Davidson Realty agent Mirtha Barzaga recently held back-to-school drives at the King & Bear Amenity Center and Heritage Landing Amenity Center in World Golf Village. Mirtha collected school supplies to benefit kids in need at several St. Johns County Schools.
The turnout was fantastic at both events, helping lots of students to start the school year off right! Generous donors delivered essential supplies like backpacks, notebooks, folders, markers, crayons, scissors and more.
“Many local students don’t have the basic things they need for school, which makes academic success all the more difficult for them,” said Mirtha. “These supplies help give students the confidence they need to learn, knowing they have the necessary tools.”
For Rickey and Marsha Johnson, moving to World Golf Village was destiny in a way. After raising their two children and travelling all over the country in their RV, the Alabama natives found the First Coast had already become home to something very special – their growing family. They knew this was the place for them.
We recently caught up with Marsha to learn more about the Johnsons and their story.
Davidson Cares recently completed a record fundraising year by awarding its 2015 education grants to five St. Johns County public schools, including Mill Creek Elementary School, Wards Creek Elementary School, Palencia Elementary School, Pacetti Bay Middle School and Nease High School.
During the 2014-2015 school year, Davidson Cares raised $21,000 through sponsorships and fundraising efforts.
Said Davidson Realty President Sherry Davidson, “We want to thank everyone who helped us achieve our most successful year yet. Our sponsors, donors, agents and the community really came together to make a huge difference for the kids this year.”
Davidson Cares and MOJO Old City BBQ are hosting their First Annual MOJO BBQ Night at Wards Creek Elementary School on Tuesday, October 7th! We’re making it easy for busy families and World Golf Village neighbors to enjoy a delicious barbeque meal and support Wards Creek at the same time!
Here’s how it works:
1. Choose your meal preference:
• Single turkey or pork platter (feeds one adult or two children) – Served with Texas toast, macaroni-n-cheese and green beans. Single platters are $10 (Wards Creek receives $5)
• Family platter (feeds family of four) – Served with turkey, pork, Texas toast, macaroni-n-cheese and green beans. Family platters are $30 (Wards Creek receives $15)
Donating to our local public schools is as easy as grabbing lunch to-go, dropping off a few school supplies or even just doing a little online shopping! Help Davidson Realty support Mill Creek Elementary School, Wards Creek Elementary School, Palencia Elementary School and Pacetti Bay Middle School by doing any (or all) of the following:
SOS Diner:
St. Augustine is known for great food and their food trucks are no exception. Every Tuesday, St. Augustine’s best food truck parks in front of Davidson Realty’s office building at the entrance to World Golf Village and serves amazing lunch items from 11 am to 2 pm. SOS Diner offers a wide variety of scrumptious choices on their normal menu, plus they always have weekly specials! SOS donates a percentage of proceeds every week to our local schools. Come by and sit in Davidson’s courtyard and enjoy your lunch or call your order in to-go at (904) 495-3792. To see their menu, visit www.facebook.com/davidsonrealty.
Pacetti Bay’s recent Harlem Wizards event was a huge hit with World Golf Village residents and schools alike! The Harlem Wizards faced off against the “Wildcats” on Friday, May 23rd at Pacetti Bay. The fun event was hosted by Pacetti Bay’s PTSO and title sponsored by Davidson Realty and Davidson Cares. Over 500 tickets to the event were sold and approximately $5,000 was raised for new technology at Pacetti Bay!
The night was full of fun on and off the court! VIP pass holders were able to meet the Harlem Wizards’ players before the game and sit courtside for a front row view of all the action. Each grade made a basket to raffle for the event, including a sports themed basket, a family fun basket, a beach basket and others. Fantastic raffle prizes included Disney, Universal, Seaworld and more. And, there were delicious food items for sale all benefiting Pacetti Bay, like SOS Diner food truck and Little Caesar’s Pizza.
Davidson Realty’s VP of Marketing Peyton Davidson and Marketing Coordinator Matt Burkhart had so much fun delivering grant checks to Palencia Elementary School, Wards Creek Elementary School, Pacetti Bay Middle School and Mill Creek Elementary School! The Davidson Cares’ checks were awarded for the inspiring educational grant request videos submitted by teachers and PTO members for the needs within the schools. Voting for the videos took place from January 24th – February 28th and teachers, students, parents, friends and the community were allowed to vote once a day for their favorite video from each school. All four schools received a $1,000 grant for the videos with the most votes and Pacetti Bay got an additional $500 for their anti-bullying efforts due to the importance of the cause. Congratulations to all the winners!
Welcome to Waterbury by the Links! In the video above, Davidson Realty Agent and resident golf course expert, Jock Ochiltree takes us on a tour through Waterbury by the Links East and West to learn more about this custom home community and the homes currently on the market. As Jock explains in the video, Waterbury is a neighborhood made up of 127 custom home sites framing holes two through eight of the world renowned King & Bear golf course, the only course collaboration by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.
It’s back to school season and our World Golf Village and north St. Johns County area families will find some changes as they head back to school on August 20th including the addition of the new Palencia Elementary School and a new Principal at Mill Creek Elementary School. The opening of Palencia Elementary School this month brings with it rezoning that impacts some families previously zoned for Mill Creek Elementary. The St. Johns County School District website provides an easy to use address look-up to find out which schools your elementary, middle and high school student is zoned for. It’s accessible at http://www.gis.bocc.co.st-johns.fl.us/schoolaz2/.
Following is round-up of key facts about our area schools. More information, including bus routes can be found on the school websites.
When Mrs. Jarrell, the new Principal at A-rated Wards Creek Elementary School in World Golf Village, agreed to create a video tour of the school, it was no surprise she wanted the spotlight to be on the award-winning St. Augustine school and not on herself. The more time we spent with Mrs. Jarrell, the more we came to see why she was the perfect person to continue Don Campbell’s legacy. She invited us on a private tour of the school, while the children were off having fun for Spring Break!
Wards Creek Elementary School is a top performing school in St. Johns County, which is the top performing school district in the state of Florida. Mrs. Jarrell explains their success is built on strong academics and strong character. The pre-kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school has embraced Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” becoming a Franklin Covey “Leader in Me” School and helping students develop essential life skills and character. Wards Creek Elementary School is working towards Lighthouse Status – there are only 24 Lighthouse Schools in the nation.
For Rickey and Marsha Johnson, moving to World Golf Village was destiny in a way. After raising their two children and travelling all over the country in their RV, the Alabama natives found the First Coast had already become home to something very special – their growing family. They knew this was the place for them.
Davidson Cares
Davidson Cares
Donating to our local public schools is as easy as grabbing lunch to-go, dropping off a few school supplies or even just doing a little online shopping! Help Davidson Realty support Mill Creek Elementary School, Wards Creek Elementary School, Palencia Elementary School and Pacetti Bay Middle School by doing any (or all) of the following:
Pacetti Bay’s recent 
Davidson Realty’s VP of Marketing Peyton Davidson and Marketing Coordinator Matt Burkhart had so much fun delivering grant checks to Palencia Elementary School, Wards Creek Elementary School, Pacetti Bay Middle School and Mill Creek Elementary School! The 
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