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Events

Gather, give, and show up with us.

What is happening now, what is coming up, the gatherings we hold all year, and a look back at how we have served Pensacola in 2026.

Happening now

The Thanks Drive: Fill a Plate, Warm a Heart

We are collecting non-perishable food to build complete Thanksgiving meal boxes for local families in need.

Every act of kindness helps a family feel seen, supported, and thankful.

How to drop off

Call or email us and we will arrange a drop-off time and place that works for you.

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Volunteers of different ages stand at folding tables in a large hall, packing food into cardboard boxes.

Items that help fill a box

  • Canned yams or sweet potatoes
  • Instant mashed potatoes or stuffing mix
  • Canned vegetables (corn, green beans)
  • Canned cranberry sauce
  • Gravy mix (packets or jars)
  • Dessert mixes (brownie, cake, or pie crust)
Coming up

Christmas Parade

Join us for a Christmas parade at Lincoln Park Elementary School.

Date
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Time
Time to be announced
Place
Lincoln Park Elementary School
7600 Kershaw St., Pensacola, FL 32534
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For details as they are announced, call (850) 490-8890 or follow us on Facebook.

Flyer: Bridging The Gaps Together presents a Christmas Parade, Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at Lincoln Park Elementary School, 7600 Kershaw St., Pensacola, FL 32534. Time to be announced. Bring the whole family. Questions: (850) 490-8890.
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Families share a meal at a long outdoor table under string lights at dusk, with water in the distance.

Regular gatherings

Standing invitations.

Two regular gatherings bring our community together through the year.

Sunday Supper Club
Every Sunday
Evenings in the Park
First Friday of the month

For this week's time and place, call (850) 490-8890 or message us on Facebook.

Recent events

How we've shown up in 2026.

These events have already taken place. Thank you to every sponsor, partner, and volunteer who made them possible.

Recent

Annual Back-to-School Event

Saturday, August 1, 2026, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Lincoln Park, 7865 Aaron Drive, Pensacola, FL 32534

A free community day to send students back to class ready, with school supplies, food, activities, community resources, and giveaways. Thank you to our sponsors, partners, and volunteers.

Flyer for the Lincoln Park Annual Back-to-School Event 2026, presented by Bridging The Gaps Together. Saturday, August 1, 2026, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Lincoln Park, Pensacola, Florida. Free admission, all are welcome. It lists school supplies, hygiene supplies, educational resources, food and snacks, community resources, and health and wellness, with community partner and sponsor logos.
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Recent

Adopt-A-Highway Community Cleanup

Saturday, July 25, 2026, 8:00 to 11:00 am

A roadside cleanup to help keep Pensacola beautiful, with our partners Enhancing Forward Action, Inc. and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Pensacola Chapter.

Adopt-A-Highway flyer: July 25, 2026, 8:00 to 11:00 am, with the message Help keep Pensacola roadsides beautiful and the logos of Bridging The Gaps Together, Enhancing Forward Action, Inc., and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Pensacola Chapter.
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Recent

National Read Aloud Day

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Lincoln Park Elementary

A morning of reading aloud with students to encourage literacy and a love of reading.

Flyer inviting the community to celebrate National Read Aloud Day with Bridging The Gaps Together on February 4, 2026 at Lincoln Park Elementary School, with read-aloud sessions led by Bridging The Gaps Together members and special guest reader Miss South Florida International.
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Photos

Photos shared by our team from events around Pensacola. Select a photo to see it larger.

  • Seven women in matching blue T-shirts stand together, smiling, in front of an illustrated backdrop outdoors.
  • A volunteer in a blue T-shirt and cap stands beside metal barricades and tables stacked with boxed toys, with tall brick columns behind him.
  • An audience seated in rows listens during an indoor event in a brick-walled hall with wooden floors.
  • People look over tables stacked with boxed toys and games behind metal barricades at an outdoor event on a sunny day.
  • Volunteers in blue T-shirts stand behind metal barricades next to tables of boxed toys at an outdoor event. A sign on the barricade reads Beauty, ages 8 and up.
  • Three men in suit jackets stand together, smiling, in front of a blue and white draped backdrop at an indoor event. One wears a white cowboy hat.
  • A booth lit with blue lights and labeled Human Slots stands on a ball field at night, with three people in matching shirts posing in its windows.
  • A man, a woman, and a girl stand close together, smiling, on a sidewalk at night. The girl holds two inflatable dolphins.

Where we gather

Our home in Lincoln Park.

Much of our work happens in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, near Pensacola Boulevard, at the park and at the elementary school close by.

The park

Lincoln Park

An Escambia County park of about 3 acres with a covered pavilion, a playground with a shade sail, a walking path, a basketball court, benches, grills and a picnic area, and a small indoor space for community gatherings.

7865 Aaron Drive, Pensacola, FL 32534

Pavilion and facility reservations are handled by Escambia County Parks and Recreation, (850) 475-5220.

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Our events here

In 2026

  • February 4 National Read Aloud Day at Lincoln Park Elementary
  • August 1 Annual Back-to-School Event at Lincoln Park
  • December 16 Christmas Parade at Lincoln Park Elementary, time to be announced

Christmas Parade details

In good company

Our community partners.

We do not do this alone. Thank you to the partners and sponsors who stood with us in 2026.

  • A Laura Massage
  • Bubba's 33
  • Chick-fil-A, 9 Mile Rd
  • Chick-fil-A, Bayou Blvd
  • Community Health Northwest Florida
  • DJ Neutron
  • Enhancing Forward Action, Inc.
  • Ensley Fire Department
  • Florida Department of Health
  • Hope Above Fear
  • Legacy Associates
  • National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Pensacola Chapter
  • RPM Oceanfront
  • S.W.A.G. (Safe Women and Girls)
  • State Representative Michelle Salzman
  • The Black Nonprofit Group
  • Tobacco Free Florida
  • Two Chicks & A Broom
  • Worship Experience
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Together, we bridge the gaps

Help a young person write their story.

With your help we can make a difference in a child's life that lasts a lifetime.

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