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Sarah Owen, Barbara Yeomans & Charlotte Newton

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Dec. 14, 2015) – The Southwest Florida Community Foundation recently hosted two artist receptions for “Coming Abstraction,” a solo show by printmaker and painter Barbara J. Yeomans, where four of her one-of-a-kind hand pulled prints and paintings were sold, and 35 percent of sales were donated to The Fund for the Arts of Southwest Florida, a fund the Community Foundation.

The exhibit will be open Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Jan. 31, 2016, at the Community Foundation, located at 8771 College Parkway, Suite 201 in Fort Myers. Those interested in seeing the show are asked to call the office at 239-274-5900 in advance to assure that part of the exhibit located in meeting space is available for viewing.

As leaders, conveners, grant makers and concierges of philanthropy, the Southwest Florida Community Foundation is a foundation built on community leadership with an inspired history of fostering regional change for the common good in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. The Community Foundation, founded in 1976, connects donors and their philanthropic aspirations with evolving community needs. With assets of more than $93 million, the Community Foundation has provided more than $63 million in grants and scholarships to the communities it serves. Last year, it granted more than $3.2 million to nonprofit organizations supporting education, animal welfare, arts, healthcare and human services, as well as provided regional community impact grants and scholarship grants.

For more information about the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, call 239-274-5900 or visit www.floridacommunity.com.

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