Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Louis & Gloria Flanzer Boys and Girls Club in Arcadia
On Thursday, September 28, over 100 guests gathered at the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Boys & Girls Club in Arcadia to celebrate the completion of the permanent Clubhouse; an addition of 10,000 square feet to the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Boys & Girls Club on the Smith Brown Campus that will expand youth development programs […]
Flanzer Philanthropic Trust Extends Matching Program Through 2022
In 2021, the trust sent more than $7.5 million to local agencies in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. By Staff January 10, 2022 The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust has extended its contribution matching program through 2022. The trust launched its matching program in January 2020 to honor the Flanzers’ legacy; in 2021, donations increased by more […]
Louis & Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust Highlights Forty Carrots, Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida & Manatee Children’s Services
We at the Flanzer Trust felt that it would be helpful for us to highlight some of our agency partners to bring them to your attention. The goal of our signature matching program is to encourage community based funding to the important social, health and educational initiatives carried on through the many voluntary agencies in […]
Golf Tournament Raises $170,000 for SMH Physicians Endowment
A record number of golfers, 228, teed off at the 19th Annual Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Golf Tournament on May 7. The all-day event raised $170,000. To date, the tournament has raised more than $1 million for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Physicians Endowment which provides continuing education opportunities for Sarasota Memorial Health Care System staff. […]
American Skin Association Announces Sarasota Florida Initiatives
Contact: Kathleen Reichert American Skin Association 917-538-5731 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SARASOTA, FLORIDA INITIATIVES Dr. R. Dean Hautamaki Named ASA Senior Medical Advisor – Florida Eric Kaplan, Esq. Joins ASA Board of Directors 2021 ASA Grant Opportunities Now Available January 13, 2021, Sarasota, Florida – American Skin Association (ASA) announces opening of […]
Flanzer Philanthropic Trust Distributed $3.145 Million in Matching Grants in 2020
The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, which launched its Contribution Matching Program in January 2020, recently announced that it sent $3.145 million to agencies in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto Counties, matching $1,572,713 in contributions from 6,500 donors. The purpose of the Flanzer Contribution Matching Program is to inspire locals across the Suncoast to make […]
Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust extends its Matching Challenge for not-for-profit agencies across the Suncoast
All donations $5 to $500 will be matched 1:1 through December 2020 for select social service, social welfare, K-12 education and healthcare organizations As local families continue to navigate the detrimental effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust has announced the extension of its Flanzer Contribution Matching Program through December […]
The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust offers Special Match Program for JFCS of the Suncoast
JFCS of the Suncoast announces a special match opportunity from the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust (the Flanzer Trust) to help financially prepare for anticipated increased needs directly related to hardships caused by the COVID-19 crisis. For 30 days, from March 19 to April 19, 2020, any gift up to $500 made through the Flanzer […]
Good Deeds, April 13
OOFOS, a global recovery footwear company based in Massachusetts, recently donated more than 2,000 pairs of shoes to 10 hospitals across the country, among them Sarasota Memorial Hospital. OOFOS shoes reduce stress on feet and joints, and the closed cell foam and sanitary properties allow medical professionals to wash them between shifts and keep out bacteria […]