Join us for a Free Community Reading Event! Join us Thursday, December 7th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at South Woods Elementary School, 4750 FL-206, Elkton, FL 32033, to learn how your student may be eligible to receive free books and reading activities delivered to your home! Families with children in VPK to 5th grades attending…
Join us for a Free Community Reading Event! Join us Thursday, November 30th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the link, 425 Town Plaza Avenue Nocatee Town Center, to learn how your child may be eligible to receive free books and reading activities delivered to your home! There is no cost to attend and all families…
Applications now available for St. Johns County graduating senior football players to apply INK! was recently selected to help administer and award funds for the Trenton William Stewart Legacy Scholarship available to St. Johns County School District graduating seniors who will play collegiate football. The funds were established by Mandi Stewart, the mother of Trenton…
EmPOWERing STEM Educators Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), in partnership with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF), recently awarded $10,325 to INK!, the St. Johns County Education Foundation, as part of the company’s statewide EmPOWERing STEM Educators initiative. The EmPOWERing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) grant supports STEM-focused peer-to-peer professional development to…
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.…
INK! recently received a generous donation of $37,187.84 from Publix Super Markets, Inc. to benefit the nonprofit’s Tools 4 Schools program. Barry Rickelman, Publix District Manager, along with representatives from the management teams at local Publix retail stores recently presented Cathy Newman, INK! Executive Director and staff members with the charitable contribution. Thank you, Publix…
INK! recently received a donation of $5,000 from THE PLAYERS Championship to support the Tools 4 Schools classroom supply program. “It is all thanks to the support of partners and fans that THE PLAYERS is able to respond to the needs of our community by providing teachers with the supplies needed to ensure academic success…
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…