We are pleased to announce our 10 Grant Finalists!
These 10 finalists will be presented to our full membership at the
5th Annual Celebration & Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 8, when members will cast their vote to select our 7 grant recipients for 2023. |
2023 Grant Finalist at Meet the Finalists Media Event From left front, Kinsey Geddie, Madeline McGrail, Debra Bryant, Gail Hendrickson, Sandi Raasch, Mary Anne Servian
From left back, Heather Todd, Lori Moran, Janella Leibovitz, Margaret Ann Behrends, Linda Harradine, Helene Lotman, Timothy McMurray, Kinsey Robb, Dr. Steven Marshall, Pamela DeFouw, Tom Waters, Keith Leahey, Richard Cyphers, Jill Glass |
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Art Center Sarasota
Initiative Name: Youth Digital Art Lab & Classroom Upgrade: Building a Digital Arts Program + Expanding Classroom Capabilities
The proposed Youth Digital Art Lab & Classroom Upgrade: Building a Digital Arts Program + Expanding Classroom Capabilities initiative will create opportunities for students to explore digital art such as photography, animation, graphics, and visual effects by expanding the youth program to include digital technology, and will upgrade classroom space to allow for increased enrollment. Venice Theatre Initiative Name: Curtains Up! A Grand Restoration!
The proposed Curtains Up! A Grand Restoration! initiative will enhance and frame future performances at the Jervey Theatre by funding the construction and installation of stage curtains, including a Grand Drape, auxiliary curtains and hardware, replacing those destroyed by Hurricane Ian. |
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Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. Initiative Name: Girl Scouts Amphitheater on the River The proposed Girl Scouts Amphitheater on the River initiative will provide a gathering space for educational, recreational, environmental, and social activities at Camp Honi Hanta with the construction of a new outdoor amphitheater.
Manatee School For the Arts Initiative Name: Technical Theatre Advancement Project
The proposed Technical Theatre Advancement Project initiative will enhance students’ experience of the theatre arts curriculum and the quality of their productions by replacing broken and outdated sound and lighting equipment with state of the art versions. |
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Master Gardener Volunteers, a Chapter of Friends of Sarasota County Parks
Initiative Name: Learning Florida Friendly Landscape Principles through an Americans With Disability Act Compliant Sensory Garden
The proposed Learning Florida Friendly Landscape Principles through an Americans With Disability Act Compliant Sensory Garden initiative will help transform the Educational Outreach Garden into a demonstration destination for residents to learn sustainable landscaping principles and land and water protection with the installation of a new Sensory Garden. The Paul A. and Veronica H. Gross Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Initiative Name: Help Florida’s Raptors Soar – Construction of a 100 ft. Flyway for Raptor Rehabilitation
The proposed Help Florida’s Raptors Soar – Construction of a 100 ft. Flyway for Raptor Rehabilitation initiative will strengthen the healthy raptor population and therefore the local ecosystem with the construction of a critical rehabilitation flyway for birds of prey. |
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Legal Aid of Manasota, Inc. Initiative Name: Legal Lifeline For Youth The proposed Legal Lifeline For Youth initiative will increase their ability to assist children in foster care at every stage of their proceedings by expanding the Lifeline Project with the funding of a second children’s attorney.
Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc. Initiative Name: Empowering Families through a Second Chance
The proposed Empowering Families through a Second Chance initiative will provide more support for first-time misdemeanor youth offenders and their families by funding an additional client coordinator and support staff. |
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Easterseals Southwest Florida
Initiative Name: Bringing the Magic of Gardening to Children, Teens, and Adults with Disabilities
The proposed Bringing the Magic of Gardening to Children, Teens, and Adults with Disabilities initiative will construct a new, wheelchair accessible Grow and Learn Garden, where clients will have experiences in nature that will enhance learning, support motor skill development, decrease anxiety, and improve self-esteem from learning new skills.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the Suncoast Initiative Name: School and Family Wellness Support Services
The proposed School and Family Wellness Support Services initiative will improve the emotional, social, and physical well-being of more youth/teen clients and their families by funding a mental health professional with a focus on family and a part-time case manager to coordinate wrap-around services. |
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OUR FINALISTS' INITIATIVES |
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To learn more about our Grant Finalists and to read their initiatives, click below. |
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OUR MISSION
To empower women to collectively fund transformational grants to nonprofits in Sarasota & Manatee Counties. |
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