November 17, 2024
Tireless Bradenton single mom gets boost from Season of Sharing after storm damage
Panic gripped Kim Hinkle as her mind registered the images caught by her flashlight near midnight on an evening in late September: floodwater was rushing into the parking lot in front of her h…
November 12, 2024
Punta Gorda caregiver gets boost from Season of Sharing after decades helping others
When Craig Kenny was growing up in a small town in Michigan, he sought escape from the tensions in his house by keeping company with senior neighbors on his block. Sometimes he’d walk th…
November 6, 2024
Large and small donations push Season of Sharing to historic early start
Fundraising for Season of Sharing has reached a "historic" early start after two additional large donations to the campaign have brought the total to $3 million and counting.
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November 5, 2024
Culverhouse gives a half million dollars to Season of Sharing
The gift from Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. to the annual campaign will help provide relief for local families impacted by this year's hurricanes. Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. have made a $…
November 4, 2024
Season of Sharing helps Venice family enduring car repairs and a broken AC
Well before this year's floods and high winds, Mary Bett Hockensmith’s life was impacted by fire. Late one night in November 2017, the 25-year-old started getting frantic text messages f…
November 1, 2024
In Darkness, Light
There is something hauntingly beautiful about the way the sun has shone so brightly in the days and weeks after Hurricane Milton made landfall right here on Siesta Key on October 9. Hearing bi…
October 30, 2024
Season of Sharing off to huge start amid storm devastation and immense need
Faced with widespread destruction from three back-to-back storms, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has already received an outpouring of contributions to the annual Season of Sharin…
October 30, 2024
Season of Sharing: 25 years of neighbors helping neighbors
As we navigate the historic aftermath of Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, with images of destruction a new part of the local landscape, it can be easy to overlook the less visible ripples…