NEWS & Fall 2014 Views Golf Tournament brings in nearly $500,000 for college scholarships Nearly a half-million dollars was raised for scholarships at the Founders Fund 2014 Ed Brennan Memorial Golf Tournament and Banquet. The fundraiser, held at The Club Pelican Bay on April 7, 2014, had more than 180 golfers and over 250 for the evening banquet and auction. Auctioneer Scott Robertson energized the crowd and brought in over $200,000 during the live auction and ‘raise the paddle for scholarships’ portion of the evening. The ‘Paris to Normandy’ Ama Waterways River Cruise, donated by Preferred Travel of Naples, brought in $15,000 alone. The Founders Fund has awarded over $2.8 million dollars in scholarships to Collier County students since its inception in 1991 and now has a scholarship commitment of over $200,000 annually. Vin and Sandy Sarni with Jane and Bob Saltarilli Sandy Colsarini and Tom Butz A Group of Founders Fund Supporters Enjoying Salzburg Connie Moody of Preferred Travel of Naples hosted a group of 42 passengers, mostly Club members and their friends, on a Danube Cruise aboard the AMASonata. Starting with three nights in Prague, the group then cruised through the scenic Wachau Valley on the way Nick Feagler, Jerry Weygandt, to Vienna for a Mozart/Strauss concert in a Bruce Carlon, Terry Isselhard, magnificent palace. The cruise ended with an Geoff Gibson Tim Ubben, Sue Ubben, Patty Mayhew, illuminations cruise of Budapest. Kay Drolet, Trudy Schwarz Photos by Chris Carlson MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 2014/2015 Joan Thomas Board of Trustees As I begin my term as Chair of the Founders Fund Board, Joan Thomas, Chairman I look forward to working with my fellow Board members Rick Ermler, Treasurer to fulfill our mission of providing college scholarships for Karla Albanese deserving Collier County students. Susan Brown Michelle Farrell Last April, at the Ed Brennan Memorial Golf Tournament John Levy & Auction, over 185 members of The Club Pelican Bay, Peter McCarthy along with our generous corporate sponsors, opened Rob McNaghten their hearts and checkbooks to raise a record amount for Mollie Moffatt the Founders Fund. The event will take place again in Gene Murphy April 2016. Maureen O’Gorman Schuyler Peck Karen Pulte To sustain the scholarships for our students, we also need your support in the Michael Weir, Board Rep. upcoming “non-event” year. When you receive your letter requesting a contribution, Pidge Weir we hope you will be as generous as you have been in the past. 2014/2015 Sponsors Our students have worked hard, facing formidable obstacles in reaching their goal Stallion Oilfield Services/ of a college education. Many of them will return to the Naples area and give back Craig & Kathy Johnson to their community. The Atwood Group/Merrill Lynch Anonymous At the Student Luncheon last January, one of our scholarship recipients who is Brennan Family studying to be a doctor, looked down the line at the other students and said that The Ibarra Calleja Group/Morgan Stanley he would be coming back to Naples to start a community health center. He then Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. pointed to some of the others and said, “And I want you and you and you and you Mercedes-Benz of Naples to come back with me!” Northern Trust PNC Wealth Management These are fine young people who deserve our help. I can assure you that they very FineMark National Bank & Trust much appreciate their scholarships, and the Founders Fund appreciates the support Victoria Harrison/Downing Frye you give to us to make those scholarships possible. John R. Wood Naples Signature Collection/ Premier Sotheby Founders Fund Calendar Pulte Group The Lykos Group, Inc. Wed., Nov 5, 2014 Board Meeting 4:30pm - Augusta Room Collier Enterprises/Collier’s Reserve Thurs., Nov 20, 2014 Board Meeting 4:30pm - Augusta Room Home Tech William C. Huff Companies Tues., Dec 30, 2014 Student Luncheon 12:00 noon - Main Dining Room Fidelity Investments Wed., Jan 14, 2015 Board Meeting 4:30pm - Augusta Room Wed., Jan 28, 2015 Counselors’ Breakfast 8:00am - Augusta Room In-Kind Sponsors Preferred Travel of Naples Wed., Feb 11, 2015 Board Meeting 4:30pm - Augusta Room Occasions of Naples Mon., Mar 2, 2015 Student Deadline to submit FF apps to Counselors My Shower Door Bigham Jewelers Fri., Mar 6, 2015 Counselor’s deadline to submit apps to WCI Communities Sue Davenport Wed., Mar 11, 2015 Board Meeting 4:30pm - Augusta Room March 16 ¯ 20, 2015 CCPS SPRING BREAK The Founders Fund March 23 ¯ April 2, 2015 INTERVIEWS AT SCHOOLS 239-593-0124 or Wed., April 8, 2015 SCHOLAR SELECTION MEETING [email protected] 9:00 am – Noon - Augusta Room The Founders Fund, Inc. Thurs., April 23, 2015 Student Reception 7:00 pm - Main Dining Room www.facebook.com/pages/The-Founders-Fund-Inc 2 Fall 2014 2014/2015 Current Benefactors Board of Trustees Joan Thomas, Chairman Frank and Karla Albanese Quentin and Liz Kennedy Schuyler and Penelope Peck Rick Ermler, Treasurer Had and Pat Asiel Wayne and Barbara Kent Wayne and Isabelle Perkins Karla Albanese John and Sandra Beeman Ed and Jane Kerr George and Juliana Phillips Susan Brown Michelle Farrell Anthony and Mary Beirne David and Jane Kondracke Frank and Elizabeth Polizzi John Levy Steve and Connie Berger William and Cecile Law Larry and Jean Pugh Peter McCarthy Jack and Dorothy Brennan Tom and Mary Lear Bill and Karen Pulte Rob McNaghten Judy Brennan Phil and Cheryl Leone Patrick and Maureen Purcell Mollie Moffatt Doug and Susan Brown Jay and Ann Lee Levitt Bill and Carol Queenan Gene Murphy Maureen O’Gorman Rocky and Addie Caldwell John Levy and Gail Rothenberg Bill and Pat Radford Schuyler Peck Neil and Judy Forrest Campbell John and Wendy Lord Bruce and Kathleen Raimy Karen Pulte Bill and Kay Carmichael Fred and Sue Luconi Buss and Lou Ann Ransom Michael Weir, Board Rep. Pat and Gerry Carroll Milt and Carol Lynnes Ravi and Geetha Ravindran Pidge Weir John and Maureen Cauley Marie Macchiaroli Paul and Jan Robertson 2014/2015 Sponsors Dick and Linda Censits Skip and Nancy Mang Angel and Hope Roubin Stallion Oilfield Services/ Jim and Carole Crane Joan Manierre Cliff and Sig Ryan Craig & Kathy Johnson Adam and Linda Crescenzi Ron and Clara Marks Vin and Sandy Sarni The Atwood Group/Merrill Lynch Jack and Cheryl Cullen Dan and Anita Marquitz Kim and Cindy Schappert Anonymous Dominic and Pearl D’Alessandro Fritz and Patty Mayhew Brennan Family Tim and Sally Schrader The Ibarra Calleja Group/Morgan Stanley Doug Danforth Pete and Mary McCarthy Richard and Trudy Schwarz Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Lee and Graeme Dayton Tom and Ruthann McCarty Stan and Marcy Seneker Mercedes-Benz of Naples Roy DeCambra Peg McCausland John and Lynell Shroyer Northern Trust Ed and Pam Dixon Bill and Ann McCormick Bob and Suzanne Skolnick PNC Wealth Management FineMark National Bank & Trust Barney and Joanne Dougherty Sam and Kay McCullough Ed and Alice Smeds Victoria Harrison/Downing Frye Kay Drolet Al and Betsy McGhee David and Lea Smith John R. Wood Bill and Brenda Dugan Jim and Jayne McKee Larry and Gitte Smith Naples Signature Collection/ Paul and Marge Duncan Joe and Ally McLeod Brice and Cathy Smith Premier Sotheby Jim and Lee Elsesser Willis and Mary McMillan Robert and Arlene Subin Pulte Group The Lykos Group, Inc. Frederick and Jean Ensley Rob and Sue McNaghten Judy Thomas Collier Enterprises/Collier’s Reserve Rick and Pat Ermler Gale and Nancy Miller George and Joan Thomas Home Tech John and Michele Farrell Douglas and Ginny Mills Robert and Meg Tyre William C. Huff Companies Nick and Carole Feagler Jerry and Mollie Moffatt Tim and Sharon Ubben Fidelity Investments Bill and Mary Ann Ferguson Frank and Susie Morley Bill Umphred In-Kind Sponsors George and Helen Fox Dan and Mary Murphy Dick and Janet Van De Velde Preferred Travel of Naples Neil and Lois Gagnon Gene and Anno Murphy Hank and Donna Wagner Occasions of Naples Geoff and Josie Gibson Bob and Hanna Nevins Dick and Donna Ward My Shower Door George and Elsa Gibson John and Terry Newhouse Bill and Louise Warshauer Bigham Jewelers Bill and Liz Gorman John and Gretchen Oakley WCI Communities Michael and Pidge Weir John Grant Richard and Patricia O’Brien Jerry and Enid Weygandt Hem and Asha Gupta Jim and Janet O’Connor Larry and Gail White Larry and Coe Gutowsky Gerald and Sheila O’Connor Linda Wiggins The Founders Fund Al and Millie Holtz Jake and Nancy O’Donnell Tom and Mary Williams 239-593-0124 or Jon and Maureen Homstad John and Katie Ogden [email protected] Bill and Kathy Hughes Maureen O’Gorman Thank you for your The Founders Fund, Inc. Robert and Elaine Jachino Mary Osborn www.facebook.com/pages/The-Founders-Fund-Inc Michael and Rosalie Johnson-Fogg Kim and Evie Packard continued support Fall 2014 3 The Founders Fund 2014 morial Golf Tounamen Ed Brennan Me t and Banquet A Day To Remember Golf Event Golfers on the Green Maureen and Pat Purcell Fred Luconi, Bob Subin, Bill Warshauer and Adam Crescenzi Bill Feeney, Joe Fitori with Bob and Kathy Call Bill Feeney and Joe Fitori Cliff Ryan, Tim and Sally Schrader and Ed Dixon Nancy O’Donnell and Judy Brennan Tom and Ruthann McCarty with Anita and Dan Marquitz Sandy Colsarini, Tom Butz, Curtiss Alden and Ed Mihalovich Jay Levitt, Mary Osborn, Karen Pulte, Rick and Pat Ermler with Mary and and Kay Drolet Donna and Hank Wagner Tom Lear, Founders Fund Chairperson 4 Fall 2014 The Founders Fund 2014 morial Golf Tounamen Ed Brennan Me t and Banquet A Day To Remember Dinner & Action Jerry and Adria Starkey Diana Curchy Horan, Wilma Boyd and Connie Moody Jon Vollmer, Maureen O’Gorman and Jim, Maryla and Judy Brennan, Barbara MacClaverty, Sheila Keady Carol Brennan, Nancy O’Donnell, Patti and EJ Brennan, Brian and Sonya Sawyer and (seated) Kelly and Debbie Collins with Dave Mangan Schuyler and Penelope Peck with Jeffrey Atwood, Kathy and Scott Robertson – Auctioneer Craig Johnson – Major Sponsors Rob and Sue McNaghten Martha and Frank Ibarra Doug Daubmann, Michele Farrell, Iain Mossman Tim and Sharon Ubben Wayne and Barbara Kent with Karla and Keith Daubmann and Frank Albanese Fall 2014 5 The Founders Fund Would like to thank the following for their support during our 2014 Event! The Atwood Group is a proud supporter of the Founders Fund.