Thanks and More Pix from the Festival

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We want to acknowledge with our sincere thanks the many volunteers and Sarasota County businesses who came together to make our Adopt a Family Day a terrific success. Many are in the photos below, and we've tried to remember everyone below -- please let us know if we've overlooked anyone, and again, we're deeply grateful.


Artfully Yours (Cindy Cook)

Randy and Cheryl Burr

BJ's

Chili's

Debbie Marks, Sarasota County Neighborhood Services

Direct Buy

Economy Tackle

Extra Innings

Gary Kennedy (All Weekend Bounce)

Heavenly Cupcakes

The Hobson Family

House Cleaning by Alessandra (301-1643)

Kaufman Family Chiropractic Center

Kelly Dickerson

Kevin McGuire

Madfish Grill

McDonald's

NextAge Realty -- Chris Westphall

Pressure Monkey Pressure Washing

Publix

Sam's Club

Sandy Allen

Saporito's Cleaning Service

SarasotaGrapevine.com

Sean McDonald

Sears

SweetBay

Tangerine Salon

The Lake Sarasota Community Group

The Muscle Repair Shop

Winn Dixie

A special thank-you to the numerous, energetic and charming Bresciani family, without whom this day would not have happened.

We can't leave out many others who gave generously of their time and labor: Angela and Brian Conway, Ruth and Jim Dunn, Clarence Macomber, Diane and Don Prieur, Jenny and Chris Swezy, Jo, Carmen Patterson (thanks for the burger and hot dog buns!), and Sue Whetzel of Sarasota Parks and Rec. Great job everyone!

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