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Regular Exercise Such as Walking will keep You and Your Pet Out of the Pound!

Submitted by Katie Seay, Communications Director, American Heart Association
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 8:51am

 

The American Heart Association and Mayo Clinic urge people to get out walk with their pets. Use National Walking Day to kick off a heart healthy lifestyle by taking your four-legged friend for a walk. Obesity is not a health risk that humans struggle with alone; pets can face obesity related health concerns, including heart disease and stroke. According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention  roughly 33.7% of...

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News Team Assemble!!!

Submitted by Amanda Zitzman, Traffic Anchor/Reporter
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012, 7:41pm

Do you recognize that voice? Yep, that's the narrator of "Anchorman" talking about the biggest throw-down in media history... right here in Jacksonville!

If you haven't heard about the battle of the century... our local news crews - TV, radio, and print - are taking each other out in a charity dodgeball tournament this Saturday benefiting the children of the Police Athletic League!

"Rule #1: No touching of the hair or face."

 

It's a Newsroom Street Fight! Click here to read more! ... Read More

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Have You Seen Them? Florida Missing Adult Day

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 12:01pm

 

The families of missing loved ones, along with the John Rowan Jr. Foundation and the Justice Coalition hosted Florida Missing Adult Day at Jacksonville City Hall this morning.

Mayor Alvin Brown, Sheriff John Rutherford and City Council President Stephen Joost joined the families of the missing adults represented at the event.

Missing adults represented at the event include:

  • Yvonne Belcher
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Your 2011 Weddings

Submitted by Ann Butler, First Coast News
Friday, December 30th, 2011, 5:01pm
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We did a gallery of celebrity weddings of 2011 earlier this week - then asked you for your 2011 wedding photos. So now it's your turn! Congrats to our local friends who got married in 2011.

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Daniel Welcomes New Executive Director of Development

Submitted by rdaigle on Friday, December 9th, 2:32 pm
Daniel Welcomes New Executive Director of Development

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Daniel will kick-start the New Year by welcoming experienced fundraiser Kellie Ann Salinas as the agency’s new executive director of development. After an extensive local and nationwide search, Daniel’s board selected Salinas based on her impressive fundraising track record and passion for helping children.

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CarbuX Offers Free Wash with Toy Donation

Submitted by rdaigle on Thursday, December 8th, 10:30 am
CarbuX Offers Free Wash with Toy Donation

Have you been meaning to get your car nice and clean for holiday travels or company? Now you can check that item off your to-do list and spread holiday joy to kids at the same time.

CarbuX has partnered with Toys for Tots to offer free car washes to those who bring a new, unwrapped toy to one of their three locations before December 21. Just buy whatever wash you were planning on buying, donate your toy and CarbuX will email you a free coupon for the same wash you just purchased. 

CarbuX Car Wash is a local, family-owned automated car wash with three locations in Jacksonville-  Mandarin, Northside and the Beaches. For more information, please visit the CarbuX website. 

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A Holiday Gift that Helps Local Kids in Need

Submitted by rdaigle on Thursday, December 8th, 10:04 am
A Holiday Gift that Helps Local Kids in Need

Are you still looking for a gift for a special someone on your list? This holiday season, you can honor that special person and help kids in crisis at the same time. 

Daniel is selling commemorative bricks to pave the way for their new Education Center, which will help fill the educational gap for abused, foster and formerly homeless kids. Your engraved brick will become a permanent part of the Daniel Education Center campus, leaving a lasting legacy of love and hope for children in the community for years to come.

Bricks cost $200, which includes an engraved mini brick replica the honoree gets to keep to remember their special gift. Please visit Daniel's website to learn more.

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