Gainesville-based non-profit My Sister’s Place celebrated its 25-year anniversary with an event on the downtown square Thursday afternoon.
The faith-based women’s shelter held the “Hope on the Square” event at 12:30, with the organization also staying on the square from noon to 4:00 p.m., accepting coat donations and drawing for gift baskets. The event also featured opening remarks from Gainesville Mayor and 9th District U.S. Congressional candidate Sam Couvillon.
“As the mayor, you realize that not everything is a sunny day on the square,” Couvillon said. “There are people at night that don’t have a place where they can feel comfortable to lay their head, and My Sister’s Place delivers that for them. That’s what Gainesville does…It’s the people of Gainesville that step up each and every time we need them to step up.”
Couvillon also read a proclamation from the city of Gainesville declaring November 6, 2025, as Marty Owens Day in the city. Owens is the founder of the shelter…