Page 104 - Life In Naples Magazine December 2014 Edition
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Marcos Gonzalez hosted by the Accounting Department at University of South Florida - France and Spain
SUMMER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL
AND LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR TIF STUDENTS
by Steven Kissinger
T his past summer, students of The Immokalee Foundation were given a chance
to learn, grow and succeed in ways they never thought possible. Rather than
spend their summer hanging out with friends, they looked toward their future
and filled their days with educational and life experiences designed to help them on
their journey to a better life.
The experiences were many and they were memorable: visiting college campuses,
attending summer camps in New England, and taking part in beneficial summer
internships, to name a few.
Educational opportunities were abundant – and particularly impactful. Florida
SouthWestern State College Summer Program hosted 18 high school seniors –
each with a TIF scholarship – who were headed to college in the fall. The two-day
program featured workshops designed to provide the students with information
to prepare them for their transition into college. At the end of June, an eight-
week program was held for 16 more students.
Thanks to a sponsorship by TIF, high school junior Nenaly Patino witnessed
an open-heart surgery and a brain surgery when she attended a 10-day medical
Linda Jean Pierre – Florida State – Sport Management and International Sports, London
SUMMER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL
AND LIFE EXPERIENCES FOR TIF STUDENTS
by Steven Kissinger
T his past summer, students of The Immokalee Foundation were given a chance
to learn, grow and succeed in ways they never thought possible. Rather than
spend their summer hanging out with friends, they looked toward their future
and filled their days with educational and life experiences designed to help them on
their journey to a better life.
The experiences were many and they were memorable: visiting college campuses,
attending summer camps in New England, and taking part in beneficial summer
internships, to name a few.
Educational opportunities were abundant – and particularly impactful. Florida
SouthWestern State College Summer Program hosted 18 high school seniors –
each with a TIF scholarship – who were headed to college in the fall. The two-day
program featured workshops designed to provide the students with information
to prepare them for their transition into college. At the end of June, an eight-
week program was held for 16 more students.
Thanks to a sponsorship by TIF, high school junior Nenaly Patino witnessed
an open-heart surgery and a brain surgery when she attended a 10-day medical
Linda Jean Pierre – Florida State – Sport Management and International Sports, London
