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RAISES MORE THAN $11 MILLION FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

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COLLIER COUNTY KIDS KICK OFF 2016 LIVE AUCTION PHOTO BY: LOUIS VENNE produced worldwide and cuisine from the
country’s top chefs, the Naples Winter Wine
Festival generated $11.1 million during its thrilling
live auction, bringing the total amount raised since the
Festival’s inception in 2001 to more than $146 million.

Guests from around world came together under the
tent to bid on 64 live auction lots,including exclusive wine
and travel experiences, dazzling art pieces, and limited-
edition cars. These items were donated in support of the
Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the
Naples Winter Wine Festival’s founding organization,
which has delivered grants to more than 40 non-profit
organizations in its 16 year history, benefitting more than
200,000 local children.

“We are thrilled and touched by the generosity and
energy at this year’s auction,” said Sandi Moran, co-chair
of the 2016 Naples Winter Wine Festival. “It’s truly
amazing to see so many people work together to realize
the goal that is at the core of every Festival: making a
lasting difference for the children of our local community.”

The live auction’s top single bid of $750,000 went to a
bespoke 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn, designed uniquely for
the Festival, making the winning bidder the first person
in the world to receive this coveted vehicle.

MLADEN STOEV, SURMLAURCCEERLOLOANPADLASZTEZVI,EANDASPMURCROIERRE,YCPHHROISTTOOPBHYE: RLOHUEINS VNEINNGNEE, ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE LIVE AUCTION:

• Three separate bidders won VIP access to Napa

Valley’s BottleRock music festival, two bespoke guitars
and three double magnums of coveted Gargiulo wines,
totaling $720,000.

• $650,000 was the winning bid for a customized

Ferrari 488 Spider with exclusive racing experiences.

• $400,000 was raised to attend a private cooking

class with Glenn Close, taught by celebrity chef Mario
Batali.

• A collection of Staglin Family Vineyard’s rare

wines plus 10 days in Chile and Argentina with the
vintners themselves and VIP tastings throughout the
trip drew a final bid of $350,000.

2016’s Fund-a-Need initiative raised a total of
$615,000 from dozens of generous attendees, all of
which goes toward NCEF’s Early Learning Initiative,