Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach has earned a new distinction—the Continuing Care Retirement Community has become the largest single donor of goods and building materials to the HabiJax ReStore, a unique home improvement retail outlet in Jacksonville.

For the past six months, Fleet Landing has supported HabiJax by donating a variety of items from the community’s homes that are typically discarded during a renovation or remodeling project. Each year, many of the homes and apartments at Fleet Landing are fully refurbished to make available for new resident occupancy.

The items typically replaced include appliances, cabinetry, carpeting, bath tubs and sinks, plumbing and electrical fixtures, hardware and ceiling fans. Because Fleet Landing is constantly improving its homes and apartments, the community sends donations to the HabiJax ReStore nearly every week.

Operated by HabiJax, Jacksonville’s affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, the 38,000-square-foot ReStore carries an inventory of new and refurbished building materials and home fixtures which have been donated and are sold to the public at reduced prices. The store, located at 5800 Beach Blvd., is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. More information is available by calling (904) 208-6648 or visit www.habijax.org/restore.

Duval County arts and cultural organizations interested in applying for public funding through the 2012-2013 Cultural Service Grant Program (CSGP) must submit a Letter of Intent to the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville by Thursday, March 1, 2012.

Organizations must submit a Letter of Intent as a mandatory prerequisite for completing the full CSGP application, which is due in July. The Letter of Intent must be submitted online through the Cultural Council’s website at www.culturalcouncil.org.

The Cultural Council regrants funds made available through the City of Jacksonville. CSGP awards are granted based on an organization’s management and fiscal accountability, community outreach and programming excellence. The CSGP grant review panel is made up of five Cultural Council Board members, five members from the community at-large, and ex-officio representatives from the Mayor’s Office and City Council. Twenty-one organizations were awarded $2,465,250 in general operating support for 2011-2012.

For more information, call 358-3600.

Deutsche Bank recently partnered with Greenscape of Jacksonville, The Florida Department of Forestry and The City of Jacksonville to help restore the native environment and create a new generation of Long Leaf Pines. Fifty-three Deutsche Bank employees volunteered to plant nearly 2,000 trees to offset their office’s total paper consumption of approximately 16 million pages since the office’s opening in July 2008.

The volunteers met at the Cecil Field pavilion and received a demonstration of the planting process as well as an informational session about Long Leaf Pine seedlings and their natural sustainability. A few hours later, 2,400 Long Leaf Pines were in the ground and ready to thrive.

For further information, call 904-635-5871 or email Jill.Dutton@db.com

World Golf Village-based Davidson Realty, Inc. congratulates the company’s standout 2011 employees. Davidson Realty President Sherry Davidson presented the awards at the company’s annual awards banquet Jan. 14, which featured an “Around the World” theme.

The company’s office in World Golf Village was transformed with exotic décor and international cuisine prepared by Past Time Cafe & Catering, and attendees celebrated in Italy, France, Germany, the Caribbean, Japan and China.

Big winners of the evening included:

•Top Sales & Top Closer for Year: Suzy Evans

•Top Lister for the Year: Mirtha Barzaga

•President’s Award: Lynn Whitley

•Rookie of the Year Award: Maxine Levy

•Davidson Realty Over $5 million in Closings and/or Sales: Pauline & Woody Cake, Dottie Lay, Mirtha Barzaga and Suzy Evans.

•Davidson Realty Over $3 million in Closings and/or Sales: Ana Speziale, Lynn Whitley, Michelle Gonzalez, Jock Ochiltree and Ted Tyndall.

•Davidson Realty Over $2 million in Closings and/or Sales: Jennifer Todd, Doug Duggan and Margherite Myers.

•Davidson Property Management Award recipients: Mirtha Barzaga & Margherite Myers

•“Step Up to the Plate” Award: Ed Gil

•“Values People First” Awards: Sharon King & Mirtha Barzaga

For more information about Davidson Realty, call 904-940-5000 or visit www.DavidsonRealtyinc.com, Fan them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/DavidsonRealty, follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/DavidsonRealty or visit their videos on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/DavidsonRealtyInc.

kThe City of Jacksonville and the Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Commission are now accepting nominations for the 5th Annual Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Awards. The awards showcase individuals, businesses, organizations and schools that are making strides to keep the city clean.

Applicants should demonstrate that they have made outstanding and ongoing efforts in beautification, litter prevention or litter cleanup in Duval County. Applications for the Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Awards may be downloaded here. An application may also be requested by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Awards, Attention: Vivian Harrell, 1321 Eastport Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218.

Nominations must include a complete application, summary of achievements and any supporting documentation. Submissions must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, March 30 and can be mailed to: Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Award, Attention: Vivian Harrell, 1321 Eastport Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218; or emailed to vharrell@coj.net.

Harbor View Advisors, LLC announces the completion of Cass Information Systems’ (NASDAQ: CASS) acquisition of Waste Reduction Consultants, Inc. (WRC). Harbor View served as exclusive financial advisor to WRC in the transaction. In addition, Harbor View had previously worked with WRC through its Accelerator Program, advising the company on a variety of strategic initiatives to support its rapid growth. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

WRC is a fast-growing provider of expense management services, enabling multi-location businesses to reduce operating costs through information-driven optimization and procurement of waste removal services. The company will continue to grow its business and service its clients as part of Cass, a leader in back office BPO solutions. The acquisition extends Cass’ portfolio of services for controlling facility-related expenses. CEO Bryce Kaspar, who founded Waste Reduction Consultants in 1999, will join Cass and continue to manage the Jacksonville, FL- based operations.

For more information, visit http://www.harborviewadvisors.com.

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, the Ponte Vedra Chamber will host two events. The first, the Ponte Vedra Chamber Before Hours Breakfast, will be held at Elizabeth’s Café, 1500 Sawgrass Village Drive, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Bring business cards and brochures to this networking event sponsored by Vystar Credit Union, represented by Susan Bingham. Cost is$7.50 for members; $10 for guests.

The second event will be the grand opening & ribbon cutting of the Salt Spa at 465 3rd Street North, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Come and celebrate and meet Jacqueline Rush and her staff. This event is free to members and guests.

For additional information, call 285-2004.

Old San Jose on the River, the riverfront community located on San Jose Boulevard near Jacksonville’s historic San Marco, announces that Victoria Robbins Realty, Inc. has been selected to lead the sales and marketing of new homes in the community.

President Victoria (Vikki) Robbins has more than 30 years of experience in builder, developer and individual homesite sales, as well as strategic sales and marketing services exclusively for builders and developers.

Sales Associate Lynette Dinneen has been onsite at Old San Jose since the project re-opened for sales in 2011 and provides extensive expertise and personalized service to prospective homebuyers.

Old San Jose on the River is located at 5000 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville For additional information, call 904-733-6399 or visit www.oldsanjose.com. For more information about Victoria Robbins Realty, visit www.robbinsrealty.net.

Multifamily industry veteran Jeffrey A. Goldshine, who has been responsible for the management of over 60,000 units in his 35-year career, has been appointed president of Finlay Management, Inc.

Immediate past president and company founder Chris Finlay made the announcement and will remain with the Jacksonville, Fla. based firm as chairman and CEO.

The Finlay Management portfolio includes multifamily communities in Florida, Texas and New Hampshire. Goldshine brings a solid, successful track record of multifamily management results and organizational leadership to his new role.

Most recently, he served as president of Mission Residential Management based in Oakton, Va. He was also senior vice president and director of management operations at CAPREIT, Inc. He joined the company in 1993 and during his tenure assumed operational and financial responsibilities for 80 communities nationwide.

Goldshine was chief operating officer at Stellar Realty Management and was also co-founder and president of Artery Property Management, Inc. based in Bethesda, Md. He began his career as a resident property manager with Arlen Realty, Inc., New York in 1975.

Goldshine has been a featured speaker, moderator and panelist on issues including technology, management, problem solving, human resources, product management and revenue management at local and national multifamily industry conferences. During his tenured career, he has pioneered the use of call center technology, resident background screening and a branded approach to marketing and advertising,

Goldshine holds a B.A. degree in political science from George Washington University (1974). He holds the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Visit www. finlaymanagement.com for more information.

The Blood Alliance (TBA) welcomes the Trima Mobile bus on its nationwide tour, scheduled to be at The Blood Alliance (7595 Centurion Parkway, Jacksonville, Fla. 32256) Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. – noon. The Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System offers blood donors the opportunity to donate specific components of blood rather than the traditional way of giving a unit of whole blood. The visiting Trima Mobile bus will provide a chance to:

o Create excitement and awareness in the value of automated blood donations

o Excite the public as to their interest in mobile automated blood collections

o Promote blood collection within the community as part of National Blood Donor Awareness Month (January).

Representatives from US Coach (the manufacturer of the bus), CaridianBCT and Terumo Transfusion (soon to be known as Terumo BCT) will be on hand to discuss any of the aforementioned points.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit TBA’s website at: www.igiveblood.com, use its iPhone and Droid app at: “iDon8” or call The Blood Alliance at: 888-99-TBA HERO (888.998.2243).