Sarasota County's Development Services
and Code Enforcement departments will
hold the annual free community cleanup
for Englewood area residences on Saturday,
March 22, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the county
has announced.
Dumpsters will be provided at three locations
for residents to dispose of discarded house-
hold items, yard waste, tree trimmings, junk
and other refuse, a news release says:
• The intersection of West Dearborn Street
and South McCall Road (southwest corner).
• The intersection of Green and Orange
Streets (northeast corner).
• On Englewood Road at Buchan Airport.
Sarasota County Hazardous Waste personnel
will be available only at the West Dearborn
Street and South McCall Road location to
accept hazardous materials, electronics, TVs
and computers from residential customers,
the release notes. Hazardous waste also may
be taken to the county facility at 8750 Bee
Ridge Road in Sarasota Wednesdays through
Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, visit scgov.net or
contact the Sarasota County Call Center at
861-5000.
ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY CLEANUP SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 22
The Woman's Exchange of Sarasota will cel-
ebrate its more than 260 volunteers at its
annual volunteer luncheon, to be held on
March 31 at Michaels on East in Sarasota, the
nonprofit has announced.
This year's event, with a Mad Hatter theme,
will acknowledge volunteers for their contri-
bution not only to the Woman's Exchange but
also to members of the local arts community,
who are the beneficiaries of their hard work,
a news release points out.
Entertainment will be provided by Debbie
Keeton, a Sarasota pianist and vocalist.
According to Executive Director and CEO,
Karen Koblenz, the Woman's Exchange will be
awarding $250,000 in grants and scholarships
at its awards celebration in June. In addition
to its funding for the arts, the Exchange will
give back 65 percent, or roughly $2 million
this year, to its consignors, further benefiting
the local population and economy, the release
notes.
Since opening in 1962, the Woman's Exchange
Inc. has awarded more than $7 million to
support the arts of Sarasota and Manatee
counties, the release says. It is one of Sarasota
County's largest scholarship providers. All
of the scholarship and grant monies have
been generated through sales at the retail
store located at 539 S. Orange Ave. in down-
town Sarasota's Historic Burns Square, the
release adds.
'HATS OFF' TO WOMAN'S EXCHANGE VOLUNTEERS
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