Supported Charities
As a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization, the Venice AACA Club donates all of the club’s proceeds to support local Venice-area charities. Some of the most recent recipients of our donations have included the following.
Do you have a local charity that you would like considered? Just contact the club using the email icon in the top menu bar to be put in touch with the club’s charitable contributions committee.
The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida
The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that cares for native wild birds, mammals, and reptiles, with the exception of marine mammals. Additionally, through various programs, they strive to educate the community on how to successfully co-exist with our wildlife and the importance of it to our environment and ecosystems.
Their mission is to protect and preserve Southwest Florida’s native wildlife through educational outreach and to rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and return them to their natural habitat when healed.
Donate to the Wildlife Center
The Venice AACA Car Club is pleased to have donated $500 to the Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida to help them continue their good work with injured and orphaned wildlife in the Venice and surrounding area.
The TWIG
Since 2016, The Twig has been serving the foster care community and leading others to do the same. TWIG’s mission is to inspire and encourage foster families by providing a haven for the foster care community where needs are met, hearts are encouraged, and God's love is shown in a practical way.
The Twig is open on shopping days for children in foster care to come and shop for free. Children in foster care are eligible to shop once every calendar month they are in care with a supervising agency. Their stores are stocked with new and like new merchandise that is selected to reflect the latest trends for children newborns through teens. Every month, each child is welcome to select seven items, along with undergarments, socks, a book, and accessories. This is made possible through the generosity of individuals and businesses in our community.
The Venice AACA Car Club is pleased to have donated $1,500 to the TWIG to help them continue their good work with the children and foster families of the Venice and surrounding area.
Kids’ Needs Greater Englewood
Kids’ Needs Greater Englewood, FL, Inc., is a non-profit 501(3)(c) organization, run solely by volunteers. They collect donations from Englewood and the surrounding area and distribute them to needy families in the area. Their goal is that through this kindness, of neighbors helping neighbors, they can encourage kids to stay in school and out of harm’s way.
Donated items include school-approved clothing, school supplies, personal hygiene items, socks, underwear and shoes. They accept monetary donations which are used to restock inventory throughout the school year, provide holiday assistance, and help fund school-based and community youth programs in our area.
They also sponsor special events throughout the year, such as the Holiday Assistance Program, Homecoming and Prom boutiques, and a fund-raising golf tournament. They coordinate with local civic organizations as they sponsor their own donation and collection efforts. They participate in the Englewood YMCA’s annual Back to School Bash by supplying back-to-school clothing, shoes, toiletries, and school supplies for approximately 500 students.
The Venice AACA Car Club is pleased to have donated $1,500 to the Kids’ Needs Greater Englewood to help them continue their good work with the children and young families of the Englewood and surrounding area.
Venice Area Pregnancy Care Center
The Venice Area Pregnancy Care Center is a non-profit tax-exempt charity, run entirely by volunteers, assisting families with children in Venice and South Sarasota County since 1985.
The VAPCC receives no government funding, relies on donations from churches, civic organizations, and individuals, is non-judgmental and non-political, is accepting of all regardless of race, marital status, or religious beliefs, and provides their services free of charge to all their clients.
The VAPCC provides expectant and new mothers in need with baby clothes, baby food, cereal, formula, diapers, baby furniture, cribs, swings, high chairs, strollers, car seats, and more.
The Venice AACA Car Club is pleased to have donated $1,000 to the Venice Area Pregnancy Care Center to help them continue their good work with the children, mothers, and young families of the Venice area.
The Warehouse of Venice
The Warehouse of Venice opened its doors in 2007 for Venice High School students. They provide a safe and positive space for middle and high school students to connect, engage, and make good choices so that they’re set up for future success.
They provide young adults with events and increased community service opportunities to engage with the greater Venice community—sharing their time and talents as youth leaders, volunteers, and friends.
This year, teens from the Warehouse will be helping with setup and cleanup at our annual car show in Centennial Park on Sunday, March 26th, 2023. All proceeds from the car show are donated to local charities. Their help is much needed and appreciated.
The Venice AACA Car Club is happy to have donated $500 to the Warehouse of Venice to help them continue their good work with the teens of the Venice area. We look forward to providing some of their teens with a meaningful and fun volunteer opportunity at our car show this year.
The Sheriff’s Activities League of Sarasota County
For nearly 40 years sworn and civilian employees of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office have committed their time and efforts to the Sheriff's Activities League (SAL) and Explorer programs which have positively influenced the lives of hundreds of youth, are helping to make Sarasota County a better place to call home, and are cultivating positive and meaningful relationships between our deputies and our youth.
These programs aim to provide Sarasota youth with safe, experiential education opportunities which allow them to explore the many diverse aspects of our communities while developing positive relationships with deputies from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
The Venice AACA Car Club is proud to have made a $1,000 donation to this worthy local charity. Thank you, SAL Director, Deputy Sheriff DeWayne Hill, and your team for all you do for the youth of our community.
Venice Christian School
Venice Christian School is a non-denominational, private Christian school of over 350 students in Pre-K through 12th grade. A fully accredited school, VCS is recognized as one of the most outstanding private schools in the area by the Florida Council of Private Schools.
VCS serves over 350 students from Sarasota to Port Charlotte and is representative of more than 45 local area churches.
The mission of Venice Christian School is to partner with families, the local churches and the community to educate children in accordance with the truth of the Scriptures and to pursue excellence in academic instruction with a Biblical worldview.
The Venice AACA Car Club is pleased to have donated $1,000 to the Venice Christian School to help them continue their good work with the children and youth of the Venice area.
Children First
Children First is a private, charitable, non-profit organization that serves over 600 of Sarasota County’s most vulnerable children, birth to 5 years of age, and their families. When you share love with Children First, you show our children and their parents that you care. Your donation provides opportunity and helps these children and families grow stronger.
InStride Therapy
InStride Therapy, partnering with their horses, challenge individuals of all abilities to reach their fullest potential. They envision a time when everyone who could benefit will receive their equine assisted activities and therapy services. We utilize our beautiful 62 acre therapy facility in Nokomis, FL to deliver Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy. Additionally, InStride also offers Therapeutic Riding and Equine Assisted Learning Programs.
Suncoast Technical College
Suncoast Technical College serves more than 5,000 adult and high school students. We offer day and evening classes in over 40 technical programs as well as Adult Basic Education, and Adult and Community Enrichment. STC provides quality technical education to meet workforce development and community needs. We believe each individual has varied abilities and talent, and it is SCT’s goal to help each reach their highest potential.
South County Food Pantry
South County Food Pantry is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to gathering, organizing, and delivering food to those in need in Venice, Osprey, Laurel, and Nokomis, Florida. We have no paid employees and all donations go directly to our clients.
Southeastern Guide Dogs
Southeastern Guide Dogs transforms lives by creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs. Our organization operates the most advanced training facilities of any service dog organization in the world. Our experts breed, raise, and train elite working dogs—including guide dogs, service dogs, and skilled companion dogs—and provide life-changing services for people with vision loss, veterans with disabilities, and children with significant challenges such as vision loss or the loss of a parent in the military. Southeastern Guide Dogs has successfully created thousands of guide dog and service dog teams throughout the United States since our inception in 1982, and currently oversees the wellbeing of over 1,200 puppies and dogs.
Venice High School
Venice High School believes the future depends on our young people. It is our pleasure to offer college scholarships to VHS students in need, especially students seeking to advance their education in fields related to the automotive industry. Over the years we have donated over $100,000 to deserving VHS seniors.