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Your clicks CAN make a difference!
Jacksonville Jaguars fans can continue helping the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida this season in the "Click For Cans" promotion presented by Campbell's® Chunky™ soup.
Jaguar fans will battle it out each week in the fight against hunger by using their computers to make a difference in their community. Each week the Jaguars will be matched up against another NFL team. The overall champion will receive 18,000 cans of Chunky soup for its local food bank. Click here to vote now! |
LSS In The News
In case you missed it, below is a sampling of the news coverage received by Lutheran Social Services and its programs during the months of August and September:
Second Harvest Food Bank
Jaguars Taste of The NFL
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On The Calendar
Nov. 13 / Dec. 11
Dunkin' Donuts Holiday Donation Day - Patrons will receive a free donut or a free small coffee for each can of food donated at the Dunkin' Donuts stores in Jacksonville, St. Augustine or Gainesville. All donations will be given to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida.
Nov. 18
24th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon at Prime Osborn Convention Center - Tickets are $25 (For tickets, call 904.739.7074)
Nov. 18
UNF women's basketball vs. Florida State Food Drive at UNF Arena - Tickets to the 7 p.m. game are Buy 1 / Get 1 Free with the donation of a nonperishable food item to the Second Harvest Food Bank. (For tickets, call 904.620.BIRD).
Nov. 23
The 14th Annual Jaguars Family Food Drive concludes at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium with food and financial donations accepted at the gate prior to the Jaguars' game vs. Minnesota.
Dec. 12 & 13
First Coast Chorus Presents "December" - A Holiday Fruitcake at Riverside Baptist Church - Tickets are $20, with proceeds to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida. (For tickets, call 904.778.1592). | |
Preparations underway, tickets on sale for
24th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon
 More than 2,000 one-of-a-kind ceramic bowls are being created around the city of Jacksonville in preparation for the 24th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida. The luncheon is set for Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, and the 'firing' of the bowls is just one of many preparations already underway.  Children from more than 50 schools on the First Coast are contributing their artistic talents to effort, along with senior citizen groups, local professional artists and other community and professional organizations. They are volunteering their time and talents to the cause of fighting hunger in North Florida.
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Tin Man/Tin Kid Competition raises support for Refugee & Immigration Services
 The Third Annual Tin Man Competition added a new twist to its successful format in 2008 - installing a Tin Kid classification. The result was a rousing success, with the event attracting its most participants ever with a total of 60 when it was held on Sunday, Oct. 5, at Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church's Lakeshore Property. More than 50 volunteers were on hand as well, helping to raise more than $2,500 for the Lutheran Social Services Refugee & Immigration Services. | |
Jacksonville Jaguars, Winn Dixie kick off
annual food drive to benefit Food Bank
 The community helped the Jacksonville Jaguars and Winn-Dixie celebrate the kickoff of the Jaguars' 14th Annual Family Food Drive benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with a special event in Jacksonville.'
Jacksonville Jaguar players, members of The ROAR and team mascot Jaxson de Ville were on hand at the Winn-Dixie store located at Baymeadows Road and 9A to help get the month-long event off to an exciting start. Complete Story/Photos |
'Call For Entries' goes out for Canstruction® 2009
Planning for Canstruction 2009 is already underway, with a "Call For Entries" being issued to local Jacksonville architects, engineers, contractors and designers in recent weeks.
Any church, civic or corporate group is eligible to participate as long as it has a design or construction professional lead or mentor the team.
Canstruction challenges teams to design and build structures made entirely from canned foods within a defined space, with the food used in the Canstruction donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida. Structures can be made of nonperishable canned, boxed or bagged foods.
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Bruce Springsteen Lends Helping Hand
 Bruce Springsteen extended a helping hand to the Second Harvest Food Bank during his trip to the First Coast in mid-August. The rock icon performed in concert in Jacksonville on Aug. 15. During the concert, Springsteen appealed to the audience to make donations to the Food Bank, which had a booth and collection buckets on hand following the event. The night prior to the concert, Second Harvest benefited from "Springsteen Sessions," a party at the Gas Knob Pub next to Veterans Memorial Arena. The event featured local bands playing many of Springsteen's greatest hits and a raffle that benefited Second Harvest. The pre-concert party raised $2,654, with 47 pounds of food collected. The concert raised $1,119. Taste of The NFL event raises more than $150,000
 The 6th Annual Jacksonville Jaguars Taste of the NFL event held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, proved to be one of the most successful in the history of the fundraising event. Tickets were sold out for the second consecutive year (250), and more than $150,000 was generated in support of the Second Harvest Food Bank. The evening, which features an elaborate six-course meal, with each course prepared by a different chef, helps raise awareness for the issue of hunger. It is sponsored annually by Jacksonville Jaguars co-owners Wayne and Delores Weaver.
Like going to garage sales? LSS needs you!
Lutheran Social Services is looking for a few Saturday warriors - garage sale warriors, that is. In an effort to increase inventory at The Sharing Place Thrift Store, Lutheran Social Services is soliciting volunteers to help distribute information cards at garage sales in their area, asking proprietors to donate any items remaining from their sales. The Sharing Place will pick up the items, either on Saturday afternoon or during the following week. Volunteers are simply asked to drop off the cards with information explaining the program and to ask that The Sharing Place be remembered as an option for any items that go unsold. For more information on this program, or to have cards mailed to your home address, please call Tom Strother, advancement manager, at 904.730.8234 or e-mail tstrother@lssjax.org. | |
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