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Jonathan’s Landing Cares Host Gala

To Celebrate 25 Years Of Giving And Contributions

To The Local Community!

Jonathan’s Landing (JL)
Cares, established in 1997
by residents of Jonathan’s
Landing in Jupiter,
celebrated their 25th
Silver Anniversary with
an evening gala to honor
their founding members,
volunteers, supporters,
and past Board members.
JL Cares, a 501(c)(3) not- Maureen Walsh, with original
for-profit, encourages and newspaper article
coordinates volunteer Jack Goin, Deborah Shuart, Ginny Goin, Pam Van Hoesen,
involvement by their residents in the Jupiter area and Bob and Bernadette Kane Laura and Richard Goode Tom Chisholm
raises funds for nonprofit agencies and schools in the local
community. JL Cares supports over 20 local agencies through to celebrate JL Cares supporters. “Each of
volunteer work, financial gifts, and grants. you in this room tonight have touched a life,
Teresa Price, Board of Directors chairwoman, hosted the whether it is with your gift of time and talent
evening event and welcomed over 120 excited and ready or a monetary donation, you have helped those
in need by giving them hope, encouragement,
compassion, nutrition and healing,” said Price.
“Your volunteer work in local organizations
has supported family services, schools,
learning centers, military members, and
hospitals. JL Cares simply would not be
possible without you!”
In 1997, Jonathan’s Landing resident,
Mimi Walsh, presented the idea of an all-
volunteer organization within Jonathan’s
Landing to facilitate volunteer activities Pam Van Hoesen, Susan Heher, Leslie Van Boven, Marilyn Andrews, Teresa
within the local community. With the help Price, Deb Widman
of 10 founding members, Lynn Nicholson,
Mary Ann Taranto, George Vieth, Art Howard, Peggy
Rose Garrido, Tom Scranton, Christine Erath, Nolene Dillenbeck, Carole Power, Maureen Walsh, Jack Brick,
Scranton Dick Smith and Reed Bohovich, JL Cares was born.
The JL Cares Gifts and
Grants Committee researches
local charities and identifies
ones suitable both as volunteer
opportunities and as recipients
of grant money. Equally
notable and unique among
charitable organizations is
that 99 percent of all monies
collected goes directly to
the charities they support. Jack Addams, Diane Hutchinson, Teresa Price, Diana
JL Cares is proud of their Addams
dedication to help our local
community, reputation Through the support and generosity of Jonathan’s
of success and ability to Landing residents and friends over $200,000 was recently
encourage volunteerism, raised during the annual “Spring Into Giving” campaign.
by striving to give those in This money will be distributed in gifts and grants to over
need hope, encouragement, 20 local agencies.
compassion, nutrition, and Giving Hearts ... Lending a Hand ... Making a Difference!
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