2024 Giving Challenge: Teen Leadership Program

Join us on April 9th -10th from Noon to Noon for the 2024 Giving Challenge presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation. 

Be the one to make a difference by supporting our Teen Leadership program. Your donation can empower young leaders and shape a brighter future! Visit GivingChallenge.org and search for “Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation” to donate.

To strengthen your impact during the Giving Challenge, The Patterson Foundation is providing a dollar-for-dollar match on all unique donations from $25-$100, with no limit to the number of donations matched.

WHY SHOULD YOU SUPPORT OUR TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM?

Leadership Venice is committed to education, education through community immersion, for all citizens of the Venice area whether it’s through the Adult Leadership program or the Teen Leadership program.

What could be more impactful than providing area high school students with a look into the community? Most teens have tunnel vision when it comes to their community and they only see what affects them but there is so much more! Opportunities abound right here in their hometown and the Teen Leadership program can open doors they never knew existed.

How much do we believe in our young people? To participate in the Teen Leadership program, they pay just $50. That’s $50 for an eight-month program! And if they are never late, never leave early, and are present every day, the $50 is returned to them. That’s how much we believe in the students in our community. Through the Giving Challenge we are able to provide this valuable program! We are eternally grateful to our supporters for believing in the Leadership Venice programs and the youth of our community.