Sunshine from Darkness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the funding of mental health research and local mental health services and programs, will soon host its annual Inspiring Hope fundraising dinner. This year’s dinner, themed “Striking Out the Stigma of Mental Illness,” will feature as keynote speakers Major League Baseball star and author Darryl Strawberry and Steve Ford, actor and son of former President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the local mental health and addiction services of First Step of Sarasota and The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Tickets are $325; to purchase or for more information, click here.