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PHOTO GALLERY : MSC Foundation awards mid-year charitable grants


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 4:00 a.m. July 12, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY : MSC Foundation awards mid-year charitable grants
The MSC Foundation gave almost $30,000 in grants to 20 charitable organizations.
The MSC Foundation gave almost $30,000 in grants to 20 charitable organizations.
Michael Saunders praises the hard work of charitable organizations in the community.
Michael Saunders praises the hard work of charitable organizations in the community.
Michael Saunders explains what each of the grant recipients do in the community.
Michael Saunders explains what each of the grant recipients do in the community.
Ethan Frizzell of the Salvation Army of Sarasota
Ethan Frizzell of the Salvation Army of Sarasota
Tish FitzGerald of JOY and Emily Tennenbaum of Social Action Temple Emanuel
Tish FitzGerald of JOY and Emily Tennenbaum of Social Action Temple Emanuel
President of Michael Saunders & Company Drayton Saunders hands Doug Kerr of the Venice Symphony a grant check.
President of Michael Saunders & Company Drayton Saunders hands Doug Kerr of the Venice Symphony a grant check.
Doug Kerr of the Venice Symphony
Doug Kerr of the Venice Symphony
Ashley Brown of the Women’s Resource Center of Manatee
Ashley Brown of the Women’s Resource Center of Manatee
Yellow lab Millard is an ambassador dog with Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Yellow lab Millard is an ambassador dog with Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Rev. Willie J. Beckom and Sandra Terry of the Laurel Civic Association
Rev. Willie J. Beckom and Sandra Terry of the Laurel Civic Association
Susan Hilton of Michael Saunders & Company Lakewood Ranch and Katrina Bellemare of Family Partnership Center
Susan Hilton of Michael Saunders & Company Lakewood Ranch and Katrina Bellemare of Family Partnership Center
Tina Figliuolo of the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition and Kathryn Purks of Michael Saunders & Company
Tina Figliuolo of the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition and Kathryn Purks of Michael Saunders & Company

 

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