November 14, 2024
Resurrection House Receives Grant for a New Giving Platform from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Resurrection House, Inc., has been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, which will empower Resurrection House to upgrade its giving platform. Called Bloomer…
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
Asolo Rep Receives $15,000 Capacity Building Grant from Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Asolo Repertory Theatre has received a $15,000 Capacity Building Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the development of a five-year strategic plan for the theatre…
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 4, 2024
A Sustained View of Hurricane Recovery
Disasters have a way of bringing out the best in people. From those who distribute food and water to those who enter flooded streets to help rescue their stranded neighbors, many are inclined…
September 25, 2024
Community Foundation's Strategic Partnership Grants to Sarasota Orchestra Announced
Sarasota Orchestra has received a $65,000 Strategic Partnership Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, which comes from the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund II. In addit…