Florida Bar: Jacksonville bar’s friendly competition looks to clear final fundraising hurdle for local non-profit
With a significant fundraising goal in its sights, the sixth annual Tallahassee-to-Jacksonville Freed to Run 6.0 marathon trek is getting a big boost, plus some extra competition compliments of the Jacksonville Bar Association.
The Jacksonville Bar is splitting into three teams in an epic showdown to see who can gain the most support and raise the most money for Freed to Run. Freed to Run hopes to fully fund the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s endowment of the Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership (NFMLP).
The partnership is an initiative between lawyers, doctors, and health-care institutions to better the lives of children in the region. It provides legal aid to pediatric patients and their families and helps with access to health insurance, educational services, housing, family law, and consumer protection.