World-renowned golf players and local teams recently came together to raise more than $160,000 at the 19th Annual Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. Pro Am Golf Tournament.

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Pam Bondi, Florida’s Attorney General, received the Champion for Child Safety Award from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. at the Florida School Counselor Association Convention in Orlando on Oct. 24.

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Hawaiian fusion cuisine by celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi, tropical drinks and live entertainment from Colleen Orender set the scene at the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.’s annual “A Night at Roy’s” event in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. (MBF) has updated its bullying, child abuse prevention education, and cyberbullying program, MBF Child Safety MattersTM, to adapt to today’s rapidly evolving world of technology.

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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children will host its 17th Annual Jinglebells Pro Am Golf Tournament, presented by AT&T and the Jacksonville Area Lexus Dealers, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at The Palencia Club. The tournament offers corporations and individuaals the opportunity to golf for a good cause and tee off with some of your favorite professional golfers. Honorary chairs for this year’s tournament include golf legends Mark McCumber, Fred Funk and Jim Furyk.

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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. announces it will host its 5th annual FISH-N-CHIPS Marina Casino event at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, in conjunction with its 25th anniversary El Pescado Billfish Tournament, which will be Oct. 17-19, at Camachee Cove Marina in St. Augustine.

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The JAX Chamber has announced Chamber President Walter (Wally) M. Lee, III, plans to retire from the organization in March 2013. He will step down as chief executive officer of the Chamber on Dec. 31, 2012, but continue in an advisory role through next March. Jerry Mallot, president of JAXUSA Partnership, will serve as interim president and CEO of the Chamber, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Chamber vice president Anna Valent will assume additional operational and administrative duties. The Chamber Board of Directors is forming a search committee to hire a long-term president and CEO.

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World-renowned golf celebrities and local teams recently teed up to raise more than $170,000 at the 14th Annual Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.’s Jinglebells ProAm Golf Tournament.

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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children needs your vote in the Give to the Givers Nonprofit Contest!! The BUZZ Magazine has partnered First Coast News, NBC 12 and ABC 25 to present $50,000 in cash and media prizes to the Jacksonville-area nonprofits that receive the most votes on the contest’s website, www.ivotetogive.com.

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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc., a nonprofit organization created in 1997, provides child abuse prevention education throughout the state of Florida with Speak Up Be SafeTM, an education program that addresses safety from all forms of child abuse, bullying, cyberbullying and internet dangers, and provides resources for parents and school personnel.

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