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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual day of service, we set out to help thousands of families struggling to make ends meet across Northeast Florida through a Positively Jax food drive. Thanks to your support, we were able to do that and then some.
Through your donations during Monday’s food drive, we collected more than 21,000 pounds of food and $65. You helped us raise an additional $5,340 by donating to Feeding Northeast Florida’s virtual food drive. Combine, those donations translate to roughly 50,000 meals for those in need.
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We want to thank everyone who contributed to these efforts; we couldn’t have done it without you.
And remember, this is only the beginning. As we’ve said before, we’re taking Positively Jax to the next level this year in hopes of making a difference in our community. One of the ways we’re doing that is by sharing 1,000 good deeds happening across the Jacksonville area in 2021 — and this is a promising start.
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Our team of volunteers pose for a selfie as they collect your donations for our Positively Jax food drive.
News4JAX Consumer Investigator Lauren Verno shared this photo of two ladies doing their part by picking up litter at a local park over the weekend.
The Morning Show Anchor Bruce Hamilton surveys some of the donations you brought to our Positively Jax food drive.
Josh Beauchamp, our senior executive producer of programming, saw his neighbor's garbage can sitting by the curb after the trash was collected, so he brought it back for them.
Assistant News Director Stacey Readout donated some supplies for our Positively Jax food drive on Monday.
Our team of volunteers is collecting your donations for our Positively Jax food drive.
Our team of volunteers collects donations for our Positively Jax food drive Monday.
News Director Kathryn Bonfield shared this photo of the donations she made to our Positively Jax food drive on Monday.
News4JAX Anchor Jennifer Waugh donated some supplies to our Positively Jax food drive on Monday.
GSPMom4 shared this photo of the donations her family brought to our Positively Jax food drive. "Teaching her how to serve at 7 years old!" she says. Thanks for donating, GSPMom!
SnapJAX user Melanie shared this photo after her family made a donation to Goodwill of North Florida.
SnapJAX user TSwider shared this photo of a free book exchange their neighbor set up in Middleburg for kids to use.
SnapJAX user Call4Sher1 shared this photo of the virtual donation they made to the Feeding Northeast Florida food drive.
Our team of volunteers pose for a selfie as they collect your donations for our Positively Jax food drive.