Tidewell Foundation Giving Tuesday Event Bolstered by $20,000 Match Opportunity

November 18, 2020 – Sarasota

This year, the Tidewell Foundation, Inc. is giving back to the community by hosting a free Giving Tuesday Community Celebration featuring New York Times bestselling author and speaker, Ben Nemtin. The virtual event, underwritten by Lincoln Financial Group, takes places from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Beginning with this event and running throughout the month of December, people who wish to support Tidewell’s not-for-profit mission to provide world-class care to those who need it most will have the opportunity to double their impact thanks to a $20,000 dollar-for-dollar challenge match made possible by the Quent and Helen Evans Charitable Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

In celebration of Tidewell’s 40 years of providing world-class care and compassion, the Tidewell Foundation is sharing this inspirational hour for people to move past 2020’s challenges and embrace new possibilities in the year ahead. Nemtin will be sharing his uplifting talk “5 Steps to Make the Impossible Possible” during the Celebration, which gives people practical ways to set and achieve their goals.

This year, the Tidewell Foundation, Inc. is giving back to the community by hosting a free Giving Tuesday Community Celebration featuring New York Times bestselling author and speaker, Ben Nemtin. The virtual event, underwritten by Lincoln Financial Group, takes places from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Beginning with this event and running throughout the month of December, people who wish to support Tidewell’s not-for-profit mission to provide world-class care to those who need it most will have the opportunity to double their impact thanks to a $20,000 dollar-for-dollar challenge match made possible by the Quent and Helen Evans Charitable Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

“This year has created a great distance in our lives beyond that of social connection,” Tidewell Foundation President Debbie Mason said. “Many life goals have been put on hold, time with friends and family has been pushed off, and our sense of community has become fractured. This Giving Tuesday, thanks to the Lincoln Financial Group’s support, the Tidewell Foundation invites people to reconnect with their dreams and the power inside that can transform barriers into opportunities through this energizing celebration and Ben’s inspirational message. Beyond this free event, we are so grateful for the Quent and Helen Evans Charitable Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation for providing a $20,000 match challenge to elevate donor support for Tidewell’s commitment to care from Giving Tuesday to the end of 2020.”

Nemtin is nationally known for his New York Times bestseller, “What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?” and as the star of MTV’s series, “The Buried Life.” His work is inspired by his own life experiences. After struggling with depression during his first year of university, he left school to search for experiences that made him feel more alive. This led him on a nationwide road trip with his three best friends to fulfill what he calls the world’s greatest bucket list while helping people they met along their journey find the inspiration to cross something off of their own list.

Please visit tidewellfoundation.org/news-and-events/events/giving-tuesday/ to learn more about the free Giving Tuesday Community Celebration. Register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5268444515039755792.