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Page 1: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial
Page 2: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

Platinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial Fund/Bank of America Client Foundation • Craig Cranston • Bernard and Mildred Doyle Charitable Trust • Fifth Third Bank • Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center • Grapevine Communications Int’l., Inc. - Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations • Annette J. Hagens Memorial Foundation • Jerome and Mildred Paddock Foundation • Sack Family Charitable Foundation • Welch Foundation

Gold Medallion for gifts between $2,500 and $4,999 • Sandra and Richard Carlson • Friends of the Arts and Humanities, Inc. • The GTR Foundation Inc. • SRQ Magazine

Silver Medallion for gifts between $1,000 and $2,499 • Sue and Steve Alexander • Lucia Blinn • Bouchard Insurance • Charles & Chase • Diane and Dave Christophy • Cusano Cigars • DaSaka Salon • First State Bank • Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles • Brittany and Evan Guido • Shirleyann Haveson • Patricia and Allan Heffron • Knox Family Foundation • Michael’s On East • Maryrose and Kevin O’Neil • Betty Schoenbaum • Sun Hydraulics Corporation • Sun-N-Fun Resort • T&T Shell • Susan Thomas • Wallace Welch & Willingham, Inc. • Donna and Raymond Wolski

Bronze Medallion for gifts up to $999 • Geraldine Aaron • Marcy and Peter Abbott • Jodie Adler • AIG Matching Grants Program • Marsha and Robert Albert • Georgiann Alfano • Marian Allen • Julie Ames • Andrick & Associates • Anna Maria Oyster Bar • Anonymous • Applebee’s Restaurant • Brenda Asher • Maureen and Arthur August • Lynn and Richard Barrie • Theresa and Jose Luis Basurco • Caroline and Bill Beall • Karel Beck • Kathryn and David Beesley • Bent Tree Country Club, Inc. • Body & Spirit Day Spa • Thomas Boles • Francesca and Richard Bonte • Rita Boris • Susan Brainerd and Alan Quinby • Sandra and Vernon Breland • Frances Broussard • Frank Brunckhorst • Bucko’s • Bill Byrne • Byron Family Corporation • Caraguilos • Christopher Card • Mollie and Ronald Cardamone • Emma Carvin • Cason Portrait Studio • Susan Chapman • Vicki Chatley • Diane Chechik • Chelsea K Distributors • Chico’s • Children First • Circus Sarasota • Elizabeth and George Clary • Caroline Cohan • Cold Stone Creamery • Robert Coppenrath • Cosimo’s • Sarah Costello • Mariana Cotten • Crowder’s Gifts & Gadgets • Judith Cuppy • Day Hagen Financial • Rick DeFuria • Decor Direct • Jean and Laurence DeLynn • Priscilla Derrenbacker • Harriet Deutsch • Bob Diber • Maribeth and Robert Ditmars • Diva Angels • DiVino Restaurant • Betty and Barry Diznoff • Dolores and Richard Dobbyn • Thomas Doherty • Christina and Michael Donahue • Fay Donaldson • Nancy Donnellan • Saralyn Dorrill • Frank Drake • Eager Beaver Car Wash, Inc. • Rebecca Eger • Susan and David Eisenmann • Barbara and Clifford English • Enterprise Sailing • Jennie and Mark Famiglio • Leslie and Donald Fancher • Nancy Feehan • Harriet Feferman • Roberta and Richard Feinstein • Zoe Feldman • Bernice Ferst • The Florida Center for Child & Family Development • Florida Power & Light Company • Florida Studio Theater • Florida West Coast Symphony • Theresa and Joseph Flotteron • Frederick Derr & Company, Inc. • Angela and James Freeman • Kelly and Steve French • Alaynna and John Fricke • Sally and Arnold Friedman • Beatrice Friedman • John Gallagher • Carolyn Garvey • Natalie and Raymond Gibson • Gold Coast Eagle • Patricia and George Gondelman • Ruth and Joseph Golov • Shelby Gorman • Bernice Gourse • Mark Granholm • Shirley and Donald Green • Mary Green • Carol Green • James Greer • Hal Stephan Photography • Bruce Hamilton • Jack Hansen • Harry S. Walia Real Estate-Rentals • Jinna Hart • Charles Henry • William Hetherington • Jennifer and Brett Highland • Chuck Hofelich • Hollywood 20/Regal Entertainment Group • Home Depot • Marlene Horwitz • Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs • Jo Ann and Joseph Iaria • Insignia Bank • David Jarrard • Christine Jennings • JetBlue • JKL Design Group • Carolyn Johnson • Cathie and Roger Johnson • Dave Johnson • Marcia and Robert Judson • Karen and Ron Jurgens • Gerald Keane • Kerkering and Barberio & Co. • Kirkland’s • Kirkwood Presbyterian Church • Susan Bassett and Murphy Klauber • Jon Kleiber • Virginia and Wayne Knowles • Ruth Kopel • Pat Kralis • Carol Kruse • Abigail and Alan Kurland • LaBlanc Studios • Jason LaBranche • Marlene Lachmann • Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club • Lancaster & Eure, P.A. • Larson & Larson , P.A. • Shirley Lascelle • Frances Lawrence • Daryl Lease • Lee Roy Selmon’s • Trudo Letschert • Shirley Levine • Edward Lill • Leslie Loftus • Emanuel LoGalbo • Debbie Lohner • Looks Hair Design • Bobbi and Wilfred Lorry • Lowe’s • Ruth and Andrew Maass • Main Bar • Main Street Cleaners • Main Street Traders • Viryanne Martin • Kristin Silver Matheney • Margaret and Patrick McArdle • Julia McClung • Michael McClung • Lydia and Larry McIntire • Maggie McKay • Betty and Norman Menell • Paul Mercier • Patricia and Larry Merriman • Marlene Minzey • Carol and Glenn Miroff • Norma and Samuel Moorman • Morels Restaurant • Marilyn and Irving Naiditch • Joy Sica Naylor • Gudrun Newman • Ellen and Howard Nimick • Amy Norris • Isabel and Randy Norton • Jane and Sam Norton • Joanne and Marshall Nurenberg • Art O’Connor • Hazel and Frank O’Donnell • Shirley Osen • Mike Padgett • Palm Aire Country Club • David Panting • Marie Partington • Leonore and John Patterson • PattiGeorge’s • Peach’s Restaurant • Brian Pittman • Nadine Policastro • Gayle and Alvin Preiser • Presbyterian Women of Siesta Key Chapel • Presbyterian Women of Northminster • Presbyterian Women of the Community Presbyterian Church • Carolyn Primus • Publix Super Markets, Inc. • Colette and Terance Purcell • Joyce Purcell • Erika Quartermaine • Patricia Quartermaine • Queens’ Wreath Jewels • Vicki Resnick • Janet Ricker-Whitehead • Peggy and Charles Robbins • Sharon Romich • Dave Ronnick • Lynne Ross • Robert Rowe • Marjorie Sagman • Julie and Martin Salzman • Sam Snead’s Tavern • Judy and Ervin Sande • Richard Sands • Mike Saoud • Sarasota Architectural Salvage • Sarasota Baptist Church • Sarasota County Sheriff’s Dept. • Sarasota News and Books • Sarasota Olive Oil Company • John Scalzi • Betty Schiff • Patti and Norm Schimmel • Elaine Schlanger • Harold Schneider • Bob Schoff • William G. Selby & Marie Selby Foundation • Mary Anne Servian • Gail Seyfarth • Dawn Sharp • John Shea • Kathryn Shea • Yvonne Shumway • Sierra Station • Siesta Key Chapel • Barbara Sigurdson • Silks and Wickers • Hugo Silva Hernandez • Nageba Silverberg • Phyllis Silverstein • Simone Steiff-Pollux • Annette Smith • Joyce and Richard Solo • Beverly Sommer • Staples • Starling Realty, Inc. • Shannon Staub • Barbara Steinfirst • Nolia Stephan • Jack Stillman • Tracey Stogel • Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club • McIntyre Ewell & Strammer • Strategic Insurance Underwriters • Joan Strovroff • Don Stuart • Su Casa Services, LLC • Sunny Day Soap Company • SunTrust Bank • SuperTarget • Sutter Roofing • Talbot’s • Tara Golf and Country Club • Rick Tesar • The Asolo Theater • The Hob Nob • The Lazy Lobster • The Little Salon • The Oaks Club • The Salvation Army • The Shake Pit • The Vintage Salon • TheZenith • Thyme for Dinner • James Tollerton • John Torchynowycz • TPC Prestancia • Karen and James Tranter • Anna Maria Troiano • Tropical Smoothie • Bob Trumpy • Anne and Stanley Tsigounis • Jennifer Tulloch • Two Senoritas Restaurant • Beverley Underwood • Vamo United Methodist Church • Van Ness and Van Ness • Beverly and William Vernon • Viable Services • Janet and James Villotti • VistaServ Dishmachines • Wachovia • Jean and William Wallace • Judith Watson • Myrna Welch • Joyce Welch • Ruth Wexler • What a Good Dog • Susan Wills • Sally and Douglas Wright • Angela and Jim Young • Gabrielle Zawacki • Barbara Ann Zdravecky • Sheila and Merrill Zinder • Mary Zuzich

Circle of Hope • Founded in 2007, the Circle of Hope honors individuals who have made a legacy gift to First Step in their estate plans or by naming First Step as a beneficiary of a will, trust, retirement plan or insurance plan. We are proud to acknowledge the generosity of charter members Steve and Sue Alexander.

First Step depends on the individuals, businesses and foundations whose gifts and grants help us make the most of our resources. We gratefully acknowledge all annual donors as members of the First Step Medallion Society.

This list includes donations received between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If an error has been made, please accept our apology and call 941-552-2476 with the correction. Thank you.

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Page 3: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

Dear Friends,

It is a great pleasure to share our accomplishments through

this annual report. We hope you view it as an invitation to

learn more about First Step.

First Step is many things to many people. As the region’s

premier non-profit provider of programs that treat alcohol and

drug addictions, we serve as an informed educator, an essential community partner and a

passionate advocate for those who struggle daily with the disease of addiction. First Step

is here for those with nowhere else to turn.

While we are proud of our accomplishments, we are also mindful of the challenges

ahead. First Step is focused on the future as we seek ways to help those we serve build

productive lives and healthier, happier families. First Step is committed to ensuring that all

of our clients have the opportunity to live and work in dignity, safety and, above all else,

with a sense of hope.

We will reach those who need our services by seeking new community partners and new

sources of support. We are grateful to the growing number of caring people who help us

make a difference in the lives of so many. Your support makes a difference. On behalf of

everyone touched by First Step, thank you.

David J. Beesley, MPH

President & CEO

president’s letter

Page 4: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

First Step is guided by a clear and critically important

mission... To prevent and treat alcohol and drug addictions

and to foster fully functioning, productive individuals. In

carrying out that mission, we change lives and save families.

First Step’s services are made possible through a remarkable

partnership of community support, charitable giving, govern-

ment funding and individual commitment. Each of these

elements is critical to our well-being, but it is the people behind First Step – a talented

staff, dedicated volunteers, good friends and generous donors – who make us a vibrant

and successful organization. Working together, we have achieved remarkable results.

Our future depends on maintaining a solid fiscal foundation, careful stewardship of our

resources and continued philanthropic support. We head into 2008 with great hope and

exciting plans. Change for Good, the theme of this annual report, defines First Step’s

direction for the coming year. We thank you for your support and we invite your to join

us in the year ahead.

Sincerely,

Gerald B. Keane, Esquire

Chair, Board of Directors

board chair’s letter

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Page 5: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

Gerald B. Keane, Esq. Chair

Lynne D. Ross Vice Chair

Richard Carlson Secretary

Patricia Moffitt Co-Treasurers

Mary Anne Servian

Peter Abbott

Steve Alexander

William Balkwill

Craig Cranston

John Lambie

Dr. Lawrence Miller

Dr. Kevin O’Neil

Alan Quinby

John Scalzi

First Step prevents and treats alcohol and drug

addictions and associated disorders. We foster

fully functioning, productive individuals by

offering a full array of services in partnership

with our community.

board of directors

our mission

Page 6: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

I used drugs when I said

I wasn’t going to; I drank

when I promised I wouldn’t.

Today, my disease is under

control. Thanks to the

support and hope given

me by others, my life has

changed for good.

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Page 7: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

change for good

Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest

that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the

one most responsive to change.”

First Step’s work is all about change —

a change in behavior, a change in friends,

a change of place, a change in what people

think about themselves and their relation-

ships with others. Our work is about helping

those dealing with an alcohol or drug

addiction find the strength and hope

necessary to live a life of recovery. More

than 15,000 individuals found the help

they needed at First Step in 2007.

Addiction is not just the personal struggle

of one individual; the suffering extends to

families and friends. Everyone is affected

when a loved one commits to a recovery

program — success is more certain when

family and friends are involved. Individuals

in a recovery program need the support

of the people who care for them just as

First Step needs the help of friends to

make our work possible.

Thank you for doing your part in helping us

show others that change for good… is good.

Page 8: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

• Open only a year, the Addictions Receiving

Facility served more than 1,700 individuals.

• 198 — currently the number of clean

and healthy babies born to moms in

the Mothers & Infants program - two

sets of twins born in May helped the

growth spurt.

• Awarded $1.15 million from Sarasota

County Community Housing Fund to

purchase apartments as affordable,

transitional living for successful graduates

of substance abuse recovery programs.

• Selected renowned architect, Carl Abbott

to develop the site plan and to design a

new residential facility that will expand our

residential treatment capacity to meet the

community’s increasing treatment need for

alcohol and drug addictions.

• Received a near perfect score of 97% on

audits conducted by the Florida Department

of Children and Families.

• Began serving forensic clients in our

residential programs, a State priority aimed

at reducing the number of mentally ill in

the prison system.

• Served a total of 15,091 individuals in 2007.

highlights of the year

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Since I entered a recovery

program, my entire life

has changed. I know now,

that as long as I’m clean,

what I thought was

impossible is possible.

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I went to First Step thinking

I needed to get away from

the stress of my life to stop

drinking. I didn’t realize I

would change more in my

recovery than I’d ever thought

possible. You gave me a new

way of looking at life.

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Page 11: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

Adult Detoxification

Adult Outpatient Counseling

Anger Alternatives Programming

Assessment and Referrals

Case Management

Co-occurring Diseases Program

Court-Mandated Offender Programs

Crisis Counseling

Crisis Stabilization

Drug Court

DUI & Drug Services

Early Intervention

Family Reunification Services & Support

G.E.D. Preparation

Halfway House

Homeless Care

Individual and Group Therapy

Marchman Act Referrals

Parenting Classes

Prevention Programs

Psychological Counseling

Residential Recovery Programs

School-Based Prevention and Intervention

Services

Senior Outreach

Substance Abuse Education

Therapeutic Communities

Transitional Planning

Workforce Readiness

Youth Outpatient Counseling

First Step provides services under contracts funded by the following:

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network

Florida Department of Children and Families

Florida Department of Corrections

Gulf Coast Marine Institute

Sarasota County

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Florida Center for Child and Family Development

United States Probation Office

United Way of Sarasota County

services

Page 12: First Step Changing Lives, Saving FamiliesPlatinum Medallion for gifts above $5,000 • Anonymous • Harold C. and Jacqueline F. Bladel Foundation, Inc. • Virginia White Clark Memorial

In FY07, First Step served a total of 15,091 individuals including 6,261 in substance abuse recovery programs and 8,830 in community-based prevention and education programs.

% 19 11 6 6 58 % 59 23 16 2

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Client ProfileBy County of Residence

% 47 26 12 3 4 2 6

Client ProfileBy Primary Drug of Choice

% 43 16 9 20 12

% 19 11 6 6 58 % 59 23 16 2

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% 47 26 12 3 4 2 6

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% 19 11 6 6 58 % 59 23 16 2

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% 47 26 12 3 4 2 6

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% 43 16 9 20 12

Expenses

Revenue

Revenue and Support

Awards and Grants $5,490,064 County and Local 2,627,667 Client Fees 2,933,518 United Way 40,512 Contributions 36,894 Interest and Investments 75,919 Other Income 82,976 Total Revenue and Support $11,287,550

Expenses

Program Services $9,974,557 Administration 1,312,993 Total Expenses $11,059,864

Net Assets

Change in Net Assets $227,970 Net Assets, Beginning of Year 5,342,842 Net Assets, End of Year $5,580,494

Year ended June 30, 2007

Financial information prepared from financial statements of First Step of Sarasota, Inc., as audited by Purvis Gray and Company, Certified Public Accountants.

First Step is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on the generosity of our donors and friends to help fund the programs, services and capital improvements required to meet the increasing need for substance abuse recovery programs.

financial report

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Time is running out if you’re looking for the most tax-wise way to make a gift to First Step.

You only have until December 31 to take advantage of the Pension Protection Act before the

tax rule expires. Gifts of substantial worth are particularly important to First Step now as we

move toward launching the capital campaign to fund our new Residential Center. Making your

gift of a lifetime now ensures that you will witness the results of your generosity.

The Pension Protection Act allows IRA owners age 70½ and older to transfer up to $100,000

directly to First Step before the end of 2007. The transferred amount will be excluded from

your IRA taxable income and can count toward your annual minimum required distribution.

The transfer must be made directly from your IRA account to First Step and must be for

an outright gift; trusts and other planned gifts do not qualify. There will be no income tax

deduction for the transfer; the amount is simply not included as a part of your income.

Transfers to private foundations, donor-advised funds and supporting organizations

do not qualify.

For more information, please contact your tax advisor for details or Donna Wolski, VP of

Development, at 552-2476 for information on how to transfer your gift to First Step.

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directory

www.fsos.orgMain: 941-366-5333800-266-6866

Administrative Offices1970 Main Street, 5th FloorSarasota 34236

Special Services Center & Addictions Receiving Facility1726 18th StreetSarasota 34234

Residential Center4613 N. Washington BoulevardSarasota 34234

Outpatient Offices1970 Main Street, 3rd FloorSarasota 34236

6497 Parkland Drive, Suite PSarasota 34243

2210 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 10Venice 34293

819 N. Mills Avenue, Suite EArcadia 34266

Family Services Center1750 17th Street, Unit K-2Sarasota 34234

Court Services 2075 Main Street, Suite 2Sarasota 34237

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1970 Main Street5th FloorSarasota, FL 34236941-366-5333800-266-6866www.fsos.org

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