• Wa l m a r t — U . S . 4 1 a n d J a c a r a n d a
Boulevard, Venice (SCAT transfer point).
• Publix — Nokomis (parking lot in front
of store).
• JCPenny at Westfield Sarasota Square, 8201
S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (west side facing
U.S. 41).
• Sarasota Pavilion/Gulf Gate — SCAT trans-
fer point (north side of Old Navy store).
• Veterans Office — 2200 Ringling Blvd.,
Sarasota.
Reservations for SCAT veterans' services are
required, and seating is limited, the release
points out. There is a charge of $8 to $13,
depending on the pick-up point.
To register, call SCAT Plus at 861-1234, TTY
7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771. To learn more about
the service, contact the Sarasota County Call
Center at 861-5000.
SCAT hybrid bus. File photo.
Sponsored by Sarasota Audubon and Johnson
PhotoImaging, Connecting With Nature at the
Celery Fields, a juried photo contest, invites
members of the public to visit the Celery
Fields, a 440-acre habitat of wetlands, birds
and wildlife, and submit up to three photos
that show a connection with nature, Sarasota
Audubon has announced.
Entries must be received by the end of the day
on Sunday, May 4, a news release explains.
Visit the Sarasota Audubon website for com-
plete contest rules, the release adds.
Johnson PhotoImaging will arrange the juried
panel and award the prizes, the release con-
tinues. First prize is $150; second, $100; and
third, $50.
SARASOTA AUDUBON CO-SPONSORING NATURE PHOTO CONTEST
Sarasota Audubon will announce the winners
on its Facebook page and share the winning
photos throughout the 2014 Giving Challenge
on May 6 and 7, the release says.
To garner community support for complet-
ing the Visitor & Nature Center at the Celery
Fields, Connecting with Nature at the Celery
Fields is the Sarasota Audubon theme for
the 2014 Giving Challenge of the Community
Foundation of Sarasota County, the release
points out.
In addition to the photo contest, the chapter
is offering a free class on May 6 with master
bird photographer Robert Bolcik and sched-
uling bird naturalists on the Celery Fields
boardwalks on the mornings of May 6 and
May 7, the release notes. Further, "celebrated
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