LAKEWOOD RANCH — Town Hall and the Lakewood Ranch Grow Financial branch will host a Free Community Shred Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26.
Residents will have two locations where they can drop off old bills and receipts, account statements and other documents to be shredded: Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., and Grow Financial Federal Credit Union, 11008, at the corner of State Road 64 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.
Only personal documents will be accepted (no commercial or business documents) and the maximum is two boxes, no larger than 24 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Harvest UMC delivers books, kind words to Samoset kids
SAMOSET — Members of Harvest United Methodist Church in Lakewood Ranch teamed up with an accomplished children’s author to deliver books and notes of encouragement to students at Samoset Elementary School on Monday.
Author Sandra Markle, a Harvest member, secured more than 600 books for the students through the nonprofit organization First Book.
Harvest UMC partners with Samoset Elementary through the School District and Manatee Chamber of Commerce’s Business Partner in Education initiative. Church members volunteer to read with and mentor students, provide administrative support and encouragement to teachers and make other charitable donations to serve students’ needs.
Author Sandra Markle, a Harvest member, secured more than 600 books for the students through the nonprofit organization First Book.
Harvest UMC partners with Samoset Elementary through the School District and Manatee Chamber of Commerce’s Business Partner in Education initiative. Church members volunteer to read with and mentor students, provide administrative support and encouragement to teachers and make other charitable donations to serve students’ needs.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Lakewood Ranch High student's essay is winner again
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch High School student Alisha Erozer won first place for her essay, “Dig Deeper — What are the Mysteries in the Soil?” at the Association of Florida Conservation Districts (AFCD) Area III annual meeting recently in Orlando.
Erozer, representing the Manatee River Soil and Water Conservation District, will compete at the state level in Ocala in August.
Erozer won the district's speech contest in November as part of Farm City Week in Manatee County. She was also a finalist in the 2013-14 Martin Luther King Speech and Essay Contest.
Erozer, representing the Manatee River Soil and Water Conservation District, will compete at the state level in Ocala in August.
Erozer won the district's speech contest in November as part of Farm City Week in Manatee County. She was also a finalist in the 2013-14 Martin Luther King Speech and Essay Contest.
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| Alisha Erozer, first-place winner from Lakewood Ranch High, and John O'Connor, Jr., Manatee River Soil and Water Conservation District board vice chairman. PHOTO PROVIDED |
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
ComCenter at Lakewood Ranch to host art reception
ComCenter at Lakewood Ranch is hosting a “Meet the Artists” art reception from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday , March 11.
The reception is open to the public and will be held in the lobby of ComCenter, 9040 Town Center Parkway, Lakewood Ranch.
The ComCenter lobby is designed as an art gallery, with art that changes several times a year. The art currently on display is from artists at Art Uptown on Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
For more information, contact Yasemin at 941-782-1200.
The reception is open to the public and will be held in the lobby of ComCenter, 9040 Town Center Parkway, Lakewood Ranch.
The ComCenter lobby is designed as an art gallery, with art that changes several times a year. The art currently on display is from artists at Art Uptown on Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
For more information, contact Yasemin at 941-782-1200.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
'Leaning Tower of Pizza' can creation is award winner for LWR architects
LAKEWOOD RANCH — A local architecture firm’s “Leaning Tower of Pizza” creation made of canned food is an award winner.
A team from Fawley Bryant won “Best Use of Labels” in the 2014 AIA Florida Gulf Coast CANstruction competition.
CANstruction is a nonprofit organization that hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made entirely of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. At the end of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations.
The Fawley Bryant team of Kirk Bauer, Chris Bretthauer, Stuart Henderson, Kathryn Witting and team leader Jenna Kiser built their structure using 1,826 cans of food.
“We chose one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in the world, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and merged it with our favorite meal, pizza.” Bauer said in a media release.
The proportions of the can structure and its famous lean were derived from the real-life tower and manifested through different can heights and diameters. Cans of pizza ingredients such as sauce, meat, mushrooms and olives were used.
A team from Fawley Bryant won “Best Use of Labels” in the 2014 AIA Florida Gulf Coast CANstruction competition.
CANstruction is a nonprofit organization that hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made entirely of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. At the end of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations.
The Fawley Bryant team of Kirk Bauer, Chris Bretthauer, Stuart Henderson, Kathryn Witting and team leader Jenna Kiser built their structure using 1,826 cans of food.
“We chose one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in the world, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and merged it with our favorite meal, pizza.” Bauer said in a media release.
The proportions of the can structure and its famous lean were derived from the real-life tower and manifested through different can heights and diameters. Cans of pizza ingredients such as sauce, meat, mushrooms and olives were used.
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| "The Leaning Tower of Pizza" by a team from Lakewood Ranch-based Fawley Bryant was an award winner. PHOTO PROVIDED |
Friday, March 7, 2014
Primrose preschoolers help kids in need to read
Preschoolers at the Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Center and their families recently participated in a program to help provide books for local children in need in honor of Read Across America Day this month.
“Our philosophy and literacy goals at Primrose directly align with Read Across America Day, and it was truly a great day for the community and the entire country to establish a regular reading routine, promote early childhood education and celebrate the power of literacy together,” said Sharon Frank, owner, in a media release.
The book donation drive is a part of Og’s Bountiful Books, a Primrose reading program designed to encourage parents to read to their children at home and send in favorite books to school to share with their classmates and those in need. “Og” is the official Primrose school bookworm – as well as one of the school’s character development mascots.
“Our philosophy and literacy goals at Primrose directly align with Read Across America Day, and it was truly a great day for the community and the entire country to establish a regular reading routine, promote early childhood education and celebrate the power of literacy together,” said Sharon Frank, owner, in a media release.
The book donation drive is a part of Og’s Bountiful Books, a Primrose reading program designed to encourage parents to read to their children at home and send in favorite books to school to share with their classmates and those in need. “Og” is the official Primrose school bookworm – as well as one of the school’s character development mascots.
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| From left, Brock Morgan, 5; Maddox Bose, 5; Max Bradley, 5; Lucy Preston, 6; and Ella Hartigan, 5. PHOTO PROVIDED |
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| From left, Braxton Taylor, 4; Parker Lui, 4; Layla Bianes, 4; and Laila Pumarejo, 4. PHOTO PROVIDED |
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Gold Coast Eagle Distributing makes $6.8 million donation
Lakewood Ranch's Gold Coast Eagle Distributing announced a $6.82 million contribution to Step Up For Students, a nonprofit organization that helps students in need.
Company leaders presented the contribution Thursday during an information session for Manatee- and Sarasota-area families about Step Up For Students’ K-12 scholarship program.
Step Up For Students helps provide scholarships to qualified low-income families throughout Florida, allowing recipients to choose between a scholarship to help with private school tuition and fees or a transportation scholarship to attend an out-of-district public school.
“We are honored to partner with a company that goes the extra mile to spread the word about our scholarship program,” Step Up For Students Director of Operational Compliance & Training Jody Hysler said. “We are grateful for Gold Coast Eagle’s generous contributions that have helped so many Florida students, as well as their community outreach efforts.”
During the 2013-14 school year, about 800 students in Sarasota and Manatee counties benefited from a Step Up scholarship.
Gold Coast Eagle, located in Lakewood Ranch, is the 50th largest of 675 Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States.
Company leaders presented the contribution Thursday during an information session for Manatee- and Sarasota-area families about Step Up For Students’ K-12 scholarship program.
Step Up For Students helps provide scholarships to qualified low-income families throughout Florida, allowing recipients to choose between a scholarship to help with private school tuition and fees or a transportation scholarship to attend an out-of-district public school.
“We are honored to partner with a company that goes the extra mile to spread the word about our scholarship program,” Step Up For Students Director of Operational Compliance & Training Jody Hysler said. “We are grateful for Gold Coast Eagle’s generous contributions that have helped so many Florida students, as well as their community outreach efforts.”
During the 2013-14 school year, about 800 students in Sarasota and Manatee counties benefited from a Step Up scholarship.
Gold Coast Eagle, located in Lakewood Ranch, is the 50th largest of 675 Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States.
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| Jody Hysler, Step Up For Students director of operational compliance & training, joins Hugh Shields, Gold Coast Eagle marketing manager, to accept Gold Coast Eagle’s $6.82 million contribution to the scholarship program. PHOTO PROVIDED |
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