Today’s the Day

Last Chance to help the Friends through the dollar-for-dollar Matching Funds thru The 2018 Giving Challenge! Type Friends of Sarasota County Parks into the "organizations" window. Add your contribution. All contributions matched from $25 to $100.   Here's why. The...

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A Celebration of Lifelong Well-Being!

FOSCP is excited to participate in the upcoming Age-Friendly Festival on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sarasota Fairgrounds (3000 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL). Inspired by the Age-Friendly Sarasota initiative and presented by The Patterson...

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Shade is Good has Mission Ignition

Over two years ago, The Patterson Foundation invited the Friends of Sarasota County Parks to an information session about how to enhance the financial sustainability of our organization to achieve greater social impact. Huh? Exactly … the invitation came from...

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Our Three Veterans Memorials Could Use a Little Help

We are very grateful to our local Foundations, volunteers and County parks staff for their assistance in designing, constructing and maintaining three areas dedicated to our Veterans. The Patriot Plaza at the Sarasota National Cemetery (see photos below) located on Clark...

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Thanks for all the help!

Shade is Good is in start-up mode. We are grateful to all our supporters who are helping us stand on our feet. Our new Website is coming, with Shade is Good products, very soon!  

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Can we count on you?

In 2016, The Friends of Sarasota County Parks will be launching a new, multi-year initiative to provide the funding for SHADE STRUCTURES at all of the athletic field bleachers/dugouts and playground areas identified by Sarasota County Department of Parks, Recreation and Natural...

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Good Shade, Exotic Mushrooms, Local Honey

Autumn is here - along with exotic mushrooms, local honey, and healthy shade! November  2015 Supporting our parks today and for tomorrow Dine at the Edson Keith Mansion Click on the photo above to find out all about the fabulous Farm-to-Fork...

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Help Fight Skin Cancer

2016 will be a banner year, for the Friends will launch Shade is Good, a social enterprise that will fight skin cancer. The goal is to install shade structures at all of Sarasota's athletic fields.[clearboth]

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Why Shade is Good

by Carol Kranitz Nonprofit organizations -- whether focusing on helping the homeless, providing better socialization activities for our aging adults, offering great cultural events or WORKING to IMPROVE and ENHANCE our community parks -- all have ONE common operating challenge,...

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The Latest News from the Friends

The September 2015 Newletter of the Friends of Sarasota County Parks bringing you news of the Giving Challenge, Adaptive Rowing, No Margin No Mission and much more! The 2015 Giving Challenge was a great success!  The Friends have been busy...

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