Palm Island Neighborhood Association holds annual picnic
About 50 residents gathered at Elsie Blair park in the Palm Island neighborhood on Siesta Key.
By
Jessica Salmond
| 12:00 a.m. February 28, 2015
Sarasota
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Neighbors of the Palm Island community gathered Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28, for the Palm Island Neighborhood Association's annual picnic in Elsie Blair Park.
About 50 people attended the picnic; there are about 150 homes in the neighborhood. The island, which is heart-shaped and located in the middle of Siesta Key, has a blend of families, retirees, part time residents and rental properties.
"We all work together if someone needs help with something, it's a team effort to bring back yesterday of what a neighborhood used to be," said resident Richard Light.Â
Board President Howard Scherer encourages people to get involved in the association.
Choe Jane Light, 4, helps her father, Richard, make cheeseburgers.
Cindy and Dale Woodling stand beside the Elsie Blair park sign. The park was named for Cindy's grandmother.
Dave Stark and Bijli Myers
Palm Island residents grab food at the picnic.
Riley the 3-month Havanese puppy, Glenda and Alan Hodgkinson and Debbie Harvey
Some neighbors brought their grills to make hamburgers and hotdogs.
Marilynn Miller and Beverly Palmer
Martha Creath and her son-in-law, Nelson Morais, and his son Matthew.
Neighbors munched on hamburgers, hot dogs and side dishes at the annual picnic.
Neighbors gathered in the Elsie Blair park.
The Palm Island Neighborhood Association held a brief business meeting during the annual picnic.
