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Donor Profile: VyStar Credit Union

January 28, 2021

Groundwork Jacksonville is fortunate to have the support of VyStar Credit Union (VyStar) as one of our major donors to the Emerald Trail and McCoys Creek projects. Originally founded in…

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Groundwork Jacksonville Awarded Major HUD Grant for Watershed and Resiliency Planning

January 19, 2021

Groundwork Jacksonville (GWJax) is the recipient of a $718,809 grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program. The grant will enable GWJax to create…

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GWJax and JU Capture Baseline Data for Ongoing McCoys Creek Fish Study

December 2, 2020

GWJax has partnered with Jacksonville University Marine Science Institute on a fish study to determine the impact creek restoration will have on fish populations in McCoys Creek. The study is…

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Inaugural Emerald Trail 5K Raises More then $16K

November 29, 2020

The Inaugural VyStar Emerald Trail 5K on November 21, drew more than 450 participants, including nearly 100 on bicycles, to downtown for a glimpse of what will become a portion…

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Donor Profile: Pajcic & Pajcic

August 31, 2020

Michael and his father Steve, of the Law Firm Pajcic & Pajcic, are avid cyclists who see the need for the Emerald Trail. Michael, his wife Katy DeBriere, Steve and…

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Donor Profile: David Miller

August 31, 2020

David Miller is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Brightway Insurance, one of the largest property and casualty insurance agencies in the country with annual sales over $600 million.  Miller is…

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Donor Profile: JTC Running

August 31, 2020

JTC Running is Northeast Florida’s preeminent promoter of healthy lifestyles through running, fitness, and fellowship. Founded in October 1975 as the Jacksonville Track Club, JTC Running created the Gate River…

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JTC Running Donates $50,000 to Groundwork Jacksonville Toward Design of Emerald Trail S-Line Connector

August 11, 2020

JTC Running, Northeast Florida’s preeminent promoter of healthy lifestyles through running, fitness, and fellowship, donated $50,000 to GWJax to help fund the design of the Emerald Trail S-Line Connector which…

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Timucuan Parks Foundation Hosted Green Team Youth Corps

July 2, 2020

The Groundwork Jacksonville Green Team Youth Corps joined Timucuan Parks Foundation recently for a day of outdoor fun. TPF hosted 22 teens from the group at Dutton Island Preserve where…

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Groundwork Unveils Emerald Trail Model Project Design

June 18, 2020

Groundwork Jacksonville unveiled the design of the Emerald Trail Model Project — the first segment of the Emerald Trail linking Brooklyn to the S-Line Rail Link through LaVilla. Construction of…

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