• Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a $42.3 million modification to an existing government contract for FY 2008. The company will provide logistical services related to maintenance, supply support, inventory management, IT support, shipping and receiving and other services for the Maritime Prepositioning Ships Program and the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. Of the total, 86 percent of the work will be performed in Jacksonville for the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command.
• The City of Jacksonville and the Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Commission took second place in the 2007 Keep America Beautiful Rogers Awards competition for four 30-second public service television spots that were part of the “Don’t Trash Jacksonville” campaign. The ads were produced in-house by Angela Vigil and John Howell from the Public Information Office.
• Always wanted to be a non-profit board member? Well, Jacksonville Community Council Inc.’s JCCI Forward program is offering a three-part training session on exactly that starting Feb. 19. The first session will offer basic information on non-profit organizations and their boards, led by Rena Coughlin and Leah Donelan from the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. The second session will allow participants to shadow experienced board members in and outside of meetings, while the third session in May will present expert tips and techniques from a non-profit panel. JCCI Forward is also offering training on how to be a non-profit treasurer in January. Cost is free for Forward members and $50 for non-members. To register and for more information, call 396-3052 or e-mail [email protected].
• The St. Johns Riverkeeper is expanding its popular Family River-Rides through the winter. The tours depart from the Friendship Fountain on the Southbank at 10 a.m. and take families on a two-hour educational trip down the river, with light snacks and water provided. The new dates are Saturday and Dec. 15, and January and February trips are still being planned. Cost is $25 per family. To make a required reservation, contact Danielle Dolan at 508-454-7966 or at [email protected]. For more information, visit www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org.
• The annual Childrens’ Christmas Party of Jacksonville is Dec. 15 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Osborn Center. New toys will be given to as many as 10,000 of the city’s most needy children ages 12 and under. Mayor John Peyton will cut the ribbon to open the festivities and will be joined by Santa and Mrs. Claus and Jaxon De Ville. Donations are still needed to purchase toys. Call 350-1616 for information.
“When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.”
– Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th U.S. President.