Legacy Insurance Brokers Tour of Homes

Realtors and mortgage lenders alike set out on a Parade of Homes tour on May 11. Sponsored by Legacy Insurance Brokers, party buses from Gulf Coast Limo Group took participants on a three-hour tour of homes. The tour took them out to a new residential community called Iron Rock.

The buses made their way through the community and stopped at several homes. These homes are on ½ and ¾ acres lots starting in the mid 500k to 900k range. The gated community offers rustic views, with three builder options, DSLD Homes, Signature Homes and Truland Homes, along with multiple floor plans to choose from. Iron Rock also offers many amenities like a large playground, covered outdoor clubhouse with bath facilities, and a basketball and pickleball court, just to name a few. Some homes had 20’ ceilings, professional sound systems throughout and modern backyard family porches with fireplaces. Lunch was also provided for attendees by The Cutting Board from Milton, FL, owner Nan Foster, prepared a wonderful smoked turkey and ham sandwich, potato salad, mixed fresh fruit, and cookies.

Navy Federal Credit Union Participates in National “Take Your Kid to Work Day”

Navy Federal Credit Union recently welcomed nearly 270 employees and their children to the Greater Pensacola Operations campus.

Meagan Walker, supervisor in Contact Center Operations, brought her daughter Jasmyne to the event. “It’s been a really fun experience! She has really enjoyed all the fun activities planned—even the budgeting,” Walker said. “It’s great to bring her to work because she has always envisioned what it looks like and how the work environment is, but now she gets to see it. It also gives us that time to bond, and she gets to experience what our culture is like and what it’s like to work here.”

While the number of participants was limited by capacity, employees were able to download an interactive At-Home Toolkit so all Navy Federal children could participate. Navy Federal’s Vienna, Virginia headquarters location, Winchester, Virginia campus and West Coast Hub in San Diego participated as well; altogether, 700 employees and their children participated in the half-day event.

WSRE PBS Announces New Development Department Director and Staff Assignments.

The WSRE PBS Development Department also announces the promotion of Patience Weaver to donor services manager and the addition of Deanna Smith as database coordinator.

Weaver is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has worked at WSRE since 2020, formerly as database coordinator. Smith is a graduate of Pensacola State College and returns to WSRE, having worked at the station for nearly 15 years previously.

Northeast Pensacola Sertoma Club Announces Record-Setting HogFest Benefiting Pathways for

This was the first year the Pensacola campus participated in the national campaign “Take Your Kid to Work Day”. Interactive sessions at the campus included a branch team memberled session on “Managing Your Money,” followed by “Online Safety” and “Social Media.”

“We were thrilled to see so many employees and their children participate in this first-ever event here on our beautiful Greater Pensacola Operations Campus,” said Kara Cardona, executive vice president of the Greater Pensacola and Contact Center Operations. “We are all about moments that matter, so inviting our employees’ children on campus allowed them to see where their parents work each day and gave them a glimpse inside our culture.”

The children were given $100 pretend paychecks, which they could use to buy snacks in the Kids’ NavMart, letting the children get an early practice on budgeting. Our mascot Sammie the Sea Otter made a guest appearance to snap some pics with the kids—and even took the stage to practice some dance moves. The event wrapped with a community service effort as children created personal hygiene kits to be distributed to veterans through the Soldiers’ Angels nonprofit agency.

Jennifer Knisbell has joined Pensacola State College as the director of development and community engagement at WSRE PBS. A native of Pensacola and graduate of University of Central Florida, she has worked in the arts and entertainment industry for 22 years in various management and development positions, most recently as the director of development at Pensacola Opera following six years with talent agency ICM Partners in Los Angeles, Calif.

Change and ReadyKids!

The Northeast Pensacola Sertoma Club announces a record-setting HogFest event benefiting local charities Pathways for Change and ReadyKids! The annual event is a partnership between the three nonprofit organizations and Harley-Davidson Pensacola to throw a “party for a purpose” and raise awareness and funds for these important missions.

The 21st Annual HogFest which was held on April 29, 2023, at Harley-Davidson Pensacola drew a crowd of 1,000 attendees and raised over $105,000 through ticket sales, live and silent auctions, and a 50/50 raffle. Pathways for Change is a local nonprofit focused on assisting local agencies who are in the business of eliminating homelessness and panhandling in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. ReadyKids! is a local nonprofit focused on increasing kindergarten readiness in Escambia County. Every year, Sertoma clubs raise more than $20 million for local community service projects. The Northeast Pensacola Sertoma Club is ranked #1 in the nation for donations to charitable organizations.