Please help us celebrate the upcoming retirement of INK!’s Executive Director, Donna Lueders, and welcome our new Executive Director! Our fearless leader, Donna, will retire on August 31 and newly named executive director, Cathy Newman, will step into her new role on September 1. “My retirement is bittersweet. The growth and success of the organization,…
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…
We are pleased o announce the appointment of new directors to the INK! Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, effective July 1, 2023. As the direct support organization to the St. Johns County School District, the Board of Directors leads INK! in fulfilling our mission to promote the academic success of all St. Johns…
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.…
Investing in Kids (INK!) along with the Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Community First Credit Union, announces the success of its Champions for Children grants that funded innovative classroom projects in St. Johns County schools during the 2022-2023 school year. Community First Cares gave $25,000 for Champions for Children for the…
Tracy Clauson named 2022-2023 St. Johns County District Teacher of the Year, Melinda Gillespie named Rookie Teacher of the Year St. Augustine, Fla. – February 8, 2023 – Tracy Clauson, a Spanish language teacher at Sebastian Middle School was named the 2022-2023 St. Johns County District Teacher of the Year at a special recognition…
Local businesses, community partners and individuals support the Tools 4 School program by hosting supply drives, sponsoring collection locations, and donating supplies to fill St. Johns County classrooms with new school supplies July 25 through August 7, 2022. St. Augustine, Fla. – July 26, 2022 – Investing in Kids (INK!) has launched the Tools 4…