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    Goodwill launches 'Lutz Buddy Up' program

    Coconut Telegraph

    SRQ DAILY

    SATURDAY JUN 8, 2019 |

    In response to a troubling upswing in suicides among veterans, Goodwill Manasota’s Veterans Task Force has taken on mental health as a critical area of focus. In May the organization launced The Lutz Buddy Up social club, through which military veterans can network, form bonds, and talk about their experiences. The Buddy Up program was founded in 2014 by Janine Lutz in honor of her son, Janos V. Lutz, a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marines who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, who she lost to suicide due to the detrimental effects of PTSD and over-prescribed medication. The club,which will be expanded to include first responders in the futur,  will meet once monthly and the next gathering will take place on Wednesday, June 12 at 6pm at the Veterans Services Program office (8490 Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota)

    Goodwill's Veterans Services Program

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    A Magical Evening | SRQ Magazine's Holiday Soiree at Waterworks, December 9

    Photos from the SRQ Magazine Holiday Soiree at Waterworks, December 9

    Jan 4, 2020

    The Sexiest Show in Ballet

    The Sarasota Ballet perform, for the first time, George Balanchine’s evocative and exotic Bugaku April 27-28. This remarkable ballet was a tribute by Balanchine to the refined elegance of Japanese music and dance, and during its world premiere renowned dance critic Anna Kissel

    Apr 11, 2018

    Families First Institute Offers Free, Public Courses to Strengthen Families

    Children First, Sarasota County’s exclusive provider of Head Start and Early Head Start programs serves more than 700 of the county’s most vulnerable children and their families each year, providing high-quality education, care, nutrition and family support services. Children First&rs

    Apr 4, 2018

    Give Gratitude, Grateful Patient Program

    If you have been a patient at Sarasota Memorial, perhaps you can look back to when the care you received exceeded your expectations. Maybe it was kind words from a doctor or nurse, the patience of a technologist who took the time to explain a procedure, or a volunteer, housekeeper or food service

    Jan 12, 2018