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Sarasota News Leader March 1, 2013 Hosack pointed out in her email to the commissioners that the Senate bill ���was amended to narrow the authority to restrict smoking to specific properties to include parks, public buildings, public beaches, and recreational and sports areas.��� Page 82 Hosack added, ���Bill proponents are hopeful that the amended language will help get the bill heard in the House, where it is referenced to three committees and getting it a hearing is proving somewhat of a challenge.��� Further, she reported that ���no smoking��� signs She noted, ���Sarasota County will continue to must be posted, and designated smoking ar- work with [the Florida Association of Couneas must be provided. ties], the League of Cities, American Cancer The bill also provides for enforcement, she Society and the American Heart Association continued, specifying that persons first must towards the bill���s passage.��� be issued a warning prior to any assessment Rachel Brown Hackney of a civil penalty. WETHERINGTON FOUNDATION SURPASSES $1 MILLION GRANT MARK The Lee Wetherington Foundation ��� a supporting organization of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County ��� has recently surpassed the $1 million mark for grants to local nonprofits, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has announced. Established on Dec. 30, 2002, the Wetherington Foundation has supported causes ranging from helping at-risk children to education to the arts to community planning to the environment and social services, a news release notes. Since 2002, it has invested a total of $1,044,100.51 in the community, the release adds. ���The Lee Wetherington Foundation truly exemplifies our community���s giving spirit and heart,��� says Community Foundation of Sarasota County President and CEO Roxie Jerde in the release. ���The Lee Wetherington Foundation���s passion for and commitment to this community are clearly evidenced by his generosity toward innumerable local causes, with a focus on kids in need. The Community Lee Wetherington/Contributed photo Foundation of Sarasota County is privileged to partner with Lee to be stewards of these significant philanthropic funds.��� Nearly half of the funds granted by the Wetherington Foundation have gone to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Manatee counties, the release adds.