Entries by LifeInNaples

HELP A DIABETIC CHILD APPOINTS DR. ASJAD KHAN TO ITS BOARD

HELP A DIABETIC CHILD APPOINTS PROMINENT PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST DR. ASJAD KHAN TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS   Help A Diabetic Child (HADC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting local children and families who are dealing with diabetes, today announced the addition of prominent pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Asjad Khan to its Board of Directors. Dr. Khan […]

Naples Children & Education Foundation Receives $250,000 Grant to Support Children’s Healthcare

Naples Children & Education Foundation Receives $250,000 Grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to Support Children’s Healthcare The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), today announced that it has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support essential healthcare […]

THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NAPLES ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH

THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NAPLES ANNOUNCES ASSISTANT DIVISION HEAD APPOINTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE CONTINUED GROWTH The Village School of Naples, an independent Christian school serving students in Preschool through 12th grade, today announced three Assistant Division Head appointments aimed at accommodating the current and future growth of the institution. “We are excited to announce these key […]

How does your garden and farm grow?

Question: How does your garden and farm grow? Short answer: Purposefully, with caring ideas and inspiration. The longer and more informative answer tells us that two local women have sown many seeds which have taken root and bloomed into the Empowerment Farm. This place, on Immokalee Road, is a respite for people, animals and plants, […]

Addiction is a Community Matter

National Recovery month in September promotes and supports new evidence based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make recovery in all its forms possible. Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by seeking and using a substance compulsively, or having difficulty controlling […]

The Immokalee Foundation Students are a Vital Part of Southwest Florida’s Business Future

Southwest Florida business leaders take note: MORE Immokalee Foundation students and alumni are on the way. Since opening our doors in 1991, The Immokalee Foundation has empowered over 15,000 of Immokalee’s best and brightest—from kindergarten through postsecondary education. Southwest Florida’s business community is a passionate ally that not only places a premium on community support, […]

Golisano Offers $5 Million Challenge Grant

I am excited to announce that Tom Golisano, founder of Paychex and local philanthropist best known for championing children’s causes like the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples and Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, has announced a $5 million match grant to the R.M. Schulze Family Cardiovascular and Stroke Critical Care Center at NCH – […]

A Housing Breakthrough

There’s some good news in what was recently named one of the “Worst U.S. Cities to Live In,” a community with a 43% poverty rate. And good news is sorely needed. It’s estimated there are over a thousand families living in substandard trailers and shacks in Immokalee, many charged rental fees that soak up as […]