By LeeAnne Moody, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on August 16, 2019
in
Mind in the Making, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Photos of animals have been randomly placed on walls around the room. Participants have been asked to look at all of them and then stand by the animal that most represents them. George, a retired minister who now mentors young…
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By Elizabeth Sierra, facilitator for Mind in the Making
on August 15, 2019
in
Mind in the Making, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
I presented the Mind in the Making (MITM) workshop for parents at Iglesia Palabra de Fe. This group of professionals made up of married couples and single mothers were from different regions of Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Puerto…
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By Beth Duda, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on August 13, 2019
in
Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
In May of 2019, the School Board of Sarasota County recognized, honored, and celebrated the contributions of The Patterson Foundation during a school board meeting. Chris Renouf, executive director of elementary schools…
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By Beth Duda, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on August 13, 2019
in
Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
As we were preparing for the Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge Blast Off event, an intelligent, impish, enthusiastic face made her way into our hearts. Stacy Sternberg, Communications Coordinator for The Patterson Foundation,…
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By K.C. Compton
on August 13, 2019
in
Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Early Learning Nation. K.C. Compton is a Seattle-based journalist who writes about culture, society, financial crime, and risk assessment. Even without advance promotion, when…
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By Donna Puhalovich, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on August 8, 2019
in
Community, Summer Learning, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
I have heard that the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity is mindset. A situation viewed as an obstacle to one person might be viewed as an opportunity to another. Last month, I was visiting a…
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By Roxie Jerde, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
on August 6, 2019
in
Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in SRQ on August 3, 2019. Roxie Jerde is president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. There is a prevailing myth about…
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By Roxie Jerde, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
on August 6, 2019
in
Español, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Nota del Editor: Este articulo fue publicado originalmente en SRQ en Agosto3, 2019. Roxie Jerde es presidenta y Directora Ejecutiva de él Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Hay un mito predominante sobre Sarasota en el…
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By Anna Bryson, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on July 29, 2019
in
Aspirations Journalism, Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Arcadia, a small city in the poorest county in Florida, has no YMCA, no public swimming pools, and limited after school programs. Last year, a Boys and Girls Club was started, and on Wednesday the city council approved considerable renovations…
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