{"id":6290,"date":"2020-01-02T14:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=6290"},"modified":"2020-01-02T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:04:35","slug":"get-to-know-anna-neal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/get-to-know-anna-neal\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know \u2026 Anna Neal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Cassy Fiano-Chesser<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anna Neal is a lifelong Jacksonville resident who has made her permanent home in St. Johns County. A wife and mother, Neal has dedicated herself to helping her community, while still making time for her family and for herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q: Tell me about yourself. Are you from Jacksonville?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: I went to Bishop Kenny High School and grew up on the Southside. Then after I met my husband, we spent a couple of years in the Avondale area before deciding to jump down to the suburbs. We live off County Road 210, in St. John\u2019s Forest, and we love it there. It\u2019s the perfect place for our family. I\u2019m a stay-at-home mom, so that keeps me really busy \u2014 getting kids everywhere they need to be. I also work with Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital and the Florida Forum, which I joke is my \u201cjob that doesn\u2019t pay.\u201d We have two fundraisers each year, and I chaired the Art and Antiques Show in 2016, and this year, I\u2019m chairing the Florida Forum with two other ladies, and that is a bigger series that we produce each year. We had Nikki Haley already, we have John Meacham coming up in January, and Jerry Rice in February, which will round out the season. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q: How did you get involved with Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: My husband works at Nemours, and Wolfson and Nemours have a very unique relationship. When I wanted to start getting involved with raising money and helping kids in the area, at the time, Nemours didn\u2019t have an organization like that. So I jumped on with the Women\u2019s Board, in 2010. And I\u2019ve just dedicated my time to the organization; I\u2019ve fallen in love with it and the people that I\u2019ve met. The Women\u2019s Board makes fundraising commitments to the hospital, generally every five years, so right now we\u2019re in our second year of a $4 million, five-year commitment, and that will go to benefit the new neonatal intensive care unit. It\u2019s going to be a state-of-the-art unit where babies and parents can be in the same room, unlike now, when they\u2019re separated. It\u2019s a huge expansion. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q: What do you like to do for fun? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: I play tennis at Julington Creek and go to OrangeTheory Fitness. We\u2019re also members of Ponte Vedra United Methodist Church, so I try to stay involved with that. I try to be a good mom, and try to balance my time. Ever since my kids were little, I\u2019ve been volunteering with the Women\u2019s Board \u2014 so it\u2019s always, \u201cOh, it\u2019s the Women\u2019s Board again!\u201d I\u2019ll always do it though, it\u2019s near and dear to my heart. They\u2019ve kind of adapted to my crazy schedule volunteering. But I try to make sure that I\u2019m a good mom and also do things for myself. I think it\u2019s very important to balance taking care of yourself and working. So I do try to take some very important time for myself. If you\u2019re constantly doing things for other people, and never take time for yourself, that\u2019s not helpful, either. So I am very lucky that I get to take that opportunity and take time for myself. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q: What do you love most about living in St. Johns County?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: Sometimes, I call it our little \u201cbubble.\u201d When we leave downtown \u2014 my husband works downtown \u2014 we get to just come to this quiet area, and get away from the hustle and bustle. But everything is still within 20 minutes away, if we want to go to a game or to the Town Center. I just enjoy the quiet aspect of St. Johns County. It is growing by leaps and bounds, but right now, I love the schools that my kids go to, I love the athletics that are offered in the area, and I think it\u2019s a great place to raise a family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo courtesy Michelle Cardinal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anna Neal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cassy Fiano-Chesser mail@floridanewsline.com Anna Neal is a lifelong Jacksonville resident who has made her permanent home in St. Johns County. 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