Thank you to everyone who attended our 27th Birthday and Porch Night. We had a great evening hearing about all of the charities that we support, celebrating you all and dancing to the DJ. It was also the time to vote on the Slate of Officers and once again the...
Maybe you’ve heard the words “The Bag Ladies” mentioned, but don’t really know who The Bag Ladies are. They are a group of volunteers who came together over eighteen years ago. Pat Bloebaum started the group that sewed and assembled the bags...
It’s time again for the DWA’s annual Pet Food Drive to benefit The Jacksonville Humane Society’s Pet Food Pantry. The Pet Food Pantry serves seniors, community members with disabilities, veterans, and families in crisis. Sometimes the only difference between...
Founded in 1885, the Jacksonville Humane Society is Jacksonville’s second oldest non-profit and is funded by philanthropic contributions. In April 2007, the shelter was destroyed and 86 animals succumbed to a devastating fire. They had their Grand Opening of the new...
Members of the DWA, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! We collected $1650. Worth of gift cards & cash this year!!! We will divide these between Mandarin Food Bank & Families of Slain Children. I know these cards will help these families have a better holiday...
On December 20th, Debbie Grosnick attended the FOSCI Christmas Party, where she presented $850 in gift cards to Miss Beverley as part of our Christmas Gift Card Drive. Debbie also helped give out presents at the party – each child who came to the party received...
Thank You! The DWA Board would like to thank everyone involved in this year’s fundraising Fashion Show ‘Dancing Queen’! The fashion show was very well attended and everyone was generous in helping us all raise money to enable us to support our local,...
Ladies, we are again, running our Holiday Gift Card Drive to benefit Families of Slain Children and Mandarin Food Bank, and will be collecting $25 gift cards from Target and Walmart. We’d love to receive at least one gift card from every DWA member to help make the...
Thanks to one of our own members – Patricia Barker – we have been honored to hear that both the St. Johns Town Center Barnes & Noble and the San Jose Boulevard Barnes & Noble have chosen our very own Books-A-Go Go to benefit from their Holiday Book...
Pine Castle, located at 4911 Spring Park Road, is a leader in serving adults with intellectual and development differences (I/DD) and providing support to their families across Northeast Florida, committed to assisting anyone with differences. Pine Castle was founded...
