Sarasota

Sarasota and its neighboring towns offer a vast assortment of attractions and activities that appeal to a vibrant population of young families, professionals and retirees. The conveniences of a bustling city combined with the feeling of being part of a tight-knit community provides a universal appeal to the Sarasota area. Although there is certainly a wide variety of amenities to experience, including the nation’s best beaches, hundreds of golf links, luxury retailers, and nature preserves; one of the most shining areas of interest in Sarasota is its arts scene.

“A place where respect, equality, opportunity, justice and peace prevail.” This is only a fraction of the oath the young girls at the Sarasota Girls Inc promised as Commissioner Suzanne Atwell swore in the young and newly appointed Dream Harbor commissioners. Dream Harbor is an entire “city” run by the girls and for the girls, within the walls of Girls Inc. We had the honor of witnessing the exciting She Votes swearing in ceremony for their Dream Harbor Government on November 12, 2014. There was such a sense of pride and honor in the air as one by one the new commissioners took the stage to give their acceptance speeches. 

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Declaration of Independence.