Awards & Recognition

Avow awarded $5,000 Grant from Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to fund music therapy programming

09/18/2023

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…

Better Together receives 2023 Moments of Impact Award from the Florida Department of Children and Families

09/14/2023

Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has been recognized by the Florida Department of Children and Families with a 2023 Moments of Impact Award. The award was presented to Better Together at the 2023 Florida Children and Families Summit in Orlando on Sept. 7. Better Together earned the award for its contributions…

STARability Foundation presents STAR Award to Outback Steakhouse

09/12/2023

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…

Luxury home marketing alliance grants top honor to Aprile Osborne of Call It Closed International Realty

09/07/2023

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…

Luxury home marketing alliance grants top honor to Aprile Osborne of Call It Closed International Realty

09/07/2023

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…

Accounting Today Names Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A. as One of the 2023 Top 100 Best Accounting Firms To Work For

09/06/2023

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…

CEO & Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury Awarded 2023 Murray Hendel Civic Achievement Award

09/06/2023

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…

Tony Lapi of Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts Inducted into Florida Tourism Hall of Fame

09/05/2023

Wednesday September 6, at the annual Visit Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Tony Lapi of Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts received among the highest awards of anyone in tourism, in our state, as he was inducted into the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame. The year was 1976 when the ambitious 20-something Tony and his wife Angie…

LeeTran recognized for innovation through national recognition program

09/05/2023

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 earns a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

08/10/2023

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…