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a message from your publisher Volume 7 Issue 6 | April 2016

COLLIER 100 CLUB 745 12th Avenue South • Suite #114 | Naples, FL 34102
Office 239.692.8267
I f you’re not familiar with this Direct 239.572.0051
distinguished Club, then you
should be. Simply stated, its lifeinnaplesreg@gmail.com
mission is “To provide immediate www.lifeinnaples.net
financial assistance to the families
of fallen police and emergency Text Copyright 2016 all rights reserved.
responders, those who serve in No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
law enforcement, corrections, fire form by any electronic or mechanical means without
fighting, (EMS) and any and all State or Federal law permission from the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that
enforcement personnel assigned to Collier County, no responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited material.
Florida and all of Southwest Florida. The mission is based Opinions expressed by contributors or advertisers are not
on a 24 hour turn around for approval by the (Club) Board
of Directors and disbursement of money to the officer or necessarily those of the publisher.
officer’s family who will be the recipients.”
The local club’s model is based on another 100 Club publisher reg buxton
which began after a police officer was killed in the line marketing consultant joel kessler
of duty and his untimely death left his family in financial batya maman
distress.A noble citizen took it upon himself to send a letter contributing writers mayor john sorey
to 100 friends asking for assistance in raising funds for bill barnett
the officer’s family. His efforts were successful, the mission graphic design dr. allen weiss
continued and clubs have multiplied across the country. paula allia
The Collier 100 Club, like the others, recognizes that even jeff bohr
when death benefits eventually reach the grieving families, diana jarrett
the real need is immediate, and needs to be provided in an sandra lee buxton
uncomplicated manner. lois bolin
In Naples, where we believe in taking care of our own, sue huff
I encourage our readers to get involved and join this kelly g. cooper
benevolent group and perhaps contribute to its Endowment claudia polzin
Fund. The Club is a 501© 3 tax exempt organization karen coney coplin
and the value of this service to the families of our fallen opus studio, inc.
heroes is beyond measure. My wife and I are pleased to be
members of Collier 100 Club and hope that you join us as
well. More information on how to get involved with this
prominent group is online, search collier100club.org.

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