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FERNANDINA BEACH, FL (March 30, 2022) – Boys and Girls Clubs of Nassau County congratulates our February 2022 Youths of the Month. Roberts Learning & Achievement Center member Kennedy Lampkins and Miller Freedom Center member Ella Huffman are our latest members to receive this recognition. Kennedy Lampkins is a seven-year-old in the 2nd grade at Southside Elementary School and has been a member at Roberts Learning & Achievement Center since August of 2021. Kennedy really likes the fun activities in the Sports and Fitness & Recreation programs at the club. She loves to dance, and her favorite sport is cheerleading. Kennedy’s musical interests include the classics, her school band and Ariana Grande. Pete the Cat books are top on her reading list. Kennedy comes from a big family with 5 brothers and 3 sisters. Her favorite athlete is her brother Khamari. Kennedy tells us coming to the club is fun! Ella Huffman is a nine-year-old in the 4th grade at Yulee Elementary School and attends Miller Freedom Center. Ella has been a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County since August of 2018. When Ella was asked what her favorite program at Miller Club is, she responded that she likes S.M.A.R.T. Girls the best because it teaches how to make good choices and she gets to do a lot of girly things! As for hobbies, Ella likes gymnastics and playing the ukulele. She enjoys listening to reggae and the music of Bob Marley and she plays the drums! Some of Ella’s favorites include the color black, books by Mo Willems, Our Diaries, track and math. For more information on Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County please visit bgcnassau.org.
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We are incredibly excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Annual Business Awards! These businesses, organizations, and employees work hard to make our community a better place and the Chamber is honored to have the opportunity to recognize their efforts. We would also like to congratulate all of the 2021 nominees; we are proud to know you and call you members of the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce! And the winners are... LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR FASTSIGNS of Fernandina Beach SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Amelia Island Bait & Tackle GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Keep Nassau Beautiful, Inc. BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Mike Brooks | First Port City Bank YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Krystal Eagle | Digital Village CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Linda Crow | Crow Jewelers, Inc. NONPROFIT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County CHAMBER AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR Apollo Wright | Amelia/Yulee Neighbors DR. HARRY HALLEY BOWTIE AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER EXCELLENCE Emily Baumgartner | West Nassau Historical Society 2021 CHAIRMAN'S AWARD Mary Pitcher THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Fernandina Beach, FL, March 22, 2022 - Attention Nassau County Businesswomen. The Eight Flags Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) invites you to join them Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Starting at 5:30 pm at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club, the group will hear a presentation from an organization expert, Keita Patterson. Ms. Patterson will share techniques for staying balanced and organized in your super busy life.
“As women, we wear lots of hats. Sometimes work-life can get a little complicated. Let me give you some effective techniques to help you in your daily work life to stay more organized and balanced throughout the day,” says Paterson. Kieta Patterson is a 20-year financial industry veteran specializing in business banking, consumer banking, and retirement planning. Her passion is to help woman business owners make their lives easier by teaching organizational skills they need to run a successful business and a busy household at the same time. She’s also a dedicated wife and mother of three boys. ABWA meets at the Fernandina Beach Golf Club on Bill Melton Road in Fernandina Beach on Bill Melton Rd, Fernandina Beach, meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm, beginning with networking, a light meal, and followed by a program starting at 6 pm. The meetings provide a professional development speaker who imparts the motivation and the needed skills to foster success in today’s competitive business world. There is also plenty of time to network with women from various backgrounds, industries, and experiences. Please visit www.abwaeightflags.org to learn more and to register for the meeting. The cost is $20 for members; $25 for non-members. The mission of the American Businesswomen’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition. The Eight Flags charter Chapter has been helping the women of Nassau county succeed for 52 years. This year’s ABWA theme is Together Towards Tomorrow.  Friends of the Library
Hope Foley March 24, 2022 Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library Present: Stories on Stage Legendary Fernandina Actors and Storytellers Take the Stage Vote for Your Favorite Performance! Sunday, April 3, 2022; Noon to 2:30 pm at Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture 1430 Park Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL Join the Fernandina Beach Friends of the Library (FOL) for their spring fundraiser, Stories on Stage, on Sunday, April 3, 2022, from noon to 2:30 pm at Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture, located at 1430 Park Avenue in Fernandina Beach. Legendary Fernandina Beach actors and storytellers Mark Charles, Arlene Filkoff, Marsha Dean Phelts, Rachel Tyler, and Buffy Wells will join guests for an afternoon of creative storytelling. Well-known director and actor Carey Dresser will act as Master of Ceremonies. Be thoroughly entertained as these local legends bring laughter, surprise, memories, and emotion to the stage. Audience members are encouraged to purchase tokens to vote for their favorite story. This celebration of stories and tales will begin with a courtyard brunch reception at noon. Enjoy delicious brunch bites and mimosas with Richard Restiano on the piano. Dessert and coffee will be served at intermission, and wine will be available for purchase. Guests are encouraged to show their enthusiasm for the storytellers by having cash on hand to purchase tokens and vote for their favorite performance. The public is invited to Stories on Stage. Tickets: $70/person Purchase online at www.storyandsong.com/specialevents or visit www.fernandinafol.org Proceeds from this event will support the Fernandina Beach Library for the purchase of new books, eBooks, technology, and community programming. Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library wish to thank Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture. Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library is a 501 ( c ) (3) nonprofit corporation. Friends of the Library is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to promote literacy and lifelong learning in our community through programs, advocacy and fundraising for the Fernandina Beach Library. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, WITHIN THE STATE, 800-HELPFLA (800-435-7352) OR VIA THE INTERNET AT WWW.800HELPFLA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. REGISTRATION #CH18122 Nassau County Council on Aging
Submitted by Liz Dunn March 24, 2022 Nassau County Council on Aging’s (NCCOA’s) next meeting of the Hearing Loss Support Group is on Tuesday, April 5, 12 noon – 1:30 p.m., at the Janice Ancrum Senior Life Center, 1901 Island Walk Way in Fernandina Beach. Chandra Manning, a representative from Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center, will address many hearing loss-related topics, including local audiology services, hearing evaluation best practices, treatments for hearing loss, hearing aids, tinnitus and insurance benefits. Members will also share information about their own experiences with hearing loss. If you have any questions, please contact Frances Bartelt, NCCOA Volunteer Coordinator, 904-775-5484 or fbartelt@nassaucountycoa.org. from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 22, 2022 3/22/22 @ 8:45 a.m. – Next week, the Board of County Commissioners will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony in celebration of the upcoming construction of Phase One of the Westside Regional Park. The overall conceptual plan for the park was devised from community input collected from a series of citizen surveys and public outreach event which concluded that residents want a variety of recreational facilities and programs that include far more than youth athletics. The conceptual plan was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on May 24, 2021.  Phase One of the park will feature a variety of amenities including pavilions throughout the park, outdoor event/green space, community playground with shade, restrooms, multi-use trails, a fishing pond and multi-purpose fields. This vibrant park will serve as a regional destination delivering recreation, leisure, social interaction, and educational opportunities for the entire spectrum of the public.
Please join us on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at the site’s entrance which is located just off U.S. 1, across from Mizell Tract Road, Hilliard, FL. (click here for site map) If you have any questions, please contact Parks & Recreation Director, Jay Robertson, by phone at (904) 530-6127 or via email at jrobertson@nassaucountyfl.com. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 23, 2022  Please join us in welcoming Nassau County’s new Procurement Director, Lanaee Gilmore.
Lanaee has many years of experience working in procurement, purchasing and contracts. Her most recent position was Procurement Officer for the City of Raleigh, NC. Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Business Administration, both from Warner University. In her position as Procurement Director, Lanaee will work with departments under the Board of County Commissioners to ensure that the County is securing goods and services at the best rate possible and that purchases comply with federal, state, and county procurement laws which govern expenditures of public funds. She will also ensure equal opportunity to qualified vendors, monitor vendor performance to ensure accountability, and provide procurement policies, standards and best practice guidance to the departments. We are happy that Lanaee has joined our team and look forward to working with her. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer Nassau Habitat for Humanity
Submitted by Cindy Jacoby March 22, 2022 To view and bid on items available in the Silent Auction click here. Auction closes Friday evening, March 25. Nassau Habitat for Humanity is welcoming all to its inaugural Tees Fore Keys online silent auction in conjunction with its first-ever golf tournament held this Friday, March 25, at Amelia River Golf Club. Although the player roster is full, the Silent Auction is open to anyone. We have over 50 items from gift cards, travel, experiences and original art just to name a few and you do not have to be present to WIN! Visit nassauhabitatforhumanity.org to help us provide affordable housing in Nassau County to our neighbors and their children and reach our goal of six houses per year by 2026. For more information please visit https://www.nassauhabitatforhumanity.org/ or call 904- 277- 0600. Media Release
March 23, 2022 March 2020 was an unusually tough month for many small business owners in Florida, as the Governor issued orders closing all “non-essential” businesses. Like many small business owners, Todd and Theresa Duncan began brainstorming ways to continue to bring in revenue so they wouldn’t lose the family business they had worked so hard growing. The father-daughter duo came up with many ideas, including a puzzle speak-easy, curated educational boxes, Facebook Live sales and more. Many of those ideas have outlived their necessity as things begin to return to “normal”, but one of their ideas became so wildly popular that it is now an anticipated tradition. Villa Villekulla Toys Custom Easter Baskets are now in their 3rd year and are more popular than ever. “During the pandemic closure, we knew families needed an extra special way to celebrate Easter, so we came up with a plan to make customized Easter Baskets and to deliver them to kids all over the area,” says Theresa. “We never anticipated that a year later, when things were beginning to return to normal, that our customers would be clamoring for them again!” In 2021, with no more mandated closures, Villa Villekulla Toys sold twice as many custom baskets as the year before, shipping them all over the country, and delivering them to doorsteps throughout Northeast Florida. Each Easter Basket is custom-curated for its recipient by one of Villa Villekulla’s on-staff Play Experts. “We spend a lot of time training our staff about the health benefits of play, and how play supports each stage of childhood development. Our Play Experts love using this knowledge to help pick out gifts,” says Todd. “We love making the Easter baskets as much as kids love receiving them!” This year, Villa Villekulla Toys has added St. Marys to their front porch delivery area which now includes all of Nassau County and many areas in Duval County. To order your own baskets or to learn more, visit https://www.villavillekullatoys.com/custom-easter-baskets. Villa Villekulla Toys is a Neighborhood Toy Store on Amelia Island, Florida. Founded in 2015, the locally owned and operated classic toy store is 50% Woman-owned and 50% disabled-Veteran owned. from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager March 22, 2022 3/22/22 @ 11:15 a.m. – The County was informed yesterday that CSX Railroad is planning a closure to the railroad crossing on William Burgess Blvd for repairs. They have not given exact dates but have indicated that it could start as soon as Wednesday, March 23rd, or as late as Monday, March 28th. The work will take several days to complete. CSX’s contractor, Southern Commercial Development, is in the process of placing message boards in the area.  Motorists will be asked to utilize William Burgess Blvd. from State Road 200 or Harts Road to access the area.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Erika Nickell of Southern Commercial Development at (229) 262-4394 or via email at eelmore@scdevelopmentlc.com. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer |
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