Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County, a scholarship and mentoring program operated by Investing in Kids (INK!), was selected by the 1905 Family Of Restaurants to benefit from the 26th Annual Community Harvest. During the month of September, the restaurant company will donate 5% of all diners’ checks to charities selected by guests while dining at the company’s restaurant locations across Florida.
Patrons at the local Columbia Restaurant, 98 St. George St. in St. Augustine, can support Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County through the fundraiser, by voting for Take Stock in Children (TSIC) as the nonprofit of the diner’s choice on the ballot provided during lunch and dinner.
When TSIC is selected, the hospitality company will donate 5% of diners’ checks as food and beverage gift certificates. The certificates will be shared with TSIC program graduates, volunteer mentors and dedicated supporters. There is no additional cost to the guest to vote.
“We started this program as a way to help many of the worthy nonprofit groups that are so important in our communities,” said fourth generation family member and president Richard Gonzmart. “I can’t believe how much the program has grown in 26 years. We’re excited this year to extend the ballots and gift certificates to all our restaurant concepts, which should provide a real increase in our donations to the charities.”
Columbia Restaurant’s Community Harvest program has provided $3.5 million to nonprofit organizations throughout Florida.
Take Stock in Children is a statewide nonprofit organization established in 1995 to offer low-income, at-risk students a unique opportunity to excel beyond the cycle of poverty through education.
The St. Johns County Education Foundation which operates as Investing in Kids (INK!) provides innovative resources to support academic success for all St. Johns County public schools to benefit more than 51,000 students and approximately 3,200 teachers. The office is located at 1 Christopher St., St. Augustine.
For more information, contact Cathy Newman at 904-547-7120 or email Catherine.Newman@stjohns.k12.fl.us. The website is ink-stjohns.org.
