IMPACT STORIES

A Passion for Women and Girls—Marilyn Tubb We all know friendly competition thrives in our community, as anyone who has attended a tailgate or sporting event here will tell you. And that competitive spirit was actually the catalyst for one of the Community Foundation of North Central Florida’s best-known and successful efforts—the Women’s Giving Circle. […]

A Passion for Mental Health—Sam Goforth It all started with a 60 Minutes episode. As well-known local banker Sam Goforth tells it, his aunt, a daughter of the philanthropic Harn family, saw a piece on the mental health crisis facing children in our country. Now mind you, this was almost 15 years ago, long before mental health […]

A Passion for Music – Cathy Dawson & Don Hessenflow For some, the arts provide a pleasant background to everyday life. For others, the arts are life. Such is the case for Cathy Dawson, a clarinetist of 60 years. When she and her husband, Don Hessenflow, were scouting for a community to retire to, they […]

A Passion for Art in the Schools—Cheryl Poe Having devoted her career to elementary school music, it’s no surprise that Cheryl Poe jumped into action when a budget crisis threatened our local art and music programs. This was back in the summer of 2008, when Alachua County Public Schools’ solution to state cutbacks was to […]