throughout the venue," chatting with the var-
ious exhibitors to learn more about program
offerings for students, the release continues.
Guests were welcomed by Terri Vitale, board
member and chairwoman of the Community
Foundation's Education Taskforce. Vitale
also announced the Community Foundation's
new rolling grant application process, which
enables teachers to apply for exploration
funding throughout the year, the release
notes.
Several of the teaching artists performed,
including the Fuzion dance company, story-
tellers and Florida Studio Theatre thespians.
Fruitville Elementary School won a $3,000
exploration for bringing the most teachers to
the event.
The Community Foundation has commit-
ted $500,000 over the next five years for
explorations. Additionally, the Community
F o u n d a t i o n o f S a r a s o t a C o u n t y a n d
The Patterson Foundation created an
EdExploreSRQ Endowment Fund to increase
awareness of the program and funding, the
release continues. The Patterson Foundation
has designated up to $3 million in matching
funds to go into the explorations endow-
ment fund, matching dollar for dollar the
Community Foundation's investment as well
as providing a 2-to-1 match for all donations
for existing and future explorations.
More information may be found at the
Community Foundation's website, cfsarasota.
org, or at EdExploreSRQ.com. %
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