Help St. Johns County Council on Aging by dining at any Columbia Restaurant in September

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Patrons of any of the seven Columbia Restaurant locations in Florida throughout the month of September will have the opportunity to donate to the St. Johns County Council on Aging as part of the restaurant’s 21st annual Community Harvest program.

Through this program, The Columbia donates 5 percent of all guests’ September lunch and dinner checks to the charitable organizations chosen by their customers. This year, the list of organizations will include the St. Johns County Council on Aging. The Columbia Community Harvest takes place in all of the Columbia locations, including downtown St. Augustine.  

“We started this program in 1998 as a way to help many of the worthy non-profit groups that are so important to our communities,” Columbia Restaurant President and fourth-generation family member Richard Gonzmart said. “We thought the best way to do this was by letting our customers get involved in selecting the organizations. The process is simple. They just put a check mark next to one of the charitable organizations listed on a form we provide.  They turn it in to their server. We do the rest and donate 5 percent to the charity.”

Over the past 20 years, the Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest has donated more than $2.2 million to nonprofit organizations throughout Florida.  

All Columbia locations are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. For more information, visit www.ColumbiaRestaurant.com.