Local Gems

Your neighbors are making life brighter
in countless ways. What they all have in
common is Tidewell.

Dr. Cheryl Reynolds

Dr. Cheryl Reynolds
Emergency Room Physician
Longboat Key

A retired emergency room doctor who supports the Tidewell Foundation because she understands the gravity of losing a loved one.

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Melanie Dale

Melanie Dale
Manager, J. McLaughlin
Longboat Key

Manager of the J.McLaughlin store on Longboat Key, Melanie hosts “Sip & Shop” events to raise funds for Tidewell’s Blue Butterfly Family Grief Program.

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Terry Purcell

Terry & Colette Purcell
Veteran
Tidewell Volunteer

A veteran himself, Terry and his wife Colette are longtime volunteers at Tidewell. Terry has performed at least 132 pinning ceremonies to honor veterans who are patients at Tidewell Hospice.

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Rick Konsavage

Rick Konsavage
Managing Director
Longboat Key Club

Managing Director at the Longboat Key Club, longtime supporter of Tidewell and key sponsor of the Tidewell Trot/Remembrance Walk.

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Suzy Brenner

Suzy Brenner
Executive Director
Paradise Center, Longboat Key

Lives her whole life with a commitment to community service, from her professional role managing the Paradise Center on Longboat Key to her active support of the Tidewell Foundation.

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Attendees at a Longboat Key event

The Power of Music Therapy

Tidewell Foundation President, Delesa Morris, featured in Sarasota Scene Magazine’s “Women on the Scene”

Tidewell Hospice, Nation’s First Hospice to Receive American Nurses Association Accreditation for Nurse Residency Program