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FERNANDINA BEACH, FL (January 16, 2023) – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundation would like to thank the staff who attended the NexStar conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for building 32 bikes and donating them along with helmets to our members. The event was hosted by The Leaders Institute which offers experiential-learning based team-building events. These events are designed to improve communication skills, build stronger bonds and team spirit. Each event us customized to the specific needs of each group. The goal is to have the entire group experience a fun activity, like bike building, while encouraging the realization that we’re all stronger as a whole. Our members love their new bikes and look forward to zipping around their neighborhoods! To learn more please visit bgcnassau.org or call 904-261-8666.   The City of Fernandina Beach has received its 21st year of national recognition as a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation. This represents the City’s continued commitment to honoring community forestry. Communities achieve Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry, and celebrating Arbor Day. In celebration of Florida’s Arbor Day, on Friday, January 20, 2023, members of the City’s Planning & Conservation staff, the Nassau County staff of the Florida Forest Service, the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, and Southern Tree will hold a small tree planting event at Sunrise Park located at 1900 Sunrise Dr. The Florida Forest Service donated funding to help pay for the trees. For additional information or questions regarding trees within the City, please contact the City’s Planning & Conservation Deputy Director, Kelly N. Gibson, AICP at 904-310-3480 or by email at kgibson@fbfl.org.   Atlantic Hair Studio Staff and Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Board President, Ann Moser FERNANDINA BEACH, FL (December 16, 2022) – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County Foundation would like to thank the staff at Atlantic Hair Studio for their support during their recent Cut-A-Thon fundraiser to benefit our Clubs.
The event had face painting, games, and haircuts for kids all while raising over $1,500 to help ensure Boys & Girls Club members have access to safe and educational afterschool and summer programs. At the Roberts Learning and Achievement Center, the Miller Freedom Center, and the newest Club in Hilliard, hundreds of local youth ages 6 to 18 are mentored by our professional staff and volunteers to develop skills in character, health, fitness, technology, the arts, and sports. To learn more please visit bgcnassau.org or call 904-261-8666. The $1,000 Start-Ups Consortium is happy to start out 2023 with announcement of our first Small Business Fair of the year!
Jump Start 4 January will be held on Saturday, January 21 from 10am to 2pm at the Peck Center Gymnasium in Fernandina Beach. Our small business community invites you to start the year off discovering their latest offerings. Visit our website at www.1000dollarstartups.org for the growing list of participating vendors. Also, please join our Facebook event and share with friends and neighbors. We look forward to Jump Starting 2023 with you! All Best Wishes, Leah and the $1,000 Start-Ups Team Vendor space is still available! If you are a vendor interested in participating, you can learn more and register below:  Join us as we kick off 2023 with the Minority & Small Business Procurement Boot Camp.
This in-person, all day workshop is designed to educate Florida minority and small businesses regarding procurement readiness. The morning session will include presentations by experts in procurement sharing their best practices. The afternoon session will provide valuable insight on how to do business with over 20 organizations. The goal of this workshop is to equip minority and small business owners around the state with the tools needed to gain contracts within both the public and private sector. As small and minority businesses learn from and emerge stronger in the post-pandemic world, it is vital that they reimagine managing marketing and selling their products and services. At the procurement boot camp your business will be provided with the resources you need to pivot and start selling your products and services to government agencies and large corporations. Please share this event with your members and network. It is our goal to position over 100 small, minority businesses throughout the state with better procurement opportunities. We can’t do it without you!! We at Enterprise Florida are most appreciative of your continued support of minority and small businesses throughout the State of Florida. Should you have any questions, please contact me at ereyes@enterpriseflorida.com. Did you know that the Nassau County Extension offers FREE Landscape Matters Classes where residents can receive advice from certified Master Gardeners on how to make your landscape the best it can be? Classes are held at the Extension Office located at 85831 Miner Road in Yulee. Below is the schedule of classes for 2023. The first class "The Wood Wide Web" is being held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 from 10am-11am. This class will focus on the world of plants and fungi and the important role they plan in our environment. Registration is required and you can attend in-person or virtually. A Special Florida Friendly Landscape Course: The 9 Principles, will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. This a VIRTUAL course that covers Florida's list of best management practices for our landscapes. It's nine principles outline how Floridians can enjoy their landscapes more while working less t protect Florida's natural resources. To sign up for any course, please click here: https://bit.ly/NassauHorticulture. For disability accommodations such as alternate formats of written materials, please contact Dr. Taylor Clem at taylorclem87@ufl.edu or call (904) 530-6350.   To learn more about upcoming Drive-Through Food Assistance events through Barnabas Center, visit www.BarnabasNassau.org or call (904) 261-7000.    1/3/23 @ 3:15 p.m.
Show your support for Nassau County Extension's 4-H program by attending the Jacksonville Iceman game on Friday, February 3rd. Each ticket sold for "Nassau County" will result in proceeds being donated back to the Nassau County 4-H to be used for future 4-H Scholarships. There is also a friendly competition going on with area counties to see which 4-H program can bring the most fans! Should Nassau County bring the most fans, our 4-H youth will have an opportunity to win prizes and possibly sit with the team at a future game! Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at www.jaxicemen.com/4h or by using the QR code on the attached flyer. Before ordering tickets, be sure to select "Nassau" from the County options so we can ensure our 4-H program gets credit for the sale. -Sabrina Robertson Public Information Officer  Erin O'Malley Fernandina Beach, FL, January 2023 - Attention all Nassau County Businesswomen, the Eight Flags Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) invites you to join them Tuesday, January 10, at 5:30 pm for a presentation sharing habits you might not even realize you are doing that derail connection in leadership and what you can do instead!
Starting at 5:30 pm at Fernandina Beach Golf Club on Bill Melton Road in Fernandina Beach, the chapter will host Erin O'Malley, Leadership Consultant. Through workshops, keynote speaking, and coaching, Erin helps build cultures of connection, trust, and loyalty. Her work with industries from automotive to airlines, pharmaceuticals to non-profits, hospitality to international development focuses on empathetic communication, adopting a curious mindset, and controlling how we show up and engage. Erin O’Malley helps people thrive through the power of human connection. She works with leaders and organizations, from the frontline to the C-Suite, teaching them to redefine perceived problems with leadership, engagement, and loyalty, and focus on the real issue: connection. “We look forward to having Erin shine light on ways to build deeper connections within our work, our membership and our everyday lives.,” says Lillie Rogers, program chair. The local ABWA chapter has been helping women succeed in business in Nassau County for 53 years. Each monthly meeting provides Professional Development speakers who impart the motivation and skills needed to create success in today’s business world. In addition, there is ample time for networking with women from various businesses, skill sets, and experiences. The organization meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm, beginning with networking, a light meal, a speaker, and networking time after the speaker. Please visit www.abwaeightflags.org to learn more and to register for the meeting. The cost is $20 for members and $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. |
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