FOSCP Mission Statement & Goals

“Parks and Recreation are critically important to the economic and environmental well-being of communities, and the physical and mental health of individuals”.

Barbara Tulipane
CEO of the National Parks and Recreation Association


Our mission is to promote, enhance and maintain community support for Sarasota County parks and public recreational lands through activities, fund raising, and volunteer efforts.

Goals:

  1. To build a partnership between the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation system and the community and to coordinate and bridge efforts with other like minded community organizations;

  2. To promote, solicit and encourage contributions from community organizations both private and public, and from individuals, of moneys, real and personal property and other objects or items of value, by donation, dedication, gift, bequest, devise, or otherwise, which contributions might be beneficially devoted to the public use in the establishment and development of existing and future Recreational facilities, parks and open-spaces;

  3. To acquire, by purchase, gift, bequest or devise real and personal property, or any interest therein, to be used for providing public parks and recreational facilities within Sarasota County, Florida;

  4. To own, manage, use, develop and dispose of the property described above and to transfer real and personal property, or any interest therein, to the Parks and Recreation Department of Sarasota County or any other governmental unit or agency able to receive and administer the same for public parks or recreational purposes;

  5. To promote and encourage community organizations and individuals in interests and endeavors leading to the preservation of open-space lands for the enjoyment of residents of the entire community and to the physical and spiritual recreation of present and future generations;

  6. To establish local “Friends of Parks” chapters, participate in Florida and National Recreation and Park Associations, encourage Adopt-a-Park groups and Volunteer-in-the-Park programs and establish a connection between local, state and national advocacy efforts.