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Monday, October 10, 2016Woo hoo! It sounds like the fall social season on Florida’s First Coast.ARTISANS, CRAFTERS AND MOREThe Ladies’ Guild of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Atlantic Beach, got a jump on holiday shopping with its annual “Artisans, Crafters and More Fair.” More than 25 vendors inside and outside the parish hall sold handmade products, such as quilts, jewelry, pottery, soap, children’s apparel, homespun yarn and holiday wreaths, as well as collars, scarves and other accessories for your favorite pooch. The “And More” included an enticing bake sale, and hungry shoppers bought Filipino lumpia and pancit, hot dogs, breakfast burritos and mac & cheese for lunch. Let me not forget there was a silent auction and hourly drawings.Art projects and face painting entertained youngsters in the “Kids’ Zone,” while performances by Asian Dragon Karate, Sassy Tappers and First Coast Center for Art Dancers entertained everyone. The church Health and Wellness Ministry sponsored a Health Fair offering free blood pressure checks and wellness screenings by Baptist Medical Center Beaches; New Way Hearing performed hearing tests, and Walgreens administered flu shots.This was the fair’s ninth year raising funds to support charities and church receptions for first communion, confirmation and a St. Nicholas Festival for children, chairwoman Barbara Knauss said. The Guild also bought a kitchen AC unit and cabinets when the church was remodeled. St. John the Baptist is on the west side of Mayport Road, near the Navy Exchange. The fair is the fourth Saturday of September. Mark your 2017 calendars; I know I will.COWFORD BALLOn Oct. 1, the American Cancer Society launched its 21st annual Cowford Ball in a new setting, the Morocco Shrine auditorium. The Denim & Diamonds gala was great fun from passed appetizers and a “Diamond 75” champagne beverage to a dinner buffet and live auction. Guests honored loved ones who have battled cancer by buying Cowford Ribbon Tributes and Ornaments for a Cure, a children’s art project. Folks dressed “western” in rhinestone studded denim and boots. The decorations committee knocked themselves out with statues of cows grazing at the entrance, and even the restrooms earned ohs and ahs as always. For example, the ladies room was draped with hot pink satin curtains and bows and a crystal chandelier, plus a video played Marilyn Monroe singing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.”A silent auction, gaming tables and drawings for a diamond bracelet or a special wine selection and music by The Party Crashers entertained folks until cancer survivor James Gardner stepped up to tell his story and talk about Hope Lodge, a home away from home for people who come to Jacksonville for life-saving treatment. Groundbreaking for the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge is expected to take place in 2017 on the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville campus. It will serve patients seeking treatment from any cancer center in the area.About 1,000 people attended this year’s event raising about $500,000 for cancer research, prevention and early detection education as well as community-based patient services. More than $7.8 million has been raised since its inception in 1995. Credit for the 2016 success goes to an extensive committee headed by honorary chairs Irene and Gasper Lazzara and event chairs Jennifer and John Lazzara, Rachel and Chris Lazzara and Jessica and Chris Wynne. The Lazzara Family Foundation was a top sponsor along with Mary Jane and Jack Uible.CUMMBER BEACHESCummer Beaches is the new name for The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens’ Beaches support group (formerly FOCUS Cummer.) The museum also is undergoing changes, Cummer Beaches members learned at a Sept. 27 Sawgrass Beach Club kick-off cocktail party. “We have an extraordinary vision for expansion of programming,” Cummer director for advancement Lori Ann Whittington said. The former women’s club building on museum property was razed and a new facility will be built to ...
Atlantic Beach News
Monday, October 10, 2016Woo hoo! It sounds like the fall social season on Florida’s First Coast.ARTISANS, CRAFTERS AND MOREThe Ladies’ Guild of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Atlantic Beach, got a jump on holiday shopping with its annual “Artisans, Crafters and More Fair.” More than 25 vendors inside and outside the parish hall sold handmade products, such as quilts, jewelry, pottery, soap, children’s apparel, homespun yarn and holiday wreaths, as well as collars, scarves and other accessories for your favorite pooch. The “And More” included an enticing bake sale, and hungry shoppers bought Filipino lumpia and pancit, hot dogs, breakfast burritos and mac & cheese for lunch. Let me not forget there was a silent auction and hourly drawings.Art projects and face painting entertained youngsters in the “Kids’ Zone,” while performances by Asian Dragon Karate, Sassy Tappers and First Coast Center for Art Dancers entertained everyone. The church Health and Wellness Ministry sponsored a Health Fair offering free blood pressure checks and wellness screenings by Baptist Medical Center Beaches; New Way Hearing performed hearing tests, and Walgreens administered flu shots.This was the fair’s ninth year raising funds to support charities and church receptions for first communion, confirmation and a St. Nicholas Festival for children, chairwoman Barbara Knauss said. The Guild also bought a kitchen AC unit and cabinets when the church was remodeled. St. John the Baptist is on the west side of Mayport Road, near the Navy Exchange. The fair is the fourth Saturday of September. Mark your 2017 calendars; I know I will.COWFORD BALLOn Oct. 1, the American Cancer Society launched its 21st annual Cowford Ball in a new setting, the Morocco Shrine auditorium. The Denim & Diamonds gala was great fun from passed appetizers and a “Diamond 75” champagne beverage to a dinner buffet and live auction. Guests honored loved ones who have battled cancer by buying Cowford Ribbon Tributes and Ornaments for a Cure, a children’s art project. Folks dressed “western” in rhinestone studded denim and boots. The decorations committee knocked themselves out with statues of cows grazing at the entrance, and even the restrooms earned ohs and ahs as always. For example, the ladies room was draped with hot pink satin curtains and bows and a crystal chandelier, plus a video played Marilyn Monroe singing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.”A silent auction, gaming tables and drawings for a diamond bracelet or a special wine selection and music by The Party Crashers entertained folks until cancer survivor James Gardner stepped up to tell his story and talk about Hope Lodge, a home away from home for people who come to Jacksonville for life-saving treatment. Groundbreaking for the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge is expected to take place in 2017 on the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville campus. It will serve patients seeking treatment from any cancer center in the area.About 1,000 people attended this year’s event raising about $500,000 for cancer research, prevention and early detection education as well as community-based patient services. More than $7.8 million has been raised since its inception in 1995. Credit for the 2016 success goes to an extensive committee headed by honorary chairs Irene and Gasper Lazzara and event chairs Jennifer and John Lazzara, Rachel and Chris Lazzara and Jessica and Chris Wynne. The Lazzara Family Foundation was a top sponsor along with Mary Jane and Jack Uible.CUMMBER BEACHESCummer Beaches is the new name for The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens’ Beaches support group (formerly FOCUS Cummer.) The museum also is undergoing changes, Cummer Beaches members learned at a Sept. 27 Sawgrass Beach Club kick-off cocktail party. “We have an extraordinary vision for expansion of programming,” Cummer director for advancement Lori Ann Whittington said. The former women’s club building on museum property was razed and a new facility will be built to ...
