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Sayers Grooms, a 10-year-old girl who was born with ataxic cerebral palsy, returns to Gainesville with five gold medals and several world records.
Read More »10-Year-Old With Ataxic Cerebral Palsy Breaks Records, Wins Gold
SWAG To Create Child Care and Early Education Center
The Southwest Advocacy Group's child care and early education center sets out to minimize Alachua County's learning gap.
Read More »SWAG Center Creates Community When Nobody Else Would
The SWAG Family Resource Center provides services to residents of poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Through educational opportunities, employment assistance and childcare programs, the non-profit organization helps communities that are bare of opportunity.
Read More »As Debate On Women In The Military Goes On, High Springs Woman Recalls Service As U.S. Marine
June Whitehurst, now 93, is one of the first women to join the Marines Corps after she heard on a radio show that women could enlist in the Marines. At 20 years old, she was one the first women to enlist and placed on active duty in World War II. A scrapbook she created documents her active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve.
Read More »Volunteers Needed For Breakfast At Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House volunteers want to begin serving hot breakfast every day for families with children being treated at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.
Read More »The Van Mierop Heart Archive at UF Struggles to Keep Beating
One of the largest collections of donated hearts, UF's Van Mierop Heart Collection is running low on space and funds.
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