2020 LCS Luncheon Highlights

Thank you to everyone who supported our 13th Annual Literacy Matters Luncheon February 2020!

A special thank you to all our sponsors to include our premier sponsor the
Community Foundation of Sarasota County

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Event Highlights

Kirsten Russell, Vice President, Community Investment, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, provides opening remarks.

Kirsten Russell, Vice President, Community Investment,
Community Foundation of Sarasota County, provides opening remarks.

2020 LCS Luncheon Jeffery KinAs luncheon M.C., Jeffery Kin, Interim CEO & Managing Artistic Director,
The Players Centre for Performing Arts, kept the program moving and our guests amused.

2020 LCS Luncheon Heather Koester and Vincente MedinaLCS Board President, Vicente Medina, presents our
James E. Duffy Friend of Literacy Award to the
Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, accepted by Heather Koester.

2020 LCS Luncheon Kirsten Russell and Heather KoesterKirsten Russell and Heather Koester

2020 LCS Luncheon Dick Walker and Vincente MedinaLCS Board President, Vicente Medina, presents our
Volunteer of the Year Award to Dick Walker.

2020 LCS Luncheon Nelson ‘Brons’ LauverOur luncheon’s guest speaker,
Nelson ‘Brons’ Lauver, Humorist, Author, and Story Teller.

2020 LCS Luncheon Pat EspositoPat Esposito, our luncheon’s testimonial speaker – read his heartwarming story below.


Pat-esposito-story Pat E. Younger Years