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Good news alert!!

Beginning Monday, June 19^th 10 AM – 1 PM

Observe the original Sanibel Island Artists “Shellcrafters” at work weekly from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Shell crafting class will start each Monday at 10:00 am, the class is FREE, just pay for supplies which usually are between $5-10.

Many other beautiful items will also be for sale. All sales benefit the operations of the non-profit historical Sanibel Community House—and we greatly appreciate your patronage!

Let's Rebuild Your Historic Community House Together!

It's not too late to join in!

Did you hear the exciting news? We are delighted and honored to announce fellow Sanibel residents, Bill & Laurie Harkey have donated $500,000 to help the Sanibel Community Association rebuild your Historic Sanibel Community House. The Harkey’s have asked all residents, neighbors and friends of Sanibel and Captiva to join them by donating to help us rebuild and get your Island Gathering Place back open and fully operating as quickly as we can.

Click the “Count me in!” button above or below to make your secure donation online—or if you would prefer to mail in a check, please make it payable to “Sanibel Community Association” and write “Harkey Challenge” in the memo field.

Please continue to use our mailing address:

Sanibel Community Association

2173 Periwinkle Way

Sanibel, FL 33957

Any amount is greatly appreciated. No donation is too small. What a gift it would be to help rebuild the historical nature of the Sanibel Community House, the heartbeat of the Islands. Your generous support will help us reach our goal and brighten the future for generations to come. We cannot imagine a Sanibel without The Community House, and with The Harkey’s generosity, along with your donation, we can all do this together!

We are truly grateful to Bill & Laurie Harkey for stepping up and creating this opportunity. We can never say "Thank You" enough for helping to restore the historical heartbeat of the Islands!

Your Historic Sanibel Community House, The Island Gathering Place was severely damaged and we lost everything, including: furniture, tables, chairs, computers, office and AV equipment, restaurant grade kitchen appliances and kitchenware, and so many other supplies.

Your support will help us build back stronger, more resilient and smarter for the future. And we can’t do it without you.

We were and we will be again, the perfect setting for:

 • Arts & Cultural programs

• Clubs & Organizational meetings

 • Private events

 • Community celebrations, and more!

Your support helps build a better future for all.

No donation is too small. Every contribution helps SCA get closer to its goal.

Gratefully, 

Teresa Riska-Hall

Executive Director

• Order your limited-edition Leoma Lovegrove "Sanibel Lighthouse" 12" X 16" wrapped canvas today!

• Your purchase supports both The Community House and Leoma Lovegrove, who lost her home and gallery to Hurricane Ian.

• Only 350 originally available. Limited quantities. Order yours today! Thank you to everyone who has already placed their order.

• Each piece will be numbered and signed by Leoma Lovegrove. This is a very special opportunity to own your very own signed canvas by Leoma Lovegrove!

• Leoma created this very special piece before Hurricane Ian, and it includes the caretaker's cottages as they once were before Hurricane Ian made landfall on September 28, 2022.

• 12" X 16" canvas wrap comes signed and numbered. $350 each + 6.5% sales tax (and optional shipping)

• A large portion of each sale will benefit Your Historic Sanibel Community House! We are deeply grateful to Leoma for her generosity, and as always, we appreciate and are forever grateful for each one of you and your continued support.

We are pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva will be holding their meetings at the Sanibel Community House again beginning Friday, June 16th! Interested in learning more about becoming a Rotarian? Visit their website here.

We would like to send a very special thank you to Jerry's of Sanibel for partnering with us in providing breakfast for the weekly local Rotary Club meetings.

We miss you and want to provide you with an update on our progress during our rebuilding phase. We have divided our rebuild into three phases and are currently working on completing Phase 1, so that we can begin to open our doors again to you for meetings, classes and small gatherings.

While we complete Phase 1, we are excited to announce that our contractors have also begun Phase 2. They are currently working on the drywall in the Community Room.

Do you have a date you would like to reserve or inquire about? We'd love to chat or hear from you! We are aiming to have our doors open and ready for you very soon.

Please contact us at (239) 472-2155 or send us an email at info@sanibelcommuniyhouse.net and let's keep in touch! We have our calendar open and we are ready to start taking your reservations!

The Island Gathering Place is coming back—and we can't wait to host you!

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We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS regulations.

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