Morning Oil Coffee Grand Opening and Reopen The ARK Fundraiser

Something special is happening on the Eastside of Jacksonville on September 12th, and we want you to be part of it.

This is the official Grand Opening of Morning Oil Coffee, America’s first blue collar trade coffee shop. We built this place from the ground up for the men and women who show up early, work with their hands, and keep this city running. Great coffee, real community, and a mission bigger than a cup in your hand. Tell your tradesperson, tell your crew, this is one you do not want to miss.

But that is only half of what is happening this day.

We are also raising funds to Reopen Noah’s Ark, a workforce training facility that will give young men ages 18 to 24, coming out of incarceration, something most people take for granted: a home, a trade, and a future. Through New Boots Academy, these young men will learn a real skill, work toward real certifications, and rebuild their lives from the ground up, just like this coffee shop.

Come hungry and come curious. We will have local food trucks, dessert trucks, small business and nonprofit vendors, and music playing all day. You will meet real tradesmen and women, hear real stories, and get a front row seat to a mission that is already changing lives in this city.

Every dollar raised goes directly toward the fire sprinkler system needed to bring Noah’s Ark up to code and fully reopen its doors. This is not just a fundraiser. It is a chance to watch a community show up for its own.

Bring your family. Bring your crew. Come be part of a day that fuels the trades, funds the workforce, and fortifies the future of America.

Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.