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7/29/2025 4:00:00 AM |
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Join VyStar Credit Union and Sulzbacher Village for a Free Back-to-School Bash |
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July 29, 2025 Contact: Leigh Ann Rassler, Public Relations Specialist rasslerl@vystarcu.org 904-813-9933 MEDIA ALERT Join VyStar Credit Union and Sulzbacher Village for a Free Back-to-School Bash Backpacks, School Supplies & Health Services for Local Kids on August 9 | WHAT: | Identity VyStar Credit Union and the Sulzbacher Village invite children and families in the surrounding community to a free, fun-filled Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, August 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Sulzbacher Village. This exciting event will feature: - 500 free backpacks filled with essential school supplies, donated by VyStar Employee Resource Groups (VRGs)
- Free food, music by a live DJ, and family-friendly activities
The event will also focus on connecting families to Sulzbacher’s pediatric health services. During the event, Sulzbacher will also offer 30 first-come, first-served, walk-up appointments for students to receive free back-to-school physicals on August 9 at the Sulzbacher Village Pediatric Health Center. | | WHEN: | Saturday, August 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | | WHERE: | Sulzbacher Village 5455 Springfield Blvd. (44th & Pearl) Jacksonville, FL 32208 | | WHY: WHO: | This event is part of VyStar’s ongoing commitment to supporting local families and ensuring children are prepared and healthy for the new school year.
3208 Interviews will be available with the following: - Cindy Funkhouser, Sulzbacher, President & CEO
- Kemal Gasper, VyStar Vice President Community Engagement
- Leah Lynch, HOPE, President
- Participating Students and Parents
| | MEDIA: | Media interested in attending or requesting information should contact Leigh Ann Rassler at rasslerl@vystarcu.org | ABOUT VYSTAR CREDIT UNION: VyStar Credit Union is the second-largest credit union headquartered in Florida, with 78 full-service branches across Florida and Georgia, 1 million members and assets of over $14 billion. VyStar is the top mortgage lender in Northeast Florida and a major employer in the region with over 2,300 employees across the communities it serves. VyStar membership is open to everyone who lives or works in the 49 contiguous counties of Central to North Florida, 29 Georgia counties, and past and present military members and their families all over the world. VyStar members have access to 55,000 surcharge free ATMs worldwide. For more information, visit vystarcu.org, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter),and LinkedIn. ABOUT SULZBACHER:
Sulzbacher provides the opportunity for homeless men, women, and children to achieve a better life. The agency’s comprehensive services include street outreach, daily meals, emergency housing, case management support, veteran services, job placement assistance, as well as permanent supportive housing, scattered-site housing, and a therapeutic early learning center. Medical, dental, and mental health care is provided at its downtown campus, at the beaches and at its pediatric health center at Sulzbacher Village. Every day, Sulzbacher is home to more than 400 homeless members of our community – most of whom are women and children. For more information, visit www.sulzbacherjax.org.
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