Curiosity on Display
If you’re a parent, you’re probably used to your kids asking all kinds of questions. Why is the sky blue? How do airplanes stay in the air?…
No Small Role
Taking care of young children is serious work, even if it mostly looks like (messy) play. With kids around, there’s often playdough on the floor, paint…
Seeing the Difference
Children with undetected vision problems often struggle academically, athletically, and personally. While you let that sink in, meet Dr. Michael and Sarah Mackie…
Mixon In Bloom
For over 80 years, Janet and Dean Mixon operated Mixon Fruit Farms off 27th Street East in Bradenton. But after the citrus greening disease and rising…
A Commitment to Excellence
Dr. Laurie Breslin is closing out her first school year as superintendent with a clear sense of purpose. In this conversation with NEXTGEN Family Magazine…
Penny Power
When was the last time you held a penny? As a child, thrilled to spot that flash of copper on the ground? Or maybe you were sorting through a handful…
Pageantry With a Purpose
What began over 85 years ago as an organization to boost morale and promote Spanish heritage is now a thriving society of generous members raising funds…
The Work of Connection
Karen Corbin’s journey into Bradenton’s nonprofit world started with a knock on the door. A neighbor had smelled a possible gas leak outside Karen’s house…
Creating a Reader-Friendly Home
A home filled with reading material is a good way to help kids become excited readers. What kind of books? Ask your kids about their interests…
The Secret Ingredient
Oysters Rock Hospitality is known for its delicious seafood and coastal vibes, but there’s something else on the menu here. The company’s nonprofit arm…
A Legacy in Motion!
Most people can remember their first car, that moment they sat in the driver’s seat, and their world widened. I can go…anywhere. In 1926, that sense of…
Wonders from the Deep
Our future is bound to our oceans. The ocean supplies most of the oxygen we breathe, much of the food we eat, and the critical resources that underpin ecosystems and economies…
The Women Who Show Up
This is a story about a volunteer force that knows how to get stuff done. If there’s a project that needs to be completed, they’ll show up with supplies before most people have even finished planning it out…
Spotlight on Imagination
You know who are experts in turning ordinary things into the extraordinary? Children. Walk with them into their little worlds, and you’ll find a puddle has become an ocean…
The Ripple Effect
If you believe that everything happens for a reason, then it’s clear that for the past 11 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County’s (BGCMC) CEO, Dawn Stanhope, is exactly where she is meant to be…
