Sarasota-Venice Macaroni Kid provides parents with an amazing list of local events and keeps everyone in the know! Now, we are calling on you to tell us your favorite places in Sarasota! Where do you tell your best friend to go when they ask what to do on a rainy day? Where to host a birthday party or specialized classes? We want to know about the businesses that makes your life easier AND celebrate those amazing businesses! Let’s make this a FUN way to highlight and reward the wonderful local businesses that make Sarasota County a fabulous place to live, shop, eat and play!
Simply nominate your favorite businesses! Nominate as many or as few businesses as you would like in each category. Only ONE submission per email address please. Nominations are now open and will close Nov.10, 2022 at 11:59PM. When nominations end, we will open voting
**Businesses must be located in Sarasota County (including Venice, Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota Co., Siesta, Lido and Myakka areas)
The winning business in each category will be named as a winner in our Gold Daisy newsletter, will receive one week of a complimentary feature article highlighting their business, will receive complimentary placement in our "Family Favorite - Best of the Best" section of our Business Directory for 2022-2023, will receive a 2022-2023 Macaroni KID Family Favorite Awards certificate to display at their place of business and will have the honor of knowing that local Sarasota County area families think they are the greatest!
In exchange for your nominations and/or voting (which begins Nov 11th), one person will be picked to win a $25.00 gift certificate to the Sarasota County business of your choice, courtesy of Sarasota Macaroni KID.
