Boca Grande Preschool Endowment Trust

In Loving Memory of Elizabeth O’Keefe

Sunday, November 1, 2026
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Harvest House
3650 17th Street
Sarasota, Florida

Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the launch of Live and Die Awake by Julie Wright Halbert. Through storytelling, a special screening of A Butterfly Has Been Released, and shared remembrance, we'll honor the enduring power of love while raising support for children and families navigating grief.

100% of donations will support the Living & Dying Awake Compassion Fund at Gulf Coast, benefiting Empath Health's Blue Butterfly Children's Grief Care program.

Give to an Area of Need

Your generosity will help provide grief counseling, peer support, and healing resources for children and families throughout our community, ensuring no child has to navigate loss alone. See below how your gift can make an impact.

Give Through Your Fund

Gulf Coast donors can give to this fund utilizing their Donor Platform.

Mail a Check

Checks can be made payable to Gulf Coast Community Foundation with "Living & Dying Awake Compassion Fund" in the memo line and mailed to 601 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, FL 34285.

If you have any questions, connect with us at philanthropyteam@gulfcoastcf.org.

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The Difference You Could Make

Below is the impact your gift could make.

$33 — Place Compassion in a Caregiver’s Hands
Give an Empath Health caregiver a copy of Live and Die Awake.

$63 — Comfort a Grieving Child
Provide a Blue Butterfly teddy bear and grief-support workbook.

$133 — Give a Child a Safe Place to Be Heard
Fund one hour of individual grief counseling.

$333 — Help Children Heal Through Creativity
Provide art therapy supplies for Blue Butterfly support groups.

$433 — Bring Grieving Families Together
Sponsor a hot meal at the family group nights, where there is never an empty chair.

$633 — Give a Child a Weekend of Healing
Send one child to a Blue Butterfly overnight bereavement camp.

$733 — Strengthen the Care Children Receive
Provide continuing education for Blue Butterfly grief counselors.

$1,033 — Walk Beside a Child for a Semester
Provide a semester scholarship in the Blue Butterfly Grief Therapy Program

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In accordance with IRS regulations, you have received no goods or services in exchange for this gift and Gulf Coast Community Foundation has exclusive legal control over the funds. Gulf Coast is registered with the state of Florida (CH6520).

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All gifts, once accepted by the Board of Directors, represent an irrevocable contribution to Gulf Coast Community Foundation and are not refundable.