The City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Sister Cities Association (JSCA) will celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela by sponsoring a fundraising banquet in support of health programs for the citizens of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in South Africa. The Honorable Benson Fihla of Nelson Mandela Bay Minucipality, South Africa will be the keynote speaker for the event.
Jacksonville has been twinned with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), South Africa since 2000, and is the only city in the United States to share a Sister City relationship with NMBM.
In October 2004, a JSCA outbound delegation delivered wheelchairs to 240 disabled Municipality citizens, including children. From 2009 to 2013, JSCA administered a grant from the Gates Foundation to aid in the purchase of a Mobile Medical Clinic and the renovation of several elementary schools’ lavatories. A portion of the ticket price will be used to purchase medicines and supplies for the Mobile Clinic and help continue JSCA’s humanitarian aid efforts to the region.
To purchase tickets or for further information, please visit
www.jsca.org or email
jsca@coj.net.
Cost: $75 per person
View the event flyer
Poetry Contest
Duval County Public Schools is sponsoring a poetry contest in honor of the life of Nelson Mandela.
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Students in elementary, middle, or high school are eligible to participate
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Poems should be submitted electronically to Johnsonm12@duvalschools.org (high school poems), ismaa@duvalschools.org (middle school poems), davisj4@duvalschools.org (elementary school poems)
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Deadline for submission is July 31, 2014
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All poems will be judged on the basis of originality and grammatical correctness
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There is no word limit
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Poems should include student’s name, grade level, school name, and phone number or email.
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Prizes will be awarded to winners at each level
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For further information, please contact Dr. Joanne Davis, by phone at (904) 390-2510 or by email at davisj4@duvalschools.org