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Apr. 252017Naples Winter Wine Festival announces 2018 theme; dates
Naples Daily News
The organizers of the Naples Winter Wine Festival are already gearing up for next year’s event and named Naples Children & Education Foundation Trustees Becky and Lewie Card, Susie and David McCurry, and Kathy and Dan Mezzalingua as co-chairs.
read more Apr. 252017New Co-Chairs Bring Contagious Enthusiasm to the 2018 Naples Winter Wine Festival
The wheels are in motion for the next Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), set for January 26-28, 2018 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Fl. Co-Chairing this year’s event are NCEF Trustees Becky &…
read more Apr. 202017
Grant will help foundation help Immokalee’s youngest readers
Florida Weekly
True to its name, the Naples Children & Education Foundation recently awarded $200,000 for children’s education to The Immokalee Foundation. The grant was among the awards given to local charities and long-term initiatives for underprivileged…
read more Apr. 112017
Request for Proposal – Public and Media Relations
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), seeks professional public relations services. Background: The Naples Winter Wine Festival is a premier event, bringing together renowned vintners and…
read more Apr. 062017
Matching skills with her beliefs for the NCEF
Florida Weekly
Maria Jimenez-Lara’s life’s work has corresponded perfectly with her personal beliefs. The CEO of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, Mrs. Jimenez- Lara has spent almost her entire 25-year professional career working for nonprofit organizations.
read more Apr. 032017
Naples Winter Wine Festival Ranks #1 Again on Wine Spectator’s List of Top Charity Wine Auctions
Life In Naples
The Naples Winter Wine Festival has once again topped Wine Spectator Magazine’s list of the highest-earning charity wine auctions in the country, marking the 11th time the Festival has earned this illustrious title since its…
read more Mar. 302017
Wine festival awards $12.25 million in grants
Florida Weekly
Thirty-four of the most effective nonprofit organizations in Collier County, as well as five long-term strategic initiatives that fill fundamental gaps in children’s services here, received grants totaling more than $12.25 million as a result…
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