Upcoming Family Promise fund raiser

 

3rd Annual Polo Match/Gourmet Luncheon

Please join us on Sunday, Feb. 19th, 2012 for the 3rd annual Polo Match and Gourmet Luncheon to benefit Family Promise Sarasota.

11:30am to 2:30pm (or so) at Lakewood Ranch Polo Club.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 children 12 and under.

Tickets can be purchased on this site via PayPal (tickets can be mailed) or mail checks to us at : Family Promise Sarasota  P.O. Box 48199 Sarasota FL 34230

**(Seeking business sponsors -  $550 gets your business listed as a sponsor, space at the match to display your info., mentions in our monthly newsletter and on our Facebook page, along with 10 tickets to the event for your co-workers, friends, or family.  Call the office at 952-1800 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info.)

 

About Family Promise

One of our familiesFamily Promise of Sarasota Inc. is affiliated with the national Family Promise program – more than 130,000 volunteers in 41 states committed to “fighting national poverty, one community at a time.” The Sarasota chapter was incorporated as a Florida 501(c)(3) agency in 2006 and began providing direct services to client families in 2007. Family Promise has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest rating offered by this independent evaluator of more than 5,500 of America’s largest charities.

Our volunteer-driven program provides a unique transitional support system designed to assist homeless families with children in stabilizing their lives so that they can once again obtain and retain permanent housing. Each week a Host Congregation provides accommodations, meals and transportation as needed for our Guest Families. Services are provided on a non-sectarian basis. Host Congregation volunteers provide dinner each evening and an overnight presence where the families are staying. Volunteers also drive our mini-bus, shop for groceries and supplies, get laundry and organizing done, and help out in the Family Promise office and day center, the base of operations for parents while they look for jobs and arrange for support services. Volunteers also serve on our Board of Directors and its committees. Overall, our volunteers donate an average of 200 hours a week of their time and talents – the equivalent of five full-time employees!

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Upcoming Events

Polo Match
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 11:00 AM
Just Desserts
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 07:00 PM

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A New Chance At Life

It comes from my heart when I say that Family Promise (FP) literally gave me and my grand baby a new chance at life, not to mention all the support and new lifetime friendships I've managed to accumulate with FP. I received all kinds of support, great advice and, even help in locating a new job to get me on the right path, leading back to my becoming self-sufficient again.

Debbie, Former Guest

Why I Love My Job . . .

When I initially joined the staff of Family Promise of Sarasota, the parts of its program that stood out to me were the “community effort,” the interfaith concept and the huge number of volunteers involved. Having worked in social services for 20 years in this area, I had never seen such a degree of volunteerism make a program work so efficiently and effectively.

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Contact Information

Family Promise of Sarasota, Inc.
P.O. Box 48199
Sarasota, FL  34230
941-952-1800

srqfamilypromise@aol.com

Facebook Page: 374582607299

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