Women’s Alliance
Donation Pickup
City Rescue Mission We have come to an agreement with the City Rescue Mission’s thrift store, Rescued Treasures, on Normandy Boulevard, for their truck to come into Deercreek. The truck […]
DWA Shamrock Scramble 2025
Get ready to ’tee up’ at the Deercreek Women’s Alliance Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 12! Invite your friends, family & neighbors, grab your clubs and join in […]
Donation Pickup
City Rescue Mission We have come to an agreement with the City Rescue Mission’s thrift store, Rescued Treasures, on Normandy Boulevard, for their truck to come into Deercreek. The truck […]
DWA
Tennis is For Everyone Volunteers
Tennis is for Everyone's next adaptive tennis event is on Friday, April 11 and will be for a new organization in Orange Park called Basca. The address is 352 Stowe Ave in Orange Park. We will be setting up at 10 am and tennis to begin at 10:30 am. We will once again have a pizza lunch to...
Tennis is For Everyone Volunteers
Our next event is planned on Friday, March 14 at Angelwood. We will be providing a clinic from 10:30-11:20 out on the basketball court. Lunch will follow for the entire school on that day. We will be running 3 courts on this day so will need 6 ball retrievers and 6 court leaders. Court leaders...
VIP Update Jan 2025
A group from the DWA participated in the Vision is Priceless Strides for Sight Awareness Walk in November, and as a result, they sent us this newsletter to highlight the good things ViP is doing for our community.
Pet Food Drive Jan 2025
The DWA is holding a Pet Food Drive to benefit The Jacksonville Humane Society’s Pet Food Pantry. The Pet Food Pantry serves seniors, community members with disabilities, veterans, and families in crisis. Sometimes the only difference between keeping a pet in their home and out of the shelter is...
DWA Spotlight on Charity
Spotlight on Charity – Tennis is For Everyone
Tennis Is For Everyone, Inc is a 501 (c) (3) non profit charity organization formed to serve special needs adults in our community. We strive to enrich the lives of adults with intellectual and...
Spotlight on Charity – The Bag Ladies
The Bag Ladies of Lakewood Presbyterian Church Maybe you've heard the words "Bag Ladies" mentioned, but don't really know who the Bag Ladies are. They are a group of volunteers who came together...
Spotlight on Charity
Jacksonville Humane Society Founded in 1885, the Jacksonville Humane Society is Jacksonville’s second oldest non-profit funded by philanthropic contributions. In April 2007, the shelter was...
Spotlight on Charity – Gabriel House of Care
Gabriel House of Care is a non-profit hospital hospitality house that provides affordable, temporary lodging to patients, 18 and over, and their caregivers who come to Jacksonville for organ...
Spotlight on Charity
Vision Is Priceless (VIP) was founded in 1996 and their mission is to assess, sustain, and improve the visual health of children and adults in Northeast Florida through education, vision screenings,...
Spotlight on Charity – Pine Castle
Pine Castle, located at 4911 Spring Park Road, is a leader in serving adults with intellectual and development differences (I/DD) and providing support to their families across Northeast Florida,...
Spotlight on Charity – The RITA Foundation
The RITA (Research Is The Answer) Foundation began in Deercreek in 1997 to help raise awareness and money for breast cancer programs and research in Jacksonville. The RITA Foundation is an...
Spotlight on Charity – Books-a-Go Go
Books-A-Go Go is a 501c nonprofit organization that collects used and new children’s books and gives them to children from low-income families. These books are distributed through schools and...
Spotlight on Charity – Families of Slain Children
Families of Slain Children’s top mission is “To touch the lives of hurting families’. FOSCI was established in 2006 to support and ensure the emotional and physical wellbeing of families who have...
About Us
The Deercreek Women’s Alliance has been an active organization in Deercreek since 1999.
The Alliance’s primary function is to promote an awareness of the needs of local charitable organizations and to raise funds for these charities through a variety of activities and social events–and to have a great time while doing it.
The Alliance is proud of the donations made in the past, totaling about $300,000. There is always more to be done and we continue to look for new areas where our help can make a difference.
2024-2025 Board
Debbie Grosnick
President
Carney Kirtley
Vice President
Jill Cole
Secretary
Julia Watkins
Treasurer
Mary Stelbrink
Membership
904-363-2360
DWA Membership
The Deercreek Women’s Alliance is open to all ladies who are members of the Deercreek Country Club or who are residents.
If you are not yet a PART OF THE HEART OF DEERCREEK and would like to join the DWA, please contact membership chairperson Mary Stelbrink at 363-2360. Membership is $30 a year.
DWA Charities
DWA Ongoing Charity Drives
PACE School for Girls: Clothing of all sizes for teenage girls is needed. Donated items can be dropped off at Vicki Khan’s home at 10148 Deercreek Club Rd, (904) 923-3538.
Jacksonville Humane Society: The JHS can always use bags of dried cat and dog food, blankets, towels, pet toys, bowls, flea-killing soap, and pet beds. Donations can be dropped off at Patti Mast’s home, 8011 Weatherby Court, 901-336-5905
Mandarin Food Bank: Any non-perishable food items such as, but not limited to, peanut butter, jelly, and oatmeal, and also canvas/material shopping bags, can be dropped off at Carmen Kelly’s home at 10139 Bishop Lake Rd W, 904-519-0622
Books-A-Go Go: Gently used or new books for children from Pre-K to 5th grade can be dropped off at Betty Metz’s home at 10076 Heather Lake Court W, 519-8863, markfirst@aol.com
The Bag Ladies: Travel size toiletries such as, shampoo, conditioner, soap/shower gel, toothpaste and individual toothbrushes to be included in the bags of comfort delivered to the children that come to Hubbard House. Please drop off at Donna Bernard’s home, 9907 Vineyard Lake Ln 904-504-4844