With more than 800 registered participants, race organizers closed registration and confirmed the 7th Jail Break 5K was SOLD OUT on Thursday, October 19. An estimated 700 “jail breakers,” from elite athletes to joggers and walkers, escaped from the 130-year-old historic Old Jail in St. Augustine. Participants raced through scenic St. Augustine over the Intracoastal…
Investing in Kids (INK!) recently received a $4,000 scholarship donation from the Ponte Vedra Women’s Civic Alliance (PVWCA). The Civic Alliance has supported INK! for more than 10 years and contributes funding for the Take Stock in Children of Florida (TSIC) scholarship program which is matched dollar for dollar by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.…
The Board of Directors of the St. Johns County Education Foundation doing business as Investing in Kids (INK!) hosts regular meetings throughout the school year. The public is welcome to attend Board meetings to learn more about the programs, services, and resources INK! provides to St. Johns County public schools, students, and teachers and to…
INK! hosted incoming Take Stock in Children® scholars, families, and mentors to kickoff the new school year On Monday, August 7, the Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County community gathered for a 2023-2024 School Year Kickoff event at the Evelyn Hamblen Center. Families and volunteer mentors learned about services our local Take Stock staff will…
Beaver Toyota St. Augustine and INK! announce their continued partnership in 2023 to help fund creative teacher-inspired classroom projects in St. Johns County. Through this partnership, Beaver Toyota and INK! will match donations to projects posted by St. Johns County public school teachers on the DonorsChoose website. Beaver Toyota & INK! $1 for $1 Match…
Notice of Board of Directors Meetings The Board of Directors of the St. Johns County Education Foundation doing business as Investing in Kids (INK!) hosts regular meetings throughout the school year. The public is welcome to attend Board meetings to learn more about the programs, services, and resources INK! provides to St. Johns County public…
Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County to benefit from the Columbia Restaurant’s 26th Annual Community Harvest program this September We are excited and grateful to share that INK!’s Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County college scholarship program has been selected by the 1905 Family Of Restaurants to benefit from the 26th Annual Community Harvest program.…
The Publix “Tools for Back to School” campaign runs July 12 – July 23, 2023 at Publix locations around St. Johns County. From July 12 – July 23, visit Publix locations around St. Johns County to participate in the “Tools for Back to School” campaign benefiting local public school students through INK!’s Tools 4 Schools…
On Friday, June 16, 2023 the St. Johns County Education Foundation dba Investing in Kids (INK!) will hold a Board of Directors Workshop at 10:30 a.m. The workshop will be held in person in the conference room at The St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors, 1789 Lakeside Ave., St. Augustine FL 32084.…
On May 15, INK! hosted at ceremony to celebrate the St. Johns County Take Stock in Children® (TSIC) graduating seniors. Each student is graduating from St. Johns County public high schools this May and each will be attending college supported by a scholarship funded by individual donors, corporate sponsors, and community partners. The evening program…