Tuesday is the day! Starting at noon on Tuesday, April 28, Giving Challenge 2020 will begin and is your opportunity to support Sarasota Opera’s Relief Fund with a gift of $25, $50, $100, or more. This is a special year for us as this Giving Challenge will help us mitigate the anticipated $1 million loss we will incur due to the early closing of our season. Your gift will also have triple the impact! The Patterson Foundation is generously matching all Giving Challenge contributions up to $100. In addition, The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation is providing an additional match for all gifts. That means that the first $100 of your Giving Challenge gift turns into $300! Any amount over $100 will also be matched by the Toulmin Foundation.

Additionally, we will host mini-challenges to increase the impact of your gift, and in some cases, provide an additional match! Below are the different opportunities throughout the 24-hours of the Giving Challenge when you can increase your impact. But remember, a gift at any time will go a long way! Click here to visit our Giving Challenge donation page, and thank you for supporting Sarasota Opera through the Giving Challenge!

April 28, Noon – 1:00pm | The DiGirolamo Challenge
Sarasota Opera Board Chair Syble DiGirolamo will donate $1,000 if we get 50 donors in this first hour.

April 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm | The Archbold Challenge
Ron Archbold and his wife Barbara will each give $1,000 if 35 donors give between 3pm and 5pm April 28.

April 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm | The Tompkins Mini-Match
Bill Tompkins and wife Rebecca will match all donations up to $1,000 from 7pm to 8pm April 28. Triple match!

April 29, 8:00am - 9:00am | The Siciliano/Blanchard Mini-Match Another triple match!
Arthur Siciliano and wife B. Aline Blanchard are matching all donations from 8am to 9am on April 29, up to $1,000.

April 29, 10:00am - 11:00am | The Benoit/Brooks Challenge
Between 10am and 11am April 29, Katherine Benoit and John Brooks will give $1,000 if 25 donors give during this hour.

April 29, 11:00am - Noon | The Bagby Challenge, in honor of Betsy Bagby and Lee Chaverin-White  25 donors in this final hour will help us finish strong and will trigger a $1,000 gift from Sumner and Irene Bagby.

For all of the details please take a moment to head over to our Giving Challenge Profile and see the different mini-challenges you can participate in throughout the 24 hours.

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