106 SCENE | JUNE 2017 insider News, Grants, Appointments & Accolades 1 PINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION The Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation donated $75,000 to the Pines of Sarasota Foundation in support of the Foundation’s Mission Fund. This Fund enables Pines to care for seniors who have outlived their ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ to care for themselves. pinesofsarasota.org/ the-pines-foundation 2 ASOLO REP CRYSTAL SOCIETY INITIATION Asolo Rep honored Herman & Sharon Frankel and Larry & Debbie Haspel as new members of the Crystal Society. Membership in the prestigious Crystal Society celebrates those generous donors whose gifts total more than $1 million. Designing Women Boutique was also honored at the event as the newest member of Asolo Rep’s Diamond Society. asolorep.org 3 THE RINGLING, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ST. PETERSBURG AND THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART PRESENT JOINT EXHIBITION On June 24, Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration will open simultaneously at The Ringling, the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Museum of Art. The exhibition features 57 artists from Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota County. Works were chosen by a committee of curators from each participating institution as well as Diana Nawi, a guest juror from Pérez Art Museum �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� time that the three leading art museums in the area have worked in such close collaboration on a single project. ringling.org | mfastpete.org | tampamuseum.org 4 SELBY FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation has selected Carol Butera, MSW, CFRE, as its new Executive Director. For the past 22 years, Butera has been a successful leader in �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� educational organizations, most recently as Vice President of Children First. Since 1955, the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation has awarded more than $120 million in ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 SARASOTA DONORS SUPPORT MOTE’S CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE Mote Marine Laboratory’s new 19,000-squarefoot International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration doubles Mote’s space for coral research and restoration efforts at its Summerland Key campus. The new building will include the Alfred Goldstein Institute for Climate Change Studies, thanks to a generous donation from the Alfred and Ann Goldstein Foundation. Other supporters who have made major contributions toward the facility and its mission are: The Gardener Foundation, Founding Donor; The Rick and Nancy Moskovitz Foundation; Elizabeth Moore; Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation; Jane’s Trust Foundation. mote.org 6 SARASOTA BAYFRONT PROJECT FUND RECEIVES GRANT FROM BARANCIK FOUNDATION The Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization (SBPO) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation to support the organization’s efforts to deliver a professionally prepared master plan for the sustainable development of the 42-acre Sarasota Bayfront. The master plan will establish the 42-acre Bayfront as a cultural, economic and recreational legacy for the region while ensuring open, public access to the Bayfront. sbpo.org | barancikfoundation.org
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