Tube Dude To Voluntarily Return County Grant. Scott Gerber, Tube Dude founder, recently signed an agreement to reimburse Sarasota County the $56,000 Tube Dude received in 2011 as part of an Economic Development Grant. The reimbursement is scheduled for six $9,333 installments through July 2016, coinciding with the end of the Economic Development Grant period. The first payment was made on February 28, 2014. “Returning the grant was my decision. It got to the point I didn’t want the county’s money. That’s why I didn’t file for the additional employees (5) we hired,” shares Gerber. “I first approached the county […]
Tube Dude Joins REAL Exclusive Magazine. REAL Exclusive Magazine announces that Tube Dude has joined the print/online media publication as a sponsor. Click HERE to view Tube Dude‘s ad. If this is your first encounter with Tube Dude, you might ask yourself, what does this funny looking thing do? Well quite simply, we make people smile! Sure some of have jobs like collecting your mail, or holding your fishing pole or working in your garden, but truly it’s all about the smile. 26 N Boulevard of the Presidents – St Armand’s – Sarasota, FL 34236 – (941) 735.6009 – www.Tube-Dude.com
Economic Incentive Grant To Fuel Tube Dude. The Sarasota County Commission awarded $100,000 to Tube Dude as part of the county’s economic development incentive grant program. Tube Dude, the creator of happy faced metal sculptures, plans to hire 44 people with the grant.
“The whole story behind doing something so sophisticated as custom yacht building, losing everything and then totally reinventing one’s self (aka The Tube Dude), has so much power and leg because right now so many people can relate to it." Scott Gerber
Anchored by the Tube Dude Gallery, Scott Gerber’s vision is to turn space in the Rosemary District into multiple art galleries, open seven days a week, with the coupe de-gráce a weekly art show each Saturday, after Sarasota’s Farmers Market closes.
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TUBE DUDE WAREHOUSE: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kick Off Party. Join Campaign Chair Lauren Dorsett and celebrate the 2011 kick off for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign at the Tube Dude Warehouse.
Put On Your Pink Bra Ringling Bridge Walk. Last Sunday dedicated volunteers of 2011’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer took a walk in their pink bras in support of the “Put On Your Pink Bra” campaign.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
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