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The room was full with people from south and north and even outside Sarasota County.  The ages spanned five generations, maybe more.  The diversity of politics, income, ethnicity and perspectives was unusually rich.  What brought people to this event, the 10th anniversary of SCOPE and the award of the 2011 Boundary Crosser (the community building equivalent to the Nobel Prize for peace)?  I suspect at least two things.  Surely, one of those is a stellar award recipient in Diane McFarlin.  Diane is a national and local exemplar of engaging across boundaries and she has quite a following of friends and colleagues.  The other attraction is the elegant but audacious idea that connected people can transform Sarasota County.  Maybe the appeal of this idea is that in one's heart is the knowledge that it is ONLY such connected and inspired people that have any chance of generating big changes.
It is no accident that these two things are linked - in fact they are more than that.  Those who intentionally cross boundaries do so because they know that any other approach is isolating and temporary.  Change that results in long-term well-being, whether within a neighborhood or the nation, is fed by this reality. 

For those who were there, take a look at the pictures.  For those who were not, please find your friends and ask them about it.

 

Tim Dutton

Executive Director 
In This Issue
Revisit SCOPE's Celebration
Spotted...Amazing Neighborkids at SCOPE 10 Event
Internships Available
Data Byte: Social Explorer
Thanks to SCOPE's Corporate Partners
SCOPE Supporters
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Revisit SCOPE's Celebration  

SCOPE's 10th Anniversary & Boundary Crosser Celebration SCOPE 10 Board
 
More than 300 people attended a festive Michael's on East on June 23 as SCOPE celebrated its 10th year of citizen-led change and honored Diane McFarlin with the 2011 Boundary Crosser Award.

 

Check out our public photo album on Facebook - thanks to the photography skills of Lori Sax and Polla Sommers.

 

SCOPE extends hearfelt thanks to our sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County with Lee Wetherington Foundation  
 

Media Sponsors

Herald-Tribune Media Group      SRQ Media Group - exclusive magazine media sponsor

 

Bridge Builder Sponsors

Cathy Layton & Pete Russell     Sunset Automotive Group

 

Innovator Sponsors

 

Circle of Friends are listed below in "Thanks to our SCOPE Supporters".
 

Spotted:  Amazing Neighborkids at SCOPE 10 Event! 

Kids at Annual Celebration

 

Those of you who attended the SCOPE 10 Celebration last week might be wondering:  Who were all those great kids greeting people and delivering "newspaper" programs to everyone?  To find out, click here. 

Internships Available

office workerWho wants to help with the Institute for the Ages data development?  With the 2010 Census and many other resources at our fingertips, we can start to generate valuable syntheses about our community and the state.  The Sanford Center for Aging does some of this with its Elders Count newsletter.  Take a look here to see what they've done.  If this appeals to you, let's talk.  Email Tim Dutton at tdutton@scopexcel.org.

 

As you know, SCOPE is a community engagement organization.  There are national foundations and state and federal initiatives that may find what is going on here worth their attention.  Who wants to become the resident expert at scanning the web and learning more about the opportunities for partnering with organizations/funders outside our county?  Contact Tim Dutton at tdutton@scopexcel.org

Data Byte:  Social Explorer

Household Cenus Couple Image

The NY Times has put together an analysis of the 2010 census data using the Social Explorer web application to show what households in America are looking like nowadays. Sarasota has the claim to fame as the oldest large county in the nation; so what do you think households with older adults in our community look like? And how many households in our community resemble your own? Check out our Blog to explore more!

Thanks to SCOPE 's Corporate Partners

thank you 
2011 Corporate Partners Their support of SCOPE's mission reflects their belief in the power of active citizens working together to make Sarasota County an even better place to live, work and play. 

 

Platinum - Herald-Tribune Media Group

Gold -   Caldwell Trust Company     

Silver - Kerkering Barberio      

Bronze - Florida Power & Light Co.    Willis A Smith Construction, Inc.

Copper - CAP Brand Marketing      Gator Grading & Paving

Interested in supporting SCOPE's collaborations with active citizens?  Contact Suzanne Gregory for details on the 2011 Corporate Partners program.

Thanks to our SCOPE Supporters

Thank you for your recent gift to SCOPE:

ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design, Doctor's Hospital, Wendy & CJ Fishman, Florida Power & Light, Gator Grading & Paving, Greater Sarasota Chamber of CommerceGator Grading & Paving, Kerkering Barberio & Co., Sarasota/Manatee Airport Authority, Janice & John Shelton, State College of Florida Foundation, Sunset Automotive Group,

Circle of Friends - SCOPE 10th Anniversary:  

John Annis, Boys & Girls Clubs, Carlson Studios, Jan Chester, Rick DeFuria, Phillip & Julie Delaney, Jr., Ella Dutton, Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, Martin Hurwitz & Marsa Truscott, Debra Jacobs & Bill Buttaggi, Nicci Kobritz, R. Craig Lefebvre & Doreen Dziepak, Elliott Metcalfe and Becky Titus, Betsy Nelson, Joan Nixon, Sarah H. Pappas, The Pines of Sarasota Foundation, Henry Porter, Alice Rau, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tracy Seider, James & Lavonne Shedivy, Katherine Silverberg, Pam & Cliff Truitt, Yvonne & Thomas Tryon, Jo-Anne Whalen

Thank you for supporting SCOPE's core mission:

City of North Port, City of Sarasota, City of Venice, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Roskamp Foundation, Sarasota County Government, Town of Longboat Key, William G. and Marie Selby Foundation.