National Public Lands Day Sept. 24, County Updates

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Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at communications@scgov.net. 
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources will host the Fifth Annual Youth Fall Fishing Tournament at 8:30 a.m.Saturday, Sept. 17, at Manasota Beach in Englewood. The event is for children 14 
and younger.
Its time to clean out the garage and gather discarded household items, junk and yard waste. Sarasota County will hold its annual free community cleanup in the Laurel area from 8 a.m. to noon,Saturday, Sept. 17. 
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County and Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources are hosting their second annual Free Family 5K Walk/Run event onSaturday, Sept. 24 at Nokomis Beach, 100 Casey Key Road, Nokomis. The race begins promptly at 8 a.m., rain or shine.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources staff will host a volunteer event honoring the 23rd Annual National Public Lands Day from 9 a.m. to noon at Pinecraft Park, 1420 Gilbert Ave., Sarasota.
Early-bird registration is now open for Sarasota County's 11th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop, to be held Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Event and Conference Center, 4740 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota.
The award, which was presented by the Florida Sports Foundation, recognizes the unparalleled contributions of Florida's county and municipal parks and recreation departments to sport tourism. 
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County's Health In Motion staff will provide free and low-cost public health services
during September.
 
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