This year’s 1st annual Christmas in July event on Saturday July 20th, benefited WithLove, a non-profit whose mission and heart is to give children battling cancer and other life threatening illnesses the opportunity to simply be kids. Proceeds from this event will be used to directly impact children in local oncology units in Jacksonville. Erin Winters, Miss Jacksonville USA, sold tickets at the door an acted as the host "Mrs. Clause" for the evening collecting toys for the children. Her favorite part of the event was announcing her dear friend and founder of WithLove, Taylor Scheibe. Taylor is a two-time childhood cancer survivor and Bone Marrow Transplant recipient. WithLove was started in February of 2012 as a Valentines Day toy drive. It has since grown exponentially over the past year. Christmas in July was WithLove's first official event, and we're honored to say we collected over $2,000 in donations and enough toys for several more toy drives! Erin was honored to be apart of this event she holds so close to her heart. 
WithLove's next event is a 5K and will be held on Sept 21 in Jacksonville Florida. You can learn more about WithLove at www.withlovecharity.com. More about Christmas in July can be found at www.christmasinjulyjax.com or at ChristmasIn JulyJax Facebook page.