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The Naples Children & Education Foundation, founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival rely on the time and talent of our volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering please contact us.

  • Sue Huff

    2019 Featured Volunteer

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    Sue Huff

    2019 Featured Volunteer

    Sue Huff has been an active volunteer for NCEF since 2005. She was originally invited to be part of the PR Committee by NCEF’s executive director. At that time, there were an average of eight to 10 people on the committee; for the past few years, it has been Sue and three of her “PR Peeps” (Clay Cone, Donna Murphy and Sandy Pastoor) who make up the committee.

    Sue became familiar with the Wine Festival the first year it began as she had friends that were associated with some of the founders. Admiring the work that was being done to change the face of children’s charities in Collier County, Sue jumped at the chance to be part of the volunteer team.

    Looking back on volunteering for NCEF, Sue’s favorite Festival memories include meeting the celebrity chefs, seeing huge smiles on the kid’s faces at Meet the Kid’s Day, and of course, the excitement under the tent during the bidding process.

    Sue has owned a marketing and management consulting firm in Naples since 1996. Originally from Southwest Virginia, Sue has lived in several States and relocated to Naples from Cincinnati in 1994.

    In addition to volunteering for NCEF, Sue has and still does volunteer for various other organizations. She is one of the founders of the Junior Women of Initiative Mentoring Program at the Boys and Girls Club Collier County; she produced and hosted a community service program for many years on a local Christian radio station; she volunteers as an Ambassador for the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Above Board Chamber; and is the current Chairperson for the Community Engagement Committee for the Blue Zones Project of Southwest Florida.

    Sue enjoys spending time with friends, family and her best buddy, Mickey Ursophyne (her 13 years old DAS cat). She loves to travel and has traveled to 47 US States and over 40 countries. She also loves art, theatre and humor; she acts as a guest speaker, emcee and moderator for various groups throughout SWFL. Her bucket list – to visit Machu Picchu, Peru.

    Superpower: sense of humor
    Favorite Quote: Nothing changes if nothing changes.

  • Since 2001…

    We have raised more than $191 million for children’s charities in Southwest Florida, with auction proceeds going directly to programs that support underprivileged and at-risk children of Collier County. This is a phenomenal achievement based on the generosity of the trustees, sponsors, donors, vintners, chefs, patrons, bidders and the time and talent of our wonderful volunteers. We can all be very proud of what has been accomplished and the Naples Children & Education Foundation is very grateful for the assistance of our volunteers.

Calling All Volunteers

Every year, we assemble a corps of volunteers from our community and any assistance you are able to provide is greatly appreciated. We applaud each one of you for the time, effort and talent donated to this incredible cause.

Applications are accepted September 3 – October 31. At times, we may have more volunteers than needed, at which point a wait list will be instituted. In late December, volunteers will be notified of their Festival assignments and mandatory Volunteer Orientation (required for certain positions).

  • New Volunteers

    All volunteer applications are accepted September 3 - October 31.
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  • Registered Volunteers

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Thank You for Your Support

Please contact Kim Zuver at (239) 325-2986 or kim@napleswinefestival.com if you have any questions.
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