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New trustees add
wealth of experience
to Naples Children & Education Foundation
T he Naples Children & Education BECKY AND LEWIE CARD
Foundation (NCEF), founders of
the Naples Winter Wine Festival After attending a Vintner Dinner at the NWWF,
(NWWF), today announced the addition of Becky and Lewie Card selected NCEF to help raise
the following Trustees, effective immediately: funds for Collier County children’s charities. They have
Rick Kash, Becky and Lewie Card, Nancy demonstrated their commitment to the Foundation’s
and Joe Masterson, Debbi and Bill Cary and mission by attending 13 annual Naples Winter Wine
honorary Trustees Rosann and Bill Nunnelly. Festivals.
Collectively, they bring over five decades of
business experience and non-profit leadership, “My wife Becky and I are part-time Naples residents
along with a tireless dedication to enhancing the and we were looking for a way to get involved and give
lives of children in Collier County. back to the local community,” said Mr. Card.
“It’s an honor to be able to tap into the A native of Chattanooga, Mr. Card is a third-
experience of such reputable leaders to support generation business owner, published author, and
the children in our community,” said Bob chairman of Card-Monroe Corporation (CMC), the
Clifford, Chairman of the Board. “The driving world’s leading manufacturer of custom built tufting equipment for the carpet, rug, and
force that energizes and unites NCEF Trustees artificial turf industries. His family’s firm history dates back to 1937 when two brothers
is their commitment to blending decades of named Cobble began building tufting equipment for chenille bedspreads. Principals Lewis
business, social, and civic experience with new Card Sr. and Roy Card, (nephews of the Cobbles), joined the firm in 1950, drawing from
and fresh ideas.” both the wisdom of experience and emerging technologies, and literally changed the way
carpet is made. When the original company was sold to Singer Sewing Company in 1981,
RICK KASH Mr. Kash founded CMC and today continues to shape the history of the tufting industry
with its technological innovations across six continents.
New trustee Rick Kash brings both social
work and business experience to NCEF.A native NANCY AND JOE MASTERSON
Chicagoan and alumnus of DePaul University,
Nancy and Joe Masterson have been family business owners of a consumer and
Mr. Kash is currently industrial food products manufacturing company headquartered in Milwaukee, WI since
Vice Chairman of 1980. Today, their two sons spearhead the company as president and head of sales, and
the Nielsen Company their daughter is a member of the board of directors.
(NYSE) with more
than 40,000 employees Before purchasing the Masterson Company, Mrs.
in 105 countries. Masterson received her Bachelor of Science from University
Before that, he of Illinois in 1965. Since then, she has been active in many
founded the strategy charitable and civic organizations. After the family business
consulting firm The was purchased, she was named Vice Chairman of the Board
Cambridge Group, and continues to serve the family business in that role today.
which was purchased Together, the Mastersons travel around the world, visiting
by Nielsen. He is the author of “The New Law a wide variety of vineyards while developing an extensive
of Supply and Demand” and “How Companies wine collection, sharing their time between their homes in
Win,” and Co-Founder, along with Harvard Barrington Hills, IL, the Northwoods of Wisconsin, and
University, of Genus Oncology, a cancer research Naples, FL.
company focusing on MUC1 protein. Recently,
the National Cancer Institute named MUC1 “When we first attended the NWWF seven years ago,
as the second most important target in cancer we were so impressed and moved by NCEF’s goal to helping at-risk children,” said Mrs.
research among a total of 50 targets. Masterson. “Our eight grandchildren are the most important part of our lives, so we are
“I am very proud to be asked to be a part of thrilled to be asked to become a trustee and to help disadvantaged children in our Naples
NCEF, a group of patrons joined together for a community, working with an outstanding organization like NCEF.”
synergistic outcome of serving at-risk children,”
said Mr. Kash. DEBBI AND BILL CARY
Debbi and Bill Cary first attended the Naples Winter Wine Festival in 2013 and were
blown away by the impact the Festival had on thousands of children in need. Since then,
they have been active supporters and look forward to joining NCEF as Trustees.
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