Giving Challenge
The Giving Challenge is returning this Spring. Donations to the Friends can be doubled with a 1:1 match on all donations from unique donors between $25 and $100. This 24-hour online giving event is presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and strengthened by The Patterson Foundation.
During the 2024 Giving Challenge, nearly $12,000 was raised to support the long-term goal of improving and expanding collections storage for the artifacts.
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Night for the Museum
A biennial fundraiser dinner and auction to support the Manatee County Agricultural Museum. Last held in February 2025 the Friends raised over $60,000 to benefit the Museum. Keep an eye on communications via Social Media for details on the next Night for the Museum in 2027!
2025 Sponsors
Platinum
A Friend of the Museum
Gold
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Silver
Peter & Kim Vole, Kim Vole Insurance Agency
Peter & Marilyn Harllee
Council-Oxford, Inc.
Jones Potato Farm
Fiorelli Winery & Vineyard
"A Friend of the Museum"
Bronze
Ellenton Nursery Growers
Farmers' Market of Lakewood Ranch
King's Wholesale Florist
Manasota Flooring
Southern Agricultural Insecticides
Friends
Janice & Gary Bogart
Michael Glassburn, Jr.
Jake's Automotive
Kallins, Little, & Brosious, PA
Ally Zemelman - Senior Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors
In-Kind
Singer/Songwriter Trevor Blystrom Presented by: Sarah Whisenant and Jordan Chancey "Your Trusted LOCAL Realtors"
Mac Carraway Photography - Program, Signage, & Artwork
Alliance Print Services - Program Printing
Grants
Thank you to the following organizations for funding the refreshing of the Front Garden Bed at the Museum in 2025:
Manatee River Garden Club, Elizabeth M. Eaton Trust Fund
Florida Native Plant Society, Serenoa Chapter
