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Impact100 SRQ doles out grants to area nonprofit organizations


  • By Janet Combs
  • | 10:08 a.m. January 23, 2025
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What: Impact100 SRQ Awards

Benefiting: Various Non-Profits in Sarasota & Manatee Counties

When: Jan. 22

Where: Sarasota Municipal Auditorium


Toni Schemmel, Roberta Scales and Pam Kandziora
Toni Schemmel, Roberta Scales and Pam Kandziora
Photo by Janet Combs
Pam Huelster and Beth Bromberg
Pam Huelster and Beth Bromberg
Photo by Janet Combs
Pam Ansell, Wendi Fogelson and Merle Gruesser
Pam Ansell, Wendi Fogelson and Merle Gruesser
Photo by Janet Combs
Marlene Womack, Michele Tanner and Bea Fernandez
Marlene Womack, Michele Tanner and Bea Fernandez
Photo by Janet Combs
Joan Lerner, Janet Nutter Johnson and Nancy Platkin
Joan Lerner, Janet Nutter Johnson and Nancy Platkin
Photo by Janet Combs
Allison Gregory and Deborah Hill
Allison Gregory and Deborah Hill
Photo by Janet Combs
Impact100 SRQ President Pam Kandziora kicks off the 2025 Impact Awards on Jan. 22 at the Municipal Auditorium.
Impact100 SRQ President Pam Kandziora kicks off the 2025 Impact Awards on Jan. 22 at the Municipal Auditorium.
Photo by Janet Combs
Laura Shukovsky and Lori Abrams
Laura Shukovsky and Lori Abrams
Photo by Janet Combs
Sheri Davis and Debbie Truitt
Sheri Davis and Debbie Truitt
Photo by Janet Combs
Heather Todd, Sarah Harding and Naomi Gomez
Heather Todd, Sarah Harding and Naomi Gomez
Photo by Janet Combs
Jared Motzenbecke attends the Impact100 SRQ Awards
Jared Motzenbecke attends the Impact100 SRQ Awards
Photo by Janet Combs
Sarah Winer is the VP of grants at Impact100 SRQ.
Sarah Winer is the VP of grants at Impact100 SRQ.
Photo by Janet Combs
Elena Cassella and Annette Larkin representing grant finalist and winner Foundation for Dreams.
Elena Cassella and Annette Larkin representing grant finalist and winner Foundation for Dreams.
Photo by Janet Combs
Victoria Tiggas and Jayne Tingley from Centerstone, a finalist and grant winner.
Victoria Tiggas and Jayne Tingley from Centerstone, a finalist and grant winner.
Photo by Janet Combs
Jacob Ruscoe from Rise Above Performing Arts is a finalist for the Impact100 SRQ Award.
Jacob Ruscoe from Rise Above Performing Arts is a finalist for the Impact100 SRQ Award.
Photo by Janet Combs
Kate Reed is the chief philanthropist officer for the Florida Center for Early Childhood and a grant winner.
Kate Reed is the chief philanthropist officer for the Florida Center for Early Childhood and a grant winner.
Photo by Janet Combs
Maggie Schell, Judy Schwartz and Kathy Staab
Maggie Schell, Judy Schwartz and Kathy Staab
Photo by Janet Combs
From Valerie's House, a grant  winner, are Char Young and Angela Melvin.
From Valerie's House, a grant winner, are Char Young and Angela Melvin.
Photo by Janet Combs
Jessica Polk, Colleen Thayer, Beth Walters and Jake Hartvigsen from NAMI, a finalist and grant winner.
Jessica Polk, Colleen Thayer, Beth Walters and Jake Hartvigsen from NAMI, a finalist and grant winner.
Photo by Janet Combs
Beth Bromberg, Theresa Gaffney and Sandy King
Beth Bromberg, Theresa Gaffney and Sandy King
Photo by Janet Combs
Birgit Sroka, Nancy Platkin, Kathy Paulsen and Ellen Foster
Birgit Sroka, Nancy Platkin, Kathy Paulsen and Ellen Foster
Photo by Janet Combs
Caroline Ogiony, Matt Faul from Foundation of Dreams and Nancy Platkin
Caroline Ogiony, Matt Faul from Foundation of Dreams and Nancy Platkin
Photo by Janet Combs
Jessie Garcia and Summer Pfeiffer from Children's Home Society of Florida, a grant winner.
Jessie Garcia and Summer Pfeiffer from Children's Home Society of Florida, a grant winner.
Photo by Janet Combs
Andrea Stack and Sheera R. Margolies
Andrea Stack and Sheera R. Margolies
Photo by Janet Combs
Bonnie Granatir and Nancy Arbuckle
Bonnie Granatir and Nancy Arbuckle
Photo by Janet Combs
Lisa Cummins and Mary Ziegler
Lisa Cummins and Mary Ziegler
Photo by Janet Combs
Jennifer Mitchell, Emma Schwarzbauer and Zoltan Karpathy with Circus Arts Conservatory, which won a grant.
Jennifer Mitchell, Emma Schwarzbauer and Zoltan Karpathy with Circus Arts Conservatory, which won a grant.
Photo by Janet Combs
Brian Walton is the executive director at Save Our Seabirds and is a grant finalist in the Impact100 SRQ Awards.
Brian Walton is the executive director at Save Our Seabirds and is a grant finalist in the Impact100 SRQ Awards.
Photo by Janet Combs
Jen Comparoni, Thana Sakas, Suzette Steiger and Kathy Paulsen
Jen Comparoni, Thana Sakas, Suzette Steiger and Kathy Paulsen
Photo by Janet Combs
Lynne Anast and Jake Hartvigsen
Lynne Anast and Jake Hartvigsen
Photo by Janet Combs
Summer Pfeiffer, Kelly Howard and Sara Kula
Summer Pfeiffer, Kelly Howard and Sara Kula
Photo by Janet Combs
Paula Brown and Linda Evans
Paula Brown and Linda Evans
Photo by Janet Combs
Impact100 was founded by Wendy Steele after recognizing that women’s roles in philanthropy needed to be expanded. The first chapter began in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2001. There are currently over 60 chapters across the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
Impact100 was founded by Wendy Steele after recognizing that women’s roles in philanthropy needed to be expanded. The first chapter began in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2001. There are currently over 60 chapters across the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
Photo by Janet Combs
Impact100 SRQ held the 2024 Impact Awards on Jan. 22 at the Municipal Auditorium.
Impact100 SRQ held the 2024 Impact Awards on Jan. 22 at the Municipal Auditorium.
Photo by Janet Combs

 

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