Lions Club gifts Braille typewriter to aid blind volunteers
Venice Lions Club raised funds to buy a Braille typewriter for Ken Badolato and local blind workers Alicia and Kennis. Alicia learned English after moving from Venezuela, later earned Venice High School credits, and plans to enter Manatee Junior College. Alicia and Ken assist with Braille menus for area restaurants.
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Venice Lions Club
Ken Badolato
Golden Corral
U.S. 41
Venice
Lions Club
Alicia
Kennis
South Venice
Venezuela
Ken
Daytona Beach
Venice High School
Manatee Junior College
The
Aficia Vis
Chuck Reiter
Barry McCarthy
Green Thumb Girls celebrate 25th anniversary in Venice
The Venice Area Garden Club marks 25 years of beautification work from landscaping Venice Community Center to hospital planters. Members support youth programs, donate trees to schools, plant at Happiness House and Library atrium, and sponsor civic beautification with the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Thumb Girls
Venice Area
Garden Club
Donald Donahue
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
Florida
Venice
Venice High School
Wekiva
Orlando
Lucie Grey Hall
Venice Community Center
Blalock Park
Venice Hospital
Mario Lucci
Lucci
Happiness House
Avenida del Circo
Venice Area Garden Club
Arthur Moore
Venice Area Public Library
Venice Little Theatre
South Sarasota County
Venice City Hall
South Bay
Rudolph Yates
Francis Millican
District 8
Local births and community notices around Laurel and Venice
A daughter Christina Lynn Totten was born April 27 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital to Greg and Cherie Totten of Laurel. Grandparents are Sharon and David Hazeltine and Elaine and Roger Totten. Community items include kidney foundation luncheon May 17, Finnish Friends picnic May 23, St Patrick group meeting May 14, and Alpha Chi Omega alumnae luncheon May 15 with officers installed. call for reservations provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Lynn
Greg
Cherie Totten
East Laurel Road
Laurel
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sharon
David Hazeltine
Elaine
Roger Totten
Friends of Finland
North Jetty Park
Nokomis
The
Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick of Venice
Epiphany Church
Dotty Higginbotham
Sarasota-Manatee
Alpha Chi Omega
Joe Berta Bullock
Bradenton
Robert Kimsey
William Porterfield
Earl Tomlinson
Osprey
Alfred Swinyard
Venice
Donald Magers
Charles Shepherd
Robert Jamison
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Green Thumb
Dorothy Lippstretter
Don Mercereau
Clayton Stewart
Paul Schmidt
Kidney Foundation
Harry Rubbright
Southwest
Kidney
St. Patrick’s Group
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