On March 2, 2006 85 child residents of the I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless celebrated the Grand Opening of the William R. and Frances B. Barnett Children’s Building. The building’s opening draws to completion a three-year Capital Campaign.

D.R. Horton and the W.G. Pitts Company generously donated construction of the nearly 2,000-square-foot building. The new addition to the Sulzbacher campus will house the children’s activities, which include: Boy and Girl Scouts, after-school tutoring, karate lessons, art classes, and children’s case management.

“This is an exciting time for us,” said Sherry Burns, President/CEO of the Center. “We are thankful to the many donors who contributed to this project. The children staying at the Center have a new place to learn and play thanks to their generosity.”

The Frances B. Barnett Charitable Trust provided the lead gift for the project, with site preparation donated by the J.B. Coxwell Company. Additional donors to the Children’s Building include: Mary and Jim Winston, the Ralph N. and Anina M. Walter Charitable Trust, Toni and Andy Crawford, Ronald McDonald Charities, Panera Bread, the Earl Poitevent Family, the Hugh Magevney Family, Julie Handley, Broward Milam, Linda Lanier, the Block Family Foundation, Valerie and Kirby Chritton, Shannon and Ian Hardington, and the Family of Adam Gross.

The Children’s Building is the first completed of two construction projects in the works on the Sulzbacher campus. Construction began in summer of 2005 on an 18,000-square-foot medical facility, which will also house the Center’s administrative offices. The medical building is set for completion in September 2006.


The Donors Who Made It Possible:

- William R. and Frances B. Barnett Children’s Building

William R. and Frances B. Barnett Children’s Building given by the Frances Barnett Charitable Trust
Foyer given by Jim & Many Winston
Computer/Library Center given by Ralph & Anina Walters Trust
Art and General Recreation Room given by Andy & Toni Crawford
Cabinetry in Arts Center given by Ronald McDonald Charities
Kitchen given by Panera Bread
Child Development Office given by the Poitevent and Hugh Magevney Families in honor of their children
Outdoor Porch given by Broward Milam and Julie Handley
Furnishings for Children’s Building given by the Block Family Foundation
Playground given by Valerie & Kirby Chritton and Sharon & Ian Hardington
Director’s Office named in honor of Linda Lanier
Artwork in Children’s Building given by the Family of Adam Gross in memory of their son, Adam


- Medical/Administration Building

The entire building is sponsored by a lead gift from Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Lobby given in honor of Dick Suddath, The Suddath Companies
Health Center given in honor of C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry
Pharmacy given by Lawrence DuBow
Reception Area given by Ed & Helen Lane

Board Room given by Hugh H. Jones, Jr. and 2002-2003 Board of Directors:
Tom Becker
Diana Bess-Kozlowski
Doug Brown
Tricia Cannan
Dan Curran
Susan Daniel
David Davis
Julie Davis
Jay Demetree and the Demetree Family Foundation
Jay Frederickson
Michael Gardner
Rich Garside
Mel and Debbie Gottlieb
Charles Harkness
Shelly Marino
Jim McCollum
Dawson McQuaig
Pete Mittleman
Lynn Monson
Michael Munz
Jim Murphy
Stephen Parker
Joe Pickett
Jeffrey Saddington
Peggy Scheu
David Smith
Jeffrey Spence
Hazel Sulzbacher
Susan Sulzbacher
Julia Taylor
Cleve Warren
Terri Weidle
Gary Whitmore
John Wilbanks


Staff Work Room given by Edna Sproull Williams Foundation
Classroom given by Lucy Gooding Foundation
Library given by Gasper Lazzara
Chapel given by Ed & Helen Lane
Outdoor Dining Pavilion given by Jacksonville Greyhound Racing

Additional Capital Campaign Donors:
The Bent Family Foundation, Inc.
Brooks Health Foundation
Dr. J. Brooks Brown
The Deercreek Women’s Alliance
Dix and Wendy Druce
Helow Family Foundation
Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A.
Mayo Clinic
Thad & Virginia McNulty
Duane Ottenstroer
Herbert Scheidel
Schultz Foundation, Inc.
Bob Shircliff
Jane Stuart and Martin Siegel
Dick Suddath
Charlie Towers and his nephews

** Special thanks to: the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Herman & Mary Virginia Terry, Edna Sproull Williams, the Riverside Foundation, the Genesis Foundation, the Ida Mae Stephens Foundation and the United Way of Northeast Florida for the original establishment of the clinic. The Center also thanks Baptist Health and St. Vincent’s for their support and commitment to the mission of providing healthcare for the homeless and uninsured population.