Leslie Harrell’s kind eyes got a bit misty when we first met to talk about her work. “I’m kind of feeling some way right now,” she said. “I’m going to…
Charles Harris earned his master’s degree in Management Information Systems. Computer programming. And he hated it. “You’re creating interfaces for something, and you don’t even know what it goes to,”…
The morning we initially planned to meet Elizabeth Rosado to talk about her work, she had to deal with an emergency. Liz spent most of the day at the hospital…
Did you walk inside the much-larger-than-life “living lampshade” at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus last year during its Tiffany-themed exhibition? Maybe you were mesmerized by the kaleidoscopic mirrors in the…
Sabrina Cummings loved exploring the outdoors as a kid.Born in Miami, she moved to Sarasota with her family as a 4-year-old—“a teeny-tiny transplant,” she says. Because they now lived so…
Will Luera is a funny guy. With a serious résumé: Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio Theatre. Co-creator of Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s. Board member of multiple Sarasota-based nonprofits. Storytelling…
Amanda Baar knows a thing or two about challenges. In fact, the close-knit Baar family has had more than its share of health setbacks to overcome. But Amanda has an…
The Charles and Margery Barancik family has long believed in the power of philanthropy to shape our world and enrich the lives of all people. It was the expression of this belief that led them in 2014 to establish Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation—a private, family foundation located in Sarasota, Florida.
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The Barancik Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding.