Awards & Recognition
Stefanie Ink Edwards, CEO of Community Cooperative, has been appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to a three-year term on the Florida Commission on Community Service, also known as Volunteer Florida. “I’m honored to serve the people of Florida and help make an even greater impact throughout our region and state,” Edwards said of the…
The Florida Everblades, esteemed members of the ECHL, were awarded two prestigious honors: the Team Award for Excellence and the Community Service Team of the Year Award. The Everblades announced the winners for the 2022-23 Team Awards, presented by SponsorCX, during the 2023 ECHL Hockey Summer Meetings in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 28. The…
Collier County has reached a 78 percent recycling rate and now ranks second in the state among 67 counties. One of only three counties to surpass the 75 percent mark set by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the county recycled approximately 1.3 million tons of the 1.7 million tons of waste collected in 2022…
SWFL Children’s Charities, Inc. and Lee Health Foundation partnered with the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades to provide hurricane relief to medical staff at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. Through this collaboration, the partners will be disbursing more than $120,000 through the SWFL Cares Relief Fund. SWFL Children’s Charities, Inc. started the…
NAPLES, FL. – Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for local seniors and their families, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Harvey Kapnick Award recognizing exceptional community dedication and philanthropic service. The Harvey Kapnick Award is bestowed annually…
NAPLES, FL—Immokalee Foundation President and CEO, Noemi Y. Perez has been selected by Leadership Florida for its 2023-2024 Education Class program. She is one of only two Southwest Florida education leaders to be selected. Over the course of the eight-month program, Perez will join education leaders from across the state that include superintendents, school board…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Shannon Williamson, APR, of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), recently earned her professional public relations accreditation, and received the designation of Accredited in Public Relations (APR). Williamson joins the more than 4,300 active public relations professionals worldwide who represent an elite group of skilled…
FORT MYERS, FL—Province Property Group has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the second 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…
Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for seniors living in Collier and southern Lee counties, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to help support the senior center’s popular “Lunch & More” program. “Lunch & More” provides a weekly hot, healthy…
NAPLES, Fla. — Staybridge Suites Naples/Marco Island has been recognized with the prestigious Torchbearer Award from IHG, InterContinental Hotels Group’s highest award. This accolade is bestowed upon a select few hotels within the 4,300 Americas properties in the IHG portfolio, representing excellence in all aspects of hotel operations and guest satisfaction. Indeed, Staybridge Suites Naples/Marco…