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March 15 Volunteer Orientation
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Barnabas Conference Room
March 27
Happy Easter!
March 30
Barnabas Night at Four Seasons Bistro
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 474305 West State Road 200, Fernandina Beach
10% of the evening's proceeds benefit Barnabas
April 11
Volunteer Appreciation Party
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Littleberry Farm
95546 Clements Rd, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
April 14 Stress Relief with Terri Ames
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Barnabas Conference Center
April 16 Fernandina Beach Annual Recycle Event & Food Drive
7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. City of Fernandina Beach Maintenance/ Utilities Complex
1017 S. 5th Street., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
April 18 Barnabas Facility Tour
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact Tania Yount, Chief Development Officer for more information
Phone: 904-261-7000 x 107
May 7 Postal Food Drive
May 21 Callahan Community Health Fair
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Callahan Fair Grounds
543378 US-1, Callahan, FL 32011
November 14
Empty Bowls Luncheon
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Recently a client named Mr. B sought help at Barnabas for transportation after a friend suggested he go to Barnabas. After an interview with a case manager, Mr. B received a bike from the ABB program. Six days a week, Mr. B hops on his bike and completes the trip from his home to his job as a cashier and stocker at Fred's in about 15 minutes. "It used to take an hour to walk," he recalled. He also uses the bicycle to shop for groceries and to go to church. "Now I've got a job, a place to live, some money - and I've got transportation," he said. But even if a car is in his future, Mr. B will never give up his bike. "I'll keep it as a trophy," he said. "Just to remind me."
Representatives from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation recently visited and toured the dental program to present a check for $5,000 as part of a $10,000 grant to support the life-changing dental work happening at Barnabas. The dental program is part of Barnabas Centers' comprehensive health services that are available to adults in Nassau County who have lower incomes and lack health insurance. The dental program helped restore and maintain oral health for 660 men and women last year through 1,773 visits. Barnabas President and CEO, Wanda Lanier remarked, "We are so very grateful to the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation for these critical funds that are helping our 
Could you face a month of poverty? More than 70 men and women participated in a Poverty Simulation event on Friday, February 12 at the FSCJ Nassau Center. Twenty volunteers assisted with providing scenarios for the participants to understand how to navigate poverty with circumstances that included: losing a job, facing a severe health crisis, single parenting, losing housing and how to access social services. The purpose of the experience was to help participants understand the "many faces of poverty" and to realize the difficult struggles a typical 
