A little color for a good cause
Jacksonville University's Student Veterans of America chapter is having a "Show Your Colors 5K Run" at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 at the 2800 University Blvd. N. campus. Participants will be doused from head to toe with different colors at each kilometer. Proceeds will help fund veterans' services at the university, including the new Student Veterans Center on campus. The center will be unveiled Nov. 7.
Bolles students use technology to visit coral reefs
Students on the Bolles Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach and Whitehurst campuses went on a virtual field trip to Sarasota-based Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, an aquatic research facility.
Students gathered in classrooms equipped with special teleconferencing capabilities that linked the classroom with a lab at Mote Marine. There, Mote instructor Kasey Gaylor-Opalewski interacted with the students through live teleconferencing webcam technology that allowed her to answer students' questions, demonstrate marine science practices, play interactive games and show students real underwater coral reef locations.
The experience was funded by the Zimmerman Family Foundation.
Company that earned funding from Jaguars owner Shad Khan has successful pre-sale
One of the four One Spark companies that received funding from Jaguars owner Shad Khan's Stache Invesments Corp. is enjoying early success.
Original Fuzz ended its pre-sale after just 25 days, selling out of its Peruvian guitar strap pre-orders earlier than expected. The company is one of four startups participating in the KYN accelerator Downtown.
Original Fuzz produces guitar straps, bags and cables for musicians. Co-founders Lee McAlilly and Zach Lever launched the company in 2012 with the idea that guitar players would welcome high-quality, responsibly made gear.
The initial pre-sale proved the idea viable.
Original Fuzz is gearing up for a second pre-sale in early November. For more information, visit OriginalFuzz.com.
Halloween event at Metropolitan Park
Metropolitan Park will transform Thursday into the Haunted Harbor for the Florida-Georgia Halloween event.
Haunted Harbor is a ghost pirate island that will feature a laser show, a DJ-versus-drummer competition, fortune telling and ghoulish treats.
The event begins at 7 p.m. and is open to adults 21 and older, as well as students 18 and older with a college or military ID. Admission is $10 with a costume and $15 without one.
Visit jaxhappenings.com for information.
Grymes, Kampfe win top alumni awards at JU homecoming
Jacksonville University President Tim Cost presented two alumni with the most prestigious alumni awards during halftime last week.
Warren Grymes received the Distinguished Alumni Award. He has served on 15 nonprofit boards, was a two-term president of the JU Council and is CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida. The 1972 JU graduate also was involved in bringing the Jacksonville Jaguars to Jacksonville.
Matthew Kampfe, a 2006 and 2008 JU graduate who co-created and chaired Connect Florida, is JU's Scott Amos Recent Alumni of Distinction. His volunteer leadership posts include serving as a Davis College of Business Executive Advisory Board member, as the JAX Chamber's Arlington Council president and as a Jacksonville Housing Authority board member.
American Enterprise Bank appoints Van Voorst as compliance officer
American Enterprise Bank of Florida has appointed Ann Van Voorst as compliance officer. Van Voorst, a vice president, has more than 13 years of experience in managing bank compliance, risk management and audit.
"As the regulatory environment continues to evolve, Ann and the rest of our team are committed to insuring that the entire bank remains focused on this area, particularly given our growth and outlook for the future," said bank President Bennett Brown.
Van Voorst received a bachelor's degree from Columbia College in South Carolina and she is a member of the Central Florida Compliance Association.
Free admission to MOCA and MOSH for some credit-card holders
If you have a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card, you can receive free admission Saturday and Sunday, as well as Dec. 7 and 8, to the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and Museum of Science and History.
Free admission is good for the cardholder only. The program excludes fundraising events, special exhibitions and ticketed shows.
For information, visit museums.bankofamerica.com
McWilliams joins Lewis, Longman & Walker
John McWilliams has joined the Jacksonville office of Lewis, Longman & Walker.
McWilliams previously served in a temporary role as attorney fellow in the Office of Municipal Securities at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.
He also was a shareholder in the Jacksonville firm of Livermore, Freeman & McWilliams.
He has more than 35 years of experience in public finance law.