Anna Maria Island Community Center executive director Dawn Stiles and the center’s board of directors will hold the second “Save Our Center” meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Stiles will provide an update on budgeting for the new fiscal year, as well as on fundraising efforts that have come together since a June 4 community meeting.
On June 4, Stiles said the center was in financial distress and only had about $60,000 to operate. Without additional funds, Stiles said the center might have to close its doors in a month.
The community responded with support.
An anonymous donor agreed to match donations to the center up to $50,000 and the campaign was a success, although the total amount raised thus far was not provided by press time for The Islander this week.
Stiles has trimmed the operating budget for the coming year, and she plans to discuss that subject at the meeting. The center has a July 1-June 30 fiscal year.
Stiles also supplied demographic information to show the center’s largest membership group by age is seniors in the 60-plus range. They account for 43.6 percent of center membership.
The center has 2,095 members, she said.
At the June 14 meeting, Stiles and board president Scott Rudacille also plan to discuss operations, programs and volunteer opportunities.
For information, call the center at 941-778-1908.
Center membership: Age 4-17 Age 18- 59 60-plus Total
Anna Maria 105 193 333 631
Holmes Beach 198 168 364 730
Bradenton Beach 36 13 51 100
Bradenton 236 166 134 536
Longboat Key 22 16 17 55
Cortez 11 6 14 31
Sarasota 4 71 12 87
Totals: 612 569 914 2,095