November 7, 2019
Cornerstone of the Community
When visitors arrive at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, we often are asked about the generous people whose names are found throughout our building. Over the years, every room at t…
October 1, 2019
Sea Turtles, Safe Shores, and Balancing Decisiveness and Risk
Dear Friends: Usually when I hear someone mention our work at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the metaphor of growing seeds into saplings and cultivating strong roots promptly c…
September 27, 2019
Ed-stravaganza and the Power of Collaboration
A plume of mist lifts from a stainless steel mixing bowl as Doug Shenk from the Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream exploration demonstrates the science behind making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. A…
August 30, 2019
Supporting Emergency Needs & Disaster Relief for all Communities
Like you, we here at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County are anxiously watching the latest reports on Hurricane Dorian and preparing for needs we know will come whatever path the storm…
August 1, 2019
Crossing the Finish Line
Dear Friends: As my fellow avid bicyclists may know, each year my husband Mike and I participate in RAGBRAI, Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, journeying 480 miles f…
July 25, 2019
The Fun in Summer Learning Academies
What’s been the hottest ticket in town this summer? For young students and their families, it just might be Sarasota County Schools’ Summer Learning Academies. “My kids were…
July 16, 2019
What Makes Sarasota Great: What I Learned About My Hometown Through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
My name is Reagan Seyer and I am a rising junior at Furman University, majoring in Communication Studies. I have lived in Sarasota my whole life and would consider myself to have known this pl…
July 8, 2019
The Power of Summer Learning: Thoughts on My Alta Vista Eagle Academy Experience
My name is Matt Twargoski, and I am a rising junior at the University of Notre Dame participating in the Notre Dame Summer Student Learning Program (SSLP) here in Sarasota. In this program, I…
July 1, 2019
Independence Day, Netflix, and our Courageous Community
Dear Friends: Courage is having a moment in pop culture. Forbes Magazine, Vanity Fair, Newsweek and Oprah Magazine are all talking about courage. But not in the way you might expect. Right now…