Community Involvement
We were proud to present our recent "Help Our Community" Referral Program check to a unique, wonderful non-profit organization that touches so many lives, Southeastern Guide Dogs (SEGD)! With headquarters in Palmetto, SEGD "transforms lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs." Their outreach is [...]
Once again, our "Help Our Community" Referral Program provided a wonderful donation to last quarter's designated charity, the Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County (LVSSC)! LVSSC sponsors two programs to help adults improve their literacy: Adult Basic Literacy (reading and writing) and English as a Second Language. The organization provides such [...]
Our agency was proud to present a check for $1,170 to The Twig, which stands for "the way to inspire and give." This local organization's mission is "encouraging and inspiring foster families by meeting their needs." Amazingly, The Twig sponsors a store called the Twig [...]
The JFI team was proud to present a check for $970 to All Faiths Food Bank, our charity of the quarter ending December 2017. Thank you to Aundria Castleberry, AFFB Director of Development, for joining us at our office for the presentation! This organization is [...]
For the first time, the JFI team showed our holiday spirit through participation in the annual Venice Holiday Parade! This was the 42nd year for the nighttime parade in downtown Venice, with estimated attendance well over 15,000 people! The theme of our festive display was [...]
The JFI Team proudly congratulates Megan & Chris Olson on the much anticipated arrival of Wyatt Henry Olson! The beautiful boy was born on Sunday, October 22nd - or as Megan would mention, 8 days after his due date! Although Megan will be dearly missed [...]
The JFI Team was proud to present a check for $850 to Family Promise of South Sarasota County, our charity of the quarter ending September 2017. Thank you again to Jennifer Fagenbaum, the organization's executive director, who joined us at JFI for our presentation! Family Promise seeks to help [...]
The JFI Team was proud to present a check for $980 to the Suncoast Humane Society, the charity selected for our inaugural "Help Our Community" referral program! The entire team participated in the presentation, although the stars of the show clearly were the two therapy [...]
Once again, the JFI Team is collecting school supplies as part of an annual drive to help give local students a "smart start" back to school. As part of the FAIA's SmartStart 4 Kids program, the supplies collected - backpacks, pencils, pens, calculators, computers, notebooks, etc. - can [...]
The entire Joyner family was once again proud to support the annual Venice Relay for Life benefitting the American Cancer Society. In addition to displaying luminaries and walking many laps around the track, we had the honor of sponsoring the survivor dinner in memory of [...]
