Friendly City Foundation

💣Fundraiser ‼️Alert💣

This Saturday we are the non-profit spotlight for the . A portion of the ticket proceeds and the raffle will go to support our projects here at Friendly City.

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Join us Saturday, May 18th at Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex as the Bradentucky Bombers take on Gainesville Roller Rebels at home.

Doors open at 4:30pm! Skaters hit the track at 5pm. Get your tickets online for $10. Tickets are $15 at the door, so try and buy early! Kids 5 and under are free.

Plenty of bleacher seating is available, but for close-up action and trackside seating, bring a chair. Make sure to shake the Florida sand out of your beach chairs before coming in, friends!

Purchase tickets here:
https://www.bradentuckybombers.com/events/may-18-gainesville

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL!

Thank you so much for your generosity and love over the last 24hrs.

It was our first time participating in The Giving Challenge with Community Foundation of Sarasota County and The Patterson Foundation .

Together with all of our Friendly City Flea, Oscura, and Old Manatee Historic District Family we raised $4,705 and 66 of you donated.

This is why we love Bradenton, why we do what we do, and who we do it for.

Cheers and thanks for a great fundraiser and an even better community!

The Friendly City Foundation wants to say thank you to our donors!

Ben Frankwick
Tori Silva
Avery Greene

Thank you for continuing to make arts & culture strong in our community. The Friendly City is better because of you. There is still time to give! The Giving Challenge is running until Noon today!

Your donations support our programs!




Project M.O.R.E
Project L.I.V.E

The Friendly City Foundation wants to say THANK YOU to our donors!

H GLADSTONE AND BETTY PRITCHARD MCKEON FOUNDATION

Thank you for continuing to make arts & culture strong in our community. The Friendly City is better because of you.

There is still time to give! The Giving Challenge is running until Noon today!

Your donations support our programs!




Project M.O.R.E
Project L.I.V.E

GIVING CHALLENGE CONTINUES UNTIL 🍊NOON🍊!

I'm raising money for my Non-Profit: Friendly City Foundation.

You have until NOON today to make a donation to the Friendly City Foundation through The Giving Challenge with Community Foundation of Sarasota County and The Patterson Foundation.

Every donation up to $100 is matched by The Patterson Foundation!

https://www.givingchallenge.org/organizations/friendlycityfoundation

Supporting independent musicians and artists in the Friendly City since 2018.

is one of our favorite local bands. So much so they have been gracing the stage of the at Oscura for the last year!

One of our favorite moments was when they shared their platform with another local artist Karim .

The Friendly City Foundation is focused on creating environments for artists to share and create with the community and for the community to have places to gather to celebrate them.

A thriving arts scene means a healthy city.

Find out how you can support our mission and donate at www.friendlycity.foundation or by clicking the link in our bio.

🌟 For the first time Friendly City Foundation is participating in the area-wide Giving Challenge on April 9th and 10th from Noon-Noon!

Join us in supporting the Friendly City Foundation and our mission to empower emerging creatives, cultivate arts and culture, and provide resources for underestimated communities.

Want to know how to get involved? Click the link in our bio to check out our Giving Challenge Profile.

https://www.givingchallenge.org/organizations/friendlycityfoundation

At our December Friendly City Flea, we launched Project M.O.R.E! Students were able to participate in programming to learn firsthand what it looks like to be a creative small business owner.

Mission of Project M.O.R.E: Providing underestimated high school and college students in our community with: Mentorship. Opportunities. Resources. Education in business and life skills.

In Project M.O.R.E, each student is paired with a mentor, mentor group, and opportunities to learn to expose them to new opportunities in fields interesting and inspiring to them to give them first-hand experience with creative business ownership and process.

When you shop at the Friendly City Flea you help support more than just our small business economy but the health and wellness of our community.

You can also make an end of the year donation to one of our programs at the link below:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/98620bfe-2a61-4a2c-8a8d-12b00d8c92e0

The Friendly City Foundation provides creative entrepreneurs and community members with the opportunity to stay in there city and create the art and work they believe in.

On this giving Tuesday, we want to tell you exactly where and what your donation is going toward.

1. Friendly City Flea: keeping it affordable for makers and helping give them more opportunities to create and share their work.

2. Project M.O.R.E: is our youth entrepreneur program where students from underestimated communities and system involved youth are given mentorship, opportunities, resources, and education. With each donation you are helping a student change their future.

3. Project L.I.V.E: is a launchpad for makers, musicians, and creative entrepreneurs. Coaching, resources, education, and access to place and space.

We love watching our community grow and thrive. Your donation makes it possible to continue and expand our work.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/98620bfe-2a61-4a2c-8a8d-12b00d8c92e0

Our Projects:

The Friendly City Flea

The Friendly City Flea began in 2018 when we saw the need for a local market gathering place for makers, musicians, and creatives.

1. We saw the need to have spaces for artists to have affordable places to sell and show their work and gather with one another in support and promotion.

2. We saw the need for local makers and our local community to come together meeting the needs of the maker and collector.

3. We also wanted to create a space for local musicians to have a platform and get paid for it.

Our first market was held in February of 2019 with 20 vendors and now four years later host a monthly market of 70+ vendors and receive hundreds of applications for each flea.

With a new season in front of us our plans include expanding our out door market to include more areas for music, an artist in residency program, and a student internship program.

Over the next few weeks we will be announcing our programing with the community! We hope you are following along to learn more about who, why, and what we do.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

The Friendly City Foundation & The Friendly City Flea.

Since 2019 we have hosted the Friendly City Flea in Downtown Bradenton. is a curated market of makers, musicians, and creatives.

Over the years we have seen hundreds of small businesses have a place to thrive and grow in the community they love. This year we celebrated for years of the greatest community around!

Regardless of where you have come from the Friendly City Foundation is here to help connect our creative community.

Our community is filled with individuals who simply need someone to help clear the way and give them a voice. We believe in the power of equity and inclusion to make our city a diverse and inclusive city where everyone plays a role in its development.

The Friendly City Foundation & Artists

We are proud to create an inclusive space for artists to show and test their work with the community.

Markets, business mentorship, workshops, and community networking events are just some of the ways we work to support local artists.

Mentor. Launch. Create.

Everything we do runs through our core values. We are here to help every member of our community take their next steps in their creative entrepreneurial journey.

Friendly City Foundation & Music.

We believe in amplifying the voices of our local musicians giving them opportunities to explore their craft and give them ways to not just make a living, but thrive as artists.

We believe in creating a city where musicians not only want to live, but one where they are valued and can contribute back to.

Friendly City Foundation exists to provide creative business development to emerging creatives and education to underestimated communities through mentorship, redemptive venture building, and business place making in Bradenton, Florida.

Follow us to learn more about our mission and vision for our community!

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