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Youth Relations Cpl. Damon Schloendorn is assigned to Palmetto Thinking
Ridge High during the school year and most of his time is spent BIG?
investigating criminal matters. He has been involved in Summerfest
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Leo Jr. Lawn & Irrigation has been a Summerfest partner for the
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“I feel strongly about it; we all do,” Herrera said.
Some community sponsors also have children in the program.
Jim and Odalys Odom, owners of Olde Naples Self Storage, have
donated storage space to Summerfest for several years. Their son
Anden, 11, has been a Summerfest participant since he was 8.
“It’s a very worthwhile program,” Jim Odom said. “It does a lot
for kids.”
Brothers Adam and Erik Johnson own Peluso United Inc.They’ve
been picking up, storing and delivering all of the donated bottled
water for the program for the past four years.
Adam Johnson said his nine-year-old son Braden is a three-year
Summerfest veteran, attending Deputy Club each year, while his
7-year-old son Casey is participating for the first time this summer.
He said Casey, who is participating in Deputy Club, is excited to
experience many of the activities his older brother had like trips to
the movies and water park and demonstrations by the CCSO bomb
squad and fire department.
“It’s cool for us parents because we know they are in good hands
all day long,” said Adam Johnson.
Visit http://www.colliersheriff.org/index.aspx?page=3027 for the
complete schedule of Summerfest events.

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