Vin MannixSpecial to the Herald-TribuneService Club of Manatee County president Natalie Thrasher and grants chairperson Lisa Sokos recently awarded more than $132,000 to 32 nonprofits during a reception at the Manatee Performing Arts Center. The funds, raised at the Service Club’s annual “Boots & Bling” gala will benefit the lives of more than 5,000 children. Some of the nonprofits were ArtCenter Manatee, Beds for Kids, Centerstone of Florida, Easterseals Southwest Florida, Foundation for Dreams, Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Healthy Teens, Just for Girls, Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center, Manatee Wildcats Youth Sports, One More Child, Pace Center for Girls Manatee, Stillpoint Mission, Take Stock in Children and Young Life among others. · Volunteers are still needed for Dive Into Reading, the award-winning summer program for kids started by John and Amanda Horne. · And a special welcome home to Linda and Joe Kinnan, who just returned from a vacation tour in England, Scotland and Ireland.

Source: The Herald June 11, 2023 09:26 UTC