Awards & Recognition

Avow has received a $5,000 grant from Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to fund music therapy programming for Avow Kids. The Avow Kids program provides support for children ages 5-17 who are struggling with grief or loss in any capacity, and there is never a cost for participation in the program. “The Avow Kids team is…

STARability Foundation presented a STAR Award to its dedicated vocational partner, Outback Steakhouse. The award was presented to Manager Steven Dunahoo on behalf of STARability’s Trailblazer Academy program. The award recognizes local businesses that employ STARability participants, including those enrolled in the Trailblazer Academy, a community-based program focused on providing vocational training, life skill development…

NAPLES, Fla. – An alliance of the country’s most successful real estate agents in the luxury home sector has awarded Aprile Osborne, co-founder and chief vision officer of Call It Closed International Realty, its top honor. The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s GUILD Elite status is reserved for agents with the “knowledge, experience, competence and…

NAPLES, Fla.  – An alliance of the country’s most successful real estate agents in the luxury home sector has awarded Aprile Osborne, co-founder and chief vision officer of Call It Closed International Realty, its top honor. The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s GUILD Elite status is reserved for agents with the “knowledge, experience, competence and…

FORT MYERS, FL – Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. (MNMW) is named by Accounting Today as one of the top 100 workplaces in the Nation as part of their 2023 Best Accounting Firms to Work For awards program for the fourth year in a row. Accounting Today partners with the Best Companies Group…

Naples, FL – Gulfshore Playhouse and The Collier Citizens Council are pleased to announce that Kristen Coury, a stalwart of the arts in Collier County, is this year’s winner of the Murray Hendel Civic Achievement Award, given annually for extraordinary contributions to the community. “I’m humbled and overjoyed to be acknowledged as this year’s recipient…

Fort Myers, FL, – The mobility-on-demand program developed by LeeTran, Lee County’s public transit provider, has been recognized with the prestigious “Bold Steps Award” at the state-level in the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) “Build a Better Mousetrap” competition. The competition is a national recognition program for transportation innovation. This award highlights LeeTran’s commitment to revolutionizing…

STARability Foundation is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates STARability as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating an effective use of its donations based on Charity Navigator’s criteria. “Our Four-Star Charity Navigator rating is further validation…