The Plantation Community Foundation handed out nearly $100,000 to more than three dozen local organizations Thursday afternoon.
The foundation handed out the funds at a luncheon to those they say make South Sarasota County a better place to live.
Focusing on the arts, education, and social welfare, this year's money put the foundation above the $2 million mark since 1988.
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