Pines of Sarasota Residents Receive New Bathrobes

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 00:00

(Sarasota, FL) – A dozen members of the Kiwanis Club of South Sarasota recently presented new bathrobes to 188 residents of Pines of Sarasota. The robes were given with the assistance of Hammock Beach Resort and the Kiwanis Club of Flagler County, with gift boxing provided by Beall's Department Stores. The club members wrapped each box, loaded several vehicles, and transferred the gifts to carts. They then presented the boxes individually to residents, visiting as they made the rounds of the Pines campus.

 

"The generosity of the Kiwanis Club is what made Pines possible in 1948 and that spirit of giving continues today," John Overton, Pines CEO said. Mary Lynn Desjarlais, past president of the Kiwanis Club of South Sarasota, added, "It was very rewarding and a great project. We hope to do it again."

 

About Pines of Sarasota

Pines of Sarasota is a private, non-profit, 276-bed long-term care community on 17 acres near downtown Sarasota established in 1948 by the Kiwanis Club and comprised of a new $15 million Skilled Nursing Facility and Ann and Alfred Goldstein Rehabilitation/Therapy Center and Rehabilitation Trail for in and outpatient care including the Robert Brown Aquatic Therapy Facility, Assisted Living Facility, The Garden Alzheimer's/dementia Unit, Evalyn Sadlier Jones Child Care Center, Education Institute of Southwest Florida and Fabulous Finds at Pines Thrift Shop.