You can improve Sarasota with a gift. Gifts may include park benches, trees, bike ways, parks, buildings, fountains, sculpture, islands, etc.
Gifts can be for major projects like Selby Gardens and The Bay. The Nathan Benderson Park, the Ringling Museum, and Patriot Plaza are other examples.
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| Patriot Plaza A Gift |
Your gift will enhance the community while providing a way for citizens to memorialize a loved one. The gift can be small - flowers, a tree or a park bench - or large and expensive, like a major sculpture or iconic structure or park.
Possible gifts and preliminary estimated costs:
Flowers $50+
Trees $400+
Park Benches $850+
Ornamental Lighting $2,500+
Sculpture and Outdoor Art $20,000+
Bike paths $500,000 and up
Nature Trails $100,000 and up
Parks, Ponds and Nature Preserves $700,000+
Park Improvements with Fountains $900,000+
Streetscape and Beautification $2,000,000+
Swimming Lagoon Pool $3,000,000 and up
Sarasota Historic Farm $5,000,000 - $10,000,000
Parks and Recreation Area $1,000,000 and up
Sarasota Mountain and Lake Park $10,000,000+
Sarasota Island or Peninsula $10,000,000+
Iconic Bridge / Welcome to Sarasota over I-75 $5,000,000
The County has a nice gift program. Click here to view or go to www.scgov.net. You can contact the City or County or Organization directly or Sarasota Sister Cities would be glad to help you propose, develop and process your gift. Contact Craig Hullinger, Vice President of Economic Development, Sarasota Sister Cities, at CraigHullinger@SarasotaSisterCities.com or 941 312 1032.
Some Examples
Ornamental Lighting $2,500+
Sculpture and Outdoor Art $20,000+
Bike paths $500,000 and up
Nature Trails $100,000 and up
Parks, Ponds and Nature Preserves $700,000+
Park Improvements with Fountains $900,000+
Streetscape and Beautification $2,000,000+
Swimming Lagoon Pool $3,000,000 and up
Sarasota Historic Farm $5,000,000 - $10,000,000
Parks and Recreation Area $1,000,000 and up
Sarasota Mountain and Lake Park $10,000,000+
Sarasota Island or Peninsula $10,000,000+
Iconic Bridge / Welcome to Sarasota over I-75 $5,000,000
The County has a nice gift program. Click here to view or go to www.scgov.net. You can contact the City or County or Organization directly or Sarasota Sister Cities would be glad to help you propose, develop and process your gift. Contact Craig Hullinger, Vice President of Economic Development, Sarasota Sister Cities, at CraigHullinger@SarasotaSisterCities.com or 941 312 1032.
Sarasota's Bayfront - Gifts For Sarasota - A Public Private Partnership
The improvements to Sarasota's Bayfront are the result of a major public private partnership that will enhance our economy and sustainability. A great gift to our community.
Sustainability:
- Ecological, economic and financial sustainability are fundamental to the long-term success of Sarasota’s bayfront and critical to the realization of our aspirations. Achieving a sustainable future for the bayfront will require continuous cooperation among the public, private and non-profit sectors.
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| Ringling Museum - a Gift |
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| Selby Gardens A Gift |
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| Ringling Museum - A Gift |
