| About Us |
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The Spanish Association of North Florida, Inc. was founded in
November of 2005 with the purpose of being able to
represent Spain in another country. The founders are: Maria
L Benton, , Maria G Doolittle, Juan San Juan, Paqui Strelitz,
Angela Young, and Sonia Bonn. It first became active
September 30, 2006 with it's inaugural party.
November of 2005 with the purpose of being able to
represent Spain in another country. The founders are: Maria
L Benton, , Maria G Doolittle, Juan San Juan, Paqui Strelitz,
Angela Young, and Sonia Bonn. It first became active
September 30, 2006 with it's inaugural party.
| Founded |
We are a non-profit organization based in Jacksonville,
Florida dedicated to uniting all the Spaniards that live in the
surrounding areas in an attempt to continue our heritage
and traditions while living abroad.
We participate in various events throughout the year
including the World of Nations Celebration representing
Spain for three years now at Metropolitan Park. Please see
our Events page for more information.
As well as cultural and social events, one of our goals is to
help out our community. Some of the organizations we wish
to help, not just monetarily, but through volunteer time, are
Shriner's hospital, Wolfson's Children's Hospital and the Big
Brother Big Sister Program of North Florida. We also have
many other projects that are currently under discussion.
Another priority of ours is to educate others in our
community about our culture. With so many Spanish -
speaking countries it can be difficult for those who are not
from one to differentiate them. We would like to educate on
what is different about Spain, which is a European country
and has no indigenous people in its background.
Florida dedicated to uniting all the Spaniards that live in the
surrounding areas in an attempt to continue our heritage
and traditions while living abroad.
We participate in various events throughout the year
including the World of Nations Celebration representing
Spain for three years now at Metropolitan Park. Please see
our Events page for more information.
As well as cultural and social events, one of our goals is to
help out our community. Some of the organizations we wish
to help, not just monetarily, but through volunteer time, are
Shriner's hospital, Wolfson's Children's Hospital and the Big
Brother Big Sister Program of North Florida. We also have
many other projects that are currently under discussion.
Another priority of ours is to educate others in our
community about our culture. With so many Spanish -
speaking countries it can be difficult for those who are not
from one to differentiate them. We would like to educate on
what is different about Spain, which is a European country
and has no indigenous people in its background.
| What We're About |
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| Maria Luisa Peña Benton President Puerto de Sta Maria (Cadiz) |
| Board of Members |
| Maria Garcia Doolittle Vocal Sevilla |
| Angela Maria Young Vice President, Editor & website administrator Puerto de Sta Maria (Cadiz) |
| Consuelo Mansfield Treasurer Madrid |
| Paqui Strelitz Vocal Sevilla |
