This season of Forever Forward, a podcast of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, introduces you to some of the next-generation philanthropists of Northeast Florida.
In this episode, you’ll hear from two brothers whose name precedes them: John and Forest Peyton.
John Peyton is the former mayor of Jacksonville and current president of GATE Petroleum. In 1999, he was in the very first class of The Community Foundation’s Weaver Philanthropic Initiative, a hands-on program that helps next-generation philanthropists learn about strategic grantmaking. Today, he serves on the Board of Trustees.
His brother, Forest, recently returned to GATE after some time away from home, and he graduated from the most recent class of WPI.
In this conversation, you’ll hear about:
- Growing up in the business of gas stations
- The role of philanthropy as it compares to the public sector
- The Peyton family’s role in the creation of Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
- How GATE is giving back
You can listen here or find this episode on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are found.
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