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Community Foundation gives local organizations a BOOST


  • By Maria Amodio
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 17, 2010
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Community Foundation gives local organizations a BOOST
Community Foundation board member, Patricia Courtois, and Jim Shirley, executive director of the Sarasota Arts Council.
Community Foundation board member, Patricia Courtois, and Jim Shirley, executive director of the Sarasota Arts Council.
Carolyn Eagen, chief executive officer of Community Mental Health Centers, and Judi Bell with the Community Foundation
Carolyn Eagen, chief executive officer of Community Mental Health Centers, and Judi Bell with the Community Foundation
Wendy Hopkins, vice president of grants and program services at the Community Foundation, and Sue Stewart, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Suncoast
Wendy Hopkins, vice president of grants and program services at the Community Foundation, and Sue Stewart, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Suncoast
Janet Kahn, with the Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County, and Jennifer Highland and Shara Abrams, with the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County
Janet Kahn, with the Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County, and Jennifer Highland and Shara Abrams, with the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County
Scott Peterson and Joy Mahler with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
Scott Peterson and Joy Mahler with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
Mimi Goodwill, with the Community Foundation, Rick Howell, with Samaritan Counciling Services of the Gulf Coast, and Linda Mansperger, with Historic Spanish Point
Mimi Goodwill, with the Community Foundation, Rick Howell, with Samaritan Counciling Services of the Gulf Coast, and Linda Mansperger, with Historic Spanish Point
Wendy Hopkins announces the names of the grant recipients.
Wendy Hopkins announces the names of the grant recipients.
Charla Burchett and grant recipient Howard Millman with the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe
Charla Burchett and grant recipient Howard Millman with the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe
Tom Buchter, chief executive officer of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Tom Buchter, chief executive officer of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

 

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