Awards & Recognition

Venice, FL – Venice Dream Vacations Franchise Travel By Georgia/The Fun Couple Travel and its local owners, Georgia and Fred McFarlin, were recently named Top Groups Producer during the 2022 Dream Vacations National Conference onboard the Norwegian Encore.    “The Travel by Georgia Team is truly honored to be recognized as number one for group…

Cape Coral, Fla. (Grassroots Newswire) – The 2021/2022 real estate market was brisk as home prices and interest rates continued to rise. The need then and now for knowledgeable, professional real estate agents to skillfully guide their clients through the changing market has never been greater. EXIT Realty Corp. International recognized its champions for outstanding…

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Amy McQuagge was named a finalist for the Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year award at the sixth annual Cape Coral Community Foundation’s Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly Awards. McQuagge was recognized for her volunteer work with PACE Center for Girls, a Southwest Florida nonprofit dedicated to providing girls and young women…

Fort Myers, FL – Lee County Government has received a Making a Difference Gold Level Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. The announcement came during a regularly scheduled Lee Board of County Commissioners meeting during which employees were recognized with a video and comments. Aetna’s award recognizes Lee County Government as an employer who successfully creates, provides…

Pelican Isle Yacht Club is proud to announce that the Club has been selected again as a Platinum Club of America! Platinum Club recognition is the most prestigious award in the Private Club industry. Pelican Isle Yacht Club is recognized in the 2023-2024 Top 30 Yacht Club Category. Initiated in 1997, the Platinum Clubs of…

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – Stock Development was recognized with five awards as part of the 2022 Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association Awards for marketing efforts associated with The Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch. Stock was recognized for having the Best Print Advertisement in Magazines, Best Print Advertisement in Newspapers, Best Promotion to Realtors, Best Video on…

ESTERO, FL—Allied Home Watch has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the eighth year. The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada (www.nationalhomewatchassociation.org/). Home Watch is a visual inspection of a…

Daniel Winokur, DMD, was recently recognized as one of this year’s 40 Under 40 by Gulfshore Business. Dr. Winokur, 38, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and partner at WestShore OMS Specialists, treating patients in Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida. WestShore OMS Specialists is a partner practice of U.S. Oral Surgery Management, a specialty management…

Naples, FL – Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate, Collier County’s first nonprofit senior resource center dedicated to addressing the needs of older adults and caregivers, recently recognized Mary Freeman and Araceli Pitta as the organization’s 2022 Volunteers of the Year.  “Dedicated volunteers like Aracely Pita and Mary Freeman are the foundation of our organization and we thank…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Everglades Holiday Park, Legacy Trail Extension Design in Sarasota County, I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project and Wekiva Parkway Section 6 are among 11 engineering projects that will soon be honored with the ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Award. Each year, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Florida recognizes the outstanding contributions…