Baptist Hospital conference center to be named in honor of Landrum family’s $100,000 gift

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The first-floor conference center at the new Baptist Hospital campus will be named in honor of the Landrum Family Foundation's $100,000 gift.
The first-floor conference center at the new Baptist Hospital campus will be named in honor of the Landrum Family Foundation's $100,000 gift.

The Landrum Family Foundation recently committed $100,000 to the Baptist Health Care Foundation in support of the new Baptist Hospital campus. The foundation will name the first-floor conference center in honor of the Landrum family for their transformational gift.

H. Britt Landrum Jr. has served on the Baptist Health Care board of directors since 1993, including many years as past vice chair, until he became an honorary board member in 2016. In 2008, he was selected by Baptist Health Care Foundation to receive the Hollinger Award for Volunteer of the Year.

Landrum founded the company with only one staff member in 1970 when he was 32 years old. Over five decades, the private employment agency has grown to become a full-service HR outsourcer providing workforce solutions to more than 1,800 businesses and thousands of employees and job seekers across the country. Landrum served as its founding CEO until he retired from the company in 2017. He currently serves as president and CEO of the family foundation.

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Junior League of Pensacola hosts Women’s Empowerment Awards

The Junior League of Pensacola Inc. will be celebrating six local women in leadership during its annual Women’s Empowerment Awards at 6 p.m. March 8 at the Museum of Commerce, 201 Zaragoza St.

The awards formally recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of women and young ladies in the Pensacola area. They honor exceptional women of all ages, of diverse cultures and roles, celebrating the power of individuals to spark change and improve their community and beyond.

The Junior League of Pensacola is an organization of women committed to advancing women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The organization reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism.

Visit pensacola.jl.org for details.

Pen Air Credit Union celebrates 10 years of Jeans for Communerosity

Pen Air Credit Union employees celebrate 10 years of Jeans for Communerosity. This year’s selected charities consist of eight local nonprofits. Each organization will receive $6,000 toward supporting their individual missions.

Pen Air’s Jeans for Communerosity program is grown from the values the organization holds. As an employee-driven fundraising initiative, J4C was born from the dedication for providing impactful gifts within the community. Each year, employees nominate and vote for like-minded local nonprofit organizations within the service area to champion over the course of a given year. Funds are raised through payroll deductions, then matched by the credit union.

2023 Jeans for Communerosity recipients:

  • Autism Pensacola

  • FoodRaising Friends

  • Lamplighters of Pensacola

  • A Place of Hope Small Dog Rescue

  • Pensacola Habitat for Humanity

  • Valerie’s House of Pensacola

  • Children’s Home Society

  • Magic Moments

Visit penair.org/Communerosity for details.

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District 2 Brownsville South hosts Neighborhood Cleanup

A neighborhood cleanup for residents in Brownsville south will take place March 3. This is a chance for residents to dispose of items such as old furniture, appliances and household waste free of charge. Yard debris is eligible for removal during this cleanup.

Only residents in the designated cleanup area can participate in the neighborhood cleanup. Have all items for pickup at the curb by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Items left at the curb outside of the cleanup area will not be collected.

Call 850-595-3499 or email mprogers@myescambia.com for details.

Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup collects over 45 tons of bulk waste

The January Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup collected over 45 tons of bulk waste.
The January Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup collected over 45 tons of bulk waste.

The January Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup collected over 45 tons of bulk waste, along with 65 tires and 750 gallons of paint. The cleanup took place on Jan. 28 with 19 loads picked up from the downtown area and portions of surrounding neighborhoods.

The program allows residents in the cleanup areas to leave eligible items at the curb on cleanup day to be picked up by city of Pensacola Sanitation Services. The cleanup includes bulk items such as household appliances, furniture and mattresses, bicycles and toys, tires and old paint.

Visit cityofpensacola.com for details.

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