LGAA Gainesville Community Projects

Kids’ Start Fair - an annual LGAA tradition

Sponsored by your Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association (LGAA) in cooperation with the School Board of Alachua County, the annual Kids’ Start Fair (KSF) takes place each August at the O’Connell Center. 

Started in 1995 as a class project of LG22, the KSF has helped 1000’s of kinder-garten-aged Alachua County Head Start graduates and at risk children get their
school careers off on the right foot. Free backpacks, clothing, school supplies, health screenings, entertainment, GPD K-9 demonstrations, music, food and drinks are all part of the Kids’ Start Fair, which has evolved into a regional event honored by the Florida Head Start Association with a Florida District Merit Award.

The fifteenth annual Kids’ Start Fair (KSF) was Saturday, August 14th and hosted over 2,500 people at Sante Fe College Gymnasium. Click here for the news article.

If you’d like more information on the Kids’ Start Fair or would like to volunteer, contact LGAA Kids’ Start co-chair Bill Evans at (352) 665-3897.

LGAA 5K Fundraiser

The LGAA 5k Fundraiser Committee organizes on a seasonal basis to manage and promote the LGAA 5K.  For more information or to volunteer, contact Evan Stone (34).

Meetings: TBD
LGAA 5K Fundraiser Committee: JR Anchors (LG 32), Dan Clark (LG 33), Mary Kate Flynn (LG 35), Brian Harrington (LG 34), Rachel McGriff (LG 34), Kim Mitrook (LG 31), David Ramsey (LG 33), Ken Vogel (LG 32), Brite Whitaker (LG 30)