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4-H Serves Florida: Hurricane Helene supply drive and relief grants


September 30, 2024

The Florida 4-H State Executive Board is activating the 4-H Serves Florida project in response to Hurricane Helene. On September 26 Helene made landfall in Taylor County as a category 4 storm, causing catastrophic flooding and destruction along ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: 4-H Serves Florida, Florida 4-H Foundation, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene

How it Happened: the VP Promise


September 18, 2024

When Dr. Scott Angle became the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida, he came to Gainesville with a vision for increasing opportunity to incorporate real-life experience into the education ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS Student Experiences, Experiential Learning, How It Happened, Internships, Scott Angle, Service, Study Abroad, UF/IFAS, VP Promise

How It Happened: Wedgworth Leadership Institute Endowments


August 21, 2024

It makes sense that agriculture would play a major role in the Sunshine State’s history and economy. Recognizing this importance, the Florida Leadership Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources (now known as the UF/IFAS Wedgworth Leadership ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture And Natural Resources, Eugene Trotter, Florida Leadership Program, George Wedgworth, How It Happened, Scottie Butler, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wedgworth Leadership Institute

How it Happened: Tall Timbers Fire-Wildlife Research


July 18, 2024

When Edward Beadel purchased Hickory Hill Plantation, north of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1895, he saw an opportunity for a seasonal escape from the confines of his native New York City.  The wide tracts of longleaf-wiregrass forests just south ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Beadel Family, Fire Ecology, Herbert Stoddard, How It Happened, Prescribed Burns, Quail, Tall Timbers Research Station, UF/IFAS, WEC

Planned giving strategies to maximize your impact


June 5, 2024

Join Alex Pribil, J.D. from UF’s Office of Estate and Gift Planning and John Ramfjord from the UF/IFAS Advancement Office to discover how you can create a legacy that reflects your values and supports the causes you care about. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Money Matters, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bequest, Estate, IFAS, Legacy Gift, Planned Giving, QCD, Qualified Charitable Distribution, Required Minimum Distribution, RMD, Trust, UF, UF Foundation

How It Happened: Community support creates community space at NFREC-Suwannee Valley


May 16, 2024

The land-grant mission develops and extends science-based knowledge from the university to individuals, businesses and communities across the state. Fulfilling this mission for the communities of the Suwannee River Basin is the focus of the ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Advancement Council, Community Support, Extension, Florida Farm Bureau, How It Happened, Live Oak, NFREC, NFREC-SV, Nutrien, Pavilion, Suwannee Valley, UF/IFAS

How it Happened: UF/IFAS Flavors of Florida


March 27, 2024

Since its inception in 2014, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Flavors of Florida event has been a testament to the pioneering spirit of UF/IFAS and rich agricultural heritage of the Sunshine State. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, EVENTS, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 4-H, Alan And Cathy Hitchcock, FFSP, Field And Fork, Flavors Of Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Fresh From Florida, FSHN, How It Happened, Mildred's Big City Food, Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS, Underground Kitchen, University Of Florida

New endowment provides Alachua County youth with state and national leadership opportunities

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March 17, 2024

Local leaders Bill Brown and Dr. Bobby Leon Damron spent their lives and professional careers investing in youth and their local communities. A new endowment established with the University of Florida honors their legacies of service to youth. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #FL4HAlumni, 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Giving

Legacy Planning Virtual Seminar: gift planning basics to maximize charitable impact


March 14, 2024

Did you know there are tax-advantageous ways to support the causes you care about? Thoughtful planning and choosing the right gift type can help donors maximize their impact. On April 4, join Florida 4-H's Caylin Hilton and Alex Pribil from ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Money Matters, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Alumni, 4-H Youth Development, Florida 4-H Foundation, Giving

How it Happened: Florida Master Money Mentor Program


February 23, 2024

Financial security is essential to our quality of life. However, learning how to be financially secure isn’t something usually taught on the job or in school. Some people may think financial education is only for those who can afford it, but ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bank Of America, Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, Florida Master Money Mentors, Homebuyer Education, How It Happened, Living On My Own, Savings, UF/IFAS, VITA

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