Five Sarasota County educators were recently named 2023 Ripple Effect Award winners by Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and Sarasota County Schools. Each award -- which recognizes teachers for their…
Kaitlyn PerezSeptember 29, 2023
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently approved grants for 13 local nonprofits that support the community in the areas of education, humanitarian causes, mental health treatment capacity, arts and cultural…
Kaitlyn PerezAugust 11, 2023
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Barancik and Ben Hanan to its Board of Directors. Steve Barancik is a former screenwriter and educator…
Kaitlyn PerezJune 27, 2023
It was in 2018 when Frank Ourednik underwent an emergency surgery that changed his life forever. He had to have three discs in his neck replaced and the surrounding vertebrae…
Kaitlyn PerezJune 23, 2023
It was a sight to see on May 13 outside 2020 Main Street in downtown Sarasota. Just beyond the County’s Correctional Facility awaited more than two dozen men and women…
Kaitlyn PerezJune 9, 2023
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently approved grants for 20 local nonprofits that support the community in the areas of arts and culture, early learning, student success, business development, foster…
Kaitlyn PerezMay 23, 2023
The following op-ed is authored by Barancik Foundation President | CEO Teri A Hansen and Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties President | CEO Bill Sadlo. It…
Kaitlyn PerezMay 15, 2023
One of the most impactful careers a person can pursue is becoming an educator. For that reason and in memory of Chuck and Margie, Barancik Foundation is again celebrating the…
Kaitlyn PerezMay 10, 2023
The following op-ed was written by President | CEO Teri Hansen and published by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 7, 2023. Transformative leadership. There is no other way to describe…
Kaitlyn PerezMay 10, 2023