The United Way of Northeast Florida will award $9 million to 37 nonprofits to help people in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and northern St. Johns counties.
Country music star Rodney Atkins will headline a fundraiser for INK!, the nonprofit education foundation of the St. Johns County School District, as part of a kick-off to a new socially-distanced concert series at Tringali Barn at Heritage Farms in St. Augustine.
The March 5 event will feature Atkins, a Tennessee-born country singer with six No. 1 hits, and launch the inaugural Concerts for a Cause series being produced by Heritage Farms and Adams Entertainment. A portion of the proceeds will go to education enrichment programs.
Donna Lueders, executive director for INK!, said in a phone interview with The Record Tuesday that the group was grateful to Chris Shee, owner of Tringali Barn at Heritage Farms, for making INK! the beneficiary of the kick-off event in his live music series.
More than 420 people participated in the eighth annual Clays for a Cause sporting clay shoot, presented by St. Johns home builder MasterCraft Builder Group, which raised $207,000 for dozens of North Florida charities.
The event, which took place Dec. 10 at Saltwaters Shooting Club in St. Augustine, was the largest to date and will support organizations such as St. Augustine Youth Services, Seamark Ranch, American Legion Post 194’s Kids Safe Zone, Reathreaded, HorsePlay Therapy Center, Alpha-Omega Miracle Home and Port in the Storm.
“Year after year, I’m blown away by the generosity and willingness to serve those in need here at home,” said MasterCraft Builder Group CEO and Founder Chris Shee. “Clays for a Cause started as a fun, end-of-year activity for my employees and a few trade partners and has turned into a community-wide event focused on community, camaraderie and charity.”
The 8th annual Clays for a Cause sporting clay shoot presented by MasterCraft Builder Group raised $207,000 for North Florida charities.
The event was Dec. 10 at Saltwaters Shooting Club in St. Augustine.
The largest to date, more than 400 registered participants gave to North Florida charities including St. Augustine Youth Services, Seamark Ranch, American Legion Post 194’s Kids Safe Zone, Rethreaded, HorsePlay Therapy Center, Alpha-Omega Miracle Home and Port in the Storm.
“Year after year, I’m blown away by the generosity and willingness to serve those in need here at home,” said MasterCraft Builder Group CEO and founder Chris Shee in a news release.