Membership
The Foundation of Our Foundation is You!
2018 Membership Drive
Renew or Join Now!
Join the Plantation Community Foundation!
- We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
- We fund approximately $100,000 yearly in grants to South Sarasota County.
- We have fun raising the money together.
- Sign up to volunteer for the Celebrity Golf Classic, the Fashion Show, or any of our many "fun" fund raisers.
- Make new friends who also help others.
- Feel great about helping our community!!
You’re invited to be on our team! January 1st markes the beginning of our year. In 2018, the Foundation donated $122,500 to charities in South Sarasota County. We also funded a grant
to Literacy Volunteers for a study-computer lab. It was a fantastic year! Please consider becoming a member. We have more than 290 members here at Plantation but would love to have
you join us to “Make a Difference” in our community!
Lets make this Year the best ever for those who need a little help in South County. If we resolve to do a little more volunteering this year, your Foundation will have a great year. This will result in the award of 48 Grants in April.
If each of us mentions to friends and neighbors the importance of the Foundation to the quality of life for many in South County, our membership will grow. The impact we have on the less fortunate in
South County will be overwhelming. Let us all resolve to “Make a Difference”.
Please stop by the office or speak to any board member about the best way you can get involved to “Make a Difference” in the local community and enjoy the rewards of service. The rewards do not
expire...they last a lifetime.
During the months of October, November and December all renewing or new PCF members had their name placed in a drawing for:
$200 gift certificate from Reflections In Gold
$100 Visa Card from Bambi & Ford Utton
(Michael Saunders Realtors at 941-228-4881)
$50 Gift Card to Cassariano Italian Eatery
$50 Gift Card to Café Venice Restaurant and Wine Bar
Thank you to our sponsors who partner with us!! If you haven’t yet renewed or joined, please consider the PCF. The rewards are endless.
January 1st marks the beginning of a new year to once again, "Make a Difference"!
2018 Perk Winners
December Winners
$200 Reflections in Gold Gift Certificate: William & Pat Fitzgerald
$100 Visa gift card from Ford & Bambi Utton: Ted & Dot Schable
$50 gift card to Cassariano Italian Eatery: Ralph & June Kinney
$50 gift card to Café Venice Restaurant and Wine Bar: Dick & Marie Butler
CONGRATULATIONS to
Ted & Dot Schable
winners of the $100 Visa Gift Card.
CONGRATULATIONS Ralph and June Kinney. They are winners of $50 gift card to Cassariano Italian Eatery.
CONGRATULATIONS to Dick & Marie Butler
winners of the $50 Gift Certificate from
Cafe Venice.
November Winners
$200 Reflections in Gold gift certificate: Diane Frost
$100 Visa gift card from Ford & Bambi Utton: Bud and Sheila Breidenbaugh
$50 gift card to Cassariano Italian Eatery: Warren & Peg Sisson
$50 gift card to Café Venice Restaurant and Wine Bar: Ellis & Bonnie Howard
CONGRATULATIONS to Diane Frost for winner of $200 Reflections in Golf gift certificate.
CONGRATULATIONS to Bud Breidenbaugh for winning a $100 Visa gift card donated by Ford & Bambi Utton .
CONGRATULATIONS to Warren & Peg Sisson
lucky winners of a $50 gift card to Cassariano Italian Eatery.
October Winners
$200 Reflections in Gold gift certificate: John & Jini Hardenbergh
$100 Visa gift card from Ford & Bambi Utton: Shirley Ellis
$50 gift card to Cassariano Italian Eatery: Sara Jones
$50 gift card to Café Venice Rest6aurant and Wine Bar: Gene & Ginnyann Coppola
CONGRATULATIONS to Shirley Ellis (left) and Ginnyann Coppola (right) for being our first Early Bird Winners of the 2018 Membership Campaign.
Why Join?
We are privileged and fortunate to live in this community. As such, whether we are American citizens or a citizen of another country, we are motivated to make our community better for everyone who lives here by giving something back … to “Make a Difference”
Membership is the life blood of our organization, and our many volunteers are the engine that makes a difference in the community. Take a quick look at the Grants portion of this site to get a detailed view of all we accomplish each year.
Join us to experience the success of achieving a common goal, and to experience the joy and satisfaction of seeing the fundraising results and volunteerism benefiting those in South County. You will be glad you did!
Already a Member?
Renew Your Membership Here!
With your help we will continue to make a difference in a lot of homes in South County.
Please help us by telling your friends and neighbors about how the Foundation improves the quality of life right here in our own “back yard”. We find that many residents are aware of the Foundation but often think we are a part of the Golf Club. They often join when they become aware that we are a separate organization focused on our mission of giving back to the local community in social services, education, health services, and support to the arts.
Our membership year is January through December, so plan on being part of our 2018 Membership Drive.
Impact Grant
2018
The 2018 Impact Grant was awarded to Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County. President Bob Hayden and the Impact Grant Committee presented the grant check to Joe Pokorney, LVSSC President, and Claudia Daniels, grant writer and Board Member.
The award of $19,271, will be used to fund a Study-Lab Program located in the Family Services Center, North Port, FL. This location brings together a variety of social service agencies that provide assistance to those who need it.
A dedicated study-lab will provide a safe and welcoming space for students to meet with tutors, utilize computer equipment, and attend classes. The number of students has increased 73% from 2010 to 2017. LVSSC has helped 343 students from 48 different countries in 2016/2017.
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2017
The 2017 Impact Grant awarded to Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County is presented to Aimee Holmes, Chief Develpment Officer.
The Foundation has generously partnered with Habitat to lauch a new home revitalization program, A Brush with Kindness. The award of $16,000, along with paint donated by Sherwin Williams, will be used to paint one home per month for a qualified homeowner. This is a one-year program that will benefit income-qualified homewoners in need. It is Habitat's intent to help South Sarasota's most vulnerable population revitalize their homes with pride and dignity.
2016
The Englewood Community Care Clinic, Inc. dedicated the beginning of its compact new laboratory to the Plantation Community Foundation. Members of the Foundation's Impact Grant Committee, Foundation Board Members, Clinic volunteers and the Executive Director attended a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Clinic plans to add equipment to its lab with the remaining $12,000 in funds from the grant.
Members of Plantation Community Foundation celebrate, with volunteers and the Executive Director of the Englewood Community Care Clinic, Inc., the Community "Impact Grant" which is funding a complete new laboratory.
2014-2015
Partnership
Plantation Community Foundation's partnership with Gulf Coast Community Foundation provided funding for two new STEMsmart (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) classrooms in Venice Middle School.
STEMsmart Classroom Dedication
Our Foundation Board at the opening of the first Foundation-supported STEMsmart classroom at Venice Middle School.
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