Veterans Stand Down Postponed
The Sarasota Homeless Veterans Stand Down has been postponed. At this time, we do not have any further information on when it will be held. Please check back for updates.
The 9th Annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down in Sarasota will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 8 AM – 12 PM at the Sarasota Fairgrounds. Florida Veterans For Common Sense Fund, will once again be a sponsor. Volunteers and donations will be needed to make this event a success. If you are willing to volunteer or able to donate some of the items below, please contact Jim Dirmann, jdirm@aol.com.
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Supplies & DOD Surplus
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Socks
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Draw bags / Reusable Bags
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Reading Glasses
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Nail clippers
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Hygiene kits
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First Aid Kits
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Note Pads
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Pocket Planners
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Tissue/Kleenex
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Belts
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Hats
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Rain coats / Poncho
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Men’s & Women’s underwear
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Men’s & Women’s undershirts
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Hand Sanitizer
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Flashlights
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Baby Wipes
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Insect Repellent Packets
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Assault packs (DOD Surplus)
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Duffle Bags (DOD Surplus)
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Clothes (DOD Surplus)
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Boots (DOD Surplus)
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For more information on the Stand Down, click here.
Celebrate Tom Paine’s Birthday!
Tom Paine’s Birthday Party is being held online this year due to safety concerns. Please join Florida Veterans For Common Sense’s salute to Tom’s 284th Birthday. You won’t want to miss it.
Featured speaker: Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman, Ret.
2020 Thomas Paine Award Winner
Learn about FLVCS Projects to support and aid veterans
Buy your 50-50 Raffle tickets
Free and open to the public
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Place: Online – via Zoom
Register for the Party (required)
The first anniversary of the the Sarasota Urban ReForestation (SURF) microforest at the Celery Field’s will be celebrated on Saturday, October 23, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The microforest is located west of the Celery Fields hill.
The celebration starts with brief presentations on the covered veranda at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center at 6893 Palmer Blvd., followed by walking tours of the microforest.
During the tours, visitors can learn the names of the many species of trees growing in the microforest, its many benefits for soil and water, and how much carbon it is sequestering, which is being tracked based on the age and size of each tree in the microforest.
Sponsoring organizations featured at this free community event include SURF microforest partners: Florida Veterans for Common Sense Fund, Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay, Solutions to Avoid Red Tide (START), and Sarasota County’s Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Team (NEST).
Native plant selections were guided by Sarasota Audubon Society and the Serenoa Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Volunteers planted the microforest and maintain it as it goes through its early growth stages. Other contributors include Michael Saunders Foundation, McKeithen Growers, and many private individuals.
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The 2021 Manatee County Stand Down is on Saturday, November 6th, at the Manatee County Fairgrounds.
This event focuses on helping homeless and potentially homeless veterans and their families, but also helps non-veterans and their families receive critical needs services. These services include: hot lunch, showers, distribution of hygiene products, clothing distribution, haircuts, general and mental health screenings (including flu & COVID-19 vaccinations), dental and vision services, veteran services, bus ticket raffles, employment services, and Amnesty Court.
For more information contact:
Turning Points
Phone: 941-747-1509
Email: info@tpmanatee.org
Website: https://tpmanatee.org
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The next SURF Tree Planting Day is fast approaching. Our new site at Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club is prepped and ready to go. Now, it’s time to plant! Help us bring the microforest to life by assisting with inserting 1,100 plants into pre-dug holes.
NO experience required, training provided day of planting. Please bring your gardening gloves and trowels/shovels if possible!
There are two shifts available from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM and 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Pre-registration is required. Sign up now at bit.ly/surfplanting
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The next SURF microforest tree planting event will be Saturday, January 15, 2022. Anyone that wants to come join the fun in planting small trees at the new location along Glen Meadow is more than welcome. We are looking for as many volunteers as possible. If you have friends or family of any age that would like to join in, they are more than welcome also.
Registration Required: We ask that all volunteers register for the SURF tree planting event before attending.
Date: January 15, 2022
Times: 9:00AM-12:00PM and 10:00AM-1:00PM
Location: The corner of Glen Meadow Avenue and Veranda Way, Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club.
What To Bring: Small garden tools like rakes & planting trowels, small shovels, and gloves. Bringing something to drink and sunblock is advised.
What To Expect: The trees will be mostly small starter trees in one and three gallon size nursery pots. The holes will be pre-dug for you, but you will still be working with the soil as you put the trees in the ground.
No prior gardening experience needed, we are there to help.
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Get directions to the microforest planting day at Heritage Harbour Baseball Fields
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Join us for the Heritage Harbour Microforest Celebration!
Remember Microforest Planting Day
Come join the fun! Be a part of The Mangrove School of Sarasota Planting Day on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Help install a microforest at the school’s future site. Be sure to wear a hat and sunscreen. Gloves and hand garden tools are recommended. Refreshments will be provided.
Be an Early Bird and beat the heat. Volunteers are welcome as early as 7:30 A.M. before the official start.
Where: 7015 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34240 (follow the signs at the site)
Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Time: 9:00 A.M. EDT
Locations of the SURF microforests.
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