With their recent $15,000 contribution, Verizon has helped The Immokalee Foundation fund...
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The Immokalee Foundation is building an 18-home subdivision in Immokalee that serves as a hands-on professional career experience for the Foundation's students. Known as the Career Pathways Learning Lab, this unique project enables students following the Foundation's Career Pathways curriculum for Engineering & Construction Management and Business Management & Entrepreneurship to work with industry professionals and learn about land development, home construction, marketing and sales.
Verizon's $10,000 contribution covers the cabinetry cost for a home, enabling the Foundation to help another deserving family get one step closer to realizing their dream of home ownership.
As Networking Sponsor, Verizon also helped fund the Foundation's annual CEO Leadership Summit this year. Open to the public, the Summit enables Immokalee Foundation high school students to learn from, interact with, and draw inspiration from high-profile business leaders throughout SW Florida.
"Our CEO Leadership Summit is one of my favorite events of the year," said Immokalee Foundation President and CEO Noemi Y. Perez. "It's wonderful to witness the students we support engaging in meaningful conversations with some of Southwest Florida's most prolific leaders. Through Verizon's targeted focus on our Learning Lab Home Construction Project and CEO Leadership Summit, they ultimately impacted a significant number of the students we support. We are profoundly grateful."
About The Immokalee Foundation: For more than 32, The Immokalee Foundation has been preparing the next generation of leaders through a 100% focus on education, career readiness, and professional development for students in Immokalee—from kindergarten through postsecondary education. The Foundation provides new pathways to success and financial independence through robust programming that prepares students for well-paying, in-demand professional careers in Business Management & Entrepreneurship, Education & Human Services, Engineering & Construction Management and Healthcare. To learn more about The Immokalee Foundation, become a mentor, volunteer as a career panel speaker or host, donate, or include the Foundation in your estate plans, please call 239-430-9122 or visit immokaleefoundation.org.
