JEWISH FEDERATION
May 2021
Federation Star
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Meet DeAngelis Diamond Capital campaign spotlight
By Marcy Friedland, Capital Campaign & Planned Giving Director
T
his month, we would like to introduce you to DeAngelis Diamond, the firm with whom we have contracted to construct the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in sunny Naples, Florida, DeAngelis Diamond is an innovative, award-winning construction management firm and a nationally recognized leader in the construction industry. In its first 25 years, the firm rapidly grew from a highly successful regional construction management company to a nationally known and well-respected innovative leader in the industry with a highly diverse project portfolio. Today, DeAngelis Diamond has
completed over $4 billion of construction projects, is a top-ranked company in the United States, is licensed in 33 states, has an international presence in the Caribbean Islands, and has fully staffed offices in Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Orlando, Birmingham, Nashville and Detroit. DeAngelis Diamond has received numerous awards, including Builder of the Year, Best Places to Work, Sand Dollar, Summit and Pinnacle, and has been ranked on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors and Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America list. When we asked them to share with us what building this project means to them, this is what they shared:
The DeAngelis Diamond team Our company motto is “The Honor to creating the cultural center that will help Build” and we are humbled and honored service the needs of the Jewish community by the faith our clients place in us to build in Collier County and beyond. their dreams. It is truly an honor to build Brian McKenzie, Director of Special the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. Projects and the lead on the project says, At DeAngelis Diamond, we don’t just “I have enjoyed working with Jewish build structures, we create places to live, Federation of Greater Naples from the heal, work, learn and worship. In the earliest stages of the project. The Federaprocess, we believe it is imperative to help tion has an active and passionate building improve the world around us, especially in committee, which highlights to me the our own community. strength of the Jewish community and of this As a locally owned and operated conorganization. It has been a pleasure workstruction firm, Collier County is our home. ing with James Knafo and Wegman Design We are excited to work with Jewish FedGroup. When complete, the building will be eration of Greater Naples and be a part of distinctive both inside and out.”
May programs Reneé Bialek Program Director
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e are starting off the month of May with author Julie Gray, who will be discussing her
book, “The True Adventures of Gidon Lev,” an inspirational story of hope and a primer on Jewish culture and history. Please register for this free Zoom event at www.jewishnaples.org. (You do not need to read the book to attend.) Exciting news! I will be attending the virtual Jewish Book Council conference at the end of this month. After this conference, the Jewish Book Festival committee will decide which authors to bring to our
community. If you would like to be on the email list to receive updates, please email me at rbialek@jewishnaples.org. Stay tuned by reading our weekly Monday e-blasts for upcoming programs. Programs are added on an ongoing basis. If you would like to give a presentation via Zoom, please contact me. More information on the above programs can be found in our Monday weekly e-blasts.
Please make sure to register via the link that is provided in the weekly e-blasts. If you need help registering, feel free to contact me. A confirmation email will be sent to you immediately after you register. The Zoom link is emailed to you about two hours prior to the start of each program. Contact me, Reneé, at rbialek@ jewishnaples.org with any questions. Please like us on Facebook!
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