State College of Florida Foundation, Inc.

Community partnerships make amazing things happen. 🤝❤️

We are once again grateful to the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation for their continued support of local education. Because of their recent grant, we are able to offer need-based scholarships to K-6 students in the Lakewood Ranch area for SCF's Summer STEAM Enrichment Camps.

This funding does more than just fill summer days—it opens doors to inspiration, discovery, and future career paths for students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend. Thank you for helping us ensure equal access to this impactful program!

Learn more about the camps at https://learned.scf.edu/courses/youth/.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the Bradenton Kiwanis Foundation, Bank of America Client Foundation, Annette J. Hagens Memorial Foundation, India Benton Lesser Foundation, and Cowles Charitable Trust for generously funding need‑based scholarships for SCF’s summer enrichment camps. Because of your support, young students facing financial barriers can enjoy exciting, unique summer learning opportunities!

Learn more about the camps at learned.scf.edu/courses/youth.

What does it really mean to “light the path”?

For Jaime Marco, it starts with one simple idea: you don’t need a title, a perfect plan, or the right moment to lead. You just need a willingness to show up with intention.

In her keynote, Jaime will bring this idea to life through real stories, interactive moments, and practical tools that help individuals reconnect, refocus, and take small actions that create a path others can follow. Because when one person chooses to shine, it gives others permission to do the same.

Get ready for a high-energy, intention-driven experience that will shift how you think, deepen how you connect, and ignite action with simple, powerful ways to make an immediate impact.

Join Us- Lighting the Path: Health Care Luncheon
May 12, 11 am-1 pm | The GROVE, Lakewood Ranch
Purchase Tickets, Build Futures: https://scf-foundation.org/lighting-the-path-health-care-luncheon/

She lit the lamp. Now it's our turn. 🕯️ On Florence Nightingale's birthday, we celebrate the healers, helpers, and champions shaping health care in our community. Join State College of Florida Foundation, Inc. May 12 for the inaugural Lighting the Path Health Care Luncheon! Get your tickets here: scf-foundation.org/lighting-the-path-health-care-luncheon

Join us for the inaugural Lighting the Path Health Care Luncheon, a celebration of the dedicated professionals and SCF health sciences programs that guide our region toward a healthier future.
Join us May 12, 2026, at The Grove in Lakewood Ranch, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Connect with leaders in our health care community and be part of something that truly matters.

What to expect:

• State College of Florida Health Science program showcase
• Inspiring keynote by Jaime Marco, author of the UnFunkt™ movement
• Delicious lunch with vegetarian option
• A meaningful moment to support SCF health care professionals

Tickets: $125 | Tables: $1,000
Tables are filling quickly.
Reserve your seat at scf-foundation.org.

We did it, and WOW, did YOU show up!

The results from SCF Foundation Giving Day 2026 are in, and we are completely overwhelmed with gratitude: our community raised $12,945!

To every donor, every sharer, every cheerleader who spread the word: from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU. You make this work meaningful every single day.

The SCF Foundation is grateful beyond words. Here's to the students whose lives are brighter because of your generosity.