Feb. 012021

2021 Naples Winter Wine Festival “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Raises Millions to Support Underprivileged and At-Risk Children in Collier County

The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), founders of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), is pleased to announce its first-ever virtual Festival raised close to $7.2 million for the underprivileged and at-risk children of…

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Feb. 012021

Watch: Naples Children & Education Foundation: A Community Comes Together

WINK News

This year, the Naples Winter Wine Festival is going virtual, with opportunities for both patrons and the public to support the Naples Children & Education Foundation’s mission. In the past 21 years, patrons helped raise…

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Jan. 302021

Collier named state’s ‘most generous county’ ahead of Naples Winter Wine Festival

WINK News

A Southwest Florida county is being named the most generous county in our state for charitable contributions in a study conducted by SmartAsset. Collier County was listed first as Florida’s most generous counties just in time…

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Jan. 292021

Getting kids adequate vision care

WINK News

Eye care is one of the key areas identified by the Naples Children and Education Foundation for nonprofits to which they contribute. It’s crucially important underserved children receive adequate eye care, among other needs. Joining…

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Jan. 292021

David Lawrence Center provides mental health care for increasing number of children in crisis

WINK News

Our children are in crisis. The number of local kids held for 72 hours under the Baker Act—a last resort to protect someone from hurting themselves or others—to receive mental health treatment because of suicidal…

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Jan. 282021

Early Learning Coalition of SWFL

WINK News

One group of unsung heroes during this pandemic is the men and women who care for our children. Dozens of daycares and other groups quickly adjusted to take in the children of doctors, nurses and…

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Jan. 282021

Naples Winter Wine Festival finds new ways to shine

Florida Weekly

Everything about it blew her away. The glitz and the glam. The outfits, the ambiance, the food, the celebrities. And the lots. Everything about her first Naples Winter Wine Festival last year blew Beverly Fanning…

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Jan. 282021

Naples Winter Wine Festival persists to raise funds for children in midst of pandemic

WINK News

One of the biggest fundraisers in town needs your help in what it’s calling a “relief and recovery mission” right now. But this year, the challenge to raise money is just as great as the…

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