I came to The Haskell Building to attend a Volunteers Appreciation Dinner hosted by Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) of Jacksonville. Volunteers in Medicine is a full service medical clinic for the working uninsured. They have primary care doctors and almost every specialist you can think of, to include, mental health, weight management, just to name a few. I work (volunteer) in the front office checking patients in/out, making appointments, etc and the work is extremely fulfilling! Having said that, VIM held an appreciation dinner for all of its volunteers on Friday, April 20th @ 6pm here. Very nice location and pretty easy to get to as well. The building itself looks nice from the outside, and the parking was doable. I didn't have to park and walk far, mainly because I arrived 10 minutes early and the event was not huge, where there were hundreds of people attending. As soon as you walk into the lobby of the building, the sign-in table was off to the left, the buffet table in the center and small bar area to the right. The room in which we had our dinner was opposite the main entrance, so you had to walk past the food and bar area. As soon as I walked into the dining area, I was very impressed with the setup, table settings and the amazing view of the downtown area. Very beautiful waterfront view. There was even a walk out patio/porch area for you to take great, memorable pictures, get fresh air, or just enjoy the amazing view, however, the weather was not conducive for all of the above this evening. :-( The dinner was great. We had a choice of chicken breast smothered in mushroom sauce, grilled salmon, combination of broccoli and carrots for veggies, cold rice with mandarin oranges and other veggies in it, and dinner rolls. This was my first time having cold rice. The texture was definitely more firm but it actually tasted great! Desert along with coffee was amazing, but then again, imma desert-type-of-gal and I could eat desert as my main dish anyway soooooo.....lol. I would be remiss if I did not mention those who worked the buffet table, the bar and who cleaned up our mess as we finished each part of our meal. They were great! They did not seem irritated as I have experienced in many sit down dinner events and/or banquets. The staff here impressed me with their friendliness and professionalism. A plus is the security they had on the premises inside the lobby. I would definitely return here for a dinner event if the opportunity presented itself. read more

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Visited the Haskell Company building for a Harvard admissions info session (eeeeeek), and they couldn't have chosen a more ideal setting. Plenty of parking (think surface level, 2 or 3 levels and an underground parking too), beautiful river views, gorgeous fountain and works of art inside, and polite and helpful staff. Once you're inside, check in desk is to the left, and my conference room was just straight ahead. Would definitely be back again for other occasions, especially since I have the knowledge of the parking which brings me comfort. Need I say more? read more