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was capable of pushing the limits of my
own means and achieve what I set my
mind to. And it allowed me to not be a
product of my environment, being the
first person in my immediate family to
receive a college education.”
And then there’s Bree Winn, a 29-yearold
area resident who had her first
son three days after graduating from
Palmetto High School. She began
working at a Title 1 elementary school
in Sarasota County as a kindergarten
teacher in 2013 and taught a
Community Foundation-supported
Summer Slide Program at the Boys
and Girls Club. In working with the
Community Foundation, she learned
about opportunities for adult learners to
get support, and a few months later she
had the financial ability to attend USF
in St. Petersburg, where she received a
master’s degree in Reading Education
last year. “I am a first-grade teacher, an
after-school ESOL tutor, and the mother
of two amazing sons,” she says, “who is
pursuing a Doctor of Education degree.”
Devine notes that Young’s commitment
to student success—like that of Froug
and Winn—is incredible. “He often
knows more about each student than
their school guidance counselors. He
helps them make a good decision on
where to go and what to major in. He
helps develop their college/education
strategy,” Devine says. “Students write
to him all throughout the year. And often
after they graduate, they still keep in
touch. He really plays an important part
in their lives by helping them through
the journey of higher education.”
It’s that kind of mentoring and genuine
concern for a student’s welfare that
makes the Community Foundation’s
scholarship program what it is—a vital
part of our community’s future.
For more information on Community
Foundation of Sarasota County, please
visit www.cfsarasota.org or call
941.955.3000.
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