Pines of Sarasota: Love Lives Here

We are all unique; each of us charts our own course through life, discovering our passions, exploring our gifts and creating memories. Though we may take different paths along the way, there is one we all walk — the journey of aging. Regardless of where we start or how our life unfolds, aging is a central part of our humanity. While getting older can open up new, exciting possibilities, it can also usher in challenges that significantly alter our lives. A sudden illness can rob an otherwise healthy person of their vitality and make everyday tasks difficult. A nest egg, diligently cultivated over decades, can run dry. A way of life embraced for years may no longer be sustainable.

And yet, the things we yearned for and worked for when we were young haven’t changed: love, friendship, well-being, dignity. These are the qualities that make life worthwhile and, despite the changing circumstances that come with age, they are the qualities we still desire — and deserve. Fortunately for our community, there’s a place dedicated to the belief that our later years can be filled with all those things, and more.

For 70 years, Pines of Sarasota has been home to generations of residents hailing from all walks of life. Through each of its services — rehabilitation, skilled nursing, memory care, assisted living and even intergenerational programs — Pines’ compassionate staff helps residents live with dignity, comfort and love. Residents are able to reside in a place built to accommodate their changing needs — while free from worry about outliving their financial resources.

As a nonprofit senior care facility, Pines of Sarasota depends on our community’s generosity to ensure its services are available to all who need them. For seven decades, our community’s families, friends and neighbors have been able to depend on Pines of Sarasota. And Pines of Sarasota has depended on our community.

Today, you have an unprecedented opportunity to show your commitment to helping seniors live with the love, well-being and dignity they deserve. Pines of Sarasota is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar transformation of its aging campus, beginning with a renovation of the Assisted Living Facility that will provide private bathrooms for each room, a spacious new lobby and the addition of a cafe where residents and families can gather between meals. Every dollar donated to Pines of Sarasota Foundation for this effort will be matched by a $2 donation from the Esther & Harold Mertz Foundation — effectively tripling your contribution.

Contribute to Pines of Sarasota Foundation today by visiting www.pinesofsarasota.org/Love-Lives-Here or calling 941-955-6293. Together, we can show everyone that love lives here, and in your heart.