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GOOD DEEDS: Caldwell Trust donates $25,000 to recognize 25 years of service

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

R.G. “Kelly” Caldwell Jr., CEO/president of Caldwell Trust Co., second from left, presents a $25,000 check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties to honor Lee and Suzanne Thacker, second and third from right. They are flanked by B&GC executives Mike Doyle, left, and Bill Sadlo.

H. Lee Thacker Jr. and Suzanne Thacker are marking 25 years with Caldwell Trust Co. and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties, along with Lee’s 50 years with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Venice-based Caldwell Trust recognized the milestones with a celebration April 19, when the Thackers were honored by Caldwell board members and staff, executives from the Boys & Girls Clubs, and a representative from Operation Fly Our Flag.

Chad Evener, Florida chapter vice president of Operation Fly Our Flag, presented Lee with an American flag “to salute and honor a fellow navy serviceman.” R.G. “Kelly” Caldwell Jr., Caldwell CEO/president, then gave a $25,000 check to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties in recognition of the Thackers’ contributions to both Caldwell and the B&GC.

Bill Sadlo, B&GC president/CEO, has earmarked Caldwell’s donation for the Robert & Joan Lee Club in Venice because “that club wouldn’t exist without the ongoing support of Lee and Suzanne Thacker.”

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The Friends of Selby Public Library has awarded $11,160 for Selby Library’s summer 2022 programs, offered at no cost to the community.

Among the programs, titled "Oceans of Possibility," are Family Drumming, Zoo with Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Primate Party and Lemur Conservatory, Science Explorers, Cat Party, Paint for Peace, Art Space and Show, Sewing, Coding, Cooking and School Supply Buffet.

For details about the programs, call 941-861-1100, or call Heather, youth librarian, at 941-861-1105.

The Friends award also will fund four to six computers with Wi-Fi booster, bags and cart, to help Selby staff travel and conduct outreach to foster children and homeless young adults who have little or no access to computers to complete college and job applications.

Friends of Selby Public Library, a 401(c)(3), encourages community involvement, attendance and support in its mission to fund and offer free programs. Funding comes from memberships, support from local businesses and individuals, and sale of donated books at the Friends Bookstore, inside the Selby Library.