• The Salvation Army’s Northeast Florida advisory board added retired Capt. Aaron Bowman to its now 45-member board. Bowman is director of business operations at BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 2010 as commanding officer of Mayport Naval Station, where he served 2007-10.
• Urban Land Institute North Florida plans a 2012 legislative update from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Aloft Hotel in Tapestry Park. Guest speakers are Tom Beck, director of the Division of Community Development for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and Lester Abberger, the Florida lobbyist for the American Planning Association. Information: Call 486-8256.
• North Florida Land Trust and Ponte Vedra Inn & Club will sponsor “Moonlight on the Marsh” at The Outpost along the Guana River from 6-9:30 p.m. April 21. The “black-tie and blue jeans gala” includes dinner, a silent auction, a jazz ensemble and more. It’s the trust’s annual fundraiser for land conservation. Information: www.northfloridalandtrust.org or call 285-7020.
• The Equal Pay Day Luncheon is planned April 27 at the Florida State College at Jacksonville Advanced Technology Center at 401 W. State St. The 2012 “Spirit of Rosie Awards” winners are: Nontraditional Award, Christalyn Pruitt, a power plant electrician with JEA since 1992; Glass Ceiling Award, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Chief Tara Wildes, chief of the Jails Division; Pioneer Award, Barbara Tolliver-Haskins, Executive Coaching Solutions and the first African-American president of Women Business Owners of North Florida, serving in 2009. For information, call 722-3000, extension 201.
• The 18th Annual Miracle on Ashley Street – Celebrity Chefs & Servers fundraiser for the Clara White Mission is scheduled 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 18 at the mission at 613 W. Ashley St. The event raises money for the mission’s job training and meal programs for the homeless and low-income people. For information, visit www.clarawhitemission.org.
• Jacksonville’s first Downtown paddling race will benefit the North Florida Land Trust. The “River City Challenge” is scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 5 along the St. Johns River. The event includes a 3-mile and 8-mile paddling race, festival and music. It starts along the Southbank Riverwalk and there’s a $500 first-place prize in each category. For more details, visit www.rivercitychallenge.org.
• The Real$ense Prosperity Campaign hosts “Tax Blitz Day” from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. April 13 at the Wells Fargo Historic Springfield Community Learning Center at 1601 N. Main St. The event is a United Way initiative and provides free tax-return preparation for qualified residents. For information, visit www.realsensejax.org or call United Way at 632-0600.
• The Second Annual Status of Hunger in North Florida discussion is scheduled 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 19 at The River Club. Oran Hesterman, an author and president and CEO of the Fair Food Network, will discuss “The Need For A Sustainable Food System.” Second Harvest is sending the invitations and the event is hosted by Bank of America and sponsored by Acosta Sales & Marketing. Information: Call 730-8226 or email [email protected].