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Category: Supporter Profiles

Giving Back: His own educational journey led volunteer to become a ReadingPal

It was David Selin’s own educational journey that inspired him to sign up to be a United Way of Northeast Florida ReadingPals coach at the Tutor Time preschool on Old St. Augustine Road. He knows firsthand how education and a strong background in reading can influence choices later in life.

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Giving Back: Organizer learned at an early age how to get big rewards

When her career brought her to Jacksonville five years ago, Burgess began volunteering with the company’s community service projects group at the invitation of a friend. When her friend stepped down as the leader of the service group, Burgess volunteered to take that place.

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Giving Back: It’s an honor for this volunteer to help youngsters succeed

Just look at Kenneth Reddick’s calendar, and you know helping young people is a passion. He spends every moment he can doing whatever he can to encourage and support them.

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Giving back: Helping students is a year-round project for United Way corporate volunteer

DiPietro thrives on giving back to the children and families in need in our community, whether it’s collecting school supplies or rounding up items for the food pantry at Sandalwood Middle School, a United Way Full Service School.

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Giving back: United Way Stein Fellow honored as ‘Veteran Mentor of the Year’

United Way of Northeast Florida Stein Fellow John Busam was recently recognized as United Way’s Achievers For Life “Veteran Mentor of the Year.”

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