Thank you to everyone who supported our 13th Annual Literacy Matters Luncheon February 2020!

A special thank you to all our sponsors to include our premier sponsor the
Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Event Highlights

Kirsten Russell, Vice President, Community Investment,
Community Foundation of Sarasota County, provides opening remarks.

As luncheon M.C., Jeffery Kin, Interim CEO & Managing Artistic Director,
The Players Centre for Performing Arts, kept the program moving and our guests amused.

LCS Board President, Vicente Medina, presents our
James E. Duffy Friend of Literacy Award to the
Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, accepted by Heather Koester.

Kirsten Russell and Heather Koester

LCS Board President, Vicente Medina, presents our
Volunteer of the Year Award to Dick Walker.

Our luncheon’s guest speaker,
Nelson ‘Brons’ Lauver, Humorist, Author, and Story Teller.

Pat Esposito, our luncheon’s testimonial speaker – read his heartwarming story below.