Volunteers

Billie Jean Ferguson, a Nashville native, has been a volunteer with the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) since the beginning. In Nashville, she ran Scissor Tales Hair Salons where she thrived on meeting new people and building relationships. Her involvement with NCEF began through one of the Founding Trustee couples who encouraged her to volunteer.

Billie Jean has cherished numerous memories from her time volunteering with NCEF, particularly the evolution of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) from its early days to now. She has loved meeting so many different people in her various roles, ranging from assisting at Vintner Dinners and stuffing bags to polishing wine glasses, serving as a spotter and eventually leading the team of runners. She feels blessed to manage such a dedicated team of volunteers and finds immense fulfillment in improving the lives of the underprivileged children of Collier County.

If given a superpower, Billie would choose to eliminate hunger and homelessness worldwide. Also, she can play a bit of piano and played the French horn in high school. Her bucket list includes performing at least one kind deed each day, traveling more and spending more time enjoying life as it unfolds at her happy place in the mountains. Her favorite quote is “One day at a time,” as she says, “That is all God gives us.”