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2 E xcitement, cowboy boots and hats filled the room at the ninth
annual Friends of Foster Children Forever (FFCF) Boots &
Boogie Bash. The fundraiser was held at Grey Oaks Country
Club with over 220 in attendance.The Bash began with a cocktail
reception and silent auction followed by a Texas-style dinner, live
auction and dancing. The event raised over $150,000 to help fund much
needed educational one-on-one mentoring for local foster children.
This year’s chairs were Trisha and Eric Borges, owners of First Class
Plumbing of Florida, and local celebrity emcees were ABC-7 anchor
Krista Fogelsong, and local chef Brian Roland of Crave Culinaire.
Making the fundraiser possible were: Naples Auto Donation Center
(NADC), NEST Multi-Facility Management, Arthrex, Children’s
Network of Southwest Florida, Enterprise, Rosemary Hammer of John
3 R. Wood Realtors, BMO Private Bank, First Class Plumbing, First
Florida Integrity Bank, Germain Motor Company, Hill Barth and King,
William C. Huff, The Woodruff Institute, along with media sponsors
Naples Illustrated and the Naples Daily News.
The mission of FFCF is to focus on the children they serve by
providing targeted educational and enrichment opportunities that allow
each child to fulfill his or her potential. The charitable organization
works to fulfill the unmet needs of every child who enters, or is at risk of
entering the foster care system in Collier, Hendry and Glades Counties.
Foster children are the most vulnerable children in our community
and through the FFCF Academic Mentoring program, these children
develop a belief in themselves and that they can succeed.
Save the date for the 10th Anniversary Boots & Boogie Bash –

4 Boots & Bling to be held March 25, 2017. For more information
about Friends of Foster Children Forever or how to help, visit www.
friendsoffosterchildren.net or call 239.262.1808.

1. Nicole Black, Brian Roland and Krista Fogelsong

2. Special speaker RJ with FFCF Board member Jim Henderson

3. Matthew Pedersen, Cathy Appelbaum, Elizabeth Pedersen

4. Boots & Boogie Bash Chairs - Trisha and Eric Borges

5. Auctioneer Scott Robertson thanks Bill Walsh of NADC for an extra $10,000 donation

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