Buckle Up! It’s time for summer road trips! Enough with all the talk about gas prices, inflation and politics. Warm sunshine, green grass and the urge to pack a bag and head to parts unknown, occupies my mental landscape. Back in 1975, my parents packed their two-wheel drive, single-cab Chevy Silverado pickup truck with our […]
As we approach another summer in beautiful Southwest Florida, we’re nearly halfway through the second session of the 117th Congress. Serving as an advocate for the people and representing the values of our community is my top priority as your representative. My office and I are committed to advancing initiatives that limit government control, ease […]
It has become a ritual for me at this time of each year when I write my Life in Naples article which covers the next three months because to me it means the end of another Winter Season in Naples. When I look back on this prior season it has been a whirlwind of […]
Who are the roughly 2,000 people that illegally cross our border every day without a COVID-19 test and an ID ? Why must the thousands of others who legally try to cross our border have a negative COVID-19 test within the previous 24 hours and an ID ? How can we as a country go […]
CARL’S WINE VAULT LOCATES OFFICE ON FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH TO PROVIDE CONCIERGE-LEVEL WINE EDUCATION AND CONSULTING The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) announced that Carl’s Wine Vault, Southwest Florida’s premier wine vault and storage facility, has opened an executive suite on Fifth Avenue South, adding to the roster of high-end service providers who […]
Louise Penta Donates $250,000 to Underwrite Immokalee Foundation Learning Lab Home Penta’s donation marks the sixth of 18 homes to be underwritten at the groundbreaking Career Pathways Learning Lab. Louise Penta has pledged a $250,000 gift to The Immokalee Foundation to underwrite the cost of the sixth home at the groundbreaking Learning Lab construction project. […]
HELP A DIABETIC CHILD (HADC) RECEIVES $25,000 GRANT FROM THE UNITED WAY OF COLLIER AND THE KEYS Help A Diabetic Child (HADC), a not-for-profit public charity that is dedicated to helping local families and individuals who are dealing with diabetes, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the United Way of Collier and the Keys. […]
The event on April 18 will give attendees an opportunity to network with some of Southwest Florida’s top business leaders The Immokalee Foundation will host their first annual CEO Leadership Summit Monday, April 18 at Grey Oaks Country Club. The summit will feature a panel of presidents, CEOs and founders representing industries including healthcare, architecture, […]
The Immokalee Foundation Senior Joel Guerrero Receives Coveted Take Stock in Children Scholarship Joel Guerrero was One of Seven Recipients Across Florida to Receive the Competitive Award Immokalee Foundation student Joel Guerrero has been named a Leaders 4 Life Fellow by Take Stock in Children. The Leaders 4 Life Fellowship comes with a $40,000 scholarship […]
Nearly forty years ago, a magnificent movie, Amadeus, won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. Although set in another age centuries ago, it portrayed the reality of life then as well as now, as some things never change: humanity experiences the good, uplifting passages of time, and not so good, when darker […]