Tickets are still available for Preferred Travel & Company’s annual travel showcase and to mark the agency’s 40 anniversary, the theme this year will be “Ruby Reflection: A Journey of 40 Years.” The travel event is scheduled to take place on January 22, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM at Artis-Naples, located at 5833 Pelican.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has extended Guadalupe Center’s accreditation through June 2029. NAEYC accreditation validates that an early learning center offers a high-quality curriculum and exemplary learning environment that fosters child development. Guadalupe Center’s Early Childhood Education Program at the Morgridge Family Early Childhood Education Campus is the only.
Guadalupe Center President and CEO Dawn Montecalvo was among a group of 39 thought leaders whose recently released “Florida’s Early Learning Roadmap” reimagines education for the state’s youngest learners. The 20-page report was developed by The Future Project’s steering committee, which includes Montecalvo along with nonprofit executives, teachers, parents, early learning center directors and education.
Elizabeth Cuevas, a 2014 graduate of Guadalupe Center’s Tutor Corps Program, has returned to the nonprofit as its new community and volunteer engagement manager. As a member of Guadalupe Center’s philanthropy team, Cuevas coordinates campus and program tours for prospective donors, supporters, business leaders and community partners. Additionally, she works with individuals, civic groups, residential.
London Bay Development Group is serving as the presenting sponsor for Guadalupe Center’s annual signature gala, marking more than a decade of sponsorships that have helped fuel the event’s success. “Elevate the Journey of Endless Possibilities,” which will be held Jan. 12 at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón, will feature dinner, cocktails, student performances and speeches,.
Guadalupe Center has begun restocking its Holiday Gift Shop, a winter wonderland that provides a unique shopping experience for hundreds of Immokalee families. Through Monday, Dec. 4, Guadalupe Center will accept new, unwrapped donations of age-appropriate toys, games and gifts for needy recipients ranging in age from infants through teenagers, as well as monetary donations..
Guadalupe Center’s signature fundraising gala, Elevate the Journey of Endless Possibilities, will be held Jan. 12 at The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón. The mother-daughter team of Dyan Smith and Cortney Howgate are co-chairing Elevate, which features dinner, cocktails, student performances and speeches, and a live auction. The gala will also host a Jump Up for Education,.
Guadalupe Center will host its second student art show of the year on Oct. 26 at HobNob Kitchen & Bar in Naples featuring a curated auction exclusively sponsored by Waterside Shops. Seeing the Bigger Picture, which features inspired artwork by students from pre-school through college, helps raise awareness and support for the center’s transformational education.
Guadalupe Center has launched the Golden Circle Giving Society to recognize and celebrate the impact of women in philanthropy. Golden Circle Giving Society was founded on the belief that a collective vision, especially of women, working toward a common goal strengthens the intention and impact of giving. Fifteen generous women from Southwest Florida initially joined.
Guadalupe Center has established the Guadalupe Resource Hub, a storage and distribution center that will securely house essentials like food, clothing and hygiene items for families in Immokalee. Supported through a $300,000 grant from Collier Community Foundation’s Collier Comes Together Hurricane Relief Fund, Guadalupe Center purchased a warehouse to store donated and in-kind items, including.