Location: Thrasher-Horne Conference Center, 283 College Dr., Orange Park, FL 32065

The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute will be at this year’s Active After 50 Expo in Orange Park with information and giveaways! The Active After 50 Expos provide a fun event to promote active lifestyles for Baby Boomers & Seniors. Come out for this FREE community event! Find out more at https://activeafter50online.com/. 

For More Info: Contact Christina at 904.831.4034 or education@floridaproton.org

Location: UF Health Jacksonville Clinical Center Main Lobby, 655 West 8^th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209

We are kicking off the Proton’s Pink Warriors team for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K with the American Cancer Society this fall! Come on out to get a photo in the Big Pink Chair and join a team. While you are there, walk around and meet with UF Health experts and community partners to learn more about the cancer support resources available to you and your family. Representatives will be available to discuss support about community resources, rehabilitation services, social services, spiritual care, transportation, specialty care and palliative care. Stop by for this informal event! Can’t make it to the event? Sign up online for the Making Strides walk today: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/protonpinkwarriors 

For More Info: Contact Christina Mershell at (904) 831-4034 or education@floridaproton.org

Location: Virtual via Zoom. Register in advance for the meeting at: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/heCeyNhXS_-uC9UNyKo6PTA 

Calling all proton ambassadors and alumni from the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute! Join us for our Annual Proton Ambassador Meeting via Zoom. We will share updates from the past year, and what the future holds for the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute. We are looking forward to seeing you all again! Register in advance at the link above. 

For More Info: Contact Christina Mershell at (904) 831-4034 or education@floridaproton.org.

Location: Atlantic Recreation Center, 2500 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Stop by the Proton table at the Nassau County Council on Aging 11th Annual Senior Expo and Health Fair! This is a FREE event that provides info on local resources, giveaways and entertainment. If you are a senior or know someone who could use information on community resources, then make a note on your calendar to stop by.

For More Info: Contact Christina Mershell at (904) 831-4034 or education@floridaproton.org.

Location: VyStar Ballpark, 301 A Philip Randolph Blvd, Jacksonville, FL

We walk for all of the breast cancer survivors we have had the honor to care for, as well as for their families and caregivers. Join the Proton’s Pink Warriors team as we walk 5K at the American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. This is a fun, free family event. If you are not up for the walk, come by for the entertainment, information and giveaways! Register to join our team or find out more about the event at: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/protonpinkwarriors.

For More Info: Contact Christina Mershell at (904) 831-4034 or education@floridaproton.org.

Location: The Brownwood Hotel & Spa, 3003 Brownwood Blvd, Wildwood, FL 32163 

Have questions about the latest in prostate cancer and treatment options? Block your calendar and register for this FREE prostate cancer conference organized by Your Prostate Cancer Help, held annually in The Villages, FL. Representatives from the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute will be there to share research and answer questions about proton therapy for prostate cancer. Dr. Lucas Sapienza, radiation oncologist at UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, will join the panel of radiation oncology experts discussing the various radiation treatment options. Register for this free conference at: https://yourprostatecancer.help/2025/06/11/free-conference-saturday-nov-8th-in-florida-register-now/.

 For More Info: Contact Christina Mershell at (904) 831-4034 or education@floridaproton.org.