Mon, October 10, 2011 2:04 pm EST

The Stellar Foundation Donates $50,000 to Two Nonprofit Organizations

Donations will help local Jacksonville agencies River Garden and Community PedsCare.

CONTACT: Allison Korman Shelton at 904-899-9818 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 10, 2011) – The Stellar Foundation, the corporate giving arm of Stellar, a construction, design, engineering and mechanical services firm, raised funds for two Northeast Florida nonprofit organizations at its fourth annual charitable golf tournament Oct. 7. The Foundation donated $30,000 to River Garden and $20,000 to Community Pedscare.

More than 144 players – including Stellar executives, vendors and partners – attended the 2011 Stellar Foundation Golf Classic, held at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club. Stellar also invited Golf Classic participants to test their luck at a poker tournament held at The Poker Room at St. Johns Greyhound Park on Oct. 6.

“Each year at the golf tournament we realize how lucky we are to work with such generous partners and vendors, who care as much about this community as we do,” said Allison Korman Shelton, Stellar’s director of corporate marketing and public relations. “We’re thrilled to be able to support these two deserving organizations, helping both young and elderly members of our community.”

River Garden is a comprehensive system of eldercare services offering inpatient and outpatient residential, medical, and therapy services to older adults. River Garden predates the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the “business” of elder care and has continued to uphold standards that far exceed the requirements of publicly funded programs. Learn more at www.rivergarden.org.

Community PedsCare is a pediatric program of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, providing a pediatric palliative and hospice program for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. The program offers in-hospital and in-home medical services to support, comfort and care for children and their families. Learn more at www.communityhospice.com/getsupport/children.htm.