As our community continues to face a tight economy and shrinking budgets, the Daily Record has established this page that will each week chronicle the efforts of local nonprofit organizations. Bailey Publishing & Communications invites all members of the local nonprofit community to submit news, announcements, success stories and any other information they believe would be of interest to our readers. E-mail to: nonprofitnews@baileypub.com.
We also encourage our readers to become more aware of the needs of these worthy organizations as they try to continue to provide valuable services with reduced resources.
Wild game on the menuResidents of The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Lodge recently enjoyed a hearty evening meal featuring donated game meat as part of the Safari Club’s “Sportsmen Against Hunger” program that annually provides more than 275 million meals to the disadvantaged.
The North Florida Chapter donated more than 500 pounds of game meat to the shelter and presented The Salvation Army with a monetary donation. Members of the Safari Club served deep-fried quail and shepherds pie made with ground venison to residents of the shelter and guests of the night feeding program.
The North Florida Chapter of the Safari Club has provided meals of wild game, and the volunteers to serve it, for a number of years at The Salvation ArmyÂ’s Red Shield Lodge. Numerous Salvation Army locations across the country benefit from the groupÂ’s anti-hunger project each year.
The Safari Club shares its resources with the community through in-school awareness programs, hunting opportunities for the disabled and “Safari Wish,” a program that seeks to fulfill hunting dreams for terminally ill children.
The Salvation ArmyÂ’s programs of emergency assistance in Northeast Florida provide more than 350,000 meals each year to the homeless, the working poor and others in crisis.
Catholic Charities gala and golf tournamentOn March 26, the Jacksonville Regional Office of Catholic Charities will host its 18th annual “Black & White Night – Gala of Giving” at the Hyatt Downtown. Proceeds from the event fund programs that provide the basic needs necessary to prevent homelessness for people living in Northeast Florida.
On March 28, The Haskell Company and The Guardian Catholic Schools are hosting the 7th annual Guardian Golf Classic and inaugural Tennis Tournament at the Glen Kernan Golf & Country Club.
The honorary chair of this yearÂ’s tournament is former Jacksonville Jaguar Fred Taylor. Celebrities are scheduled to participate in the event to help fund scholarships and operational expenses for students attending St. Pius V and Holy Rosary Catholic schools.
Nonprofit joins Bike WeekEach year, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is involved with Daytona Bike Week. MDA has a display within the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. exhibit at the Riverfront Park in Daytona Beach.
At the MDA booth, individuals are offered the opportunity to purchase a Daytona Bike Week pin as well as the 2011 MDA Harley-Davidson pin.
This year, MDA also will raffle off a 2011 Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle. The raffle tickets will be on sale at the MDA booth at Riverfront Park. The drawing will take place at 2 p.m. March 12. Proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Harley-Davidson began its partnership with MDA in 1980 with a program called Bikers Fight MD. That year at the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Harley-Davidson representatives presented their first check to MDA for $185,000.
Since 1980, Harley-DavidsonÂ’s family of dealers, customers, employees, suppliers and H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) chapters has raised more than $78 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Funds raised through hundreds of rides and other special events help support MDAÂ’s worldwide research, comprehensive medical care for children and adults with neuromuscular diseases, the MDA summer camp program for youngsters and more.
For more information about the 2011 Daytona Bike Week events or MDA, call Kathy Henry at the MDA district office at (407) 241-2370 or visit www.mda.org.
Tim Tebow teeing off for charityThe Players Foundation has joined forces with Tim Tebow to stage the first Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic May 6-7 at TPC Sawgrass to raise funds for at-risk children throughout the world.
The net proceeds from the tournament will directly benefit the Tim Tebow Foundation and The First Tee.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Tim Tebow Foundation to put together the inaugural Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic,” said Matt Rapp, executive director of The Players.
“It’s an honor to be able to partner my foundation with such a wonderful and prestigious event in a community that is near and dear to my heart,” said Tebow.
“We have been blessed with a platform to help children along the First Coast, throughout the United States and all over the world. The sky is the limit for this event and I hope the North Florida community will come out and support us,” he said.
The Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic begins with a Friday evening gala at the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse, followed by celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment competing in a shotgun start golf tournament on DyeÂ’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass at 9 a.m. May 7.
Among the celebrities expected to attend are NFL running back Adrian Peterson, former University of Florida head football coach Urban Meyer, former NFL head coach and current ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden, University of Florida Head Coach Will Muschamp, ESPN personalities Scott Van Pelt and Kirk Herbstreit and host of the NFL RedZone, Scott Hanson.
To learn more about the Tim Tebow Foundation, visit www.timtebowfoundation.org.
Tickets to the celebrity golf tournament are available to the public for $12.50 (for youth and adults) and can be bought online at www.PGATOUR.com/theplayers.
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