October 7 – Sarasota
The Florida Center for Early Childhood’s outside space has been transformed by the Leadership Sarasota County Class of 2020. The 39 professionals participating in the leadership program dedicated their weekends and secured donations to expand the Center’s outdoor play space into a sensory garden. The garden was designed to inspire the theme of ‘Transformation’ and includes caterpillars and butterflies as prominent features throughout. The space includes a new fence, concrete walkway with beautiful landscaping, an irrigation system, fiberglass animals, musical instruments, an herb garden, a calming area, and a hand painted rock river.
“Our class of diverse professionals worked together to design, fundraise, paint, plant and build an incredible sensory garden. It was inspiring to watch everyone work as a team to make a positive impact that will be enjoyed by the children of the Florida Center for many years to come,” says Kaitlin Yelle, Leadership Sarasota County Class Project Co-Chair.
For 40 years, The Florida Center for Early Childhood has been a leading provider of therapeutic services, early education, and healthy development for children in southwest Florida. Its programs focus on infants and children through fifth grade who are at-risk academically, socially, or economically.
The project was made possible by generous grants from Annie Yu, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Ken & Peggy Abt and a fundraising campaign organized by the leadership class, as well as in-kind donations from Willis Smith Construction, Plant Parents and Gecko’s Grill & Pub.
Leadership Sarasota County, a program of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, offers an opportunity for those interested in the leadership and welfare of our community to go behind the scenes and see “how things work”. The class adopts a class project leaving a lasting impact in the community.
For more information, visit www.sarasotachamber.com or call (941) 556-4039.
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