Pauline Wamsler Elected as Gulf Coast Board Chair
The Board of Directors of Gulf Coast Community Foundation has elected Pauline Wamsler as Chair and David Green as Vice Chair for a one-year term as officers. The Board also reelected Green and Rod Hershberger to a second three-year term as directors. All terms began on July 1.
Local Foundations Recognize Summer Learning Efforts
In partnership with Sarasota County Schools, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and Gulf Coast Community Foundation surprised summer teachers with gift cards and other weekly prizes to celebrate their ongoing commitment to keep learning thriving throughout the break.
25 Graduate from Leadership Institute
Twenty-five talented community leaders from across the region graduated from the 2021 Gulf Coast Leadership Institute. The group made up the 14th class to complete Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s long-running leadership-development initiative, and the first to complete it virtually.
Building a Connection to Our Future
This month, Sarasota County and the City of North Port celebrated a momentous groundbreaking. The North Port Connector to the Legacy Trail will add nearly four miles of paved recreational trail and connect the county’s most populous city to this world-class amenity.
We're on a Good Path
I feel lucky to live in a community where generous visionaries invest in the well-being of all of us and our natural surroundings. We have a long journey ahead to restore nature’s balance, but we’re on the right path.
Local Experts Talk Water Quality, Pollution at Gulf Coast Donor Briefing
About two dozen Gulf Coast donors joined us today for a virtual briefing on environmental water quality in our region.
The session—moderated by Gulf Coast’s Jo...
Help Remove the Stigma from Mental Health Care
The following guest column by Gulf Coast President/CEO Mark Pritchett appeared in the May 15 edition of SRQ Daily:
Great news arrived in my email on Thursday....