Venice Area Beautification, Inc.

10/08/2026

A HUGE shoutout to VABI’s Keep Venice Beautiful (KVB) Team! 🌿💚

What an incredible team effort! Our dedicated KVB volunteers, alongside Sarasota County Parks staff, spread a record-breaking 700 bags of mulch at Venice Beach!

We are so grateful for our amazing volunteers and the time, energy, and hard work they put in to Keep Venice Beautiful!

A special thank you to the City of Venice for recognizing their efforts and to Sarasota County Parks for partnering with us!

Together, we make Venice even more beautiful! 🌸🌴

09/16/2026

💚 We couldn’t be prouder of our KVB Team!

Our dedicated volunteers are always willing to roll up their sleeves and get to work, helping care for the beautiful public spaces that make Venice so special. 🌿

A big thank you to the City of Venice for recognizing their hard work, and an even bigger thank you to our incredible Team KVB volunteers for all you do for our community!

Together, we’re keeping Venice beautiful. 💚

09/12/2026

Help Shape the Future of Parks in Venice! 🌳☀️🛝🏃

The City of Venice is inviting the community to help shape the future of its parks as it begins developing a comprehensive Parks Master Plan. This forward-looking initiative will establish a strategic vision for the City's parks, natural areas, trails, and public spaces over the next 20 years. Community input will play a vital role in guiding that vision.

A Parks Master Plan is a long-term roadmap that helps guide decisions about parks and public spaces. It identifies community needs, sets priorities for improvements, and helps the City plan future investments in parks, trails, facilities, and amenities over the next 20 years.

To gather meaningful feedback, the City is launching a community survey to better understand how residents use Venice's parks today and what improvements, amenities, and opportunities they would like to see in the future.

All Venice residents will have the opportunity to participate through an open-link survey: https://bit.ly/VenicePMPSurvey, or use the QR code below.

Whether you're passionate about trails, playgrounds, natural areas, waterfront access, or park improvements, this is your chance to share your ideas and help shape the future of Venice's parks system.

Feedback collected through the survey and during public workshops in the fall will help identify community needs, establish priorities, and guide future investments in parks, facilities, amenities, and open spaces. The Parks Master Plan will serve as a roadmap for decision-making and resource allocation, helping ensure Venice continues to provide high-quality parks and public spaces that enhance quality of life for residents and visitors alike.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from VABI!

Today, we celebrate the hard work and dedication of people throughout our community and across the country.

We’re especially grateful for our incredible volunteers, community partners, supporters, and friends who give their time and talents to help make Venice an even more beautiful place to live, work, and visit.

Wishing everyone a safe, relaxing, and well-deserved Labor Day!

🌿 ART • NATURE • CULTURE • COMMUNITY

09/04/2026

🌿 SAVE THE DATE! YOU’RE INVITED! 🌿

We are excited to invite our community to the Grand Opening of the Venice Urban Forest!

📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
⏰ 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
📍 308 E Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34285

For eight years, volunteers, partners, and community supporters have worked to transform and restore this special natural corridor. Today, the Venice Urban Forest stretches nearly two miles and is home to 5,000+ trees, 20,000+ native plants, and more than 100 documented bird species.

On November 14, come walk beneath the trees, discover the wildlife, explore the Forest Walk, meet some of the people behind the project, and help us celebrate how far the forest has grown.

• Nearly 2 Miles of Restored Forest
• 5,000+ Trees
• 20,000+ Native Plants
• 100+ Bird Species
• 2020 Outstanding Urban Forestry Project
• Community-Powered

Mark your calendar and join us for this very special morning in the Venice Urban Forest!

For more information, visit:
vabi.org/Venice-Urban-Forest

08/25/2026

"Venice Area Beautification, Inc. would like to send a big shout out of thanks to our City Public Works guys, Parks, Facilities & Maintenance Specialist John Perkins and Tree Crew Leader Ace Hancock," said VABI's Linda Lewis, who sent us this photo. "We appreciate your work!"

We appreciate yours too, and the City's amazing partnership with VABI 🤝

08/24/2026

🌸 What a wonderful way to start the morning!

Members of VABI’s Bloom Team stopped by the new MRT Greenhouse Cafe in Venice, and we loved seeing this photo from their visit!

MRT is a wonderful community partner, and we are so grateful for their continued support and our shared commitment to making Venice an even more beautiful place to live, work, and visit.

Thank you to our friends at MRT for the warm welcome and for all you do for our community! 💙

Thanks Venice Area Beautification Inc for stopping by our North Venice MRT Greenhouse Cafe this morning! We appreciate all you do to keep the City of Venice so beautiful! 🌸

07/22/2026

💙 We are incredibly proud of our dedicated KVB volunteers for another amazing day of service!

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible Team KVB volunteers for once again rolling up their sleeves to care for the Venetian Waterway Park trail. Whether it's removing invasive plants, improving the trail for visitors, or tackling projects that often go unnoticed, every hour they volunteer helps preserve the natural beauty of Venice for our entire community.

We are also grateful to the City of Venice for recognizing the efforts of our volunteers. Partnerships like these demonstrate what can be accomplished when a community comes together with a shared commitment to keeping Venice beautiful.

Thank you to every VABI volunteer who continues to make a lasting difference. Your dedication, hard work, and love for our community never go unnoticed. 🌿

07/04/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July!

As we celebrate our freedom this Independence Day, we honor the brave men and women who have served and sacrificed to protect it.

Their courage and commitment have helped preserve the liberties we enjoy today. Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, joyful, and meaningful Fourth of July! ❤️🤍💙

07/02/2026

💙 We are incredibly proud of our dedicated Keep Venice Beautiful (KVB) volunteers for another outstanding day of service at West Blalock Park!

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteers, along with Monty Andrews, who generously donated their time and energy to help prepare the park for the upcoming July 4 Community Picnic. Their hard work included trimming, weeding, removing invasive plants, picking up litter, and hauling away three truckloads of debris to help keep this beautiful community space looking its very best.

We are also grateful to the City of Venice for recognizing the efforts of our volunteers. Partnerships like these help make Venice an even more beautiful place to live, work, and visit.

To everyone who continues to volunteer with VABI, thank you. Your dedication, passion, and commitment truly make a lasting difference in our community!