T O DD SCH UST ERMAN Chairs The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s Gala for the Rooftop in April
“The center hadn’t done any major fundraisers until the first Gala for the Rooftop last year. Now, we’re getting closer to building the rooftop, which will include a sculpture garden, bar, a kitchen and a concert stage.”
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When he first got involved, he learned something many people find when they’re first exposed to the needs in our communities: The issues often hit closer to home than we imagine. “When you look at a map of where this is happening, it’s true that there is a big concentration of domestic violence in rural areas, but it happens everywhere,” he says. “There are red dots all over—in Marco Island, in Naples, in Port Royal. It’s not race or income-specific.” To put a face to the cause, Estrem and his team bring in young men who have been through the Raising Gentle’men Program to speak in between whiskey tastings and poker games. The men talk candidly about the abuse they've experienced and how the program is helping them forge a new path. "When you hear these stories, it's impossible not to want to get involved," he says. In another realm of the fundraising world, there are the events that support cultural institutions, like the Naples Zoo, Naples Botanical Garden and the Sidney & Berne Davis
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COLIN ESTREM Chairs the Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence event in January
“Men need to stand with women against domestic violence. It's a terrifying problem, but there is so much we can do. I think about my two daughters. Even if you have not been touched by domestic violence personally, we all need to be in this together.”
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