Literacy Council of Sarasota Literacy Matters 2025 Luncheon

Literacy Matters 2025 Luncheon

Thank you again to all those who attended and especially to our sponsors for their support. This is an annual event and we hope to see you next year!

an open book on a pink background with white stars flowing upwards

a woman with bllue jacket with her hand under her chin

a women with white hair sitting at a table

a women listening to the speaker - she is wearing a colorful blue top

a woman with curly hair and glasses smiling while holding her purse and listening to the speaker

a man wearing a blue suit and a red tie standing at a podium holding a microphone

a smiling man with a mostache sitting at a table

a smiling woman with dark hair sitting at a table smiling

a group of people at tables listening to the speaker and smiling

a man wearing a blue suit and a red tie standing at a podium

a man wearing a dark suit with a green tie sitting at a table

a young woman smiling while listening to the speaker

a group of smiling women sitting at a table

a young man shaking the hand of the guest speaker who is wearing a blue suit

a young man standing at a podium speaking

a woman handing a plaque to a another woman

the back of a man who is using his phone to take a video of the young woman speaking

a man in a beige suit at the podium speaking

a group of women and one man next to a table and smiling

a smiling woman in a colorful dress handing a plaque to an elderly women wearing a colorful blue dress

a woman wearing a green dress at the podium speaking

two smiling women looking at a man who is standing at the podium

an elderly woman in a blud dress sitting at a table

a smiling man with glasses wearing a light blue jacket

a smiling woman wearing a striped top and sitting at a table

a man wearing a dark jacket and green printed shirt at the podium speaking

a woman with short dark hair wearing an orange suit st teh podium speaking

a young woman wearing a black hat and holding a microphone singing while another woman watches

a young woman wearing a black hat and holding a microphone sitting on a man's lap

a young woman wearing a black hat and holding a microphone singing

three smiling woman standing with a priest

a young woman wearing a black hat and standing with a man wearing a dark jacket

two smiling men standing next to a blond smiling woman, all holding a glass of wine

a red haired woman, man with a beige suit, dark haired woman and young man all posing for a picture and smiling

two smiling woman - one blond and the other red hea

two women sitting at a table smiling, one wear glasses and a red dress and the other with a blue scarf

two blond women smiling and both wearing black

a smiling man with a moustach standing with a smiling woman

two smiling men both wearing dark blue jackets standing with two smiling women

a group of eight women and four men standing a group outside posing for a photo

three women standing with a man wearing a beige suit

a smiling man and woman - the man is wearing a dark jacet over a yellow shirt and the woman is wearing a colorful blue dress

a man wearing a dark blue jacket and tie standing with a woman wearing a black suit

a smiling man and woman - the man is wearing a navy blue jacket and the woman has red hair and is wearing an orange jacket over a colorful dress

two smiling women standing wtih a man wearing a navy jacket

two smiling women standing next to a young man wearing a blue suit

a smiling woman stadning with two men wearing jackets

two smiling men - one wearing a beige suit and glasses and the other wearing a blue suit with a red tie

a man and women smiling - the man is wearing blue suit with a red tie and the woman has red hair and is wearing glasses and a red dress

two smiling women - one with dark hair wearing a checkered jacket and the other with blond hair wearing a beige patterned jacket

two elderly smiling women,, both with white hair and wearing black jackets

two smiling women, one wearing a dark blue dress with light blue flowers and the other wearing a pink jacket over a white blouse

two smiling women, one with white hair wearaing a dark blue jacket and the other with red hair wearing a light blue jacket

an elderly man and woman both weaering blue smiling

a woman seen through the strings of a harp

a blond woman wearing a lavendar gown and playing a harp

an african american woman with gray straight hair wearing a navy blue jacket standing next to a women with short brown hair wearing a colorful top

three smiling women, two are wearing orange dresses and the other is wearing a multicolor dress with a white jacket

an elderly man and woman with white hair smiling with their arms around one another

young man and woman standing next to an elderly woman wearing glasses

a woman wearing a red dress and glasses with her hand around the arm of a man wearing a dark jacket. He has a full beard and is standing next to a young women weating a striped dress

two elderly women smiling - one with white hair wearing a colorful jacket over a pink top and the otehr with a navy blue jacket

multi generational women standing behind a checkin table that has name tags on it

a poster with a photo of a mab wearing a pink shirt standing behing a stack of books

a sign with the words literacy matters and happy birthday tom message with matching donation amounts, and a photo of a young boy blowing out candles on a cake

a table next to a window with colorful bags at each place setting, glasses with red napkins and a tall pink orchid

a table with white tableclothe, clear glasses with red napkins and an orange orchid

"Thank you very much for your generosity and for all you do for our ESOL Families in our community. The Literacy Council provides great services in our community. We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with such a dedicated and professional organization."

— Ruth C. Rubinstein ESOL Parent Outreach Facilitator Pupil Support Services

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