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Mandarin Food Bank Summer Drive
The Mandarin Food Bank is extremely grateful for the continued support from this community, especially over the last few years. During the summer months, while the children are out of school, they do not receive a mid-day meal, so the Food Bank especially needs anything that can provide an easy...
The DWA Board Thanks You
The DWA Board wants to thank everyone who supported our 17th Annual Shamrock Scramble, despite the month's delay due to the weather. We had a fabulous turnout, a very generous response to our 50:50 raffl,e and a large number of sponsors, all of whom enabled us to raise a significant amount for the...
Tennis is For Everyone Volunteers
Tennis is for Everyone's next adaptive tennis event is on Friday, April 11 and will be for a new organization in Orange Park called Basca. The address is 352 Stowe Ave in Orange Park. We will be setting up at 10 am and tennis to begin at 10:30 am. We will once again have a pizza lunch to...
Tennis is For Everyone Volunteers
Our next event is planned on Friday, March 14 at Angelwood. We will be providing a clinic from 10:30-11:20 out on the basketball court. Lunch will follow for the entire school on that day. We will be running 3 courts on this day so will need 6 ball retrievers and 6 court leaders. Court leaders...
DWA Spotlight on Charity
Spotlight on Charity – May 2025
The Mandarin Food Bank opened in April of 1991. The mission to provide emergency food, clothing and special assistance to local neighbors in need. This year is the community non-profit's 34th...
Spotlight on Charity – Tennis is For Everyone
Tennis Is For Everyone, Inc is a 501 (c) (3) non profit charity organization formed to serve special needs adults in our community. We strive to enrich the lives of adults with intellectual and...
Spotlight on Charity – The Bag Ladies
The Bag Ladies of Lakewood Presbyterian Church Maybe you've heard the words "Bag Ladies" mentioned, but don't really know who the Bag Ladies are. They are a group of volunteers who came together...
Spotlight on Charity
Jacksonville Humane Society Founded in 1885, the Jacksonville Humane Society is Jacksonville’s second oldest non-profit funded by philanthropic contributions. In April 2007, the shelter was...
Spotlight on Charity – Gabriel House of Care
Gabriel House of Care is a non-profit hospital hospitality house that provides affordable, temporary lodging to patients, 18 and over, and their caregivers who come to Jacksonville for organ...
Spotlight on Charity
Vision Is Priceless (VIP) was founded in 1996 and their mission is to assess, sustain, and improve the visual health of children and adults in Northeast Florida through education, vision screenings,...
Spotlight on Charity – Pine Castle
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,...
Spotlight on Charity – The RITA Foundation
The RITA (Research Is The Answer) Foundation began in Deercreek in 1997 to help raise awareness and money for breast cancer programs and research in Jacksonville. The RITA Foundation is an...
Spotlight on Charity – Books-a-Go Go
Books-A-Go Go is a 501c nonprofit organization that collects used and new children’s books and gives them to children from low-income families. These books are distributed through schools and...
About Us
The Deercreek Women’s Alliance has been an active organization in Deercreek since 1999.
The Alliance’s primary function is to promote an awareness of the needs of local charitable organizations and to raise funds for these charities through a variety of activities and social events–and to have a great time while doing it.
The Alliance is proud of the donations made in the past, totaling about $300,000. There is always more to be done and we continue to look for new areas where our help can make a difference.
2024-2025 Board
Debbie Grosnick
President
Carney Kirtley
Vice President
Jill Cole
Secretary
Julia Watkins
Treasurer
Mary Stelbrink
Membership
904-363-2360
DWA Membership
The Deercreek Women’s Alliance is open to all ladies who are members of the Deercreek Country Club or who are residents.
If you are not yet a PART OF THE HEART OF DEERCREEK and would like to join the DWA, please contact membership chairperson Mary Stelbrink at 363-2360. Membership is $30 a year.
DWA Charities
DWA Ongoing Charity Drives
PACE School for Girls: Clothing of all sizes for teenage girls is needed. Donated items can be dropped off at Vicki Khan’s home at 10148 Deercreek Club Rd, (904) 923-3538.
Jacksonville Humane Society: The JHS can always use bags of dried cat and dog food, blankets, towels, pet toys, bowls, flea-killing soap, and pet beds. Donations can be dropped off at Patti Mast’s home, 8011 Weatherby Court, 901-336-5905
Mandarin Food Bank: Any non-perishable food items such as, but not limited to, peanut butter, jelly, and oatmeal, and also canvas/material shopping bags, can be dropped off at Carmen Kelly’s home at 10139 Bishop Lake Rd W, 904-519-0622
Books-A-Go Go: Gently used or new books for children from Pre-K to 5th grade can be dropped off at Betty Metz’s home at 10076 Heather Lake Court W, 519-8863, [email protected]
The Bag Ladies: Travel size toiletries such as, shampoo, conditioner, soap/shower gel, toothpaste and individual toothbrushes to be included in the bags of comfort delivered to the children that come to Hubbard House. Please drop off at Donna Bernard’s home, 9907 Vineyard Lake Ln 904-504-4844