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SCOPE Newsletter
July 23, 2013 
Greetings! 

 

Exploring and tracking indicators of well-being within the community has been at the core of SCOPE's mission since our founding.  By publishing periodic data-rich Community Report Cards, SCOPE has provided a backdrop for understanding the various aspects of Sarasota's challenges and accomplishments.  Much like the dashboard in a car, the measures of well-being expressed in such reports provide a sense of where we are going, what progress we are making, and how well our community is functioning.  Like the health of an individual, the health of the community has its own ups and downs.  As trends shed light on the well-being of the community, they also reflect the well-being of the people within the community. This connection between individual health and community health has been a part of our nation's ethic since the founding fathers rallied around the words "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" as the three essential pillars of human rights.  While scholars debate who was the first to use the phrase, most agree that these words within our nation's Declaration of Independence express not just the rights of the individual - but a shared obligation to help achieve these ideals for everyone.  So how is Sarasota doing in the realm of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, and do we have the measures in place to really know?  How do we know that the facts and figures that are routinely gathered and reported are the best ones to help us monitor the life, liberty and happiness of our community?  Soon we will be launching a new community video campaign - "Happiness Matters".  Picking up where last year's Life is Good videos left off, the Happiness Matters campaign will provide a platform to capture what qualities of life are important to individuals and the community. Only through engagement can we determine the measures that matter most to the community.           

 

John McCarthy
Director 

In This Issue
Can Community Engagement be both "High Tech & High Touch"?
SAVE THE DATE: SCOPE Annual Celebration
Happiness Matters
Lime Lake Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
Thanks to Our Supporters
Next Community Data Collaborative Meeting
SCOPE Out in the Community
Upcoming Meetings

High Tech, High Touch Community Workshops


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Join us for community conversations.  SCOPE is co-hosting three upcoming "High Tech, High Touch" community workshops. 

SARASOTA - Tuesday, August 20th 8:30am to noon - Robert L. Taylor Community Complex

VENICE - Friday, August 23rd 8:30 to noon - Venice City Hall

NORTH PORT - Thursday, August 29th 8:30 to noon - Morgan Family Community Center

Read more on our flyer here.

 

To sign up click here (or call us at 941.365.8751).

 

SAVE THE DATE:  SCOPE Annual Celebration

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WHEN:   Thursday, September 19th 

 

WHERE: Michael's On East

TIME:    5:00 to 6:30pm

 

Mark your calendars for SCOPE's Annual Celebration and Boundary Crosser Award.  This year we are proud to announce that we will be honoring Sandra Terry, Executive Director of the Laurel Civic Association and Christine Jennings, CEO of West Coast Black Theatre Troupe.

 

 

Reservations can be made on our Christine Jennings cropped website starting August 1st, 2013 (www.scopexcel.org) or by contacting Maureen Hadden at

[email protected]

941.365.8751.

 

Sponsorships are still available.  If you are interested, call Maureen Hadden at [email protected] or call at 941.365.8751.

 

 
Happiness Matters                         
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Here at SCOPE, our mission is to connect and inspire citizens to create a better community. Why do we do this? One reason is, happiness matters. Happiness tells us a great deal about our community's strengths which concurrently helps us understand weaknesses as well. It matters at an individual level and at a community level. If you looked around a happy community, what would it look like? Do you think that Sarasota County is a happy county?  Read more on our blog

Lime Lake Park Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
Lime Lake Park
Community Get-Together
When:  Saturday, July 27, 2013
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm

Euline Myrick, a graduate of SCOPE's Grassroots Leadership Initiative program called the SCOPE office to invite the community to the upcoming second anniversary of the opening of Lime Lake Park.  The development of the park was inspired and promoted by Euline as he worked with a variety of agencies and organizations to turn the dream of a neighborhood park into a reality.  Now two years old, the park stands as an example of the power of citizens in creating positive community change!  

Directions:  Take Chilk Avenue from Martin Luther King Blvd to 21st Street to Ernie Shank Ct, turn right toward the park entrance.

 

Thanks to Our Supporters
thank you 

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, William G. and Marie Selby Foundation.

 

Read more about SCOPE on our website at www.scopexcel.org.  Our phone number is 941.365.8751.
  
 
Sincerely,
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Data Collaborative Meeting

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The next Community Data Collaborative Meeting

will be held on:

 

Friday,

August 9, 2013

Selby Public Library 

1331 1st Street

Sarasota, FL 34236

10:00am - 12:00pm

 

Everyone is welcome.

     

SCOPE Out in the Community 

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SCOPE staff and board was out in the community - 

  • John McCarthy and Laurel Corrao were guests of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for a briefing and tour of the Alta Vista Eagle Academy, a very unique summer learning program that is making a difference for families.  
  • John McCarthy and Laurel Corrao were also guests of the Community Foundation for a briefing and tour of The Florida Center.  
  • John McCarthy was a guest speaker at the District One Community Forum hosted by Sarasota Vice Mayor Willie Shaw and the North County Redevelopment Agency.  The topic was the upcoming 100th anniversary of the founding of Newtown.  A number of participants signed up to engage in conversation about how to celebrate this community milestone.
  • Laurel Corrao attended TedxSarasota and learned a new perspective on "Creating Engaged Informed Communities."  
  • Laurel Corrao attended the Hot Topics homelessness forum, hosted by Herald Tribune/New College of Florida, on Thursday,  July 18  
  

UPCOMING MEETINGS 

   SCOPE

Board of Directors Meeting, 

Monday, July 31, 2013

Center for Arts & Humanity

1226 N. Tamiami Trail

Sarasota

4:00pm 

 

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