Hearts For Educators

03/06/2026

The February event finale was at W.D. Hartley Elementary School in St. Augustine. We were happy to get up early to serve coffee, tea, hot chocolate and pastries to fuel the fabulous faculty and staff at this school. We will be back! And can't wait to share what's on deck for the remainder of the spring semester. Stay tuned...

03/02/2026

Recently HFE went to Crookshank Elementary School in St. Augustine, Fla. to serve an Italian lunch to the teachers and staff, followed up with scrumptious desserts. Huge thank you to Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation for sponsoring this event! Check out HFE founder Lyn Wiggins Gabrielsen with her friends from Joy Bible Study Group. Volunteering is more fun with friends. Go to our link in our About section to sign up to volunteer with your besties.

02/26/2026

Thank you to these wonderful parents for helping HFE serve a festive Chinese New Year themed lunch to the incredible faculty and staff at this St. Augustine school. We learned that this lunar new year marks the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse, a 15-day celebration focused on themes of speed, independence, and rapid change. Let's go!

02/20/2026

How sweet it is! Check out part two of our Valentines 💌 double header: a candy bar at Gamble Rogers Middle School in St. Augustine, FL for their amazing teachers and staff. We had a blast chatting with them as they scooped up some treats for themselves and their loved ones at home. We can’t wait to come back again! Thanks to our volunteers for setting up, serving with a smile, and breaking it all down. Could not do this without our volunteers! Let’s keep lifting up St. Johns County educators through food and fellowship events.

02/18/2026

We pulled off a double header to show our love for St. Johns County educators last week. Here’s a peek 👀 at our yummy 🍳🥞 breakfast 🧇 to fuel the teachers and staff at in St. Augustine. Thanks to our volunteers for getting up early to pick up the food, deliver it, set up, serve, and clean up. Couldn’t do this without you!!!! Also, thanks to Martine Smith, the Family Engagement, Retention, and Recruitment Specialist from St. Johns County Federal Programs, for lending a helping hand and a cheerful smile.

02/10/2026

Last week, Lyn shared the story behind founding Hearts For Educators with the most incredible group of women in Ponte Vedra Beach. This group was eager to learn about volunteer opportunities through our organization and we are confident that you'll see many of these faces again helping out at future events. Thank you, ladies! We appreciate all of you.

02/04/2026

Did you know that Butler Toyota Jacksonville was our first corporate sponsor? In addition to believing in our mission to uplift St. Johns County Educators from the jump, we just got an additional generous boost from Butler Toyota. If you buy a vehicle from them and mention Hearts For Educators, they will donate $500 to HFE. Here's HFE founder Lyn Wiggins Gabrielsen at Butler Toyota, feeling grateful for their professionalism and generosity towards HFE.

01/28/2026

Who spotted a story on Hearts For Educators and Founder (wearing the red apron) on the FRONT PAGE of last week? Read the link below to get educated on her philanthropic efforts to celebrate and support teachers across St. Johns County. Visit heartsforeducators.org to sign up to donate, learn more, or volunteer. We promise it’ll warm your heart ❤️

https://pontevedrarecorder.com/stories/hearts-for-educators-supports-teachers,163431

Heart for Educators, led by Ms. Lyn Gabrielsen, is one of the greatest strengths of our school community. Their unwavering dedication, creativity, and genuine passion for supporting our staff make a remarkable difference every single day. The events they plan are not only meaningful—they are energ...

01/21/2026

So excited 😆 that did a good news story about our newly launched nonprofit organization. Here’s a pic of founder with two smiling HFE volunteers at our second event. Our events calendar is filling up fast and we need more volunteers to sign up to serve our wonderful teachers and educators in St. Johns County.

A former teacher has formed Hearts for Educators to support staff at St. Johns County Title I schools that serve many low-income students.

01/07/2026

We’re still in the holiday spirit! Our first in-school event took place on December 18, 2025 at St. Johns Technical High School. We loved serving the entire faculty, staff, and administrative team a scrumptious Italian lunch and meeting this incredible group of educators. They were fun and funny and had a tangible sense of camaraderie under their leader, Dr. Steve Sanzo. (One of us may have taste-tested a lot of the cookies, just to make sure they were good enough to share 😂). What a sweet way to end the first semester! Much more to come from us. Check out our link 🔗 here if you want to sign up to volunteer at our next few events https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EACA628A6FFCF8-61398185-hearts

12/22/2025

Wow 🤯! The support we are getting from the local business community is really taking off 🚀. Big thanks to our friends for their financial donation. Your contribution will go a long way in helping us provide events with food and fellowship for teachers across St. Johns County Schools.