Awards & Recognition

The Wonder Gardens has received a $20,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation for the “We Can Bee SENSE-Sational Scientists” program. The program is designed to bring first grade students from 22 public, Title 1 Collier County elementary schools to the Wonder Gardens for environmental education field trips. “This grant will help us reach so…

Allied Home Watch has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the tenth 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 home…

Integrity Employee Leasing, a professional employer organization company, has been named Large Business of the Year at the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce’s 99th Annual Awards Lunch. The annual awards lunch recognizes Charlotte County businesses and individuals for their hard work, commitment to excellence, achieved goals and community involvement. Twenty years ago, Integrity Employee Leasing…

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce CEO Robert Goltz, recently received the Service Award from the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals for his 25 years of service within the industry. The FACP recognized Florida’s top chambers of commerce, and the professionals who lead them, for their outstanding achievement and dedication. The Service Awards celebrate…

Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has received a $15,000 donation from the Collier Community Foundation to support the children and families it serves in Collier County. These funds will support Better Together’s Better Families program in Collier County, which builds strong families and prevents the need for foster care by empowering…

Jaclyn Leon Cruz, server at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille’s Sanibel location, was honored at this year’s Annual Elaine McLaughlin Outstanding Hospitality Service Awards, also known as E Awards. Leon Cruz received honorable mention in the Restaurant category. The E Awards, produced by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, were presented in six…

David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health provider, was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Macchia Family Foundation to support its Veterans’ Services Program. Funds from the grant will be used to offset the cost of providing lifesaving services to veterans and their families in need of inpatient,…

Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for local seniors and their families, announced that it has been awarded a $242,500 grant from the Collier Community Foundation to expand essential services to more lower-income seniors in the community. The funds will be used to hire a new case…

Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, a Naples-based investment and wealth management advisory firm, announced that co-founder and managing director Jennifer Figurelli, has been accepted as an affiliate member into the Professional Fiduciary Council of Florida, a statewide organization that promotes excellence in fiduciary services. Founded in 2020, the PFCF works to promote loyalty, integrity and trust…

For the fourth consecutive year, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has been named the Best Bank in The News-Press’ 2024 Best of the Best Fort Myers Community Choice Awards. For a third consecutive year, the bank received the award for Best Mortgage Lending Company and Best Place to Work. Additionally, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank President and…