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JAGUAR, PORSCHE

MAINTAIN LONG TIME SUPPORT

OF THE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION

by Steven Kissinger
A dilene Guadarrama qualified, applied for and was accepted into
The Immokalee Foundation’s Take Stock in Children scholarship of the foremost names in PGA golf
program while in eighth grade. In ninth and tenth grades at at Bay Colony Golf Club in Naples,
is November 14.

Immokalee High School, schoolwork became much more difficult for Those events enable The

Guadarrama; she seemed to be in danger of failing. Immokalee Foundation to help

TIF program specialists students like Guadarrama, who is

and tutors gave her the special looking forward to starting college

attention she needed to in the fall and pursuing a degree in

improve – in fact, they helped nursing.

Guadarrama improve her grades Longtime supporter and board

to straight As. “There is no doubt member Peter Negri has seen this

that they want you to succeed,” happen with other students during

Guadarrama said. This was the past 10 years, and it keeps him

clear to Guadarrama because active and involved as well.

the people helping her became “My wife had two students she mentored,” Negri explained,

involved – and stayed involved “one of them from seventh grade on. I could see that this girl

for years. started out very shy, and through the years she has developed her

The success stories of The self confidence and now she is out of high school and in college.

Immokalee Foundation instill The more I got to know about The Immokalee Foundation and

long term loyalty not only the fine results they produce, the more involved I became.”

with program staff and TIF’s Echoing those sentiments is Don O’Neill, whose leadership

corporate sponsors, but also with and support date back to about 2000. “It’s just grown and

the community. grown,” O’Neill said. “When TIF first started, they had about

Jaguar Naples and Porsche 250 feet of office space and a part time secretary. Now, there are

of Naples are two examples of hundreds of mentors and 500 students in the reading program

that loyalty as 10-year sponsors alone. The kids, parents and donors have really come through in

of the Charity Classic Pro-Am tremendous fashion. We have just been instruments to make it

and Charity Classic Celebration. happen, to provide leadership, experience and energy.”

Jaguar Naples General Manager The Immokalee Foundation provides a range of education

Jason Reidel said both are always programs that focus on building pathways to success through

“first class events” but even more college and post-secondary preparation and support, mentoring

importantly, he’s reminded each year at the Charity Classic events about and tutoring, opportunities for broadening experiences, and life

the spectacular work TIF is doing to enrich the lives of Immokalee’s skills development leading to economic independence. To learn

young people. more about TIF, volunteering as a mentor, making a donation,

“It’s rewarding seeing how The Immokalee Foundation has impacted including TIF in your estate plans, or for additional information,

the students’ lives and the support they receive from their mentors,” call 239.430.9122 or visit www.immokaleefoundation.org.

Reidel said. “It’s heartwarming.”

Porsche of Naples, under the leadership of General Manager John Steven Kissinger, executive director of The Immokalee Foundation,
Harris, also has been unwavering in their backing of these two biggest can be reached at steven.kissinger@immokaleefoundation.org.
fundraisers of the year.

The 2016 Charity Classic Celebration, including fine dining, dancing Left: Bek and Karen Osborne, Porsche of Naples and Naples Jaguar,
and auction, will be held November 11 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. The 2015 Charity Classic Celebration Education Circle corporate sponsors

Charity Classic Pro-Am, a scramble-style tournament that features some Right: Adilene Guadarrama

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