Gulf Coast Elects Board Officers
The Board of Directors of Gulf Coast Community Foundation has elected Judy Cahn as Chair and Michael Saunders as Vice Chair for one-year terms as officers.
If You Build It, They Will Come
It’s summertime, and the living is a little easier here on the Gulf Coast. But some of our most civic-minded citizens hardly slow down even as temperatures. Mark Pritchett's latest guest column celebrates the heroic efforts of local volunteers who care for our environment and create beautiful trails that connect our communities.
Grants Help With Lingering Needs from Hurricane Irma
Earlier this year, Gulf Coast approved nearly $50,000 in disaster grants to address lingering needs resulting from Hurricane Irma, as well as to help nonprofits ensure they’re prepared for future events. One of those grants was $25,000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Venice, which had rallied to serve a 10-county area in the immediate aftermath of Irma.
Couple’s Philanthropy Fills Kids with Confidence, Nutrition This Summer
Keith and Linda Monda have made it their mission to provide more opportunity and inspiration for the next generation. This summer, thousands of children will be better fed, safer around water, and stronger readers thanks to initiatives the Mondas helped create.
Protections Enhanced at Fragile Offshore Archaeological Site
Gulf Coast Community Foundation continues to work with state and local partners to help ensure that a globally significant discovery just offshore in southern Sarasota County is treated with the respect and protection it deserves.
Civility Squad Making District-Wide Difference
One initiative that spread positive change throughout the Sarasota County School District last year was the Civility Squad. Teachers and administrators say the characters lived up to their motto: Saving our (school) community one good deed at a time!
Gulf Coast Awards Over $537,000 in Scholarships
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded over half-a-million dollars in scholarships to hundreds of local students for the 2019-20 academic year. More than $215,000 was awarded from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship Fund, an endowment established by the foundation’s Board in 1997 to help local students pursue meaningful higher education.
Venice Siblings Engineering Bright Futures
Brothers Trevor and Connor Poole are Venice natives and Venice High School graduates. Both are also students in the Gator Engineering @ SCF program. Trevor was a part of the inaugural class accepted into the program in 2017. His younger brother, Connor, just graduated from Venice High and will be in the program’s third cohort this fall.