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CH A RIT Y OF THE MONTH WINNER S MOST RECENT WINNING ORGANIZATIONS TO NOMINATE A CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE OR TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NOMINEES, VISIT:
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FEBRUARY 2017 WINNER – 2,362 VOTES
Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation They first fell in love with big cats on the plains of South Africa. Christine and Barry Janks would travel to Shingwedzi a few weeks out of the year to visit the cheetahs and other wild animals and work with a conservation nonprofit. “But it was too far to go,” Barry said. “We decided to take a rescue or two here. It turned into 50.” The couple now runs Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation, which won $1,000 in SunState
Federal Credit Union’s February Charity of the Month. Their nonprofit is located in the northeast corner of Gainesville, a nearly 300-acre swath of land housing everything from Bengal tigers to lions to giraffes. They used their experience working with wildlife in South Africa to get started. Barry Janks will win $300 for nominating them. The random charity is Epilepsy Foundation of Florida and they will receive $500, and the random voter, Kristen Young, will get $100. s
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