Collier County teachers were recently surprised by Champions For Learning board members, volunteers and supporters as they received funds for their classroom grants. During the course of the day, Champions For Learning awarded 104 grant checks that totaled $49,314 to 39 schools. The checks will provide teachers with the funds needed to implement creative and […]
read moreNAPLES, Fla. (October 3, 2017) Today, Collier County teachers were surprised by Champions For Learning board members, volunteers and supporters as they received funds for their classroom grants. During the course of the day, Champions For Learning awarded 104 grant checks that totaled $49,314 to 39 schools. The checks will provide teachers with the funds […]
read moreNAPLES, Fla. (Oct. 31, 2016) — Chris Lombardo, a Partner with local law firm, Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. (www.wpl-legal.com) announces that he is running for re-election for Fire Commissioner of the North Naples Fire Department. He has been involved in this organization since 1998. A civil trial attorney for more than 30 years, Lombardo is […]
read moreWhen Vin DePasquale announced this year’s Great Dock Canoe Race would be the last, he hoped he was wrong. DePasquale, owner of The Dock restaurant in Crayton Cove, started the race four decades prior. But with the strenuous demands of organizing the event while running two local restaurants, DePasquale and his wife, Debbie, decided to […]
read moreby Craig Woodward (excerpts from the Coastal Breeze News www.coastalbreezenews.com) For several years, I have joined members of the Naples Mid-Day Optimist Club on rides through the Picayune. We started at Sabal Palm Drive off of SR 951 (just north of Verona Walk), biked east about 4 miles, turning to the left on a meandering […]
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