OUR FRIENDS

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL

Friends of the Festival donors are the fuel of our creative engine. Their annual support of $1000+ empowers us to use our ingenuity as we design a sustainable organization and festival. The first 25 Founding Member donations also at $1000+ to Sarasota Rising will be matched up to $25k! Donate and be a part of the legacy of this revolutionary event!  ALL donations are welcome!  But for a donation of $1000.00 you will create a rippling impact at this stage in our growth!  

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Thank you to our ANGEL DONORS - The Downtown Improvement District, Jonathan & Michelle Mitchell

Thank you to our Soaring Donors - Jaime & Julie Didomenico

Thank you to our Flourishing Donors - Dr. Mark & Irene Kauffman

Thank you to our Escalating Donors - Falk Weinberger Trust/Amy & Steve Weinberg

Thank you to our Ascending Donors - Walton & Deborah Beacham, Allen & Katie Smith

Thank you to our Scaling Donors - Ed & Mary Kramer

Thank you to our Founding Members - Veronica Brady & Keith Monda, Sandi & Joe Wall, Ariane Dart, Irene Kaufmann, Jaime & Julie Didomenico, Amy & Steve Weinberger,  Jeff Hamblin & Mark-Alan, Bob & Peggy Marcus, Dick & Deborah Miller, The Remax Team, The Media Roundtable, Walton & Deborah Beacham, Jeffery Kin & Marcos Oliveira, Jonathan & Michelle Mitchell, Bruce Ensinger & Clark Denham, Allen & Katie Smith

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Thank you to our Friends of the Festival- Dr. Jeff Hamblin & Mark Alan, Amy & Steve Weinberger, David Band, Walton & Deborah Beacham, Knock Out Productions!

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Thank you to our Emerging Donors - Anna Lee Ernst, Ken Bailey, Kathryn & Jerome Chesley, Sharon Ricketts, Julie McHugh, Peg Marcus, Mary Lou Winnik, Val Hoover, Nellie O'Brien, Stephen Kin, The Literacy Council of Sarasota, Ellen Kramer, Carrie McQueen, Sarah Wertheimer, Donna Defant, Shelia Weiss, Michelle Bianchi, Samantha Grimm, Dottie Garner, Pam & Lyn Wiley

Thank you to our Pre-Emerging Donors - Laura Courter, Shyrlene Baum, Helen Slemmons, Ty Maxey, Carrie Greenberg, Christine Carey, Jeffry Offenberger, Cintia Elenstar, Alison Cheney

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We appreciate the combined gift given in memory of:

MARGARET ANN & ROBERT KIN

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And many thanks to these matching gifts from 2021's Giving Challenge:

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY

SAMANTHA GRIMM

PAM & LYNFORD WILEY

DEBORAH & WALTON BEACHAM

SHEILA WEISS

DOTTIE GARNER

MICHELLE BIANCHI

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IF YOU'D LIKE TO BECOME A FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL WITH AN ANNUAL GIFT,

HERE ARE THE GIVING LEVELS:

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EMERGING: $100-249, name listed on SRQ Rising Website.

LIFTING: $250-499, all of the above plus name listed in Special Events Programs.

SCALING: $500-999, all of the above plus special invitation and priority seating to annual Kick-off and Closing Event.

⭐️FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL: $1000-2499, all of the above plus ANNUAL giving circle custom pin, “early bird” notification for ALL Festival and Special Events ticket purchases, live shout out at SRQ RISING produced Special Events.

ASCENDING: $2500-4999, all of the above plus business card-sized advertisement and/or encouragement note for Special Events Program.

ESCALATING: $5000-9,999, all of the above plus annual special ‘behind the scenes’ event invitation.

FLOURISHING: $10,000-24,999, all of the above plus priority table naming at both Kick-off and Closing events, annual Festival Magazine sponsorship highlight.

SOARING: $25,000-49,999, all of the above plus priority parking for SRQ RISING’s Kick-off, Closing and other Special Events.

ANGEL STATUS: $100,000, all of the above plus permanent acknowledgement as an angel to Sarasota Rising and The Living Arts Festival Hall of Angels.