On March 28, 2024, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida hosted a Donors Forum in partnership with the Jacksonville Jaguars that took participants on a bus tour of current and upcoming projects geared towards revitalizing the Historic Eastside according to longtime residents’ own priorities for their community. After the tour, the leaders of the Historic Eastside Community Development Corporation and LIFT Jax, Suzanne Pickett and David Garfunkel, took questions from the audience.
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