Corporate 5k Food Drive

Throughout February and March, Jackson Therapy Partners will be collecting non-perishable food items for one of the Corporate 5K beneficiaries --- The Christian Service Center. Last year, we collected about 660 items and this year we're hoping to at least DOUBLE and collect an impressive 1,200 items! 

About Corporate 5K
The IOA Corporate 5k presented by News 13 and Bright House Sports Network is a 3.1-mile run/walk event held exclusively for Florida’s corporate community. Businesses and non-profit organizations form teams and participate in the Corporate 5k for camaraderie, friendly competition and celebrating with co-workers. Consisting of over 700 local companies made up of 14,000 participants that include employees, CEOs, vendors, friends and families, the community joins together in downtown Orlando for fun, networking, and a celebration of healthy living. For more information, visit http://www.trackshack.com/corporate5k/index.shtml.

Food Drive
The Christian Service Center is a private, non-profit service agency which, since 1971, has provided our community with programs designed to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The Center is supported by area churches, businesses, civic organizations, foundations, and individuals. Millions of people have been served regardless of race, religion, financial status, or the nature of their needs. For more information visit, www.christianservicecenter.org.

A Gift for Teaching

During the last week of January, Jackson Therapy Partners held a one-week rush to collect new, packaged pairs of underwear and socks to fit elementary-age children for A Gift for Teaching. So far, the company has collected 238 pairs of socks and briefs and $190 cash for these students in need...and the donations are still rolling in!   

There are an estimated 6,500 homeless students attending public schools in the tri-county service area of Central Florida. In addition to the children who have periodic accidents, there are students whose feet are soaked because they walked to school in one of Florida's  downpours. For these students, laundry may be done infrequently and hygiene becomes an issue. 

A Gift For Teaching works to ensure that underprivileged students in the Central Florida community have the basic tools necessary to succeed in school and life by collecting and distributing the community's surplus supplies and merchandise and distributing it to students in need through the free store for teachers. A Gift For Teaching is an independently operated 501(c)3 non-profit organization solely funded through the community, including corporations, foundations and individuals. For more information, visit http://www.agiftforteaching.org/.