COMMUNITY MATTERS
At Taylor, Warren, Weidner & Hancock, we are committed to serving our community, through good works, charitable donations and sponsorships as well as personally serving in community events and fundraisers. We are proud and humbled by the hard work so many of our fellow Pensacola community members devote to local schools, humane societies, and service organizations. Our community teachers, directors, and leaders inspire us to continue our service efforts to make Pensacola a place we love to call home, and we are excited and proud to share these events and community growth with you!
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2023
In 2022,Wreaths Across America and its national network of volunteers placed more than 2.7 million sponsored veterans' wreaths on headstones of our nation's service members at 3,702 participating locations. This was accomplished with the support of more than 5,000 sponsorship groups, corporation contributions, and in-kind donations from the transportation industry across the country. They have a simple, admirable mission. Remember the fallen. Honor those who serve. And, teach the next generation the value of freedom. With three attorneys at our firm who have served in the USMC—Phillip Warren, Keith Weidner, and Blake Radford—TWWH was proud to contribute by sponsoring and placing ten wreaths at Barrancas National Cemetery.
BARKTOBERFEST 2023
Barktoberfest has brought an important focus on the Pensacola Humane Society‘s critical efforts in our community to help animals in need and help them find their furrr-ever homes. In October, 2023, animal lovers converged on Seville Square for Barktoberfest 2023 with TWWH serving as a proud sponsor with a tent, custom dog tug-of-war toys, and so many goodies to give away. The event benefited Pensacola Humane Society's animal welfare efforts along the Gulf Coast and showcased numerous rescue animals as well as the impressive work of PHS's animal sanctuaries, preserves, and shelters.
TWWH $1K BACK-TO-SCHOOL GIVEAWAY 2023
Did you hear that bell? School's in! At TWWH, we are staunch supporters of teachers as they serve such a critical role in our community and in the shaping of the children in our area. Each year, we sponsor a $1,000 giveaway to local teachers, asking for submissions and requests, with the goal to try to fill them all. In 2023, we were able to provide second grade Kingsfield Elementary teacher, Whitney Hagar, with much-needed STEM supplies for her students, fifth grade Myrtle Grove Elementary teacher, Jack Gattenio with laptop stands to increase his students' productivity, and second grade Jim Allen Elementary teacher, Julie Mayfair, with an ice-cream freezer to reward her students' good behavior with ice cream parties. This was such a rewarding and fulfilling campaign that we look forward to launching each year. Stay tuned local teachers for our $1k giveaway in 2024!
NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY DEPLOYMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Each year we reach out to our audience on Facebook and ask them to nominate a student to win our 6-Day Deployment with the National Flight Academy (NFA). The NFA's deployments offer an immersive, skill-building experience in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and teamwork. We were astounded, once again, by the overwhelming nominations we received this year. We put the top two finalists, 13 year-old Brown Barge Elementary student, Rex Moak, and 13 year-old Beulah Middle School student, Sery Lentini, up for a final vote on our Facebook page, and Sery won! TWWH will be shipping her off June 25-30th on a 6-day immersive NFA Deployment. The NFA facility to top of the line and blends the culture and excitement of aviation with 21st century technology and core competencies in an exclusive, engaging environment to provide a best in the world learning adventure that builds character and ambition. We have been proud to give away two deployments so far, in 2019, 2022, and 2023 and will be soon gearing up for our fourth scholarship giveaway in 2024.
THE SALVATION ARMY'S ANGEL TREE
We believe every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas morning. This year the firm requested two children from The Salvation Army tree's Angel Tree list to fulfill their Christmas needs and wish list. The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year. Once a child or senior adult has been registered and accepted as an Angel their Christmas wish list is shared with donors in the community who purchase gifts of new clothing and toys. The gifts are then distributed to the family to place under their family Christmas tree. It was such a treat and joy to go shopping for such a good cause and help fulfill the wish lists of young little Harper and Cooper who are siblings.
FILL THE MAYFLOWER
TWWH has been a proud supporter and contributor to the Manna Food Pantry's "Fill the Mayflower" food drive held every year in November and curated by Cat Country 98.7. Participants all over the community come to Cordova Mall over a two-day drive to donate nonperishable food donations and monetary gifts (cash, credit/debit cards and checks accepted) to help #fighthunger in our community! Fellow local law firm Stevenson Klotz usually kicks off a #lawfirmchallenge in the community encouraging other local law firms to participate, and we always accept the challenge!
BARKTOBERFEST 2022
Barktoberfest is a family and pet friendly event that has brought families and their furry loved ones to downtown Pensacola for years, hosted by, and for the benefit of, the Pensacola Humane Society in October at the Wahoos Stadium. Animal lovers converged on Community Maritime Park for Barktoberfest on October 20, 2022 with TWWH serving as a proud sponsor with a tent, custom dog tug-of-war toys, and so many goodies to give away. The event benefited Pensacola Humane Society's animal welfare efforts along the Gulf Coast and showcased numerous rescue animals as well as the impressive work of PHS's animal sanctuaries, preserves, and shelters.
NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY DEPLOYMENT GIVEAWAY 2022
Each year we reach out to our audience on Facebook and ask them to nominate a student to win our 6-Day Deployment with the National Flight Academy (NFA). The NFA's deployments offer an immersive, skill-building experience in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and teamwork. The NFA facility to top of the line and blends the culture and excitement of aviation with 21st century technology and core competencies in an exclusive, engaging environment to provide a best in the world learning adventure that builds character and ambition. We have been proud to give away two deployments so far, in 2019 and 2022, and are gearing up to offer our third in 2023.
FREE SCREENING OF MAIDEN MOVIE
In 2019, Taylor, Warren, Weidner & Hancock hosted a free advanced screening of the inspiring movie MAIDEN: The Tracy Edwards Story by SONY Pictures Classic. Maiden is one of those inspirational stories that, once heard, you are unlikely to forget. It is a film about guts and the power of determination, about how when we are allowed to believe in ourselves great things are possible. It's the story of a young girl who dared to dream and of a team that came together to challenge chauvinism and set an example to the world. In many areas of life prejudice and chauvinism still hold sway, but our hope was that this film would help remind us that whoever we are, male or female, we should chase our dreams even if it appears we are up against insurmountable odds.
PENSACOLA MEN'S BASEBALL SEASON KICKOFF
TWW had a fantastic time sponsoring the Pensacola Men's Baseball League's Opening Day on the Bay, April 28, 2018 at the Wahoo's Stadium. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by our table to say hello and pick up some TWW goodies. Have a great season guys! Let's play ball!
FIRST CITY ARTS CENTER
HOT GLASS, COLD BREW!
TWWH Partners Stephanie Taylor and Keith Weidner have both served on the board for the First City Arts Center and Stephanie has performed aerial silks at the Center's “Hot Glass, Cold Brew” event where the Center offers glass blowing and pottery demonstrations, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and a gallery exhibition, with ticket sale proceeds going toward the Center and its efforts to spread, share, and promote art among the community. You can see more photos from Stephanie Taylor's performance at the recent May, 2018 Hot Glass, Cold Brew event here.
The First City Arts Center is a hands-on learning, creation, and working art center that offers workshops in glassblowing, pottery, and sculpture for adults and kids. You can learn more about the Center here.
GOLDEN ELITE SPONSORSHIP
Golden Elite is a non-profit track and field club designed to empower our youth, help them to focus on positive results and improve their self-confidence and skills through training. TWWH, along with other generous sponsors have enabled these runners to travel and compete in meets all over the southeast and strive for potential scholarships, even the Junior Olympics. Every donation goes a long way. Join the Golden Elite sponsor team at www.goldenelite.club.
THE MYLO FOUNDATION
TWW pedals for a good cause! Rescue paws! We are so excited to be sponsoring Bike Pensacola's December Slow Ride that we've teamed up with the Mylo Foundation to use the event to bring attention to another great cause, the rescue and adoption of our local animals. TWWH will be hosting a rescue pups Meet-and-Greet alongside our Slow Ride event on Saturday, December 2nd at our newly-completed Spearman Center.
UPDATE: We had 274 bicyclists join us for this fun, festive event at the Spearman Center! Many thanks to our local organizations and vendors who partnered with us to make this such an awesome holiday fundraiser:
GULF COAST KID'S HOUSE
The Gulf Coast Kid's House sees some of the most egregious cases of child abuse in Escambia County and offers a safe environment for child abuse victims to provide recorded statements, undergo medical exams and mental therapy as well as prosecution of their claims.
Keith Weidner of Taylor, Warren, Weidner & Hancock has served as a pro bono attorney of their Child Protection Team, is currently the GCKH Board Chair and is here to share with you all how you can help this important cause through donations and volunteer work. Learn more about the Gulf Coast Kid's House and how you, too, can help support this important community cause at www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org.
SCOOPS FOR CHARITY
TWWH had a fantastic time hosting “Scoops for Charity” during our local Pensacola Earth Day event, an ice cream donation booth where the attorneys and staff at TWWH scooped ice cream cones for community members with all cone sales going toward local charities such as the Pensacola Hotel for Dogs and Cats, Bay Area Food Bank, and Pensacola Humane Society!
FIRE SAFETY ON THE FRIDGE
TWWH has proudly partnered with the Pensacola Fire Department to help create 15,000 fire safety magnets they will soon be handing out at local Escambia County events to help families keep their emergency contact info within reach to ensure a quick and effective response in case of an emergency, particularly a house fire.
The back of the magnet contains important fire safety tips, including fire prevention and how best to respond to a fire as well as making sure you and your family have a fire evacuation plan in place before a fire occurs.
SPEARMAN CENTER GROUNDBREAKING
October, 2016
