Pictured: Mark Barnebey (center), Wes Roberts (left), SRQ Media Vice President and Executive Publisher, and Arthur Lerman of JFCS (right). Photo taken by Wyatt Kostygan.

Each year, SRQ Media invites the community to nominate individuals with hearts of giving who have made a significant impact with local nonprofit organizations — from volunteers and board members to individual staff members and donors. This year, attendees were thrilled to be together as we recognized our annual Good Hero Philanthropic Award recipients at the SB2: Philanthropic Agenda Luncheon and Good Hero Philanthropic Awards Luncheon on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. In the coming weeks, we are happy to feature each of the twelve honorees in our Wednesday Philanthropic edition of SRQ Daily. 

Mark Barnebey is the second Good Hero honoree we are featuring. Mark spent his 35-year career supporting local nonprofits both financially and professionally. He is the Chair of Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, an organization that sends low-income students to college through mentorship and scholarships. And one of his colleagues who nominated him says he is “an unsung hero for so many in our community!”

Pictured: Mark Barnebey (center), Wes Roberts (left), SRQ Media Vice President and Executive Publisher, and Arthur Lerman of JFCS (right). Photo taken by Wyatt Kostygan.