JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – March 31, 2015 – The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast will celebrate Healthy Kids Day® presented by Gator Bowl Charities on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at EverBank Field. The free community event, coinciding with the 7th Annual First Coast Kids Triathlon, will…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – February 25, 2015 – The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast is pleased to announce Gwen Roberts as the 2015 recipient of Carl & Rita Cannon Employee of the Year Award. Roberts received the award at the 5th Annual Y-Bash held at the Florida Theatre. This award acknowledges…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – February 25, 2015 – YMCA of Florida’s First Coast honored long-time volunteer Stephen M. Buente for his dedication and service to the Y by naming him Volunteer of the Year. Buente received the award at the 5th Annual Y-Bash held at the Florida Theatre on Tuesday, February…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – February 25, 2015 – The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast is pleased to announce Baptist Health as the 2015 recipient of the E. William Nash, Jr. Legend Award for the Y’s Community Partner of the Year. Baptist Health received the award at the 5th Annual Y-Bash held…
Read MoreMORE THAN 1,750 FIRST COAST RESIDENTS COMPLETE NEARLY 4,000 MILES IN WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT #TreadmillTuesday brings community members together to make history and take steps toward building a healthier First Coast JACKSONVILLE, FL- January 20, 2015 – Today, nearly 2,000 community members participated in #TreadmillTuesday, a Guinness World Record attempt to…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 16, 2013 JACKSONVILLE, FL – Thanks to two anonymous donors, the new 70,000 square-foot YMCA in Riverside will be named to honor James H. Winston, a well-known, local civic leader, real estate developer and philanthropist. Both donors, who have their own long-standing history of involvement…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JACKSONVILLE, FL – The family of Russell B. Newton, Jr. has pledged $2.5 million to name the state-of-the-art aquatic center in the new Riverside Y, which was recently named to honor local civic leader and philanthropist James H. Winston. Newton’s son, Russell B. Newton, III, has served…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 5, 2013 WEAVER FAMILY GIVES $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR NEW RIVERSIDE Y Through the Weaver Family Foundation Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast received $1 million for the new Riverside Y project,…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 4, 2013 Officials at the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast, alongside community leaders, volunteers, members and invited guests, have officially broken ground on the new Winston Family YMCA in Riverside at an evening celebration on the construction site Wednesday. Last October, the organization announced plans…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 15, 2014 TIGER ACADEMY TO OFFER FREE SUMMER MEALS TO HELP ENSURE NO CHILD GOES HUNGRY WHEN SCHOOL’S OUT Jacksonville, FL – The YMCA’s Tiger Academy will be participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program June 30 – August 1, 2014…
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