Venice Yacht Club Charitable Foundation

Our Legacy of Grants – A Roadmap of N-VESTments
Every day I ask myself: Are we (the VYCCF) executing the best judgment in identifying the areas that allow us to deliver the most good to the most people "at-risk" in our community? That is not just our mission statement, it is a pledge your Charitable Foundation must make to each donor, at each meeting, in each event we sponsor and each Grant we consider.

Based upon the growth of support and donors to the Foundation over the last two to three years, it appears our work is resonating with many of you, so the answer to my question is "Yes." Please check our web page at the VYC website to see the results of our Spring Grant Cycle.

Let’s also take a moment to review our community partners:
N- Nutrition:
★ All Faiths Food Bank, Our Mother’s House,
Family Promise, Family Haven,
JFCS Building Strong Families
★ Children First

V-Veterans Services:
★ JFCS / Operation Military Assistance Program
★ Special Ops Warriors Foundation
★ Southeastern Guide Dogs
★ Friendship Center of Venice

E-Education & Health:
★ Library Foundation of Sarasota – Childhood Literacy
★ Reading Recovery – First Grade Literacy
★ YMCA – Y Reads Program
★ Big Brothers-Big Sisters – "Reading Bigs"
★ Children First – Head Start
★ At Risk Student Scholarships for Venice Art Center,
Venice Theatre, Boys & Girls Club, VYBA
★ Friendship Center of Venice

ST-ShelTer & Safety:
★ Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
★ Family Promise, Family Haven, Our Mothers House
★ JFCS – Building Strong Families

Thank you all for a successful "Jazz Under the Stars" (April 19, subsequent to this writing) and mark your calendars for:
Aug 2: Blues Bistro Night featuring "Art of the Blues"
October 13: VYCCF "Comedy Club" Auction featuring the "Bermuda Mavericks": Les McCurdy & Ron Sons.

Don Healy, VYCCF Chair

VYCCF Committee: Chair Don Healy, Treasurer John O'Donnell, Commodore Gus Olson, Lloyd Abbot, Joan Bowen (Board Rep), P/C Kerry Carper, Kevin Collins, P/C Joe Dombrowski, P/C Merle Graser, P/C Dick & Doris Guba, Babs Healy, Sylvia Hollister, Barbara Isaacson, Noni Lavelle, Warren Major, Paul Nasipak, Michael Nemser, Beth Piel, Dave Slaman, Ann Van Cott, and Bill Walker.