Education is not just thE schools’ job. wE’rE all partnErs

in thE task of making cErtain that Each child is succEssful.

Founded in 1990, The Education Foundation of Collier County is an independent not-for-profit 501 (c)(3)

organization. We are committed to ensuring a quality education for every child.

A core value in our work is that through teachers, we can reach more children and significantly impact their learning.

We listen to teachers, principals, parents, students and community members to respond to needs and provide

support that will contribute to student success.

wE sErvEStudents and families

Educators and schools

Community members, organizations and businesses

Our community has invested $22 million in the work of

The Education Foundation, building and sustaining

models of success.

what you will sEE as a rEsult

of our workPositive support for

educators

Communication and learning opportunities that motivate

informed understanding

Expanded parental involvement to increase academic success

Increased community involvement to ensure education is well-rounded

how wE do it

• Building Bridges Educator Corps allows teachers and principals from every school to work with each other and the community.

• Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Program allows the community to recognize and thank excellent teachers.

• Connect With a Classroom Grant Program provides the opportunity for teachers to request support for innovative classroom ideas.

• www.GetOnTheBusCollier.org provides opportunities for students and families, educators and schools, and the community to connect and match interests and resources.

• Connect Now Community Engagement Initiative has resulted in a Community Statement for education and ongoing, productive conversations.

• Take Stock in Children Scholarship and Mentoring Program provides deserving students with the oppor-tunity to further their education and contribute to the community.

• Family Literacy / Parent Engage-ment Grants support schools in working with parents to foster student success.

• Music Grants provide instruments for students and create programs that bring partners together around music education and its benefits for academic success.

The Education Foundation strengthens funding and collaboration to fulfill the changing needs in education, and ensures that resources are connected to results by providing leadership with accountability.

1,500 teachers and principals have participated in profes-sional development and networking opportunities.

$3.5 million has been invested directly in schools through grants to 7,000 teachers allowing 178,000 students to benefit.

75 students have already earned a scholarship for college or technical training, and 130 students are currently in the Collier Take Stock in Children Scholarship and Mentoring program.

Thousands of parents, students and younger siblings have been engaged in academic success through a $1 million investment in school-based family literacy programs.

programs for students, educators and the community

how you can hElp

• ReadtheConnectNowCommunityStatementandrelevantarticles.

• Interactwithschools—attendagameorperformance.

• Learnaboutlocalschools,theirachievementsanddemographics.

• Opportunitiesexistwithinschools,bothwithorwithoutstudents.

• Youcanvolunteeroutsideofschools,suchashelpingwithevents,or facilitating conversations.

• www.GetOnTheBusCollier.org allows you to browse and find a good match for your volunteer time.

lEarn

voluntEEr

donatE

o f C O L L I E R C O U N T Y3606EnterpriseAvenue,Suite150•Naples,FL34104(239) 643-4755

There are many ways you can have an impact through your financial investment. All types of major gifts have naming opportunities available.

• Annual Gifts: Provide funding for current programs, scholarships and grants that allow The Education Foundation to fulfill its annual program outcomes.

• Planned Gifts: Some gifts may require planning, such as a gift of property, stocks,mutualfunds,lifeinsuranceorretirementplans.Youcanalsoplanto leave a gift to The Education Foundation in your will or through another type of charitable vehicle.

• Endowment Gifts: Build a permanent fund to support our work. Funds from our endowment are invested, generate ongoing revenue, and help ensure the long-term financial stability of The Education Foundation.

AnnuAl reportJuly 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

“We are grateful for the support of individuals, corporations and foundations that have made financial contributions in 2009-2010. Their gifts are recognized

in this report to the community. We also acknowledge the contributions of time given by our committed volunteers who help to make it possible for 90% of

every donated dollar to be used to support our valuable programs.” — Kaleigh Grover, Chair

45% Corporate

29% Individual

26% Foundation

26% Educator Programs

22% Take Stock in Children

17% Community Engagement

25% Literacy, Grants,

Scholarships

6% 4%

FundraisingA

dministration

InITIATIvES FundEd SourCES of SuPPorT

The Education Foundation of Collier County is a 501(c)(3) organization. Please visit www.EducationForCollier.org or call (239)643-4755 for a copy of our most recent financial reports.

2010-2011 EXECuTIvE CoMMITTEE

KALEIGH GROVER, Chair DIANNE MAYBERRY-HATT, Chair Elect

CLAUDINE LÉGER-WETZEL, Immediate Past ChairGREG HUNTER, Treasurer

TRISH BIEBRICHER, SecretarySUSAN HEALYALAN HORTON

SUSAN McMANUS

2010-2011 BoArd oF dIrECTorS

HELEN ATHAN LINDA FLEWELLING

CLARK HILLJIM HOPPENSTEADT

ALAN KORESTDEBBIE LANDRETH

GREG PASANENKEVIN ROONEY

ANN ROWE JULIE SPRAGUE

DR. DENNIS THOMPSONTRUDY WEISBERG

ERIK ZIMMER

For 2009-2010 the total amount invested in the work of

The Education Foundation was $1,592,918.

$100 - $249Stephen and Lisa Adams AJC Association, Inc. Danielle AllenAll Water ExcursionsARBC Corporation Kim ArtisGordon and Debora BajemaBala Vinyasa YogaCraig BambergBayside Seafood Grill & BarPaul Benedum, Jr. Ronald Bernard and Judith WollBNY Mellon Wealth Management Steven Boe, DMD and Stephen Page, DMD, PAJeanne F. BoldsKay BorkJoy BrownStefan Bothe and Jennie ChengKatherine BoyerLenore BrakefieldBravo!Ernie BretzmannVianna BriscoeDavid BrownPatsy Carter-RattiganKristin CartwrightCari CascioCarolyn ChesneyMr. and Mrs. C.A. Cleveland, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Larry CoenConstance ColinCone Communications CompanyDonald and Donna ConnollyJohn and Joan ConroyCarla CostaKathy CourtnageThe Cove Inn on Naples BayJoe CoxDick and Virginia CravenPeter and Virgina CullmanDr. Grace DaiMarilyn Della PortaGinny DeMasCaroline DickinsonNan DingensMarilyn DoerrEleanor DonaldsonBrandon DowdyCarolle DukesWilliam DukesEast Indies HomeJames D. EhretJudy EvansFirewater Restoration Services, Inc.Florida Fitness CoachesFord Drywall & Stucco, Inc. Joseph and Kristi FosterJoanne E. FowlerKaren FularczykJohn FumagalliAngela GarciaTonya GattKerry Geroy

Robert and Dorothy GerrityPatricia GiftWilliam and Cathy GouldRobert P. GrammenLorrie D. GriffinHoward and Rachel GutmanVicki HallLarry and Elaine HallfinMargaret A. HansonJewell S. HarrisJen HealyMr. and Mrs. Roger HeegaardBradley L. HeigesStacey HerringMarilyn HibbertAnn HildebrandBarbara HillLinda HindsJoann HirschLisa HoppensteadtDavid IngallJohn and Jinny JohnsonRosie JohnsonJim and Jan KantorDonna J. KarpaKathleen KarpovichDebbie KatzKelly, Passidomo & Alba, LLPKey West ExpressWilliam KingPatricia KruppColleen KvetkoSarah LaMontLinda LehtomaaPhil and Cindy LewisGary and Melanie LindAllen and Donna LoomisMary LuceyMonica LudwigShelley LundMichael and Cynthia LysterM Waterfront GrillLisa MairBarb ManganaroPeter and Susan ManionMarco Island Marriott Resort & SpaChristine MarinelliJames and Linda McDonald Cheryl McDonnellLinda McKelveyKylene McNeillConstance MessnerKaren MillerThomas MonaghanSusan MontgomeryMatt MoraskiJosephine MorseMark and Lisa MortonJ. Richard and Carol MunroMWM Investment Consulting, LLCNaples West Bridge ClubPatrick O’ConnorOlive Skin CareThomas and Josephine O’Reilly

Derald and Cris PacettiPartners in Placement, Inc. Gregory and Elizabeth PasanenPink Shell Beach and Spa Resort PiolaMichael and Danielle PoffPreferred Travel of Naples, Inc.Cheryl PrivitereThe Promenade at Bonita BayMarion RazzanoRemy’s BistroBrenda RiceRick Johnson Auto & Tire Kathryn RiessBarbara RosenbergMary Parkman RoweNed SachsRobert SandyL. J. SchoenwetterTimothy J. ScottCarol ScudillSERVPROShula’s Steak HouseMichael and Barbara SillGale SinkiewiczLucille SpuhlerMeg StepanianStanley and Dorrine StolarMary Jo SulzmannMr. and Mrs. Roy TerryNancy ThalheimerWilliam and Heather ThomasTiffany & Co.Curt ToddTommy Bahama Tropical CaféDeborah TrippPatrick TrittlerWalter Vallett, Jr. Lisa Van DienKathy VanoortThe Village on Venetian BayLou VlashoTom and Lori WagorJames I. WallEdward and Mary Ann WallaceRichard and Priscilla WashburnPaul and Jory WestberryRoy B. WhiteMordechai and Michal WieslerWilsonMillerWind and Water Consultants, LLCCorbin and Donna WyantKarl and Joanne WyssyNs MED SPARachelle YoumansDana Zeitler

Mary Ellen zum Felde

$250 - $499Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of Naples

American Legion Auxillary Unit

Douglas E. and Glenda A. Baird

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

2009-2010 donor LIST

Blue Martini

Thomas and April Bringardner

Addison and Deborah Brown

Jack and Ann Butts

Candice Kelber Interior Design

The Capital Grille

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Raymond and Patricia Carroll

Arthur and Elaine Chase

Davina Clark

Collier Neurologic Specialists, LLC

Fermin and Maribel Diaz

DJ Ceron

Alison Douglas

GATES

Anthony and Phyllis Gentile

Gracie’s Cupcakes

Kaleigh Grover

Hilton Orlando / Altamonte Springs

Hinson Studio Printing & Graphic Design

Homewood Suites by Hilton – Ft. Myers Bell Tower

Patricia Hornbeck

Rick and Sharon Horner

Il Primo Pizza & Wings

International Design Source Unlimited, Inc.

Joel and Joan Kessler

Steven Kissinger

James and Lynn Knupp

LarsonAllen, LLP

Legacy Foundation Group Fund of the Com-munity Foundation of Collier County

Claudine Léger-Wetzel

Anthony and Linda Lepore

George R. McLaughlin

Mercedes-Benz of Naples

Michael Biondo Lifestyle Design

Miracle Professional Baseball

Tom and Sandy Moran

Robert Jr. and Ellis Naegele

North Naples Bridge Club

Scott O’Dell

Optimist Club of Naples Foundation, Inc.

Outback Steakhouse

Philip Douglas Salon

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pruchansky

The Pub

Angela Ranellone

Robert Saltarelli

Julia Sciavolino

Don and Jeanne Seewald

SONU Aesthetic Day Spa

Loretta Spezio

Sharon Treiser

Edward and Marianne Valvano

Jay Waltbillig

Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Watkins, III

Dori Wexelbaum

Whole Foods Market

Kelly Willey

John R. and Wanda Wood

$500 - $999A+ Financial GroupAnonymousAZN Azian CuizineRichard and Monica BakerAngie BasileBellasera HotelTrish BiebricherBonefish Grill – NaplesEarl and Janie Book Peter and Carol BoydEmily BuaCollaborative Communications GroupDeAngelis Diamond Construction, Inc.Barb EveristRick and Linda FlewellingJanet GlancyMolly GodleyGreater Naples Unit of NY State United Teachers RetireesHenry and Nancy GreenbergGuardian Personal StorageDr. Thomas P. HaleDr. Kent V. HasenMark HellmanJill HickeyHirsch StudioHodges UniversityIdeal ImagePeter Jacobsen EnterprisesEdward J. KantKohl’s Andrew and Susan KrauseHans and Dolores LevyLloyd and Jinx LiggettLaird and Laurie LileDr. Robert and Carol MeliMiraMare RistoranteGeorge MontefalconeBruce and Sara MousaN. Rex Ashley, CPANEV 2/11 FoundationNew Line Design, LLCVincent and Mary Ann O’BrienEd and Phyllis O’MearaPelican Bay Duplicate Bridge ClubQuail Village Golf ClubRenee RelfDavid A. RismillerDarren Rumbold and Susan Healy Seacoast Sound, Inc. Set You Free, Inc. Southwest Construction Services, Inc. Juliet C. SproulVine Resource ProductionsVincent Von ZwehlWireless City - Verizon WirelessYamron Jewelers PartnershipSkip and Nancy ZinkChuck and Janet Zundel

$1,000 - $2,499ABC-7Basil Anderson Educational FundColbert L. Baker, Jr.B & I Contractors, Inc.Ben & Jerry’s Ice CreamThe Beuth FoundationBigham JewelersBob Hill PlumbingBond, Schoeneck and King, PLLCReg and Sandra BuxtonCHS HealthcareGlenn and Lisa ChurchCoastal Engineering Consultants, Inc.Collier County Women’s Bar AssociationCookies by Design – Ft. Myers / NaplesCostcoHarlan and Heather DamThe Frank G. Daveler Charitable FundGeorge R. and Angela T. DrobinskiGary and Carrie DumasSundi L. Faith, CPA, PARobert FeerickFirst National Bank of the Gulf CoastFlora Family FoundationGene’s Fifth Avenue FloristGenesis Capital Advisors, Inc. GRAEFHahn Loeser & Parks, LLPG. Josiah Hatt and Dianne Mayberry-HattHilton Marco Island Beach ResortHubbard’s Ltd. Of Naples, Inc.Greg and Pamela HunterImpressions by Kay BorkThe Keg Spirit FoundationLester LawWendy and Kevin LawhonMatthew and Janet LawtonLodge Construction, Inc. Joan T. LoosLutgert Insurance CompanyStephen and Susan McManusGregory MeyerRobert J. MeyerMichelle Tricca PhotographyMikkelsen’s Pastry ShopThe Moran Asset Management GroupEdward and Linda Morton Naples Grande Beach ResortNational Association of Asian American ProfessionalsRoy & Carolyn Neumann Volunteer Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier CountyNorth Star Foundation, Inc.Dr. Chris PapadopoulosProperganda, Inc.PRP Wine International, Inc. Renovate & RestoreThe Ritz-Carlton, NaplesRonald McDonald Care Mobile Program

Gail Rothenberg PhotographyRoy’s of NaplesTom SchneiderMr. & Mrs. A. James Smith, Jr.Solo ChefSummit Medical Supplies, Inc. SunTrust BankTradeWinds Island ResortJoseph and Sandy WaiteLarry WallerWaste Management Inc. of FloridaLeslie WatersStephen and Trudy WeisbergCarol WilliamsonYouth Haven

$2,500 - $4,999Adams & O’Reilly/McDonald’sJohn and Barbara BrooksConditioned AirFlorida WeeklyTerrance and Christine FlynnPeter and Joan FortuneRob and Mary Lynn HillMaurice and Dorothy KentKraft Construction Company, Inc. The Marino Group, Inc.Naples North Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. Northern Trust

Pinnacle VodkaPlatinum Total FabricarePNC Wealth Management Joan PollittPrestige Portraits by Bryn-AlanVirginia QuirkRobert of Philadelphia Hair DesignSynovus BankThe Thomas Riley Artisans’ GuildTrinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal ChurchVernon • Healy

$5,000 - $9,9994What InteractiveA. Jaron Fine JewelryAmerican String Teachers Association Bank of FloridaBarron Collier Jr. Foundation, Inc.Mary Seaton BreeseDawn Dinardo PhotographyCharles and Helen Donahue Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier CountyFleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine BarFlorida Power and Light CompanyMort and Myra Friedman Grant, Fridkin, Pearson, Athan & Crown, PAFrank and Ann Grywalski

Gulfshore LifeIngram - White Castle FoundationMcCormick & Schmick’s Seafood RestaurantsNaples Town Hall Distinguished Speakers SeriesParadise JewelrySouthwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc.Stock DevelopmentSweetbay SupermarketTIB BankTrianon Hotelvon Arx Family FoundationWal-Mart FoundationYMCA of the Palms

$10,000 - $14,999Ackerman Foundation, Inc.Chico’s FAS, Inc.Community Trust Fund of The League Club, Inc.The English-Speaking UnionEva GomezAlan and Beverley Horton Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County William and Joan LaimbeerPhillips Harvey GroupState of Florida License for Learning

$15,000 - $24,999Arthrex, Inc.Bank of AmericaCenturyLinkCommunity Foundation of Collier CountyFifth Third BankFrances Pew Hayes Family FoundationWillis and Joyce HeimThe JournalsAlan and Marilyn KorestThe Martin Foundation, Inc. Moorings ParkMyitownTv.comThe Naples Beach Hotel & Golf ClubNaples Illustrated

Philharmonic Center for the ArtsPublix Super Markets Charities, Inc.Rowe Charitable Foundation TrustSaks Fifth AvenueThe Schrenk Family FoundationWells Fargo Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999The Ace Group ClassicBoran Craig Barber Engel Construction Company, Inc.Consortium of Florida Education FoundationsThe F.L.A.G. FoundationFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityHilton NaplesMary Ingram Fund of the Columbus Foundation

Lucie Jenny MacCarthy Music Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County McCabe Family TrustThe Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris FoundationScripps Howard FoundationThe Take Stock in Children Foundation

WINK-TV

$50,000 - $99,999ComcastNaples News Media Group

$100,000 and AboveSuncoast Schools Federal Credit Union / Suncoast for Kids Foundation

3606 Enterprise Avenue, Suite 150 • Naples, FL 34109 (239) 643-4755www.EducationForCollier.org

MAJor donorS

Thank you Collier County Public Schools for supporting the work of The Education Foundation and working collaboratively for the best education for children.