(Sarasota FL, October 23, 2009): The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice has awarded $90,863 to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Grant funding will underwrite the cost of adding resources and infrastructure needed to support future Gardens fundraising initiatives. Selby Gardens’ Board of Trustees recently hired Ann Logan, former executive director of the Sarasota Ballet, as chief development officer. Ms. Logan brings in-depth experience in development systems, board recruitment and ...

In Major Boost Toward Enactment, "Travel Promotion Act" Garners 222 House Co-Sponsors Majority of House Members See Need for Public-Private Partnership to Better Explain U.S. Travel Policies Washington, DC -The Travel Industry Association (TIA) announced today that a bipartisan majority of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have co-sponsored H.R. 3232, the "Travel Promotion Act," introduced by Representatives William Delahunt (D-MA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO). The ...