Take Stock Sarasota Connections

NOVEMBER 2024

IN THE COMMUNITY

Take Stock Sarasota is proud to be one of the recipients of Bank of America's grants given locally every year. We recently attended their grantee celebration and celebrate we did! We are so fortunate to partner with this organization and continue to provide life-changing scholarships and support for our students.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Meet Sophie! Take Stock Riverview High School Student. A star student and business owner, Sophie is a Crochet Artist and holds regular crochet classes at the Clever Cup in Gulf Gate where she shares her passion and artistic skills. Sophie also gives back to her community by offering free classes throughout the year as a community service project. We are so proud of Sophie for being an entrepreneur, a straight-A IB student, and for going above and beyond to serve her community.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

What Take Stock Means to Me

Take Stock Sarasota Alumni, Justin Williams, graduated from Riverview High School and the University of Central Florida. He says a big part of being able to go to UCF was the Take Stock in Children scholarship. He explains what an impact Take Stock had on his life, take a listen!

LISTEN HERE

MENTOR SPOTLIGHT

Michael Goldberg, PhD: Bolstering

Sarasota’s Take Stock in Children

Article by Sandy Chase

Michael has helped promote the nonprofit’s mission of breaking the poverty cycle so students can succeed at academics and in life. He’s also boosted the mentoring program, the organization’s hallmark.

In August 2019, Michael began volunteering for Take Stock in Children (TSIC). And since 2020, Shade, a TSIC student, has benefited from Michael’s expertise and dedication.

An entering freshman at Florida State University, Shade has chosen Clinical Professions as his major, requiring rigorous study in science.

Shade is beholden to Michael, saying, “During lunch we met in the school library, where we’d discuss grades, relevant events, and my future. An area of concern was time management. Michael showed me how to eliminate procrastination by noting events and assignments in a calendar so I could keep on track.”

HERE WE GROW!

Please Welcome Brittany Scaffedi

Brittany is our newest College Success Coach who will be working primarily with students at Booker High School.

Brittany attended college at Long Island University and earned her Master's degree at New York Institute of Technology. Her background was in higher education before becoming a school counselor for North Port High School.

"I am so excited to join Take Stock Sarasota because I love working with teenagers and helping them plan their future. I always learn from them and

love how eager and motivated they can be." Brittany is married to Vinny, who is a firefighter, and has a 5 month old son, Nico. She loves to travel and learn about new cultures. Please join us in welcoming her to the team!

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