Vikings Days of Service - Information for Employees

Vikings Spring into Service - January 19, 2024

398 volunteers contributed over 775 hours of service to our community through the following projects (listed with each project's Site Captain(s)):

• ARC of Putnam - Diane Pagano
• Ayla's Acres Pet Food Drive - Jill Nawrocki 
• Clay County Parks and Recreation/Keep Clay Beautiful - Victoria Slaughter
• Clay Education Foundation/Tools 4 Schools - Ashley Braswell
• Heart of Putnam Thrift Store - Joyce Smith 
• Keep Putnam Beautiful - Jay Paterson
• Orange Park Campus Arbor Day Tree Planting - Ann Spinler, Danny Baggs, and OPC SGA
• Orange Park Campus Flowerbed Refresh - Sorya Ou 
• Orange Park High School Community Partnership School - Mike Keller
• Palatka Babe Ruth - Chuck Romer
• Palatka Campus Field Refreshes - Brett Boynton 
• Putnam County Animal Control - Bailey Akin and Jae Millwood
• Putnam County Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Planting - Susan Sutliff and Ann Spinler
• St. Augustine Campus Arbor Day Tree Planting - Ann Spinler, Danny Baggs, Thomas Lewis, and SAC SGA
• St. Augustine Campus Flowerbed Refresh - Tim Mouse  
• St. Johns Council on Aging - Celeste Mark
• St. Johns County Solid Waster Division/Trash Bash 2024 - Christina Will, Ross Jones

  • SITE #1 – Mickler’s Landing - Heather Jones and Christina Will

  • SITE #2 – GTM NERR South Beach - Jack Hall 

  • SITE #3 – North Beach Park - Royce Bass

  • SITE #4 – Vilano Beach - Liz Wondell

  • SITE #5 – St. Augustine Beach Pier - Melanie Brown

  • SITE #6 – Crescent Beach - Richard Anderson

  • SITE #7 – Ft. Matanzas Beach - Kara McKinley

• Water Works Environmental Education Center - Kim Van Vliet and Royce Bass

View photos on Flickr!

Vikings Fall into Service - September 15, 2023

Thank you to everyone who volunteered!

• 189 people provided 521 hours of service on September 15, 2023. This does not include individuals who donated to the Viking Exchange.
• 2,557 food and personal care items were collected for distribution to current SJR State Students in need at our 4 Viking Exchange locations. 

Visit the photo album on SJR State's Flickr site for pictures from the day!

• ARC of Putnam - Diane Pagano
• Clay County Parks and Recreation - Victoria Slaughter
• Clay Education Foundation - Ashley Braswell
• Heart of Putnam Thrift Store - Joyce Smith and Michelle Gibson
• Keep Putnam Beautiful - Brittnee Fisher
• Lee Conlee House - Lynn Powers
• Orange Park Campus Flowerbed Refresh - Sorya Ou and Dawn McLane
• Orange Park Campus Perimeter Litter Patrol - Mike Keller and Paula Reeger
• Orange Park High School Beautification - Mike Keller
• Palatka Campus Perimeter Litter Patrol - Kara McKinley and Melanie Brown
• Palatka Flowerbed Refresh - Brett Boynton 
• Putnam County Animal Control - Bailey Akin
• Quigley House, inc. - Dustin Latta
• St. Augustine Campus Flowerbed Refresh - Tim Mouse and Renee Bachman
• St. Augustine Campus Perimeter Litter Patrol - Tim Adams and Myrna Allen
• St. Johns Council on Aging - Celeste Mark
• United Way - Victoria Morris
• The Viking Exchange Showdown - Heather Jones & Kelly Lewis (PAC), Brenda Hoffman & Randi Gibson (SAC), and Andrew Macfarlane (OPC)
• Water Works Environmental Education Center - Kim Van Vliet and Royce Bass
• Workforce Training Center Perimeter Litter Patrol - Nate Southerland