Bridgewalk Community Resources

10/05/2026

Submit your questions and comments for Manatee County’s next Commission Meeting tomorrow!

📅 When: Tues. 10/6 @ 9AM
📍Where: 1112 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton
Agenda 🔗: https://agendaonline.mymanatee.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=800&doctype=1

👀 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com//streams

⭐️ Other agenda links:
10/7: https://agendaonline.mymanatee.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=810&doctype=1

10/8: https://agendaonline.mymanatee.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=808&doctype=1

🙌 For Public Comment: To enter your comments into the public record for an upcoming meeting, you may do so in the following ways:

You may deliver your comments in person (signing in is optional, not required to speak) to Commissioners in the Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers at the Manatee County Administration Building, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton,
You may fill out the Public Comment Form in advance of the meeting. Be sure to include your name and submit your remarks.
You can request to speak 24 hours before the meeting date (9:00 a.m. the day before). To sign in to speak prior to the meeting, go to Public Speaker Sign-Up Form (signing in is optional, not required to speak).

10/02/2026

🙌🙏❤️ Do you have a device to donate? Donate with purpose. Bridgewalk Community Resources is a proud Digital Navigator and Connector! Device donations are delivered directly to trusted community partner 💫 Suncoast Technology Users Group (STUGS). Learn more about the program here! Be sure to like and follow our page for upcoming digital event announcements.



https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bxhj2nTcF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Editor's Note: The Device Donation Drive runs through January 31, 2027, accepting unneeded technology at 10 drop-off locations across Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. To find a drop-off site, view the Device Donation Drive Flyer, or...

09/26/2026

❤️💃🥳The band jammed out at B-Town Blues Night ft. Sandy and the Stone!
🙌🥳⭐️ Huge shoutout to Flamingo Bay Brewing Co!

Vicki Guy Sandy Vogel

09/26/2026

❤️🥳🥰⭐️💃 Thank you to those that attended the B-Town Blues Night last night Flamingo Bay Brewing with Cottonmouth southern soul kitchen! The band kept the great tunes coming! Well done! Be sure to join us next month!
🥳 While the band was playing we helped connect Parents and Grandparents to resources for students and kids:)
🦅 Taylor Royer enjoyed hearing, seeing, and learning about A Village Aloft and Kyle Morris’ pigeons!
❤️ Increasing literacy and closing the gap!

Bridgewalk Community Resources

09/15/2026

💫⭐️✨ Thank you Amiyelh who drew this at one of our Artwalk events at Cottonmouth southern soul kitchen. Sometimes kids say the truest things,
❤️ “Remember: There’s always light in the darkness. So, make sure to SHINE ON!”✨⭐️💫

09/09/2026

Keep singing! ❤️

https://www.facebook.com/share/1MQvMGhXLm/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🎶 The biological music box

Singing creates a neurochemical profile in the human brain that's hard to get any other way. When we raise our voices, the brain releases endorphins, oxytocin, and dopamine all at the same time. This combination lifts mood, cuts pain, and builds social connection. Most activities trigger one or two of these chemicals. Singing hits all three, turning the vocal cords into a natural pharmacy.

🏛️ From ancient rituals to modern labs

Long before modern science could map neural pathways, ancient civilizations already knew that song could heal. Healers across many cultures used chanting and melody to treat conditions from melancholy to physical injury. Researchers today are confirming what those cultures practiced. Studies show that even a short bout of singing can drop cortisol, the main stress hormone, and boost antibody production to strengthen immune function.

🤝 The collective resonance

Group singing, in a choir or any communal gathering, makes these effects much stronger. Something called physiological synchrony kicks in, and the heart rates and breathing patterns of the singers start to fall into step.

* Oxytocin spikes during group singing, building trust and lowering social anxiety.
* Matching voices creates a strong sense of shared identity and belonging.
* Participants often describe a natural high that outlasts the song itself.

🧠 A workout for the mind

Singing also works the body and the brain in ways most people overlook. It takes tight coordination between the lungs, the vocal cords, and several brain regions that handle memory and motor control. That kind of mental exercise pays off as people get older. Regular singing has been tied to sharper concentration, stronger memory, and a lower risk of depression. Cheap, accessible, and surprisingly thorough, singing works as a real tool for staying well over a lifetime.

Facts checked by

Sources:
Imperfect Harmony by Stacy Horn
The Journal of Behavioral Medicine
University of Oxford Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group

09/05/2026

👏🙌❤️ We’ll be back in the Village in October! Enjoy the fun event this weekend!