The Argus Foundation members are an integral part of our community. From government officials, to area business leaders, our impact stretches far and wide across Sarasota County.
Founded in 1988 by partner and Pro Bono Paladin Mark Surprenant, the firm’s Hope, Understanding, Giving and Support (HUGS) Program represents the embodiment of the firm’s emphasis on giving back. Through HUGS, attorneys and employees across the...
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight presented the agency’s first Community Partner Award to Mike Quillen, co-owner of Gecko’s Hospitality Group. On Jan. 7, Quillen became first to receive the Community Partner Award, which was created to recognize a...
NORTH VENICE, Fla. – PGT Innovations (NYSE: PGTI), a national leader in the premium window and door category, recently completed its “Storm Out Summer Hunger” initiative and donated more than 1,900 pounds of food to community food banks located...
Ron Ciaravella never thought he would be in a place where he could award scholarships, but on Aug. 1 he handed out six $1,000 scholarships to rising college freshmen from the Sarasota area. Owner of Dolphin Aviation, an aviation services company,...
The trip is on the more expensive side and some of the students cannot participate without the financial support from local caring individuals and area businesses. The goal was to raise $100,000. Caldwell Trust Co. wanted to help. Kelly Caldwell...
Celebrating more than 25 years of investment experience, Caldwell Trust Company and having one billion dollars in assets under management, gave a $30,000 contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program for the 2018-19 school year. The...
Since 2002, The Argus Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Awards has been an annual highlight for the organization, honoring business people of Sarasota who have made valuable contributions to the community throughout their lives.
Dan Bailey Dan Bailey is a Florida native who moved to Sarasota from Jacksonville in 1957 with his family. A graduate from Mercer University and officer of the U.S. Army Reserve, Bailey has since been practicing law at one of the most prominent law...
2016 Honorees Michael Saunders Michael Saunders runs the 47th largest real estate brokerage firm per dollar volume in the U.S. She is currently celebrating the 40th year of her real estate company, Michael Saunders & Company. She has served on...
2015 Honorees Reverend Don Roberts Reverend Roberts, a dedicated community activist and advocate, led the successful nonprofit organization Goodwill Manasota as its president for almost 40 years before his retirement in 2011. – Watch the Video T....
2014 Honorees John Cox – Watch the Video Mary Francis Carol – Watch the Video 2013 Honorees Dana Rollings – Watch the Video Fred Derr – Watch the Video 2010 Honorees Cy Bispham & Patrick Dickinson – Watch the Video 2008 Honoree Gene Simmons –...
