The Paradise Center continues fundraising

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. August 8, 2025

The Paradise Center, located at 546 Bay Isles Road, has until August to raise funding to move to a new space after its rent went up under new ownership.

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The Paradise Center is preparing to move from its current location on Bay Isles Road at the end of the month. Over the next few weeks, the community center is seeking support to facilitate that move.

Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust is matching donations between $5 and $500, through Donate.FlanzerTrust.org.

Donations exceeding $500 are tax deductible through GiveButter. Visit GiveButter.com/rokno6.

The center also updated its Amazon wish list with office supplies needed for the move and other activities.

In the latest move update, executive director Amy Steinhauser thanked those who have supported the center so far in its transition.

"With your help, we'll make this move smooth and keep our Paradise Center community thriving," she wrote.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.