• Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey presents a check for $2,716 to Michelle Jacobs of the Special Olympics during Thursday’s YLS Judicial Breakfast at the Courthouse. Funds for the donation came from Hulsey’s investiture reception fund that went unused. His investiture was in April.
• The Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit composed of attorneys, doctors and others whose primary employment is connected to Florida’s Workers’ Compensation system, is seeking applications from high school seniors and college students for scholarships. Applicants should be those who are dependents of workers who are injured in the course and scope of their employment and receive benefits under Florida Workers’ Compensation Law, among other requirements. For more information on the scholarships and requirements, visit www.440scholarship.org. Deadline for applications is Feb. 28.
• Correction: Because of an editing error, The Jacksonville Bar Association’s February member luncheon date was incorrectly listed in Friday’s City Notes. The luncheon is noon- 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Hyatt Downtown. The event will feature a film produced by Bill Sheppard on the life of Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. and the first racially integrated law firm in Florida. Sheppard is a former partner in that firm. For more information, email [email protected].
• The second meeting of the Mayor’s Economic Development Compliance Task Force is 3 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. The group was appointed by Mayor Alvin Brown to review compliance methods and offer suggestions for such deals in the future. It was created in the wake of a critical December audit of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission.
• Gov. Rick Scott made 11 appointments to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council, with three coming from Jacksonville. Rev. Stephen “Spike” Hogan, lead pastor of Chets Creek Church; Matthew McCluskey, a missionary with Go To Nations; and Cheron “C.C” Newby, an instructor with Clara White Mission, all were appointed for terms that began Friday. Hogan’s term ends July 18, 2015 and McCluskey and Newby’s end July 18, 2013.
• Not just for football: TaxSlayer.com presented the Sulzbacher Center’s fourth Annual 8K Run to End Homelessness on Saturday. The company signed a three-year agreement to be the title sponsor of the Gator Bowl last September.
• The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will host its annual Garden Week March 12-17. The 17-year tradition will coincide with the “Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art” exhibit that will feature works from many well-known historical artists. The week will also have themed-events on a daily basis, ending with a free-admission community day March 17. For more information, visit www.cummer.org.