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Altrusa International provides community service, develops leadership, fosters international understanding. Altrusa was founded in 1917.

10/23/2026

On the fourth Saturday in October, National Make A Difference Day brings community service to a whole new level. Millions of people join forces with a common mission: to improve the lives of others through acts of kindness, big and small.
This year, the Altrusa Club of St. Augustine celebrated Make a Difference Day by making goodie boxes for all the employees at St. Francis House and Port in the Storm. The boxes were decorated by Altrusa members and filled with a variety of candy. Extra candy was left for the guests at Port in the Storm.
Pictured are Altrusans Cheryl Jeffries and Linda M Herrera presenting the gift boxes to Chrissy, a Port in the Storm employee.

10/22/2026

Zachary Segui delivered three October birthday backpacks at the Homeless Coalition St Johns County. The backpacks are part of the Sebastian Segui Backpack Project started by Altrusan Marci Segui’s son Sebastian over 15 years ago. The backpacks all contain books because literacy is an ongoing project of the Altrusa Club of St Augustine; PJs because we found the children rarely had a new pair of them; a blanket; and stuffed animals.
The backpacks were donated by Marshalls and the books by author Diane Rehling. The PJs were donated by Cheryl Jeffries and anonymous donors. The blankets were also donated by an anonymous donor. The stuffed animals were donated by Dan and Nancy Sansoucy. The backpacks also contained a card game donated by Lisa Libraries. Zander, Zachary's younger brother, donated his push car and pullups..
In the photo, Zachary is pictured with Marion Blohm, a Case Manager for the Coalition and the child that received the push car is pictured on the car.
For those of you who would like to donate to this project, we have set up an Amazon wish list - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3N00U32N96PIW... If you would like to learn more about our club, please visit our website altrusastaugustine.org

10/22/2026

The Magic of Masks
Yesterday the Altrusa Club of St. Augustine spent the afternoon at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park with Head Start and PreK families from St Johns County School. The children were able to do Scratch Art Masks where they scratched black masks with a special tool and as they scratched, all different colors appeared. The children were also able to choose a new book, Kindness Star, and get a candy and sticker treat. We had some welcome help from Noah and Ryce, students at Flager College and Altrusans Christine Jenne, Cathy O'Dell, Christine Plant and Patti Wallace.

10/09/2026

What a wonderful day the Altrusa Club of St. Augustine when we traveled west to visit the Altrusa Club of Starke. While there we explained our Kindness Star Project and taught the Starke Altrusans the intricacies of creating the Stars. The Stars are Moravian Stars that are formed by folding four strips of paper in a unique way to create the star. We add a special message of kindness and love to this special Star. The Starke Altrusans were wonderful hosts. And what a fun opportunity it was to meet and work with another Altrusa club. Thank you, Altrusa Club of Starke, for inviting us. We had an absolutely great day with a little bit of angst but a lot of laughs.

09/29/2026

Marci and Zachary Segui delivered four September birthday backpacks at the Homeless Coalition St Johns County. The backpacks are part of the Sebastian Segui Backpack Project started by Altrusan Marci Segui’s son Sebastian over 15 years ago. The backpacks all contain books because literacy is an ongoing project of the Altrusa Club of St Augustine; PJs because we found the children rarely had a new pair of them; a blanket; and stuffed animals.
The backpacks were donated by Marshalls and the books by Lisa Libraries. The PJs were donated by Sherrie Wolf Rinehart, Linda M Herrera and Yasmine Ingram; Sherrie and an anonymous donor donated the blankets. The stuffed animals were donated by Dan and Nancy Sansoucy. The backpacks also contained a card game donated by Lisa Libraries. Zachary donated two bags of clothes and shoes and his brother, Zander, donated the box of toys.
In the photo, Zachary is pictured with Marion Blohm, a Case Manager for the Coalition.
For those of you who would like to donate to this project, we have set up an Amazon wish list - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3N00U32N96PIW... If you would like to learn more about our club, please visit our website altrusastaugustine.org

09/26/2026

September's "Cake Friday" has been delivered. On the last Friday of each month the Altrusa Club of St. Augustine delivers birthday backpacks to all the guests at Port in the Storm who have had a birthday that month. The backpacks contain toiletries, a journal, a blanket and gift cards. The Altrusans also deliver a birthday cake for all the guests and staff to enjoy. The guests have labeled the Friday celebration "Cake Friday." Port in the Storm is a shelter in St Augustine that provides comprehensive support to homeless and unaccompanied youth in crisis.
In the photograph, holding the birthday cake, is Jennifer Carson, the Office Manager for St. Francis House & Port in the Storm.
To learn more about Altrusa Club of St. Augustine, please visit our website - altrusastaugustine.org. To learn more about St. Francis House & Port in the Storm, visit its website https://stasociety.org/programs/port-in-the-storm.

09/24/2026

Yesterday afternoon, the Altrusa Club of St. Augustine had a wonderful time at the South Woods Elementary School giving books and Kindness Stars to the families attending the We Connect Wednesday Curriculum Night for Head Start and PreK familes. Altrusans participate in each We Connect Wednesday, giving books to all the children as part of its endeavor to spread the love of books. With the Kindness Stars, Altrusans are encouraging spreading Kindness throughout the community. The children are encouraged to take a Kindness Star for themselves and one more to share with someone else. The children were also given a fall themed book mark to color and a sticker project.
Many thanks to Altrusans Cathy O'Dell, Christine Jenne, Sherrie Wolf Rinehart, and Christine Plant for your help.
If you would like more information about our Altrusa Club, please visit our website - altrusastaugustine.org

09/21/2026

The Altrusa Club of St. Augustine, at its recent meeting, welcomed Scott Frieser, the Vice Governor of Altrusa International - District Three. In his comments to the club members, Scott commended the members on all of the work they are doing in the community and encouraged all to attend Altrusa International - District Three's conference in Gainesville in April, 2027.

09/02/2026

Please follow the directions to vote for the St Augustine Society - St Francis House & Port in the Storm.

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Saint Augustine, FL
32085

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http://www.altrusastaugustine.org/

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