s Clients and Friends.”
FordHarrison is one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms.
Hyatt donates cash and toys to USO
Stephanie Zimerle, business travel manager of Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, presented a $910 check and toys received from the Light Boat Parade river deck event to Bob Ross, development director of the Greater Jacksonville Area USO. The Hyatt opened its river deck for the public to watch the annual boat parade on Thanksgiving weekend. Guests were charged $5 or an unwrapped new toy for admission. All proceeds and toys were donated to the USO for local service members and their families. Hyatt staff also donated food that will be distributed to families.
Gifts needed for Angel Tree children
Through the Angel Tree program, holiday shoppers can pick up a tag with the name, age, clothing size and a wish of a child up to age 12.
The children are from families who applied for holiday assistance from The Salvation Army. Shoppers select gifts and drop them off at a designated location by Dec. 16. They will be distributed Dec. 21.
Angel Trees are up in all Jacksonville Ashley Furniture Homestores and on the second floor at The Avenues mall.
Drop-off locations include all Jacksonville Ashley Furniture Homestore locations, The Avenues mall customer service office, any Duval County Sonny’s BBQ, any Jacksonville Lee & Cates Glass location or The Salvation Army’s Towers Center of Hope at 900 W. Adams St.
In Clay County, Angel tags can be picked up and gifts dropped off at the Orange Park Mall, Dick’s Wings Fleming Island, Dick’s Wings Argyle and Sonny’s BBQ in Orange Park.
In St. Augustine, Angel tags can be picked up and gifts dropped off at the Prime Outlet Mall along Interstate 95, Publix at Mission Trace, the Southeast branch of St. Johns County Public Library, De Leon Pizza and the UPS store on County Road 210.
More information is available at salvationarmynefl.org.
St. Nick visits challenged schools
Students at Brookview Elementary School had a holiday surprise through HandsOn Jacksonville’s A Visit from St. Nicholas program. St. Nicholas visited every classroom and gave the children “kindness coins” to encourage them to remember to show kindness to others. The nonprofit delivered backpacks filled with books, toys and wellness items to 5,000 elementary school children in local Title I schools, where more than 75 percent of the students are on a free or subsidized lunch plan. For some children, the books may be the first they have owned.
Campaign underway to preserve Spanish American War Fort
North Florida Land Trust has entered into an agreement with the National Park Service to assist in the preservation of the 1898 Spanish American War Fort.
It is the only remaining one of four forts on St. Johns Bluff that acted in defense of the St. Johns River. The trust has reached an agreement to purchase the property for $400,000 from its current owner, who had planned to build a house on the site.
The nonprofit land conservation organization will be the acquisition and fundraising partner of the National Park Service on the project to raise $400,000 to acquire the property.
The fort is in remarkably good condition. The property will become part of the National Park Service’s Fort Caroline National Monument and will be an addition to the interpretive and community education outreach programming.
Those interested in donating to preserve the fort should contact Jim McCarthy at [email protected] or call (904) 479-1967. A fundraiser is being planned.