A Worthwhile Partnership

Church, college unite to give out hundreds of virus vaccines

  • Palatka resident Thelma Donaldson, 79, receives the COVID-19 vaccination at SJR State.
    Palatka resident Thelma Donaldson, 79, receives the COVID-19 vaccination at SJR State.
  • Residents wait Friday to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at St. Johns River State College, which partnered with Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church to administer more than 250 doses to community members.
    Residents wait Friday to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at St. Johns River State College, which partnered with Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church to administer more than 250 doses to community members.
  • Palatka resident Gwendolyn Junior, 59, receives the COVID-19 vaccination Friday at SJR State.
    Palatka resident Gwendolyn Junior, 59, receives the COVID-19 vaccination Friday at SJR State.
  • Residents line up early Friday morning to receive the COVID-19 vaccination at St. Johns River State College, which partnered with Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church to provide more than 250 doses.
    Residents line up early Friday morning to receive the COVID-19 vaccination at St. Johns River State College, which partnered with Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church to provide more than 250 doses.
  • San Mateo resident Virgil Baynard, 62, receives the COVID-19 vaccination Friday at SJR State.
    San Mateo resident Virgil Baynard, 62, receives the COVID-19 vaccination Friday at SJR State.
  • From left, St. Johns River State College Executive Vice President Melissa Miller, SJR State President Joe Pickens, state Department of Health in Putnam County Administrator Mary Garcia and the Rev. Karl Flagg take a break Friday during a vaccination event the college and Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church hosted.
    From left, St. Johns River State College Executive Vice President Melissa Miller, SJR State President Joe Pickens, state Department of Health in Putnam County Administrator Mary Garcia and the Rev. Karl Flagg take a break Friday during a vaccination event the college and Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church hosted.
A Palatka partnership Friday led to more than 250 people receiving a coronavirus vaccination at St. Johns River State College.  The vaccination event came on the heels of the Florida Department of…

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