Press Release Category

Wednesday / October 04 / 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Volunteer Florida thanked Microsoft today for its generous donation of $50,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund, which was activated by Governor Scott to aid those impacted by Hurricane Irma. The Florida Disaster Fund, administered by the Volunteer... Read More

Monday / October 02 / 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Today, Volunteer Florida thanked Uber Technologies for its donation of $25,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund, which was activated by Governor Scott to aid those impacted by Hurricane Irma. The Florida Disaster Fund, administered by the Volunteer... Read More

Friday / September 29 / 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Volunteer Florida thanked Florida Blue for its generous donation of $100,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund, which was activated last week to aid those impacted by Hurricane Irma. The Florida Disaster Fund, administered by the Volunteer... Read More

Thursday / September 28 / 2017

  Comcast Also Donating $5 million in Airtime for Volunteer Florida PSA   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, FL —Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida thanked Comcast for its donation of $500,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund, which was activated by Governor Scott... Read More

Thursday / September 28 / 2017

2018-2019 AmeriCorps Competitive RFP Volunteer Florida is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 AmeriCorps competitive funding RFP. Applications for funding are due November 16, 2017. Each year, over 1,300 individuals in Florida and more than 80,000 across the United States, meet critical community needs through service in AmeriCorps. With funding from... Read More

Tuesday / September 26 / 2017

  CVS Pharmacy launches customer donation campaign at locations nationwide   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida Governor Rick Scott and Volunteer Florida today thanked CVS Health for supporting the Florida Disaster Fund as part of an in-store customer donation campaign to help... Read More

Monday / September 25 / 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Volunteer Florida thanked the Magellan Cares Foundation for its generous donation of $50,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund, which was activated by Governor Scott to aid those impacted by Hurricane Irma. The Florida Disaster Fund, administered... Read More

Friday / September 22 / 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org RESTON, VA — BThe MAXIMUS Foundation announced today that it has pledged $100,000 for disaster recovery efforts for Hurricane Irma. The funds will be split with $50,000 in support of the American Red Cross and $50,000 in support of Volunteer... Read More

Thursday / September 21 / 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org AVENTURA, Fla. — Benihana Inc., the nation’s leading operator of Japanese-inspired teppanyaki and sushi restaurants, will donate ten percent of our Florida and Atlanta-area Benihana and RA Sushi Restaurant revenues from Saturday, Sept. 23 through Monday, Sept. 25. These proceeds... Read More

Thursday / September 21 / 2017

  Governor Recognizes UnitedHealth Group’s Generous Support of $500,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2017 CONTACT: Erin VanSickle evansickle@volunteerflorida.org TALLAHASSEE, FL — Today, Governor Scott and Volunteer Florida thanked UnitedHealth Group and its employees for more than $1.5 million in donations to Hurricane Irma recovery... Read More