At around age 17, Michael Perryman was in serious trouble. Drugs and alcohol were in control of his life and maintained a dangerous stronghold for about 10 years. “Those were some of the darkest days of my life,” explained his mother, Mimi Scofield. “There were many sleepless nights and many hours of praying for […]
For the past 22 years, The Immokalee Foundation (TIF) has been committed to improving the future of the children of Immokalee. Founded in 1991, The Immokalee Foundation was originally formed to raise awareness about the challenges the agricultural town of Immokalee faces and the ability to gain financial support from neighboring communities. With the leadership […]
Admit it. As soon as an event is called a “luncheon,” most women assume it is only for them, and most men run for their golf clubs, feign severe illness, or apologize profusely for a pressing appointment they suddenly remembered. They know how these events go: the numbing, interminable silent auctions, raffles, and speeches – […]
Florida Community Bank, N.A. (“FCB” or the “Company”), a banking subsidiary of Bond Street Holdings, Inc. (“Bond Street”), announced a strategic merger transaction with Great Florida Bank (“Great Florida”) that will, upon closing, result in creating Florida’s fourth largest independent banking institution. For Great Florida, the transaction will provide value for all stockholders relative to […]
At this writing I would like to begin a six part series highlighting the key components of hiring a good, reliable contractor and having a fulfilling, positive experience. It is my desire that you will benefit from these writings in such a way that you will ultimately choose contractors for your project that will not […]
It’s our family vacation and we’re at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It’s a magical place that introduces children and adults to the wonders of science and technology. We now find ourselves in the cafeteria. After navigating through multiple lines with a multitude of food choices, we’ve settled at a table and […]
A new flowerbed here, wooden picnic tables there, a fresh coat of paint. It was all in a hard day’s work spent sprucing up the campus of Youth Haven, Collier County’s only homeless shelter for traumatized youth. Twenty volunteers from various walks of life such as bankers, attorneys, accountants and wounded war veterans recently tackled […]
My children are beginning to suspect that I haven’t told them the full story of our circumstances,” confided Jeannie, a lovely seventyish piano teacher. “Les and I were always in charge of our home, finances and lives, but now we see sideways glances exchanged between them when we are together.” Jeannie’s children were right to […]
Recently the Federal Trade Commission reported that government documents/benefits is the most common form of reported identity theft. As a tax practitioner, identity theft continues to be an ever increasing problem for my clients. First of all the question is asked: What is identity theft? Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such […]
December 7, 1941 is a date that would live in infamy. August 14, 1945 marks the close of the mightiest struggle humankind has ever seen. Yet, this WWII generation, who had experiences that pushed them to their ultimate limits, has also given America life lessons and values we should strive to remember to subvert the […]