Photo Gallery
Photos of luncheons, students and events.
2013 High School Counselors Breakfast
Collier County's high schools were represented by 10 guidance counselors at the annual Founders Fund breakfast. Information was shared to better prepare graduating high school seniors for the scholarship application process.
January 2013 Scholars Luncheon
Nearly 100 people gathered for the Founders Fund Annual Scholars Luncheon on January 2, 2013 at the Club Pelican Bay. The luncheon, held each year to celebrate student accomplishments, gave students, sponsors, trustees and benefactors a chance to meet and mingle.
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| Susan Morley, Victoria Howard and Frank Morley |
| Billie Porter, Stephanie Wolf and Roger Moen | 
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| Karla Albanese, Daniel Evans and Frank Albanese |
| Jim Henderson, Holly Weinstein, Juliana and George Phillips | 
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| Mike Weir, Paige Driapsa, Cassandra Fernandez and Pidge Weir |
| Ruthann McCarty and Weslande Baptiste | 
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| Sue McNaghten, Claudia Anez-Zabala, Sergio Alvarez and Rob McNaghten |
| George Fox and Ruby Mendez |
Lee Dayton and Kyle Talko
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| Founders Fund students home for the holidays |
2012 Scholarship Award Reception29 Collier County students were honored for receiving scholarships through The Founders Fund. This year marks the start of the Sponsored Scholar program, giving students $2,500 for their first two years of college and the traditional $2,000 for their final two years.
 |  | | Vilma, Terry, and Holly Wienstein | Tom Butz and Andrea Moreno |  |  | | John Levy, Gail Rothenburg, and Juan Ortiz | Mary Lear and Erica Martinez |  |  | | Rob and Sue McNaghten with Daniel Evans | John Fumagalli, Gary Hardy, and Ron Ciesla |  |  | | Lisa and Austin Adams with Brooke and Laurie Saurbier | Bonnie and Mike Walker with Devin Scott |  |  | | Sergio, Mario, Andrea, and Ana Alvarez | 2012 Founders Fund Scholars |
2012 Ed Brennan Memorial Golf Tournament and Banquet Over $340,000 was raised to grant scholarships to Collier County students. The event consisted of a day of golf, cocktails, dinner, and a live auction at The Club Pelican Bay.
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| Coe and Larry Gutowsky with
Sig and Cliff Ryan | Hank and Donna Wagner with
Donna and Richard Ward
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Nancy O'Donnell, and Jim Brennan | John Oakley, Mary McMillan, Bella Akhtar,
and Merc Herman |  |  | Schulyer Peck, Jeanine Taylor,
and Mike Willett | Sue McNaghten, Scott Robertson,
and Coe Gutowsky |  |  | Jack and Cheryl Cullen with
Vicki and Roger Mjoen | Pat Ermler, Anno Murphy, Sandy Sarni,
and Karla Albanese |  |  | | Maureen O'Gorman and Barbara Kent | John and Sara Fumagalli with
Ron and Karin Ciesla |
2012 Annual High School Counselors Breakfast Collier County's high schools were represented by 11 guidance counselors who joined The Founders Fund members for the annual breakfast. They shared information to better prepare graduating seniors for the scholarship application process.
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| Mary Linda Sanders and Connie Perrin |
| Allison Ferraro and Lorrie Cox |
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| Diana Martin, Glenna Potter,
and Sue McNaghten |
| Sandra Perez-Jaimes and Joan Thomas |
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2011 Scholars Luncheon During the holiday break, The Founders Fund celebrated the end of their 20th anniversary year with a special luncheon in honor of past and present trustees. Over 90 guests, including 38 visiting students, came together at The Club Pelican Bay for this special event.
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| Iysha Aldikacti, Rob McNaghten,
and Nathan Andrus |
| Manuel Ozambela with Sandra and Reg Buxton |
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| J. Kevin Crowley and Coe Gutowsky |
| John Levy and Lucia Shellito |
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| Maritza Payan, Kathryn Kessler, Bob Nevisn, Alina Winschel, and Camila Perez |
| Joe and Jeanne Jones with Mark Benfield |
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| Andrea Ramos and John Oakley |
| Tom McCarty and Chris LaCivita |
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| Susan and Frank Morley with Tania Saade |
| Mary Kay and Jim Golden with Katherine Estrada and Alexis Schlaupitz |
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| Barb and Wayne Kent with Kristi Balvage |
| Sandy and Vin Sarni with Nicholas Dudley |
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| David Smith and Diana Castillo |
| Danielle O'Connell and Sue McNaghten |
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2011 Annual Scholarship Awards Reception The 20th year anniversary of The Founders Fund saw 26 Collier County high school seniors add their names to the list of 479 total Founders Fund scholars. The program honored these students with their peers, family, and counselors in attendance, alongside Fund Board Members, benefactors, and sponsors...
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| Elizabeth and Margit Mikkelsen - Barron Collier |
| Hermes and Maritz Payan - Lorenzo Walker, with Margoth Ospina |
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| Coe Gutowsky, Christie Kuzma - St. John Neumann, and Tom Becket |
| Gus, Nayla, Tania, and Michelle
Sadde - Gulf Coast |
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| Haylee and Barbie Stokes - Everglades |
| Brian, Brittany, and Nikki Hunter - Naples |
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| Sue Mc-Naghten, Brenda Gutierez, Yaresly Trejo, and Maria Franco-Munguia - Immokalee |
| Terry, Dominque, Danielle, and Lorraine O'Connell - Gulf Coast |
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| Sandy Consolino and Joan Thomas |
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2011 Annual High School Guidance Counselors Breakfast Members of The Founders Fund met with 10 Collier County guidance counselors representing both private and public high schools to begin the 2011 scholarship season...
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| Mary Linda Sanders - Naples High School and Tom Lear - Founders Fund Trustee |
| Melissa Hunter - Barron Collier High School and Amanda Edson - Immokalee High School |
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| Melissa Hunter - Barron Collier High School, Sue McNaghten - Founders Fund President, and Melissa Owen - St. John Neumann |
| Cindy Giles - Gulf Coast High School, John Levy - Founders Fund Trustee, and
Peg Reale - Lely High School |
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| Cathy Hargis - Palmetto Ridge High School, Lee Kay - Community School, and Sandy Consolino - Golden Gate High School |
| Amanda Edson - Immokalee High School and Tom Lear - Founders Fund Trustee |
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2010 Annual Scholars Luncheon Nearly 100 were in attendance at the December 2010 luncheon, including 41 scholarship students, from freshman to seniors, who were home for the holidays. Each student was able to speak briefly about their achievements at varying universities at this luncheon in their honor...
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|  | | Amabel dela Roma, Brenda Dugan, Sabrina Carrender, and Bill Dugan |
| Tom McCarty, Mark Benfield, and Claudia Plozin |  |
|  | | Rob McNaghten, Maranda Collins, and Charles Vaught |
| Alejandro Ramirez and Alexi Atkins |  |
|  | | Meghan and Kelli Murphy |
| Coe Gutowsky, Julie Baddaracco, Yvenalie Louissaint, and Weslande Baptiste |  |
|  | | Peter Bielawski, Gabrielle McCaffrey, Connie Moody and Jefferson Iles |
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2010 Annual Scholarship Awards Reception 26 graduating Collier County high school seniors were awarded Founders Fund scholarships for a renewable $2,000 each year. The ice cream social reception to honor their achievement was held May 4, 2010 at The Club Pelican Bay...
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|  | Rebecca and Carter Mack |
| Gene, Natasha, and Ann Lai |  |
|  | Odalis, Deilys, and Juan Navarro |
| Carmen Garcia and Gabriela Ramos |  |
|  | Michael, Catherine, and Chris Caylore |
| Lila Casin, Keyler Casin-Vidal, and George Vidal |  |
|  | Kelli and Megg Murphy |
| Andrew and Wilma Lem |  |
|  | Elyse, Iysha, Lisa, and Drew Aldikacti |
| Amy Jende and Lisa Frimberger |  |
|  | Leah and Pam Minton |
| Esperanza and Corina Rionda, Osvaldo Sanchez |  |
|  | Yolanda and Daniel Hernandez |
| Kim Beyer, Yaissy Solis, and Julio Mora |  |
|  | Rosa Papapietro, Maria Briceno, Fiorela Papapietro, and Carlos Briceno |
| All Founders Fund 2010 Scholarship Recipients |
2010 Biennial Ed Brennan Memorial Golf Tournament Over $250,000 was raised to continue the good work of providing scholarships to Collier County's best and brightest at The Club Pelican Bay on April 12, 2010...
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|  | Bob and Elaine Jachino, and Bill and Doug Daubmann |
| Jim and Mary Kay Golden and Maureen and John Cauley |  |
|  | Bill McCormick, Bill Queenan, Bob Skolnick, and Bob Swearingen |
| Hugo Gijon and Chris Carlson |  |
|  | Doug Daubmann, Judy Brennan |
| Gale and Nancy Miller, Skip and Nancy Mang |  |
|  | Roger and Vicki Mjoen, Cheryl and Jack Cullen |
| Tom and Mary Williams, Joanne and Barney Dougherty |  |
|  | Ray and Anne Crisci, Don Kirby |
| Dan and Anita Marquitz, Graeme and Lee Dayton |  |
|  | Lois and Dick McArdle, Bill and Patty Radford |
| Marie Macchiaroli, Connie Moody, and Asha Gupta |  |
|  | Larry White, Milt and Carol Lynnes, Susie and Frank Morley |
| Dick, Jim, and Judy Brennan, and Kelly Collins |
2010 Annual High School Counselor Breakfast High school guidance counselors from both public and private local schools were brought together to discuss the financial needs of the upcoming graduating class...
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|  | Sue Davenport, Marrie McLaughlin, and Sue McNaghten |
| Melissa Hunter, Abby Lambley, Glenna Potter, and Bill Kramer |  |
|  | Linda Sharp, Tom Lear, and Peg Reale |
| Lee Kay and Sandra Consolino |
2009 Get Acquainted Luncheon at The CLUB With 39 scholarship recipients and over 100 people in attendance, the luncheon was a time for members to hear about college life and recieve the thanks of the students...
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| Janelle Kuehnert, Michael Stephens, and Jeanne Jones |
| Sue Davenport, J. Kevin Crowley, and Kay Drolet | 
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| Catherine Eble, Gabrielle McCaffrey, and Andrea Ramos |
| Maureen Cauley, Sasha Schuler, and John Cauley | 
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| Manuel Ozambela, Judy Brennan, Jake O'Donnell, and Jessie Carcamo |
| John and Barb Bloomstrom and Thu Anh Doan | 
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| Lucia Shelltio and Bob Jachino |
| Alexi Atkins, Bill Lynn, and Marjorie Eldira |  |
|  | Lolisa Wallace, Peter Bielawski, and Ashely Gore |
| Katie Kessler, Nickolas Pantner, Ashely Price, and Emiliano Pantner |  |
|  | Dick and Dorothy Splittorf, Paige Driapsa, and Amabel Dela Roma |
| Adam Carney, Victoria Howard, and Christian Calyore |  |
|  | Julian Calixtro, Joan Mannierre, and Jeff Iles |
| Sue Davenport and Bill Corbett |  |
|  | Dan Mendoza, Johal Baez, Jugo Gijon, and George Gibson |
| Miranda Collins, Caleb Eiler, Gordon and David Mackenzie |
2009 Get Acquainted Dinner at The CLUB Over 60 people attended the November dinner -- board members, benefactors, sponsors and graduates...
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|  | Chris Spillane, Graeme Dayton, Michon Herbst, and Kay Drolet |
| Joni and Brian Pelletier | 
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|  | Rocky Caldwell and George Gibson |
| Rob McNaghten, Barbara Kent, Pidge Weir, and Tom Lear |  |
|  | Pat Carroll, Clara Marks, Gerry Carroll, and Coe Gutowsky |
| Bruce Carlson, Dick Spillane, and Lee Dayton |  |
|  | Susie Morley and Chris Carlson |
| Bob Subin, Arlene Subin, Ruthann McCarty, and Tom McCarty |
2009 Scholarship Awards Reception Students were invited to a reception in their honor as the latest, in a long line, of outstanding high school seniors...
See press release for list of students. Rocky Caldwell and Larry White
The following are some of the students and their families at the May Reception.
2009 Counselor Breakfast
Ray Crisci, Linda Sharp, and Sue Davenport, Kellie Costin and Dr. Vincent Doria Audrey Moss
Sue McNaghten, Cathy Hargis and Tom Lear and Dr. Cheryl Sington Sandra Consolino
January 2009 Luncheon
Robin O'Rourke, Amanda Gaynon and Josie Gibson, Christine Swanson, Connie Adam Aravich Moody and Lee Dayton
Sasha Schuler, John Clark and Founders Fund Board Members Adam Carney
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