Updated September 26, 2017 2001 – 2002 Various groups had formed to assist county staff by performing various services in the parks. These groups were limited in their ability to assist the County and to raise and save money, because...
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by Ed Reinmuth, of Volunteer Sarasota County Sitting in the shade overlooking her favorite place in all of Sarasota 80-year-old Marcia Freeman patiently recounts how she got from "there" to "here" with the help of broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, beets and...
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Our monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events. You're Invited to papaya! Grand Opening Celebration of the Youth Athletic Complex - SRQ BMX Park! Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of the Youth Athletic Complex - SRQ BMX Park...
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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...
Read MoreVolunteer Today! There are so many ways to volunteer. [clearboth] The skill sets of Sarasotans are amazingly deep and varied, and the curiosity of our residents -- young, older and in-between -- is endless. Why not give it a try?...
Read MoreA monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events Fall Flowers Walk at South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve with Denny and Al Join Sarasota County volunteer guides, amateur botanists and Florida Native Plant Society members, Denny Girard and Al Squires...
Read MoreThe Friends of Sarasota County Parks launched their entrepreneurial community enterprise, Shade Is Good, at the October 8th Fast Pitch session of No Margin No Mission, supported by The Patterson Foundation. "For more than a dozen years, I have been a volunteer...
Read MoreAugust Greetings from The Friends of Sarasota County Parks, Inc. Plan to Network like Crazy on Sept. 1 In the next four weeks you'll hear a lot about the 2015 Giving Challenge - it starts atNoon on Sept. 1, runs for 24 hours, and will be the...
Read MoreThe Friends currently has some 40 chapters ranging variously in size and mission. Some, like the Friends of the Carlton Reserve, have one location; others, like the Paw Parks, are countywide. When you hear, as we did at the All Chapters meeting, that...
Read MoreA monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events Demonstration Garden Tours at Shamrock Park Master gardener volunteers will be giving free demonstration garden tours and advice on Florida gardening. Meet at the central garden area near the Nature Center. Thursday, August...
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