The Islander Wish Book 2022

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Making wishes come true on AMI

The holidays are the time to take an extra moment to offer someone a smile or send a greeting, to give a hug or share words of praise.

And as we approach the 12th month of another difficult year, we need the smiles, greetings, hugs, compassion — and help.

In our annual Islander Wish Book, we present the needs of deserving organizations in our community.

These community groups provide assis-

tance to families and individuals, teach and mentor children, assist the elderly and the less fortunate, with the goal of making Anna Maria Island a better place to live for all.

In the Wish Book, we offer a special way for you to share the holiday spirit and help others.

We present their wishes. Your contributions, however small or grand the gift, are deeply appreciated.

— Bonner Joy and The Islander staff

Moonracer No

Kill Animal Rescue

Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue is a nonprofit dedicated to the rescue, care and rehabilitation of homeless pets for placement in forever homes.

Moonracer believes all animals deserve love, dignity, proper care and a home. Moonracer believes no animals should be killed because they are homeless and provides for their comfortable and safe shelter, food and medical needs until homes can be found.

The nonprofit’s current focus is building a large kennel setup, estimated to cost $50,000-$80,000.

Moonracer wishes for:

• Donations to build a kennel.

• Training treats.

• Cleaning supplies, including bleach and detergent.

• Dog food and cat food, both dry and canned.

• Harnesses and leashes.

• Dream or Smart bone chews.

• Towels and blankets.

• Tiles and pavers.

• Fencing and materials for dog cottages, as well as curtains, rugs, plywood, insulation, paint and paint brushes.

• An office trailer, RV or mobile home to serve as an office at the Moonracer home in Duette.

For more information, contact Lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club

Saturday mornings, members and guests of the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club traditionally gather for a breakfast meeting.

The group gathers at Bradenton Beach City Hall to share news, trade jokes, sing songs, make friends, listen to speakers and plan civic projects.

Outside the meetings, club members host and coordinate the Easter sunrise service on the beach, sponsor K-Kids at Anna Maria Elementary, the Builder’s and Key clubs at State College of Florida and help the Salvation Army with bell-ringing for holiday donations at the Publix Super Market in Holmes Beach.

The club wishes for:

• New members.

• Volunteers to ring the bell for the Salvation Army at the island Publix Super Market through the Christmas season.

• Nonperishable food and diapers and other items for the island’s food bank.

For more information, contact president John Chappie at jchappie2@tampabay.rr.com or 941-920-1826.

Roser Food Pantry

The Roser Food Pantry, 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, is stocked largely with donations from island residents and island churches.

Operators of the pantry provide groceries on weekdays to islanders and island workers in need.

The Roser Food Pantry wishes for:

• Canned fruit, vegetables, meat or meals.

• Crackers, cookies, drinks, cereal and snacks.

• Dry rice, potatoes and pasta.

• Paper goods — toilet paper, tissues and paper towels.

• Bottled water.

• Laundry detergent.

• Financial donations.

For more information, contact the pantry via Roser Church at 941-778-0414.

Friends of the Island Library

The Friends of the Island Library exists to help the Island Branch of the Manatee County Public Library System achieve its mission to “nurture imagination, promote lifelong learning and enrich the community.”

The nonprofit invited Aileen Valdez, branch supervisor, to provide its wish list, adding, “But the staff at the library are just happy with friendly support and people visiting the library!”

The wish list includes:

• Landscaping plants.

• Jewelry donations for the Friends winter sale.

• Duplo Legos to refresh the Lego table.

• Crafting supplies.

• Volunteers.

• Rugs for the teen area and children’s room.

• Big games, such as giant Jenga, giant Connect 4.

• iPad or Surface Pro tablets for STEM activities and programs.

For more information, call the library at 941-778-6341, visit the library at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, or go online to friendsoftheislandlibrary.org.

Merry Christmas! Boyd Realty

Brenda

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Nov. 23, 2022 — A special section celebrating community and another year of providing “the best news” to AMI. The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island wishes for bell-ringers. Islander Courtesy Photo For your convenience, The Islander is collecting donations from The Wish Book. Please, include tags listing the organizations to receive your gifts and your name and contact information. We suggest calling ahead — 941-778-7978 — to confirm the office is open. The Islander is at 315 58th St., Suite J, Holmes Beach. We hope to see you soon! Celebrate our Anna Maria Island community with a donation to these deserving community groups Happy Holidays from the guys at Grooms. To: Moonracer The Friends of the Island Library wishes for crafting supplies. Islander Courtesy Photo To: AMI Kiwanis To: Roser Pantry To: Friends Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue wishes for dog and cat food. Islander Courtesy Photo Organizers of the Roser Food Pantry wish to keep the “store” stocked. Islander Courtesy Photo

Anna Maria Island

Privateers

The mission of the Anna Maria Island Privateers is to “develop, promote and support activities for the betterment of youth and community in Manatee County.”

The group raises money for scholarships and events for children and adults.

Anna Maria Island Privateers wishes for:

• 120V extension cords.

• Sailcloth tarps.

• Solar string lights for perimeter of the Skullywag.

• Four solar lanterns.

• Gift cards for diesel fuel.

• Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware gift cards for ship repairs.

• Four or five backup cameras.

• Portable A/C unit.

• Jump box.

• Bricks and mortar spot for home base, preferably with space for the Skullywag.

• Covered parking for the Skullywag.

• Windshield wipers.

• Golf cart.

• Sponsorship for storage unit fee.

• Sponsorship for printing expenses.

For more information, go online to amiprivateers.org or contact AMIP president Kim Boyd at president@amiprivateers.org or 931-639-0986.

AMI Chamber of Commerce

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, representing 500-plus members and operating a visitor’s center at 5317 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, helps newcomers settle, businesses thrive and tourists navigate on the island.

The chamber wishes for:

• Gifts for the Toys For Tots holiday drive.

• Sponsorships for additional lights on the holiday tree.

For more information, call the office at 941-778-1541.

Off Stage Ladies

The Sunday before an opening night at the Island Players’ playhouse in Anna Maria is known as “Long Sunday.”

This is when the actors and the stage crew gather for a lengthy rehearsal to perfect the production and the Off Stage Ladies serve a feast.

The group supports the Island Players in other ways and also meets during the fallwinter-spring season for social lunches.

Off Stage Ladies wishes for:

• Local restaurants to donate entrees or gift cards to support the Long Sunday feasts.

• New members.

• Flashlights for ushers in the theater.

• $25 donations to help keep the theater beautiful.

For more information, contact vice president/membership Roe Duncan by email at roeduncana@gmail.com or via phone at 941932-2798.

AMI Concert Chorus & Orchestra

The Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra traditionally performs concerts and creates performance opportunities for professional and volunteer musicians.

AMICCO also fosters the development of youth musicians through an annual competition.

AMICCO wishes for:

• Board members, especially those to perform the tasks of treasurer and secretary.

• Volunteers to help digitize a music library.

• Volunteers to help move equipment from a storage unit to performance spaces.

• Suggestions “on how we can add our music to your groups as our vision is to be the voice of great music for the community and beyond!”

For more information, email info@ amicco.org.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas and happiness in the coming year.

Anna Maria Elementary

Anna Maria Elementary School operates with a professional staff of administrators, teachers and support personnel and a large coalition of parents and community organizers.

AME wishes for:

• Reams of white letter-size paper.

• Reams of color letter-size paper.

• Sticky notes — multiple sizes and colors.

• No. 2 pencils.

• Pump hand-sanitizer.

• Letter-size file folders in various colors.

• Clear plastic 3-ounce cups.

• Boxes of tissues.

• Sanitizing wet wipes.

For more information, call the school at 941-708-5525 or drop off items at the school office, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Merry

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Wishing you and yours a happy and joyous holiday season!
The Wish Book is made possible thanks to our generous advertising sponsors and the extra effort of Islander team members Joe Bird, Toni Lyon, Lisa Neff and Lisa Williams. Please, join me in thanking them. — Publisher Bonner Joy
To: OSL To: Privateers To: AME To: AMICCO AME wishes for sticky notes in multiple sizes and colors and other classroom supplies. Islander Courtesy Photo To: AMI Chamber The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce wishes for donations to the Toys for Tots campaign. Islander Courtesy Photo

Happy Holidays from the staff

Anna Maria Island

Turtle Watch

The volunteerdriven Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring protects and collects data on nesting sea turtles and shorebirds on the island.

In partnership with the island community, through public education and cooperation, the nonprofit’s mission is “to assure a suitable habitat for people, sea turtles and shorebirds, the ecosystem of the island and surrounding waters.”

In 2022, the organization’s longtime executive director, Suzi Fox, died. Among the many responsibilities she held, one included writing the Wish Book wish list, which she always enthusiastically submitted.

Turtle watch wishes for:

• Gas gift cards to fuel the ATV vehicles used to survey the beaches.

• Donations to the fund to maintain ATVs.

• Adopt-A-Nest sponsors.

For more, go online to islandturtlewatch. com or email info@islandturtlewatch.com.

WESTBRIDGE VETERINARY CLINIC

www.WestbridgeVeterinaryClinic.com 941.92O.4O1O

Ministry of Presence

The Ministry of Presence Inc., established in 1995 in Bradenton by a Haitian-born American priest and a sister, is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing a better life for children in Haiti.

The Rev. Ronald Joseph and the ministry’s board of directors administer programs that aid in the health, feeding, clothing and educating of Haitian children.

The Ministry of Presence wishes for:

• Tents and canopies.

• Sleeping mats and/or bags.

• Linens.

• Outdoor games, especially soccer balls.

• Indoor games and toys for infants and young children.

• Medical supplies, including bandages and ointments.

• Cash donations to purchase and ship medical supplies, bottled water, water purification supplies, food and other supplies.

For more information about the ministry, contact The Islander newspaper at 941-7787978.

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Wildlife Inc.

Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center is a nonprofit in Bradenton Beach. Thousands of injured, sick and displaced birds, mammals and reptiles are rescued each year.

Ed and Gail Straight, with a corps of wildlife-loving volunteers, run the operation from their home, with a mission to preserve and protect native wildlife through education and rehabilitation.

Wildlife Inc. wishes for:

• Gift cards for food, supplies and cages, including cards from Petco, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon and Staples.

• Gas gift cards.

• Paper towels and toilet paper.

• Canned dog and cat food and bags of dry dog food.

• Pecans, almonds, nuts in shells.

• Pedialyte electrolyte powder packs for dehydrated animals.

• Mini Miracle Nipples for feeding newborn animals.

• Loctite Repair Putty for repairing turtle shells.

• Microwave heating pads.

• Letter-size computer paper.

• Postage stamps.

For more information, contact Wildlife Inc. at 941-778-6324 or go online at www. wildlifeinc.org.

Florida Maritime Museum

The Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., in the historic Cortez fishing village, offers a snapshot of old Florida through a collection of informative exhibits, educational programs, community events, and research materials.

The museum wishes for:

• Volunteers to greet museum visitors.

• Volunteers to assist with events.

• Nautical gear to decorate and “set the scene,” including buoys, crab traps, anchors,

• Old fishing poles, bait buckets, castnets.

For more, visit floridamaritimemuseum. org, email fmminfo@manateeclerk.com or call 941-708-6120.

Holiday appeal to stock the Roser Food Pantry account

The Roser Food Pantry, 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, is “relatively low on funds,”

Nov. 16 in a news release.

The island’s only pantry, the service provides food and other grocery items, as well as supermarket gift cards, to island residents, workers and students.

“To maintain assistance for all beneficiaries, many beneficiaries had their benefits reduced in 2022,” according to the release.

To help, send checks to Roser Church, P.O. Box 247, Anna Maria, FL 34216.

Also, food donations can be dropped off at the church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

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To: FMM To: Wildlife Inc. To: Ministry To: Turtle Watch Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring wishes for gift cards to purchase fuel. A number of other organizations on the island also wish for gift cards. Islander Courtesy Photo Wildlife Inc. wishes for postage stamps. Islander Courtesy Photo The Florida Maritime Museum in Cortez wishes for nautical gear to “set the scene.” Islander Courtesy Photo Roser financial administrator Matt Meehan said

All Island Denominations

All Island Denominations

unites the island churches — CrossPointe Fellowship, the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Harvey Memorial Community Church, Roser Memorial Community Church and St. Bernard Catholic Church — to help those in need.

Organized and funded by the churches, AID has been serving AMI since 1982 and expressly sent a wish that all have a “very blessed Christmas and a happy and safe holiday season.

AID wishes for:

• Financial contributions to the Roser Food Pantry, P.O. Box 247, Anna Maria, FL 34216.

• Donations to AID, P.O. Box 305, Anna Maria, FL 34216, or call 941-725-2433.

For more information, call the offices of any of the island churches.

SEASONS GREETINGS!

Keep Manatee Beautiful

Keep Manatee Beautiful, the local chapter of Keep America Beautiful, is fulfilling its mission to help prevent litter in the environment.

KMB accomplishes this with its Adopt-A-Shore locations on Anna Maria Island.

KMB also conducts cleanups throughout Manatee County, including on streets and highways and preserves.

KMB is involved in beautification projects along the Palma Sola Causeway, the scenic highways in Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach and provides trees for Arbor Day celebrations.

KMB wishes:

• Those nonprofits that do need things get their wishes fulfilled.

For more information, contact KMB at 941-795-8272 or keep@manateebeautiful. com. Also, visit www.manateebeautiful. com.

Merry Christmas

4607 Cortez Road W. Bradenton 941.755.1549, 800.794.9111 www.flowersbyedie.com

Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island

The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island in the Island Shopping Center, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, supports local artists and promotes arts education.

AGAMI provides scholarships, sponsors tours to local art museums, contributes funding to school art programs, hosts art demonstrations and operates the Guild Gallery, where local artists display their work for sale.

The artists wish for:

• Art supplies to be passed on to school art departments, especially clay, paste and all kinds of art-project papers.

For more information, call AGAMI’s gallery at 941- 778-6694.

Tingley Memorial Library

Tingley Memorial Library, 111 Second St. N., Bradenton Beach, is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide books, meeting and reading spaces, and other library services to people in the island cities and the surrounding population.

The library’s goal is to provide patrons year-round with friendly and helpful assistance.

Tingley wishes for:

• Magazine subscriptions.

Merry Christmas, y’all!

Looking for holiday activities?

Be sure to pick up November and December issues for The Islander’s event calendars, as well as full coverage of holiday traditions — the Anna Maria Island Privateers Christmas Parade, the Center of Anna Maria Island’s Lester Family Fun Day, the Florida Maritime Museum’s Christmas in Cortez celebration, the lighting of the holiday trees in Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach, the open-house holiday walks in the three cities and more.

* Newspaper subscriptions.

• Florida-themed books.

• Gift certificates for book purchases.

• Volunteers.

For more, call 941-779-1208.

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To: Tingley To: KMB To: AID To: AGAMI AGAMI wishes for art supplies to share with schools. Islander Courtesy Photo Tingley Memorial Library wishes for Floridathemed books. Islander File Photos The Ministry of Presence wishes for outdoor games and sporting equipment, especially soccer balls. Islander Courtesy Photo tributions to support the Roser Food Pantry and other programs on AMI. Islander File Photo

Happy Holidays!

Cortez Village Historical Society

The Cortez Village Historical Society is a small, nonprofit, fully volunteer-run organization committed to preserving Cortez’s past to protect the future.

The CVHS wishes include:

• $30 gift card from Ace Hardware to offset maintenance costs of the historic Cortez Cultural Center on the FISH Preserve.

• $30 gift card to print membership brochures and buy printing paper and printer ink.

• $30 gift card to purchase stamps, envelopes, etc. from the post office.

• Purchase of memberships in the CVHS: $10-$100, via CVHS, P.O. Box 663, Cortez, FL 34215.

For more information, contact Cindy Rodgers at 617-291-4023 or crodgers164@ gmail.com.

Mayors Feed the Hungry

The Mayors Feed the Hungry conducts community food drives.

Since its began in 1987, the program has collected and distributed more than 600 tons of food and more than $4,200,000 in gift cards to the hungry in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Implemented by former Sarasota Mayor Fredd Adkins, the program is endorsed by local mayors and county commission chairs.

Contributions are 100% tax deductible.

The Mayors Feed the Hungry wishes for:

• Cash donations to purchase food gift cards.

• Grocery donations to local food pantries.

For more information, go online to mayorsfeedthehungry.org, email scott@mayorsfeedthehungry.org or call 941-350-6075.

The Island Players

The Island Players theatrical group stages productions in its cozy little theater at the corner of Gulf Drive and Pine Avenue in Anna Maria.

The group’s mission is “to continue to bring high quality and professional entertainment to the community for the cultural enrichment of all and to provide a stage for young people to learn and enhance their experiences in the performing arts.”

The Island Players wishes for:

• Volunteers backstage and onstage, including as actors and for props, sound and light, stage and house management, social media promotions and dealing with technology.

For more information, go online to theislandplayers.org or call 941-778-5755.

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Happy Holidays from Sunny Florida!

Cindy Jones 941-773-9770 cindy@cjonesre.com

310 Pine Ave. ~ P.O. Box 1299 ~ Anna Maria FL 34216

Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island

The Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island meets most Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Slicker’s Eatery on Cortez Road for lunch and programs.

Rotary is a network of business, professional and community leaders, both active and retired.

Money raised through their fundraising efforts supports about three-dozen projects — from support at Anna Maria Elementary to regional hurricane relief to global help to eradicate polio and support displaced Ukrainians.

The club, in coordination with the Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County, also provides swim lessons. Last summer, the number of children served was restricted due to funding.

The club wishes for:

• Tax deductible donations to offer swim lesson scholarships of $80 per student. Send donations to the Rotary Foundation of Anna Maria Island, P.O. Box 1344, Holmes Beach, FL 34218.

For more, go online to amirotary.org or contact James McDaniel at 941-778-1908.

Annie Silver Community Center

The Annie Silver Community Center at 23rd Street and Avenue C in Bradenton Beach was founded by entrepreneur Annie Silver to promote friendship among neighbors.

The center’s 2020-21 season was canceled due to the pandemic but the Silver enthusiasts returned for 2021-22 to host bingo games and community dinners.

The group plans more games for 2022-23, as well as three dinners.

Annie Silver’s wishes include:

• Shell for the parking area.

• Volunteers to help reorganize the library.

• Volunteers to paint the kitchen, tables, trim and more.

• Help with landscape trimming and cleaning up Ian-related damage.

For more, contact Jim Hassett at 413-4416823 or bicyclejimbb@gmail.com.

• Holmes Beach: A Paradise Realty, 5201 Gulf Drive; Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive; Duffy’s Tavern, 5808 Marina Drive; the Feast Restaurant, 5406 Marina Drive; Grooms Motors and Automotive, 5608 Marina Drive; Holmes Beach Post Office, 5354 Gulf Drive; Hurricane Hanks, 5346 Gulf Drive; Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive; the Waterline Resort, 5325 Marina Drive; and Cheesecake Cutie & Cafe, 3324 E. Bay Drive.

• Anna Maria: Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., and the U.S. Post Office, 101 S. Bay Blvd.

• Cortez: Slicker’s Eatery, 12012 Cortez Road W., Cortez.

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To: CVHS To: Mayors To: Rotary To: Players To: Silver Center Annie Silver Community Center wishes for volunteers to help spruce up the space. Islander Courtesy Photo Mayors Feed the Hungry wishes for donations to local food pantries. Islander Courtesy Photo The Island Players wishes for help with social media messaging and marketing. Islander Courtesy Photo team of island businesses is stuffing Santa’s sack for the annual Toys for Tots program launched by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to provide gifts during the holiday season. Drop off unwrapped gifts at the following locations:

The Center of Anna Maria Island

The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, operates with the support of donors, the sale of memberships and program fees.

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The center hosts a variety of programs for adults and children, including educational and after school programs, camps, sports leagues and fitness opportunities.

The center also hosts events throughout the year.

And to meet community needs, the center provides low-income families access to childcare and youth programs.

The center wishes for:

• Craft supplies, including tissue and construction paper, white glue, glue sticks, tape, scissors, washable paint, paint brushes, markers, and colored pencils.

• Legos.

• Magnet blocks.

• Board games for kids.

• Plastic jump ropes.

• Frisbees.

• Basketballs.

• Soccer balls.

• Tennis balls.

• Pickleballs.

• Footballs.

• Kickballs.

For more, contact the center at 941-7781908 or go online at centerami.org.

Anna Maria Island Historical Society

The Anna Maria Island Historical Society operates a museum at 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, where visitors can learn about the island’s history and see local antiques, collections and collectibles from the early days.

AMIHS also recognizes preservation achievement and provides speakers for organizations wishing to present the island’s history.

AMIHS wishes for:

• Bakers to make Settlers’ Bread.

• Volunteers for society committees.

• Docents to greet visitors.

For more information, call Kathy Primeau at 989-560-6381.

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Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage in Cortez is “dedicated to the promotion, education and preservation of Cortez and Florida’s commercial fishing and other traditional maritime cultures including the environment upon which these communities depend.”

FISH takes care of and oversees the 90-plus acre Cortez FISH Preserve, as well as runs multiple programs, hosts the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival and takes care of other historic properties in the fishing village.

FISH’s wishes include:

• An office printer.

• Volunteers to help with property maintenance, painting, plumbing and carpentry.

• Volunteers to help present the festival in February.

• Memberships, which costs $10 per individual or $20 per family.

For more information, go online to www. fishcortez.org, email fishpreserve@gmail. com or call 941-301-4000.

St. Joseph Food Pantry

The St. Joseph Food Pantry, 2704 33rd Ave. W, Bradenton, provides food to individuals and families in need, including members of the island hospitality workforce.

The pantry relies in part on donations from parishioners and churches, including St. Bernard Catholic Church in Holmes Beach.

The pantry wishes for:

• Peanut butter, cereal and other nonperishable foods.

• Cookie and cake mixes for welcome treats.

For more information, call 941-7563732.

JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation

JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation, founded in 2008, helps people diagnosed with epilepsy and other seizure disorders and their families, including on Anna Maria Island.

Through the distribution of seizure alert devices, transportation assistance and medical services, JoshProvides offers a helping hand to improve the quality of their lives.

JoshProvides wishes for:

• Donations to provide seizure detection watches to children, which can be sent to JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation, 5428 Sundew Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238.

• Uber or Lyft gift cards so people diagnosed with seizures and prohibited from driving for six-months can get to medical appointments.

• CVS or Walgreens gift cards for antiseizure medications.

• Amazon gift cards to purchase safety helmets and cooling vests for children diagnosed with seizures.

For more information, go online to joshprovides.org, email info@joshprovides.org or call 800-706-2740.

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To: AMIHS To: FISH To: JoshProvides To: St. Joe Pantry The Center of Anna Maria Island wishes for balls — basketballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, pickleballs, footballs, kickballs. And Frisbees, too. Islander Courtesy Photo FISH wishes for an office printer. Islander Courtesy Photo
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