Entries by LifeInNaples

HOPE Building Stronger Minds Together COLLIER

Nora’s preschool aged son David was throwing multiple tantrums everyday. It seemed like everything made him angry. “It was very upsetting,” says Nora. “I felt like I wasn’t a good mother.” She brought him to David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health (DLC), where he was diagnosed with adjustment disorder, typified by an overreaction to change […]

There’s A New Non-Profit In Town

TEACHING DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION TO YOUTH HISTORY Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D) is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with its origins in Allentown, New Jersey. It was formed in 2014, and the program teaches drug and violence prevention to youth while serving to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and communities. […]

Volunteer of the Month – Debra Gulinello

How do you feel whenever you try something new? Exhilarated? Empowered? Proud? Challenged? Expansive? Happy? These are all words our Volunteer of the Month, Debra Gulinello, used to describe her experience broadening her horizons and volunteering at The Naples Players (TNP). “I’m always amazed by what I’m able to accomplish volunteering here. There are so […]

New Mosquito Discovery Highlights CMCD’s Lab, Research Team

In November, Collier Mosquito Control District (CMCD) laboratory technician Hunter Martin made an interesting discovery while performing routine mosquito surveillance in Collier Seminole State Park. In one of the traps, he found three female Aedeomyia squamipennis mosquitoes. Ad. squamipennis is native to Central and South America and was first discovered in the United States in […]