Philanthropy

Community Day School Receives $500,000 Gift

The contribution will name The Rodkin Family Lower School Building—the preschool—on the school’s new 8.8-acre campus.

By Staff February 1, 2021

Community Day School supporters Gary and Barbara Rodkin

Community Day School supporters Gary and Barbara Rodkin

Hershorin Schiff Community Day School, a Sarasota private Jewish day school that serves children of all faiths in preschool through eighth grade, has received a $500,000 gift from Barbara and Gary Rodkin in support of the school's “Owning Our Future” campaign. The contribution will name The Rodkin Family Lower School Building—the preschool—on the school’s new 8.8-acre campus, the former Suncoast School for Innovative Studies/Temple Baptist Church property at the corner of McIntosh and Wilkinson Roads. Community Day School plans to open at the new location for the 2021-2022 school year. The “Owning Our Future” goal currently is $8.8 million over the property cost, to be raised through a comprehensive five-year campaign.

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