- April 6, 2017
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Board members Dale Wolfson, Paul Tarantino, Bunny Skirboll, Marlene Hauck and Lynn Buehler
Tom and Gwen Watson with Sam Savin
Faith and Michael Goldman
Norma Savin and Sandy Levin
Ann Roth and Gail Welch
Compeer Founder Bunny Skirboll thanks donors and volunteers for their support.
Barbara Simon and Helen and Len Glaser
Eileen Kirk and Betty Comora
Guests listen to Compeer Founder Bunny Skirboll speak.
Kerry Kirschner, Marlene Hauck and Jack Donoghue
Edie Chaifetz, Norma Savin and Sandy Levin
Founder of Compeer Sarasota, the local branch of Bunny Skirboll’s national organization, Ann Hartka laughs during a speech.
Director of Compeer Sarasota Lynn Buehler and Ashley W.
Salle and Jay Steele with Jordan A.
Betty Schoenbaum, Bernice Davis and Martin Tucker
Volunteer Coordinator Dale Wolfson, Ashley W. and Compeer Founder Bunny Skirboll
Compeer Founder Bunny Skirboll perhaps put it best when she said she “brought the simple presence of friendship into the complex field of mental health” when she formed the mental health nonprofit.
The organization matches adults — and now children — living with mental illnesses with volunteers who spend a minimum of four hours a month with them. Pairs do anything from spend a quiet night in watching movies to going to theater performances around town.
On Dec. 5, top donors and volunteers alike gathered at The Francis for Thank You for Being a Compeer Friend, an annual appreciation event for Compeer supporters.
Founder Bunny Skirboll, Volunteer Coordinator Dale Wolfson and Director of Compeer Sarasota Lynn Buehler all spoke at the event, along with volunteer Jay Steele, who spoke about how positive of an experience he’s had getting to know his Compeer friend Jordan.
Wolfson’s Compeer friend Erica also spoke, and told eventgoers how her relationship with Wolfson helped her get through several difficult times.
New volunteer Betty Comora spoke about her experience, and how her match moved, but she looks forward to getting a new friend through the Compeer Youth Program.