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Lauren Kurnov of Ringling College of Art & Design, and Rachel Saltzberg and Brenna Wilhm of Hershorin Schiff Community Day School talk with one another.
Photo by Ian SwabyBrena Slater and Jacqueline House of The Safe Children Coalition and Shavonne Sams of Truly Valued
Photo by Ian SwabyBrenda Tamm and Nicholas Martorano of Sarasota Opera
Photo by Ian SwabyCayla Bozman, Emilie Campos and Sara Leonard of Harvest House
Photo by Ian SwabyMary Ellen Mancini, Kimberley Pelyk and Jessica Hays of Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC)
Photo by Ian SwabyJan Chester of Planned Parenthood watches the ceremony.
Photo by Ian SwabyCarla Malachowski and honoree Bonnie McIntyre of Resilient Retreat
Photo by Ian SwabyJoAnn Urofsky and Candace Wiant of of WUSF Public Media watch as honorees receive recognition.
Photo by Ian SwabyEnvironmental philanthropists Andrew Basco and Jeremy Wright stand to be honored.
Photo by Ian SwabyYouth honoree Jackson Carney, a Booker High School student and volunteer at Venice Theatre, with Bob Carter of Carter Advancing Philanthropy Worldwide, the event's platinum sponsor.
Photo by Ian SwabyYouth honoree Hayley Peace, a senior at Pine View School and volunteer for NeuroChallenge Foundation, with her mother Traci Willingham, marketing and communications manager at the foundation.
Photo by Ian SwabyHonorees Kathy and Tom Cook of Children First
Photo by Ian SwabyJackie Ott Jaakola of Every Cat Foundation and Dawn Lansing of Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
Photo by Ian SwabyAFP Board member Lee Ann Rodriguez offers a speech.
Photo by Ian SwabyJulie Leach and Penelope Kingman of Westcoast Black Theater Troupe applaud during the ceremony.
Photo by Ian SwabyMichelle Butler, Craig Moran, Sally Schule and honoree Ruth Manire of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Photo by Ian SwabyPrsicilla Boward of Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Deb Kabinoff of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation and CJ Bannister of Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Photo by Ian SwabyHonoree and community volunteer Anita Van Tassel Holec and media sponsor Sidney Holec
Photo by Ian SwabyLisa Intagliata called the National Philanthropy Day celebration a bright light for those nonprofits that may not be able to afford such a ceremony on their own.
“It’s their one time of year to be able to do that in a bigger forum,” she said.
Intagliata is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southwest Florida Chapter, which held its 38th Annual National Philanthropy Day Celebration on Nov. 14 at Michael's On East.
The event celebrated 30 honorees, including both individuals and corporations, in Sarasota’s community.
The event also featured two youth honorees.
It recognized Pine View School senior Hayley Peace, who is a facilitator for the monthly creative writing workshop series at Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson's, and Jackson Carney, a Booker High School student who helped lead the initiative to repair the damage to the Venice Theatre following Hurricane Ian.
“I just want it to be known that Neuro Challenge is a very impactful organization, and I am so incredibly honored to be a part of it, and of course, I'm honored to be sharing the stage with some incredible philanthropists,” Peace told the crowd.
As its keynote speaker, the event hosted Karen Osborne, a New York City philanthropist who is senior strategist at The Osborne Group.
Osborne discussed the concept of generosity.
“Generosity is about doing more than what is expected,” she said. “Generosity is about doing it without expecting anything in return. … Generosity comes in all shapes and sizes, all colors, all ways, and is a powerful, powerful force.”
Intagliata said the event is important in the community for a number of reasons.
“We honor our honorees to thank and inspire them to give; inspire others in the room to be generous and to acknowledge them, and thank them, and steward them to the next gift; and also to show how we work well together from nonprofit to nonprofit," she said.
