Groups step up for the Food Pantry
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs Volunteers Kathy Dugger and Jennifer Miller proudly showing $ 1,000 check presented to Food Pantry at the Cruzers Classic Car Show held at Moosehaven May 13.
Eric Beverly of Waste Management proudly shows one of the many pounds of pork he delivered to The Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs since the FFA & 4H livestock show and sale at the Clay County Agricultural Fair. Beverly and his staff paid to have the pork – from the three pigs it purchased – professionally processed so it can be donated to families who have food insecurity. Beverly also delivered processed meats from one of the cattle his company bought at the fair. Fairley Cattle Company purchased two pigs, Republic Disposal purchase one pig and an anonymous person also purchased a pig, all to be donated to the Food Pantry.

Rotarians fund restroom project
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The Rotary Club of Green Cove Springs and other individuals and businesses teamed up to add restrooms adjacent to the Clay High softball field. Donations were either by monetary donations or by physical labor. Special thanks to the Rotary Club of Green Cove Springs, John A Miller P.E., Richard Pacetti of Pacetti Plumbing, Claude Parks of Parks Electric Service Inc., Third Little Pig Construction, Clay High PE & athletic departments, Earl McKean and family, Ed Vadnais, Mike Silvis, John Sarman, Matt Lewis and Family, Chris Tucker, North Florida Stars Softball Organization, and the Clay High School Lady Blue Devils Softball Family. No restrooms were available for participants or fans. The project included the design and construction of restrooms, storage room and electrical room for the athletic fields. Back row is John Miller, Matthew Lewis and Al Rizer. Front row is Sydney Lewis, Charlotte DeNapoli, Shanley Miller, Hailey Stone and Kaitlyn Kumpf.

Sorority refreshes children’s park
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – As part of its international commitment to providing healthy and safe environments, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Pi Eta Omega chapter, refreshed the Augusta Savage Friendship Park on May 6. The sorority donated $1,000 to purchase basketball goals, barbecue grills and to erect a trellis where ivy was planted and will be planted yearly. Receiving the check for the playground was Mayor Mitch Timberlake along with Vice Mayor Council member Constance Butler, who are shown here holding the check. The 1908 Playgrounds Project was launched in 2014 to ensure that children will have safe and inviting places to play. The goal is to have 1,908 playgrounds and recreational spaces restored, refreshed and renewed by 2018. The efforts of this chapter were etched on a golden plaque as you enter the playground with the date and name of the chapter. The park is named after African American Augusta Savage sculptor, teacher and advocate for black artists. Born Augusta Christine Fell in Green Cove Springs, on February 29, 1892, Savage and was an important member of the Harlem Renaissance.