Rec center adds to Hall of Sponsors

s h a s joined the Sanibel Recreation Center's Hall of Sponsors as sponsors Proceeds from sponsor signs financially assist parents, grandparents and legal custodians who qualify for their children to attend the: after-school program; summer day, winter and spring break camps; fun days; babysitter training camp; basketball league; volleyball camp; and Counselor In Training (C I T ) programs at the center A printout of all the sponsors can also be obtained at t h e c e n t e r ' s r e c e p t i o n c o u n t e r o r b y v i s i t i n g https://files.constantcontact.com/97af97e6001/51af58d 4-47d6-4372-932a-fc131961dce7 pdf F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l v o l u n t e e r s p o n s o r Chairperson Barry Alan Roth at 239-313-9591

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At one time they had considered estab- lishing their own foundation and had even started setting one up Then they found out about DAFs and realized they require far less maintenance on the donors' part

“You don’t need to start with a big sum,” he said. “You can let it grow with CFI (or the organization managing it) and recommend grants to the nonprofits you want to support We let the people who do this for a living handle it It’s a no brainer and it’s so easy.”

For information about establishing a DAF with the CFI, visit mycfi org or contact Farrell at dfarrell@sancapcfi org or 239-322-3818

Interactive guide to open island businesses

The SanCap Chamber has a list available

Navigation. The GPS-enabled interactive map also pinpoints beach accesses that have opened, bike parking areas and the user's relative location Points of interest can be filtered by seven categories Users can download the app from the Apple App Store and Google Play They can also access the map online at tinyurl com/sancapwandermap

Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday for consumers

Consumers in Florida can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies exempt from tax during the 2023 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which is running now through June 9.

Qualifying supplies include:

∫ Dog and cat food if sold individually and the equivalent if sold in a box or case costing $10 or less

∫ Manual can openers, collapsible or travel-sized pet food or water bowls, cat litter pans, pet waste disposal bags, and hamster or rabbit substrate costing $15 or less

∫ Reusable ice, pet leashes, pet collars, muzzles and pads, and pet pads costing $20 or less

∫ Cat litter weighing 25 or fewer pounds costing $25 or less

∫ Laundry detergent and supplies (powder, liquid and pods), fabric softener, dryer sheets, stain removers, bleach, toilet paper, paper towels, paper napkins and tissues, facial tissues, hand soap, bar soap, body wash, sunscreen and sunblock, dish soap and detergents (powder, liquid and pods), dishwasher rinse agents, cleaning or disinfecting wipes and sprays, hand sanitizer, and trash bags costing $30 or less

∫ Portable self-powered light sources and pet beds costing $40 or less

∫ Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, weather-band radios, gas and diesel fuel tanks, and AAcell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, six-volt and nine-volt batteries including rechargeable ones costing $50 or less

∫ Nonelectric food storage coolers and portable power banks costing $60 or less

∫ Smoke detectors and alarms, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors costing $70 or less

∫ Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting, ground anchor systems, portable pet kennels and carriers, dog and cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds, and overthe-counter pet medications costing $100 or less

∫ Portable generators used to provide light or communications or to preserve food in a power outage costing $3,000 or less

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t https://floridarevenue com/disasterprep/Pages/default as px