We proudly highlight SCCF’s mission-driven work from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024, in this Annual Report. It feels so good to share all that’s been accomplished as we’re one year farther along in our Hurricane Ian recovery.
As the following pages will attest, our recovery to date has been nothing short of remarkable — but it is not yet over.
We said it in last year’s Annual Report, and it bears repeating once again: Thanks to the members of the SCCF family, we have hit many significant milestones since Ian battered our landscapes, our facilities, our employees, and our community. Due to the generosity of our members, we are advancing boldly forward to a better tomorrow. Without you, our sustainability would be in jeopardy. Instead, we are on a robust and carefully conceived upward trajectory. Our leadership has worked hard to create and launch a new five-year strategic plan. That plan is bold, it’s inspired, and it’s worthy of your philanthropic investment. If you can once again renew — or perhaps even increase — your support, be assured it will be used wisely. You will help us ensure a stronger and more resilient future — for SCCF, Sanibel Sea School, Coastal Watch, and our amazing island community.
If you have questions, including information on making a gift of securities or a donation by ACH transfer, please contact SCCF Development Director Cheryl Giattini at 239-822-6121 or cgiattini@sccf.org.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this heartfelt request.
SCCF's mission is to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems.
Founded in 1967, SCCF has grown significantly from its initial focus on land acquisition. Focus areas include: Water Quality Research | Policy and Advocacy | Sea Turtles and Shorebirds
In January 2020, Sanibel Sea School and Coastal Watch joined forces with SCCF, greatly expanding our youth education and community conservation initiatives. At the heart of SCCF are residents, visitors, and businesses who believe we have a duty to protect our region for future generations.
Thanks as always for sustaining our shared commitment to conservation. Please consider using the enclosed envelope to do so again with a tax-deductible contribution to the Annual Fund Drive.
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We have faced many challenges over the past several years as storm events have disrupted our lives and impacted our homes and businesses. It is more important than ever that we work together to implement strategies that will make our communities more resilient to future storm events. Thanks to your ongoing and generous support of our science, education, and advocacy work, we have made great strides to further our mission to protect and care for Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems
In this Annual Report, we are excited to report on the breadth of work that our talented staff, Board of Trustees, and dedicated volunteers accomplished over the past year.
In June, our Board of Trustees adopted a comprehensive five-year strategic plan, setting a clear roadmap for our future work and ensuring our continued impact. The plan is backed by a financial analysis that ensures our long-term viability and prudent accomplishment of our goals.
Conservation and restoration of our coastal ecosystems remains a top priority. Through the hard work and dedication of our amazing volunteers, our Coastal Watch program planted thousands of mangroves and restored wetland marsh habitat impacted by Hurricane Ian. The restoration of our interior wetland system provides important habitat for island wildlife that are dependent on these natural systems and affords essential water storage to reduce flood risk for our residents and businesses.
James Evans Anne Nobles
Despite named storms, our challenges were not all acts of Mother Nature. We continue to encounter threats to our quality of life, coastal ecosystems, and economy that are preventable through environmental stewardship, prudent land use planning, and investments in water quality. We stand united as a member of the Protect Captiva coalition in confronting harmful development that threatens our islands.
Working with our regional partners, we completed an important study on the economic impacts of water quality and launched our inaugural Preserving Paradise Leadership Program — empowering business leaders to be ambassadors and advocates for our natural resources.
Our strategic plan will guide us as we continue
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address the pressing environmental challenges facing our coastal ecosystems.
Our five-year strategic plan guides us as we address the pressing environmental challenges facing our coastal ecosystems. We will expand our research initiatives, enhance educational programs, and strengthen partnerships to maximize our impact.
Our science team conducted important research on water quality and harmful algal blooms, sea turtles, shorebirds, and terrestrial wildlife, which advances our understanding of these vital resources and informs our advocacy efforts and future conservation work.
This year, thousands of students embraced Ocean Love thanks to our Sanibel Sea School educators. We proudly offered scholarships to students from underserved communities to participate and develop lasting friendships. The restored Sanibel Sea School flagship campus provides additional space and resources to support future programs. Thanks to all of our generous donors and supporters who helped us restore the campus!
Lifelong learners also found joy in our adult education programs. Our Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Systems program, Weeds ‘n’ Seeds, new resident and business owner environmental orientation, and San-Cap Realtors program enriched participants’ understanding of what makes our islands special.
The 50th anniversary of the Sanibel Plan serves as both a celebration of past achievements and a reminder of the ongoing work needed to protect our unique environment. As we face challenges such as climate change, water quality issues, and development pressures, we are more determined than ever to lead the way in finding sustainable solutions.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to our dedicated staff, volunteers, partners, and supporters. Your passion and commitment are the driving force behind our success. Together, we will continue to make a lasting difference by preserving and protecting our precious coastal ecosystems for generations to come.
Thank you for your continued support and trust in our mission.
Sincerely,
James Evans Anne Nobles Chief Executive Officer President Board of Trustees
Coastal Watch Brings Community Together for Restoration Efforts
SCCF’s Coastal Watch relied on residents, visitors, island businesses, and other island nonprofits to move from Hurricane Ian recovery into full-on restoration mode over the past fiscal year, highlighting our community's dedication to environmental stewardship and resilience. As we look to the future, we remain committed to protecting and preserving our coastal ecosystems for generations to come.
Thank you to all our volunteers, partners, and supporters for your unwavering support and hard work. We look forward to continuing our efforts and achieving even greater success in the coming year.
Gulf Ridge Preserve Restoration
In the weeks leading up to the 2024 rainy season, over 100 volunteers dedicated 220 hours to restore the 21-acre Gulf Ridge Preserve. From May 14 to June 5, they planted more than 8,000 spartina and sawgrass plants, rejuvenating the historic marshland and creating vital habitats for native wildlife, including the island’s only endemic species — the Sanibel Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) The immense effort showcased our community's incredible resilience and its deep commitment to native habitat restoration.
Puschel Preserve Enhancements
The Puschel Preserve experienced significant improvements with the help of several dedicated groups. Volunteers from Cape Christian in Cape Coral, Belmont Hill High School in Massachusetts, and North Michigan University joined local residents to enhance the pollinator garden, demonstration marsh, and wetland pond areas.
BY THE NUMBERS
67 Volunteers
2,099 Plants
Mangrove Restoration Initiatives
Our ongoing mangrove restoration efforts included the planting of new mangroves at York Island, Hemp Key, McGregor Preserve, and Woodring Road. These efforts are crucial for maintaining the health and resilience of our coastal ecosystems.
BY THE NUMBERS
2,550 Mangroves Planted
300 York Island
1,000 McGregor Preserve
750 Hemp Key
500 Woodring Road
All three species planted: Red, White, and Black
Beach and Preserve Cleanups
Cleanups continued to be a major focus, with substantial volunteer involvement. Our beach cleanup efforts saw 150 volunteers participating, and we successfully re-installed three Beach Bucket Stations. Organized volunteer efforts also removed debris and dead vegetation from multiple preserves, including SCCF’s Mitchell, McGregor, Gretchen C. Valade, Walker, Puschel, Brightwater, Dayton, Periwinkle, and Seaspray preserves.
BY THE NUMBERS
150 Beach Cleanup Volunteers
3 Beach Bucket Stations Re-installed
82 Preserve Cleanup Volunteers
Adopt-A-Mangrove Program
The Adopt-A-Mangrove program continues to thrive, thanks to the involvement of local residents and a range of community partners. This year, notable partners included the Island Inn, Shell Point Retirement Community, The Sanibel School middle schoolers, Canterbury School, Pelican Marsh Elementary, Hancock Creek Elementary, and the Children's Education Center of the Islands. Every year this program continues to grow and we are looking forward to expanding it next year!
BY THE NUMBERS
143 Mangrove Foster Parents
893 Mangroves Adopted
A True Team Effort
The Coastal Watch department achieved significant milestones this year, thanks to our outstanding seasonal interns, Sara Durbin and Skye McDonald-Newman. Their contributions to the Adopt-A-Mangrove program, restoration efforts, and community engagement events were invaluable. With their help, Coastal Watch was able to expand its initiatives and engage more community members.
— Kealy Pfau Coastal Watch Director
Coastal Wildlife
Challenging Year for Coastal Wildlife
Sea Turtle Nesting Highlights
The 2024 sea turtle nesting season had an exciting start when a leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) laid the first nest of the season on April 24. Though leatherback nests have a low hatch rate globally, and Sanibel and Captiva have historically only produced 187 hatchlings from nine nests, 40 hatchlings emerged from this year’s nest.
The loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nest count was lower than our record-breaking 2023 season, though we still observed higher than average numbers. 842 loggerhead nests were laid on Sanibel and Captiva, with 16,246 emerged hatchlings.
Because individual sea turtles typically nest every two to three years, it’s not unusual to see ups and downs in nest counts, even when the population is stable.
2024 was a low year for green turtles (Chelonia mydas), with
only three nests and four false crawls on our beaches. Our nighttime tagging team encountered two new individual green turtles this year.
In 2023, in response to elevated coyote depredation, SCCF’s sea turtle nest-protection strategies were adapted to include the use of self-releasing cages. In 2024, in addition to cages, ground habanero pepper, self-releasing screens, and rebar anchor stakes were added to our management strategies to gauge their relative effectiveness.
Hatchling Success & Research
SCCF data suggest that our hatch success has declined on Sanibel
since 1998, but complete washouts from storms and predation do not seem to be playing the most significant role in that trend. SCCF is leading several studies to investigate how other variables may be contributing to the decline. We are conducting an ongoing research project on how neurotoxins released by red tide events affect the fitness, health, and survival of hatchlings.
In addition, our three-year project researching the impacts of sand placement on beaches revealed that sand characteristics and elevation changes associated with renourishment play a significant role in how groundwater and tides influence nests, and subsequently hatch success.
Since the launch of our nighttime tagging project in 2016, our team has documented 2,846 sea turtle encounters with 1,196 unique individuals. In 2024, we had 353 total encounters with 187 unique sea turtles, 137 of which were new to Sanibel.
2024 NIGHT TAGGING STATS
353 total sea turtle encounters
187 unique turtles
■ 185 unique loggerheads
• 135 new to Sanibel
• 50 previous encounters
■ 2 unique greens, both new to Sanibel
2016-2024 NIGHT TAGGING TOTALS
2,846 total encounters
1,196 unique turtles
Shorebird Nesting Update
TOUGH TIME FOR PLOVERS
For the first time in SCCF’s 23-year shorebird monitoring program, beach-nesting shorebirds failed to fledge young on Sanibel and Captiva. Snowy plovers (Anarhynchus nivosus) struggled to find suitable nesting habitat among the newly placed sand from Sanibel’s first-ever island-wide beach renourishment.
Exposed shells, vegetation, and natural debris that plovers need for nesting and feeding their chicks were covered significantly by new sand.
The first nest attempt from banded male White/Blue was made on the seaward side of the berm and was repeatedly washed over. Although one chick hatched, it went missing the next day. White/Blue then nested at Fort Myers Beach, but unfortunately lost his chicks there too. He returned to Sanibel in late June for one final nest attempt, which
was depredated by a coyote.
Wilson’s plovers (Anarhynchus wilsonia) did not attempt to nest on the islands but were successful off island at Bunche Beach.
Killdeer, Stilts, & Least Terns Fare Better
Inland, killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) and black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) nested in various places around Sanibel, producing some fledglings before the first major rain of the summer flooded nesting areas.
A small number of least terns (Sternula antillarum) attempted to establish a colony on Sanibel’s west end. The first nests were lost to ghost crabs, and a later nest was lost to an unknown predator.
In June, least terns returned to the Causeway islands for a second year following a 30-year absence. SCCF staff coordinated
Shorebird Nesting Stats
with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to rope off nesting areas to prevent harm to nesting birds. Site monitoring was then conducted by FDOT contractors. Unlike last year, the Causeway terns successfully fledged chicks.
Least terns also returned to Bunche Beach, where a small five-nest colony also successfully fledged chicks.
SCCF staff and volunteers continued working with partners to monitor off-island sites, including North Captiva, Bunche Beach, Pine Island Sound rookeries, and Fort Myers Beach. Additionally, we were able to dedicate more time to monitoring shorebirds at our McGregor Preserve, where several species nest. — Kelly Sloan Coastal Wildlife Director
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Marine Lab Continues to Expand Research
The Marine Lab’s efforts, along with key collaborators, are leading water quality research throughout the region. Rebuilding the River, Estuary, and Coastal Network (RECON) post-Ian continued to be a priority as we regained its functionality for evaluating the condition of the estuary and responses to events. Grant writing and fieldwork were combined to fill in damaged and missing equipment.
Water samples were collected to track an algae bloom as it moved through the estuary to determine the fate of cyanobacteria toxins and cells. Other water samples were used to establish baseline conditions and track seasonal changes and discharges.
The salinity and condition of ponds and lakes on the island were tracked. And, new publications highlighted the contribution of nutrients to the estuary from Lake Okeechobee versus the watershed as well as the integration and deployment of a nitrate sensor to RECON. New grants were awarded to study the proliferation of macroalgae and loss of seagrass in Matlacha Pass and to refine areas for oyster reef restoration.
— Eric Milbrandt, Ph.D. Marine Lab Director
Highlights of the Marine Lab’s Accomplishments in 2023-24
WATER QUALITY RESEARCH
• Built a new dock and lift for the R/V Norma Campbell through the generous support of Roberta and Philip Puschel and Deborah LaGorce
• Continued to deploy, troubleshoot, and repair the River, Estuary, and Coastal Observation Network (RECON) water sensors and equipment that survived Hurricane Ian
• Initiated greater quality-control measures for field and lab analyses, including increased calibration checks and using certified standards
• Sampled a blue-green algae bloom as it moved from the upper estuary to the middle, then the lower estuary
KEY COLLABORATIONS
• Monitored pond and lake water quality and maintained water level and flow equipment in collaboration with the City of Sanibel
• Collaborated with the University of Florida and the University of South Florida to monitor harmful algal blooms (HABs)
Restoring Mangroves & Oyster Reefs
• Completed restoration efforts at Hemp and Benedict Key where live oyster densities and mangrove seedling densities increased through volunteer efforts with Coastal Watch
• Renewed permits and secured funds with Coastal Watch to restore an additional 3 acres of oyster reef in San Carlos Bay
and provide data to modeling scientists to understand specific drivers and climatological factors that cause blooms
• Continued to research hard clams and oysters with The Water School at FGCU
• With collaborators, started developing a tool to identify impacts from Lake Okeechobee discharges to nutrients and chlorophyll on the coast
WILDLIFE PROTECTION
• Worked with the SCCF Habitat Management team and wildlife biologists and managers from J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge to plan and implement improvements for the endangered Sanibel rice rat
• Provided boat trips to North Captiva for shorebird and reptile monitoring efforts with SCCF Wildlife Management team
BY THE NUMBERS
15 Marine Lab active grants and contracts
$360K Grant and contract income
5 Peer-reviewed scientific journal publications
70,080 Water quality observations from RECON
3 New weather stations built to replace lost equipment from Hurricane Ian
25 Seagrass sites surveyed in and around J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge
112 Boat days
651 Sampling sites visited
8,600 Samples analyzed
63 Seagrass sites monitored
31 Monitoring wells installed
3,549 Oysters measured
3,567 Lines of statewide water quality data used for evaluating impairments data uploaded to Florida DEP
Policy Team Effecting Change to Improve Water Quality
This year, the SCCF Environmental Policy team expanded the advocacy tools we use to ensure that the science we are doing is reaching the right audiences to effect change. We approach issues with a ‘science-to-solutions’ mindset. Only by understanding the environments we strive to conserve can we advocate for appropriate policies to protect them.
We developed new evidence for advocacy, traveled to new places, engaged with new stakeholders, and built new partnerships to help us better support our leaders to make the right decisions for our environment, our economies, and our communities.
To be effective at our mission, we continually strive to find novel ways to protect and advocate for our coastal ecosystems.
Groundbreaking Water Quality Economic Study
With our partners at Captains for Clean Water and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, SCCF commissioned a study to quantify
the economic impact that harmful water quality events have on our coastal communities in Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties.
The report showed that a single harmful algal bloom, like the one that affected our region in 201719, can cost our three-county area over $5.2 billion in lost economic output, $17.8 billion in property values, 43,000 jobs.
This study reached new audiences with compelling arguments for protecting and restoring our natural resources that go beyond
the environmental ethos present on our sanctuary islands. After its release, the study was used almost immediately as a tool in D.C., and we are continuing to use it to advocate for Everglades restoration and other water quality projects.
Water Quality and Lake Releases
With the importance of our water quality well-established, the policy team was also able to work with diverse stakeholders and use past learnings to help guide water management decisions.
This year, we saw our first major Lake Okeechobee releases since Hurricane Ian.
By working with our partners and synthesizing new science related to oyster health, algae bloom transport, and modeling from the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) process, SCCF helped water managers safely lower the lake without transporting blue-green algae into our estuary or causing harm to the oyster spawn. We were able to remove the immediate threat, build resilience into the system prior to an active
Everglades Restoration
Everglades restoration projects continued to move forward. We celebrated the opening of the Cell 1 of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Stormwater Treatment Area (STA), a 6,500acre wetland that will help clean water stored in the EAA Reservoir before sending it south to the Everglades and Florida Bay.
Although the reservoir is still some years away, this large treatment component coming online signifies a large step forward in the overall project.
Other components of Everglades restoration that came online
storm season, and protect the estuarine ecosystems on which our local environment and economy rely.
include pump stations in the Caloosahatchee and to seepage walls on the urban boundary near Miami.
SCCF has been working to secure Everglades restoration funding at the state and national levels and providing our Southwest, Gulf Coast view to ensure that legislators understand the importance of the greater Everglades ecosystem, beyond the park itself.
The sooner we can complete the restoration of the Everglades system, the sooner we won’t have to worry about damaging lake releases impacting our estuary.
Protecting Captiva
We continued to work with our island partners to advocate against Lee County’s efforts to increase building height and density on Captiva, opening the door for hundreds of new hotel rooms. The Protect Captiva coalition includes more than 13,000 residents, organizations, and other individuals who are opposed to this shortsighted plan that will forever change the character and safety of Captiva.
Unwavering Ocean Love
This year has been marked by significant achievements and memorable experiences as we continued our mission to improve the ocean’s future, one person at a time. We had the privilege of interacting with 4,600 students, fostering meaningful connections and learning opportunities in and around the ocean.
One of the highlights was the successful revival of our free community day camps, which returned after a hiatus since 2020 due to the pandemic and Hurricane Ian. These camps, which serve as an affordable childcare option for working families, are part of A Chance to Sea: Sanibel Sea School’s effort to
reach children who, despite living close to the coast, rarely have the chance to interact with the ocean in a meaningful way. We hosted three camps, reaching 103 children.
Our daily courses resumed this spring, marking a significant milestone since Hurricane Ian disrupted operations. These courses, covering over 30 marine science topics, are hands-on, field-based, and a whole lot of fun. A total of 246 students joined us from February through June. Historically, day courses have been one of Sanibel Sea School’s most popular programs — second only to summer camps.
We are proud to report substantial progress on renovating our main campus. This renovation has created new learning spaces and efficient offices for our dedicated staff. While there is still work to be
By the Numbers:
At Sanibel Sea School, cost is never a barrier to learning about and loving the ocean. In the this fiscal year, the donor-supported scholarship fund made possible:
• 56 scholarships for children to attend daily programs
• 94 scholarships for children to participate in weekly summer or winter camps
• Field trips for 1,570 public school students
• Meaningful experiences for 955 landlocked children in the region
• $32,275 in financial support for camp tuition assistance
• Long-term partnerships with three organizations: The Heights Foundation, Childcare of Southwest Florida, and Pine Manor Community Improvement Association
• $61,404 in financial support for tuition assistance across all program areas, excluding weeklong camps
Thanks!
done on the exterior, returning to an improved campus environment has been a source of great pride and satisfaction.
A large portion of the funding for our campus was raised by our Cause for the Campus event on March 2 at the Bailey Homestead, thanks to the contributions of 150 generous supporters. The funds, acquired through sponsorships and a lively auction, will be used for essential repairs and enhancements, including a new roof on the front building, wraparound decking on the Kennedy Building, an outdoor learning amphitheater,
a revitalized play yard, and an upgraded storage facility. Additionally, scholarship funding was secured to support future ocean stewards.
As we reflect on the past year, we are grateful for the support of our community, staff, and partners who have made these accomplishments possible. Looking ahead, we remain committed to expanding our impact, nurturing curiosity about marine science, and providing inclusive educational opportunities for all.
— Shannon Rivard, Youth Education Director
TIMELINE: Transforming our Beloved Campus
Sept. 28, 2022 Hurricane Ian makes landfall
Dec. 2023 Kennedy building classrooms complete
Feb. 2024 Courses begin again
June. 2024 Main building interior complete, and staff starts to move in
Oct. 2023
Demolition starts on main building
WILDLIFE & HABITAT MANAGEMENT
Restoring Native Habitats in Preserves
Ongoing clearing and restoration efforts on SCCF preserve lands post-Ian were our top focus this year. The completion of the Gulf Ridge Preserve (27 acres) was a major accomplishment with two spartina marshes being restored and the removal of dead hardwood trees resulting in an open habitat for wildlife. A fire line was also created to better manage the property.
The west parcel of the West Sanibel River Preserve (70 acres) and the conservation area of the Bailey Homestead Preserve (16 acres) were also cleared of dead vegetation which resulted in a slew of wading birds to occupy the sunny open wetlands.
Along with the removal of dead vegetation from wetlands and transitional wetlands, an additional effort, with the assistance of Coastal Watch, was to remove overgrown woody and shrubby vegetation from our uplands on the Walker Preserve to provide gopher tortoises (G. polyphemus) more usable habitat.
Exotic vegetation was severely reduced due to the storm surge but began to return in 2023 and in many new areas. Land Conservation Stewards Dustin and Brandin Lucas continue treating new infestations to prevent seed dispersal.
Non-Marine Turtles
Continued research on Sanibel’s most at-risk non-marine turtles showed a promising year with continued success with Sanibel’s two ephemeral turtle species,
the Florida chicken turtle (D. r. chrysea) and the Florida mud turtle (K. steindachneri). These two species experienced moderate loss during the storm, especially those that were in the water bodies at the time, as opposed to the individuals that were estivating on land. Egg production and nesting was documented on the island in 2024, but not in 2023. Wildlife & Habitat Management Director Chris Lechowicz wrote the The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Assessment of the Florida mud turtle because SCCF has the most current and active research on the species.
Florida box turtle (T. bauri) and diamondback terrapin (M. terrapin) populations have remained mostly steady pre- and post-storm, according to our surveys and capture efforts. One marked box turtle ended up on Pine Island in October 2023 likely due to the storm and was returned to its point of last occurrence on Sanibel.
Sanibel Island Rice Rat
Construction of 10 new Sanibel Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) camera traps began in the winter of 2023 through a partnership with the J.N. “Ding” Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Camera traps were deployed on Sanibel weekly starting in the summer of 2024 to assess the population posthurricane. A collaboration with the University of Florida included live-capture trapping and radio telemetry, as well as measuring and documenting the water table and quality of the wells.
— Chris Lechowicz, Wildlife & Habitat Management Director
BY THE NUMBERS
59 Locations on Sanibel and Captiva with bats discovered
Bat species documented on Sanibel
Bat houses deployed on Sanibel 54 Marked Florida box turtles recaptured 25 New terrapins marked and data taken in Pine Island Sound
38 Marked diamondback terrapins recaptured in Pine Island Sound
2 New Eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) marked and measured in Pine Island Sound
9 New active gopher tortoises found on SCCF preserves on Sanibel
113 Acres of dead vegetation cleared on Sanibel
9 of 9 Species of frogs/toads heard during surveys on Sanibel
Protecting & Caring for Island Bats
SCCF started looking at the bat populations on Sanibel and Captiva. Wildlife Biologist Mike Mills acquired four acoustic survey boxes from a partnership with Zoo Miami in November 2023. Preliminary bat acoustic surveys were conducted in 59 areas locations. Three species that were known to Sanibel prior to the surveys — the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius), and big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) — were confirmed. Three new species to the island were also identified — the evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis), Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus), and tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus). In June 2024, SCCF became a part of the North American Bat Monitoring Program and will upload data quarterly from five selected survey spots to be added to the program’s online database.
Native Landscapes Continue to Thrive
Once again, this year’s Native Landscapes & Garden Center theme was replanting after Hurricane Ian. Many residents and businesses are incorporating native plants into their landscaping to boost resilience and support local wildlife. And it shows! Garden Center staff stayed busy educating about which species work best on the islands, and our Landscaping for Wildlife housecall consultation program was more popular than ever, visiting 97 properties this year and continuing to have an ongoing waitlist.
The native demonstration gardens at the Bailey Homestead continue to be replanted and are regrowing post-Ian. Over 1,200 plants have been installed since the storm, and they are starting to flourish and serve as inspiration for
5 TOP SELLING SPECIES
gardeners, residents, and visitors. The Bailey Homestead gardens and grounds have benefitted from countless hours of volunteer care in planting and restoration efforts; we are greatly appreciative of their support and green thumbs!
Back to Basics
The Native Landscapes & Garden Center hosted a series of “Back to the Basics” gardening classes that were popular with residents learning about local gardening conditions. Garden Center staff covered topics including plant placement, maintenance, pruning, and pest control, all with a focus on Florida native plants and environmentally friendly gardening practices.
Coontie
Silver Buttonwood
Green Buttonwood Mimosa
Cocoplum
Connecting with Nature: Adult Education
As we continue to return to normalcy post-Ian, this season’s educational classes and workshops focused on our beautiful and magnificent natural environment. Getting out into nature, observing local flora and fauna, and interacting with SCCF’s biologists were all highlights of this year’s classes.
From the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Systems program, a series of birding field trips, the ever-popular Weeds ‘n’ Seeds program, and an environmental orientation aimed at new residents and business owners, we offered a plethora of ways to get out and learn about our local ecosystems.
This year’s series of lectures and evening programs covered a broad spectrum, from traditional discussions to artistic performances.
• Pulitzer-prize winner author of The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert was this year’s distinguished Paul McCarthy Memorial Lecture Series guest, and her conversation with CEO James Evans gave insights into human disturbances, climate change and their potential effects on wildlife and local ecosystems.
• SCCF’s annual Everglades Update kept the audience up to date about ongoing restoration work in the Everglades ecosystem and how it directly relates to the viability of our region’s economy.
• SCCF’s partnership with Shell Point has also continued to flourish, holding a series of eight lectures and educating almost 600 residents about SCCF’s work and the natural systems of the islands.
— Jenny Evans Adult Education Director
A Creative Approach to Climate Change
In a unique collaboration, SCCF partnered with the Player’s Circle Theater to participate in Climate Change Theatre Action, a biannual festival of short plays focused on climate change. Eight plays were presented as part of the 2023 theme, “All Good Things Must Begin.” Productions at SCCF’s Bailey Homestead and the Player’s Circle Theater engaged audiences in thought-provoking works, which also included a Q&A dialogue with actors and SCCF staffers after the performance.
Thanks to our Volunteers!
We couldn’t do it without you.
SCCF Events
WINES IN THE WILD
Our 14th Annual Wines in the Wild was a glowing success. A sold-out crowd attended the Nov. 17 event presented by Bank of the Islands at the Bailey Homestead Preserve.
CAUSE FOR THE CAMPUS
Very generous funding raised at the Cause for the Campus on March 2 at the Bailey Homestead ensures the rebuilding and enhancement of our beloved Sanibel Sea School campus.
Profound thanks are extended to volunteer Tournament
Lisa Cochrane (in black above) as we celebrate the 30th and final SCCF Tennis Tournament. Her enthusiastic commitment extended to (l-r in photo) Presenting Sponsors Jim and Jonatha Castle of Grampy's Charities, Tournament Director Toni Halski, and Tournament Founder Luc Century.
BEER IN THE BUSHES
The 10th Annual Beer in the Bushes came home to the grounds of SCCF’s headquarters on March 30, where islanders celebrated the end of season while enjoying craft brews, food trucks, and an incredible show by Railroad Earth.
SCCF TENNIS TOURNAMENT
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FY 23-24 Volunteers
Members and Supporters
SCCF gratefully recognizes the 6,279 individuals who agreed to stand and be counted as members and supporters during FY 2023-2024. We hope reading this annual report will motivate all our valued members to renew their places in the SCCF family for the coming year.
We Have a Favor to Ask
Do you have new island neighbors? Or maybe old island friends who might want to know more about SCCF? Please encourage them to sign up for our E-News and to get involved with SCCF by attending our programs and events!
Legacy Society
We are forever grateful to all the SCCF Legacy Society members who have made planned gifts and bequests to support our endowment funds. If you have remembered SCCF in your estate planning, please let us know so we may thank you now for the gift you have planned to make in the future.
At the December 2023 Annual Membership Meeting, we recognized new Legacy Society inductees, as well as members whose passing led to recent bequests to SCCF. We noted their passing with sadness and expressed our appreciation for their thoughtfulness to SCCF and to conservation in their estate planning. Please note the names of our departed friends in our Memorial Donations listing on page 24.
To pursue your own Legacy Society induction at the Dec. 3, 2024 Annual Membership Meeting, please contact Development Director Cheryl Giattini at 239-822-6121 or cgiattini@sccf.org to learn more.
Donor Recognition
Donor Recognition
We are so pleased to share and honor the names of all the donors who supported SCCF during FY 2023-2024. Their generosity is making it possible to rebuild and upgrade SCCF’s fleet and facilities post-Ian, maintain a healthy cash flow while balancing our annual operating budget, demonstrate we have donor matching funds for public-sector grant proposals, and fund the truly exciting and important initiatives on deck in our new fiveyear strategic plan.
Thanks to all the individuals, families, and businesses who have helped support SCCF’s mission with gifts of time, talent, and treasure!
Lynn McGrath
Roberta and Philip Puschel
Laurie and Bill Harkey
Deborah La Gorce - James and Vedna Welch Foundation
Sandra Gross
Amy and Rob Parish - Pine Rock Foundation
Pat Middendorf - Middendorf Family Foundation
Friends of SCCF
Friends of Sanibel Sea School
Joan R. Wood Charitable Trust
Marcia T MacKinnon Charitable Remainder Trust - Kristi and John MacKinnon
Sally Wilmeth and Terry Geurkink - Jenni and Kyle Foundation
Justine and James Mullen - Mullen Family Charitable Fund
Bank Of The Islands
Estate of Susan Luck
Pfeifer Realty Group - Mary Ellen and Eric Pfeifer
Jennifer and David Nichols Foundation
Boler Family Foundation
Kim Wilmeth Miller and Steph Miller
Barbara Kingsolver and Steven Hopp
Leslie Fleischner - Hans and Leslie Fleischner Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation
Elizabeth and Robert Nanovic - Wescustogo Foundation
Jackie Sweeney - Jackie and Roy Sweeney Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Richard and Feyza Shipley - Shipley Foundation, Inc.
Cathy Linneman - Linnemann Family Foundation
Joan and Bill Grabe
Bruning Foundation
Liz and Jim Birmingham
Ruth and Bill Brooks
Leah and Doug Beck
Linda and Nick Linsmayer
Leanne and Todd MarcumThe Marcum Family Giving Fund
Anonymous
Steve King and Sam Boren KingSEBA Foundation
Lucy and Paul Roth
AWC Family Foundation
Charlie McCullers and Cecilia Montalvo
Susan and Cliff Beittel
Barbara and Todd Bluedorn
Jeanette Mihaly
Kathy and Mike Marston - Rawson Charitable Foundation
Megan and Jamie Doss
Wimmer Brothers Realty, Inc. - Debbie and Mark Wimmer
Brenda and Howard Sheridan
Jiliane and Larry Stevens
Linda and Tom Uhler
A Friend of Our Islands
Elissa Karp-Khakee and Nik Khakee
Lisa Ann and Bob Miller
Karen and David Weber
Nancy Dehmlow - Dehmlow Family Fund
Pam and Tom Miller
Elle Gerdeman and Kyle Coburn
Patricia Smith Wilmeth Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Cynthia Sargent - Sargent Family Foundation
Rob Sauerland - The Sauerland Foundation
Jim and Jonatha Castle - Grampy's Charities
Frank Mangano Foundation
Kathy and Bob WiesemannWiesemann Charitable Fund
Christine and Kyle Szymanczyk
Gaye and Jim Pigott
Timothy Horne
Sue and Chuck Turner
Carol and Frank Torbey
Joan and Donald Sherman
Christie Allen - Solstice Charitable Foundation
Sue Pick
Nathalie and Dick Pyle
Jan Devitt
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment, Inc.
Jo Anne and Joe Orndorff - Orndorff
Family Foundation
Sherry and Doug Gentry
Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille
Connie and Stan Grayson
Nancy and Bob Brooks
Joyce and Don Rice - Rice Family Fund
Lena and Thomas Williams
- Thomas W. and Lena M. Williams Fund
Ann and Pete Lambertus
Sue and John LawsonLawson Family Charitable Foundation
Peggy and Peter Rosenblum
Yuka and Scott Hendershot
Superior Title Services
Anne Nobles and David Johnson
Barbara and Tom Dunham
Kris and Doug Ryckman
Gwendolyn McCullen Trust
Elizabeth and John Simler
Anonymous
Nancy and Chip Roach
Ginny and Ed Stringer
Richie and Mark Heiman
Southwest Florida Association of Environmental Professionals
Dr. Bette Harig
The Hedden Family Foundation - Jeff Hedden
Ami and John Neiner
Nancy and John Ake
Kris and Pete Squibb
Merni and Tom Libonate
Betty and Bob Van Tassel
Kay and John Morse
The Mariel Foundation - In Memory of John H and Carolyn T Hoagland
Captiva Cruises, Inc.
Kelly Smith-Powers and Samuel Powers
David Filkins
Kristin and Dudley MaloneDudley D. & Delores R. Malone Family Foundation
Shelli and Brad Stanback
The Health WhispererCathy Lainer
Jennifer and Jack Gould
- The Cleveland Gould's Giving Fund
Laura and Shawn Shaffer
Anonymous
Anonymous
Huxters Market, Deli, and Liquors - Susan and Dan Murphy
Susan Forster and Bill Riley
Phyllis Gresham
Anonymous
Helen Bickell
Lori and George Varsam - Janice Michelle Foundation, Inc.
Ellinor and Edward Hayward
Bonnie and John Strand
Fred and Judith Mancheski - Mancheski Foundation, Inc.
Lost Heart Ranch Foundation
Susan and Steve FritzeSteve and Susie Fritze Family Fund
Patty and Bill Zimmerman - A Component Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Judy and Bob Burgstahler
Mead and Richard Johnson
Pamela and Keith Browning - Keith N. Browning Family Foundation
Madeline Etkin and Jeff Hayward
Antonette and Bruce McDonald
Nancy and Don Rolley
Barbara Shane
Carla and Thomas White
Christine and MIchael Attardo
Laura and Rhys Rudolph
Lynn Bernard and Ronald Mycock
Ashley Timmer
Usha and Akberali Khakee
Bonnie and David Thompson
Dana DiCarlo
Julie and Mark Marinello
Becky and Chris Davison
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company
The Discovering Hope Foundation
Brenda and Marty Harrity
Linda and Phil Grosz
Kay Redmond
Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club
Judith Specht
Steven E. and Gail S. Burke Foundation
Arthur Kaemmer - Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation
Lisa Chessare
Amanda and Scott Dinger
Vanderbilt Family Foundation -
Annie and Bill Vanderbilt
Cathy and Jim Cryder
Jane and Bill Pettibone
Sanibel Carts - Laura DeBruce and Jeff Blackman
Shelley and Bill Greggs
James Peter Cassidy Trustee
S. Congress Fine Jewelers
Louise and Tim Huyck
Maggie and Tom Butcher
Wendy and John Kindig
Rita and Clay Ewell
Tory and Bill Burch
Laura B. Rudolph - Rudolph Family Foundation
Jill and Dan McCormack
Jeffrey Beale
Carl Neumann and Christine Schultz
Sandon Shepard
Alice and Rick Godfrey
Karen Mersereau and Michael Helms
AbbVie, Inc.
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank
Katherine and Andrew Hauser
Daniel P Hagerman Foundation
- Lisa Hagerman
Suzanne and William Reece
Cindy and James Briggs
Gerry and Rod Verblaauw
Patricia and Anthony Brunsing
Peter Warny
Maryland Brand ManagementAli Pfeifer
Frances Higgins and Gregory Balestrero
Robbie and Geoff Roepstorff
Evelyn Newell
Joleen and John Raho
Dorothy and Seth HemmingLittle Wing Fund
Mayri and Dean Caple
Frances and Simon Tutt
Rebecca Wheatland
Donna Salsburey and Michael Tranovich
Soon Come Landscaping
Karen Ray-Gleeson and John Gleeson
Janie and Buzz Shepard
Elizabeth Hawley
Valerie Tutor
Suncoast Beverage Sales
Heather and Alex Cianfrocco
JoAnn and Bob Glick - The JoAnn and Bob Glick Family Fund
Margaret LaMothe
Gayle and Wayne Laufer
Anne Haslem and Ed Wheeler
Janet and Willy Palmer - The Palmer Family Fund
Charla Gabert and David Frane
Mid-West Terminal Warehouse Company
Judy and Steve Dobson
Jennifer and Christopher Walter
The Koven Foundation
Sally and Andrew Shott
Sheila Sadighi
Mindy and Rob Pierce
Linda Griffith
Vibeke and Gustav Christensen
McCallion & McCallion Real Estate - Susan and Jim McCallion
Betsy and Julian Miraglia
VIP Realty - Becky Mulka
Kingfisher Real Estate, Inc.Phaidra and Jeff McDermott
David Huggin
Thank You !
Karen and Bill Aarons
Nancy and Bob Adams
Dawn and Ben Adams
Andrew Adler
Pamela and Edward Albers
Christina Albert
The Whitehurst-Aldrich
Family Fund - Anne
Aldrich and Kim
Whitehurst
Marilyn and Donald Aldridge
Petronella Alkema
Frances and John Allen
Amanda and Kevin Allexon
Gail Allinson
Betsy Hartmann and Larry Alm
Deb and Eric Ames
Susan Amick
Lawrence Amon
Kristie and Red Anders
Marie Anders
Kim and Derrick
Anderson
Jamie Anderson
Ellie Andrews
Ashley Andrews
Emily and Sam Ankerson
Linda and Tom Annesley
Anonymous
Shane Antalick
Mary Lee and Paul
Anthony
Teresa Anzalone
Nancy Apmann
Kenneth Appel
Patricia Appino
Jody and Marc
Applegate
Deborah and William Armington
Craig, Meta and Daedalus Arnold
Maureen and Scott
Arnold
Nathan Arnold
The Timbers Restaurant and Fish Mkt. - Matt
Asen
Lee and Joseph Aten
Angela Auclair
Patrick Auletta
James Babb
Sue Baber
Marsha and Gary Bach
Becky and Mike Bagby
Bailey's General Store, Sanibel Packing Company, Captiva Island Store, The Johnson Family
Mona Ballard
Claudia Hennen and Ted
Ballassie
Christine Bandoni
Gretchen Banks
Judy and Greg Baran
Carolyn Baranouskas
Deborah Barcan
Scott Barnes
Katie and Keith Barnes
Linda Hines and David
Barnes
Madeline and Richard
Baron
Alfonso Barroso
- Capitol Group
Foundation
Sally Barsley
Richard Bartleson
Marsha Bartlett
Sharon and Robert
Barton
Beth A. Barton
Barbara Basler
Rebecca Cory & Tom Batcheller
Joan Batson
Colleen and Brian Bauer
Skyler Bauer
Baybarlyn Ltd.
Properties
Roger Bean
Daneza Socarras and Robert Beans
David Becker
Caroline Beckman
Elizabeth Beeson
Malissa Behm
Sandra and Joseph Belleus
Christopher Bellows
Diane and James Bent
Gale and William Bentley
Esta and David Berger
Debra Dill-Bergmann and Daniel Bergmann
Chris Berman
Paula Friedman & Jerry Bernay
Wendy and Walter Berninger
Blair Wyatt Berry and Dennis Berry
Emily Beyer
Ellen Biegler
Tom Bierma
Cheryl and Gary Biltgen
- Caterpillar Matching
Gifts Program
Kim and Bill Birck
Sandra and Ray
Bissonnette
Bill Black
Ellen Blackstone
Michelle and Joseph Blanda
PJ Blankenhorn and Tony Wagner
Janelle and Buck
Blessing
Sheryl and Michael Boes
- Michael & Sheryl Boes
Family Fund
John Boger
Wendy and Greg
Boisseau
Roxanne Van Bokkelen
Ellen Smiley and Dave Bollinger
Karen Clarke and Barbara Bolt
Mary Ann and John Boorn
Hayley Booth
Ann and Robert Booth
Sandy Bordiuk
Pat and Mike Boris
Diane and Robert Bossange
Jaye and Bill Boswell
Lesley Simmons and James Boughton
Vicki and Dick Bourdow
Susan Ramser and Chris Bowman
Kate Boyce
Jacqueline and Lynn Boynton
Helen and Philip Bradbury
Donald Bradford
Kathy Branin
Ray Brennan
Laura Brenton
Ann Breth
Catherine and John Bridge
Kathryn Brintnall
Barbara Broadhurst
Cynthia Brockman
Steven Brodkin
Christopher Brookhouse
Jennifer Brown
Kim Brown
Cindy and Dave Brown
Susan Kehne and Harry Brown
Lia Brown
Sarah Brown
Barbara and Roger Bruene
Herbert Brunhofer
Joan Brusch
Wendi and Steven Buckman
Joseph Buehler
Mary Lue and Kevin Buescher
Debra and John Bullock
Vicki and George Bundschu
Trudy and Jim Burkholder
Mike Burton
Cristen Calamari
Sandra Calkins
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Camp
Carol and Cameron Campbell
Glenda and Roland Campbell
Sara Campbell
Anne Cannon
Linda Carlen
Fay Carney
Mary Lou Carpenter
Heidi Carr
David Carson
Howard Carver
Barbara Cassavell
Constance Catherman
Lucas Century
Wendy and Dean Cerdan
Kimberly and William Challoner
Barbara and Reynolds
Challoner
Deborah Chambliss
Barbara Chappell
Monie Chase
Carol S. Weisman and Gary A. Chase
Rudolph Chiti
Lori and Robert Chrisman
Robin and Christopher
Christian
Vickie and Paul Christianson
Sandy and Phil Cianciola
Amy and Jim Clapp
Carolyn and Ralph Clark
Diane and Oliver Clarke
Nancy Crystal and Derek Cleare
Charlotte Clevenger Clinic for the Rehabilation of Wildlife
Kim Cobb
Susan and Chris CoileCoile Foundation
Carla and Ronald Cold
Robin and David Coleman
Lawsie and Michael Coler
Heidi and Howard Coltin
Merry Merryfield and James Columbo
Mary Cone
Melanie and Doug
Congress
Melissa and Scot
Congress
Neal Conner
Deborah and Kevin Connerty
Robin and Doug Cook
Susan Cook
Judy and Don Cook
Jeannelle and Bob Corbin
Heather and Sean Corey
Jane Hudson and Dan Cornila
Susan Douchette-Cox and David Cox
Melanie and Mike Coyne
Bryan Crane
Cecilia and Oliver Crary
Dana and Scott Crater
Rebecca Cray
Clifford Crockford
Amanda Cross
Shelley and Michael Cudnik
Mary and Robert Culver
Joe Cunane
Nancy Curtin
Billye Curtis
Jennifer Cute
Ann Cymanski
Thomas Daltrui
Lynn and Thomas
Dandridge
Sue and Peter Danford
Danielle Daniels
Linda Bradbury-Danner and John Danner
Jan and Jim D'Arcy
Pamela and Andre
Darger
Patricia and Simeon
David
Beth and Richard Davis
Lisa and Roger Davis
Gerri Barraco and Gary
Davis
Barbara Dawson
Susan Dean
Tricia Dean
Jonathan Dean
Dottie Deans
Cecile Derouin and
Irving Decatur
Martha Dehne
Heather and James Deiner
Linda Deitzel
Corina Dekker
Gia and Louis DeMedici
Deming Family
Charitable Remainder
Trust
Laura and Christopher Denick
Debra and Michael Deniszczuk
Anne Dennis
Henry DeRonck
Catherine Desprez
Tanya and Jim Devitt
Jessica Devitt
Kay and Randy Devore
Nicole DeWoolfson
Connie and Peter Dickinson
Robin and William Dickson
Carol and Michael Dicorpo
Bob Dineen
Faye Thompson and Wade Dobbin
Andrea Dodge
Kathleen Doering
Gregory Donahue
Gloria Donahue
Arlene and Michael
Doran
Diane Doran
Mary Jo and William Dortch
Mary and Gary Doten
Lois Dow
Faye and Don Downing
Molly Downing
Jane Dumais
Eric Dunbar
Allen Dunham
Ann Dupree
Judith and Ronald Durbin
Dorothy Duvall
Melissa Duvall-Romeu
Joseph Dwyer
Harriet Earnest
Lisa and Greg Easter
Jean and Frederick Eaton
Lisa Ross and Charles Eby
Elizabeth Eckhardt
Debbie Edson
Gary Eertmoed
Angela and Brian Ellacott
Jeannie and Ronald Ellington
Connie and Steve Elliott
Deborah Ellis
Sarah Elsing
Nancy and John Elting
Margaret Emrick
Deanna and Donald
Engen
Bonnie and Chuck Erickson
Linda Erhart
Kenny Ernstoff
Deborah Esayian
Diane Esslinger
Amber and James Evans
Kathleen Evans
Mary and Millard
Everhart
Donna and Bob Farrell
Cecilee Faster
Kathy Fay
Pam and Richard Feldhoff
Nancy and David Felker
Virginia and Bill Fellows
Kathy and Jim Felsenthal
Margot Fennhahn
Patricia and Larry
Ferguson
Michael Ferreri
Ray Fidler
Julie Fiero
Pat and Stokes
Fishburne
Adam Fisher
Louise and Gerry
Fitzgerald
Tammy Flaharty
Mary Flaherty
Christina Flannery
Andrea Fleet
Suzanne Summerwill and James Flitz
Joanne and Wayne Floerchinger
Charlotte and Michael
Flynn
Maggie Ford
Rachel and Robert
Formolo
Kate Forret
Vicki and George Foster
Nancy and William Foster
Jim Fowler
Richard Fowlkes
Kathy and Bill Fox
Helen Fox
Elizabeth Fozo
Judy Francino
Janet Frane
Elizabeth and Brian
Freeman
Marianne Frei
Darryl Frey
Mary Anne and Norm
Frey
Nina and John Fricke
Kimberly Orcutt
Friedrich
Heights Elementary School
Sandra Frizelle
Victoria and Stephen Fuchs
Jean Fulkerson
Kylee Fuller
Beth Funderburg
Suzanne and Scott
Fuson
Erica Gallagher
Nancy Riley and Michael Galloway
Marsha and Bill Gardner
Susan Garofano
Alan Gast
Allison and Matthew Gaudreau
Maureen Arnold and
James Gavaghan
Sheila Gavin
Janet Gehring
Brenda Pommerenke and Larry George
Barbara and Fred
George
Denise and Stephen
Georgian
William Gerhardt
Carol and Kenneth Gertsen
Carol Gestwicki
Karen and David Getzy
Cheryl and Marc Giattini
Phyllis Gibson
Jane S. Gieryic
Sharon Gilkey
Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast DPA Troop 654
Elizabeth Glaaser
Abney Gleespen
Mardi Glenn
Kaye and Kenneth Gnazzo
Janet and Robert Goar
Goecke Family
Foundation
Allison and Bryan Goldberg
Anne Golden
Sue Goldwoman
Gayle Gordon
Julia Gorman
Allison and Chauncey
Goss
Pat and Dave Goulait
Donna and Lewis Gould
Christina and Douglas
Gould
Lynn Gould
Melinda Roy and Chris Gourley
Linda and Ronald Graf
Noelle and Chris Graff
Martha and Chris Grant
Ira Grasgreen
Tolley and Charlie Graves
Jodie Gray
Kathleen Green
Helen and Steve Green
Shelli Green
Jane and George Green
Kennedy Green
Trudy and George Green
Kathleen Greenberg
Barbara Sue and Charles Greenplate
Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. - Gail and Jim Greenwood
Margaret and John Greenwood
Anette and John Gritti
Steven Groener
Mary Emily and Walter Gross
Phil Gross
Nadine Nehis and Jeffrey Grossman
Christina and Jim Grote
Joan and William
Gruver
Jane and Dick Guelich
Missy and Jim Guida
Adam Gunther
Nancy and David Gurney
Laurie and Steve Hafener
Haffenreffer Family
Fund of The Rhode Island Foundation
Collette and Daniel Hagen
Audrey and George Hagerman
Emily Haines
Jean Hall
Ann and Van Hall
Kathryn Hall
Lucy Hall
Marion and Stephen Hall
Melissa and Jason HalliburtonHalliburton Family Fund
Pat and Phil Hambleton
Grant Hamilton
Ann Hammond
Hangar 41 Winery
Arnold Hanish
Barbara Hanish
Rebecca Hanley
Mari and Tim Hanley
Sharon and Ed Hannon
Sally and Al Hanser - Hanser Family Foundation
Barbara and Carl Harcourt
Lee Ellen and Patrick Harder
Richard Hare
Carolyn and Wes Harkins
Joan Handler and C.
William Harman
Carrie and Paul Harmon
Deborah Marston and John Harrington
Nancy Harrison
Mary and John Hartman
Laurie and Don Hartshorn
James Harvey
Linda Harvey
Lynn Harvey
Karen and Jeffrey Hatter
Brandy Case Haub
Alice and Peter Hausmann
Allison Havill
Samantha Hawksley
Susan and John Haydek
Todd Hayes
Sally and Andy Haynes
Lois and Harlan Haywood
Patricia Healey
Sharon and Brad Heath
Gordon Adiar Heath
Melissa Heberle
Suzette and Dale Heeres
Wesley Heilman III
Susan and George Heisler
Laurie Heller
Kim and Mark Heller
Brandon Hemmelgarn
Susan and Tom Hemphill
Vickie Henderson
Lynn Jenness and Don Hendrich
Denise and Charles Hendrix
Janet Strickland and Walt Hendry
Paula and Mark Henry
Jane and John Henshaw
Tricia and Bill Hensley
Bryanna Herbold
Barbara Hermann
Kathleen and John Hershbine
Molly Heuer
Susan Steinman and Stephen Heyman
Barbara Hickey
William Hicks
Gwenda Hiett-Clements
Katherine and Dan Hinckley
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Sarah and Lothar Hoess
Alison and Paul Hoffman
Martha Mulloy and William Hoffner
Catherine and David Hogan
Donna and Peter Holden
Howard Holden
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Cheri Hollis
Amy and Mike Holloway
Kathryn Hollywood
Linda Hooper
Elizabeth and Robert Hoops
Robert Hopkins
Ann and Henry Horbaczewski
Katherine Horne
Denise Hotchkiss
Pamela and David Howard
Kateri Howard
Karen and Phil Howard
Jean Howard
Charles and Linda Adams - HowellAdams Family Foundation
Janie Howland
Julie Gram and Honore
Hughes
Kathy and Guy Hull
Judith Ann Hunter
Polly and Sam Huntington
Peggy Hupfeldt
Linda and Jeff Huttenburg
Pat Hyde
Lori and Richard Hypes
IBM Corporation
International Osprey Foundation, Inc.
Anne Isbister
Kathy Knoblauch and Terry Ische
Island Inn
Tamima Itani
Marybeth and Kyle
Jackson
Teresa and Andrew
Jacob
Jennifer Jacobsen
Jane and Doug Jacobson
Roberta and Mike
Jacobson
Miriam Jaffa
Sharon and Kent Jager
Mary and Dick Jalkut
Dianne James
Jill Janda
Kenneth Jaros
Jeffrey Family Fund
Rachel Jenkins
Linda and Greg
Jennings
Vibeke Jensen
Jewel Jensen
Janice and Mark
Jernigan
Denise and Gary Jessel
Fox Real Estate
Anne and David Joffe
Merri Boyd-Johnson and Keith Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Rita Johnson
Jan and Michael
Johnson
Kathleen Johnson
Janet and Paul Johnson
Molly Johnson
Ruth and Neil Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Chris and Bill Johnson
Estate of Dorothy Jones
John Jones
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Charles Mackall, Jr.
Peter Dirico, Jr.
Margie and Tom Juedes
Pat Kaesser-Sweeney
Mary Kahn
Aric Kaiser
Susan Lloyd and John Karrel
John Kavalunas
Cathy and Gary Kebbekus
Vicki Keene
Kaitlin Kellogg
Michelle Keltner
Karen and James Kemble
Nancy Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Carol Kenney
Ruth E. Khowais
Bana Kiankhooy
Jane and Charlie Kiel
Fran Kieling
Jane and John Kilborn
Marianne Kiliper
Sue Kime
Kelli King
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Kingsbury
Robin Kirk
Jill and John Kirkpatrick
Julianne Kirkpatrick
Ruth Kitchin
Eileen and Merle
Kjonaas
Robert Klaskin - Klaskin
Family Charitable Fund
Cathy Klaus
Julia and Donald Klemen
Jacqueline and Allen
Kloess
Gerri and Donald Klumpp
Gail Koerner
Kohls Family Charitable Fund
Jacalyn Kolk
Stephanie and Brian Kolman - Brian and Stephanie Kolman
Family Fund
Isabel Kopp
Debbie and Mitchell Koppelman
Laura and Bryant Korn
Andrea Koss
Kevin Koughan
Nancy and Peter Koury
Mary Kowarick
Louise Kowitch
Cathy Kozik
Perry Krakora
Kelly Kramer
Rosemarie and Bill Kraus
Peter Krebs
David Krebs
Becky Krepps
Robin Krivanek
Kim Kuchon
Lori and Mike
Kuczmanski
Amy and William Kuehl
Teresa Kuhl
Rebecca and Rex Kuhn
Fred Kuhnen
Barbara and Ed Kusek
Kyle Insurance Co. LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Peter J.
Kyne
Madeline and Philip Lacovara
Melissa Laidlaw
Linda Laird
Helen and Bob Lambiase
Leslie Lanagan
Victoria Langan
Inge and Paul Langer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P.
Lanigan
Nancy and David Laning
June Lanza and Tracie Lantz
Joann Larkee
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Inger Larsson
Carolyn and Carl Larsson
Barb Lasky
Bonnie and Gene
Laumer
Carolyn Laumer
Jane and Daniel
Lautermilch
Mary and Jim LaVelle
Janice Lavoie
Annie Layman
Mary Leath
Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau
Barbara and Robin Lee
Warren Lee
Caroline Lee
Harriet and William Lembeck
Susan and James Lenfeste
Clee and Edward
Leonard
Virginia Letourneau
Honey Leveen
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Barbara and Erik Levine
Pat and Abe Levy
Alan Lewis
Brent Lewis
Terese Libby
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Liber
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Matthew Linde
Diane Lindquist
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Linthorst
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Heather and Wade
Lippert
Nanci Liscinsky
Sandra Liston
Jennifer Littman
Eileen and Peter Litwin
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Kelly Lobrutto
Mary Ann Loh
Constance Lohr
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Patricia Long
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Robert Lord
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Erin Lucas
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George Lukasik
Candace Lundin
Margie Lundy
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Sally Walker Lynch and
Francis Lynch
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Pam Machuga
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Janet MaGirl
Anne Magoun
Maddy Maxeiner and
Tom Mahoney
Carol Mailfald
Jane Majeski
Marilyn and Carl Mammel
Victoria and Gary
Manella
James Mann
Diane and Michael
Marston
Alfonse Martignette
George and Miriam
Martin Foundation
Joan Martyn
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Lori and Dennis Matson
Adele and Richard
Mattern
Matty Matthew
Capt. Jenni Maughan
Kerri Maw
Timothy McAlister
Kathy and John
McCabe
Ann McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Linda McCleary
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McClure
Judy and Ray
McCormack
Mary Lou and Walter
McCormick
Catherine McCormick
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Phaedra McDermott
Joan McDonald
Donna McDonald
David McKay
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Daniel McKinney
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Douglas McLemore
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Mead
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Monique Meche
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Carl Meier
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Stephen Meltz
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Michele Messenger
Alexander Messer
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MHK Architecture
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Salma G. Mikhail
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Birgit Miller
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Mills
Nori Minich
Norman Minsky
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Mintz
Linda Graves Arnold and Robert Mitchell
Teresa Mitchell
Leslie Mitkus
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Miville
Elizabeth Modys
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Katie Moody
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Catherine Moore
Yvonne Moore
MOPS
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Mudbugs Cajun Kitchen
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Audrey Niquette
Clair Beckmann and Ron Nixon
Irene and Cliff Nolan
Kimberly Metcalf and Gina Nolan
Victoria Norris
Carl Van Note
Rhonda and Gary Nottelmann
Amy Nowacki
Joanne Noyes
Nutmeg Village Condo Association
Nvidia
Donna and Laurence Oberhill
Maureen O'Brien
Barbara and Jim O'Hare
Caroline and Fritz Oldenburg
David Oppenlander
Roxane Orgill
Nancy and Robert Orr
Elizabeth Bell and James Orr
Linda Osburn
Deborah Oswald
Kristin and Thomas Osypka
Judy and Bob Otterbein
Outlier
Scott Owen
Anne and Brent Owen
Sandy Patrick and Bob Owens
Robin and Dennis Page
Mona and George Pain
Peggy and Rick Painley
Margaret Palange
Petra Palmer
Ewa and Gerry Pane
Dorothy Panepinto
Heather Paradis
Elaine Parente
Mary Lynn and Doug Parsons
Guillermo Pascual
Dave Paulin
Mary Ellen and Bob Paulson
Lee Ann Payne
Elizabeth Pearce
Linda and Barry Pearson
Sandi Archibald and Tad Pedley
Steven Pelosi
Melissa Penkala
Mica and Andy
Pennington
Heather and Ryan
Pennington
Patricia Perell
Ann and Sal Perra
Mary and Darrel
Peterson
Stacey and James Pezzino
Pfizer FoundationMatching Gift Center
Ms. Sheila Porter, Ph.D.
Wendy and James Phillips
Renee and Mark Phillips
Henry Phillips
Alice and Ken Piech
Rachel and Matthew Pierce
Patricia and James
Pieron
Lawrence Piersol
Martha and Richard
Pine
Pinocchio's Ice Cream
Eric Pizza
Missy Poepping
Anita and John Poling
Leslie Pollock
Lou and Steve Pontius
Marian Pool
Nancy and Jim Poole
Susan Potisk
Kincey and Bruce Potter
Linda and Frank Potter
Darlene Prendergast
Lisa Mauer and Ed Probst - The Probst/ Mauer Charitable Fund
Lorraine Pruitt
Karen and Phil Ptacek
Kathy Mahan and Robert Raab
Stephanie Rahe
Cedric Raine
Deb Ramsey
Lisa Rand
Jill Ranford
Sarah and Daniel Rappoport
Robert Rauschenberg
Foundation
Gail and James Rawcliffe
Martha Redeker
Matthew Reed
Edward Reilly
Bud Reinhold
Kimberly and Mark Reller
Henry Renegar
Mary Anne and Bob Rennebohm
Carla and Jim Restivo
Kevin Rethore
Christopher Reublin
Dolores and Hernan
Reyes
Joan and James Reynolds
Kathleen Rice
Karen Rice
Donna Adams and Marvin Richards
Nancy and David Richardson
Beth and Tom Rickart
Kristen Rieser
Lyn Marie and Kenneth Riggs
Linda Riordan
Elaine and Michael Ristaino
Becky and Mark Ristow
Jeffrey Rizzo
Laura Roberts
Virginia Robinson
Patience and Jose Rodriguez
Joan and Bruce Rogers
Barbara Rogers
Helen and Chris Roland
David Romano
Lori and Michael Romstadt
Nancy Link and Mike
Roos
Pam and Jon Rosen
Carol and Bill
Rosenberg
Lisa and Jonathan Rosenfeld
Mark Rosenstein
Victoria Ross
Debbie Rossi
Jack and Marty Rossmann
Michele and Lee Roth
Mary and Jeffrey Roth
Wilma VanScyoc and Mitchell Roth
Damon Rothgeb
Marilyn Rubin
Carolyn Ruff
Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri
Mary Ruth
Karen and John Ryan
Donna Caruso and Joseph Sacco
Robert Sacks
Jennifer and Dan Sager
Jane and Marcel Saghir
Cheryl and Jim Samples
Ruth Samuels
Heidi Sandford
Piper Sandler
Katharine DuPont
Sanger
Sanibel Air and Electric, Inc.
Sanibel Captiva Beach
Resorts
Sanibel Siesta
Sanibel-Captiva
Audubon Society
Jennifer Santiago
Sanybel's Finest
Karen and Bill Sartoris
Wayne Sawdon
Carol and Walter Schairer
Robert Schapire
Marc Schare
Verena Scheu
Jocarno Fund - Shirley Schlossman
Lisa and John Schmidlin
Donna and Edward Schmidt
Rebecca and Matt Schmitz
Susan and Tyler Schoenherr
Catherine Scholz
Jean Scholz
Larry Schopp
Tom Schreier
Kristin Schroederus
James Schubert
Lucie and Robert Schultz
Dawn Schumann
Holly Schwartz
Tom Schwegler
Meg and Steve Schweitzer
Susan Schwerdtle
Heather and Craig Scott
Jennifer Scuteri
Lauren Serebin
Kate Sergeant
Michael Sermersheim
Kylie and Brad Sevy
Betty Shambo
Susan Shane
Jill Shannahan
Janet and Rick Shapic
Ellen Sharpe
Clare Almack and James Shatford
Katherine and James Shaw
She Sells Sea Shells
Gail and Charlie Sheetz
Sara and Dwight
Shelton
Mary Jane Sherman
Robin Shield
Kevin Shimp
Bradford Shingleton
Adaline and Bradford
Shinkle
Amanda and Lou
Shipley
Barbara Siebert
Nancy and Steve Siegel
Connie Sigmund
Martha and Alfred Sikes
Joyce and Joseph Sirkin
Tish and Jim Sisamis
Joann Skillett
John Small
Gay and Arch Smith -
Gay and Arch Smith
Family Charitable Fund
Alexia Kniska and Paul
Smith
Brett Smith
Josephine and Ronald
Smith
Karen Smith
Nathan Smith
Jolinda and Jeffrey Smith
Emily Smith
Marjorie and William Smith
Anthony Smith
Bradley Smith
Christine Smith
Doug Smith
Libby and Gary Smith
Taylor Snyder
Maria Lourdes Solares
Ruth and Geoffrey
Sones
Jil and Paul Sova
Pamela Spann
Margaret Speedie
Nancy and Robert Sperte
Prudence and David Spink
Ann Marie Sprotte
Gretchen and Halsey Spruance
Gayle and Arthur
Spruch
Shauna and Gary
Spurlock
Marti and Dick Squitieri
Mary and Scott
Stainken
Kathy and Bob Stanza
Jane Peterson and Phil
Star
Staritch Foundation, Inc.
Erika and Greg Steiner
Lynne and Jerry Stern
Kathryn and Jon
Sternburg
Joann and Ralph
Stevens
Rebecca and Daniel
Steves
AIP Outfitters - Joshua
Stewart
Roseanne and Charles
Mary Stiers
John Stiker
Eric Stillson
Douglas Stimmel
Becky and Harry Stimpson
Carol Stoel
Elizabeth and Rick Stoner
William Stoops
Rob Storrs
Estelle and Michael Strader
Linda and Jim Strong
Studio HBLA
Usha Subramanian
Richard Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Kristin Summerwill
Sundial Beach Resort
Maggie and Tom
Surgener
Alice and David Galt,
Cathy and Denny
Rundle, and Ellen Svenson
Ellen Svenson
Janice and Christopher Swain
Linda Sweeney
Jan and Ty Symroski
Wendy Taibbi
Charlene Taubert
Al Tawrel
Janet and Michael
Taylor
Leanne and Mike Taylor
Kelly Terakedis
Margaret and Daniel Terpstra
Clara and Terry Terrana
The Sanibel School
The Shack of Sanibel
Gail and Vince Thomalla
Jack Thomas
Beverly Thomas
Barbara and Tom Thompson
Kersti Thompson
Gloria Thorne
Kristine Thut
Catherine Cioffi and Thomas Tighe
Elizabeth Tillson
Timbers Restaurant
Roger Timm
Brenda and Sam Tishler
Kathy and Tad Tomita
Sandy and Ellen Trevor
Rachel and Paul Tritaik
Ardie and Bob Trost
Winifred Troxel
Sheila Turner
Patricia Tursi
Susie and Jim Tweddell
David Tynan
Lori and Thomas
Uglietta
Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Utley
Kristine Vahey
Jane and William Valenta
John Vancil
Beth Devlin and David VanDyke
Sabine Pratsch and David Vaughan
Jason Verdera
Karen and Dave
Verhulst
Carolyn Verret
Corey Vertich
Priscilla and Douglas
Viets
Robin and Liselotte
Vince
Mary Jane and Bob Vinson
Cathy and Joel Vogel
Cathy Vogel
Heidi Vorpahl
Stacy Vu
Louise Wagner
Barbara Wagner
Jill and John
Canterbury Wahlfeld
Annie Wainwright
Sandra Teger and David
Waks
Gail and Peter Walcott
Kate and Vince Walker
Betsy and Bruce Walker
Jean and Ric Walker
Ed Wallace
Jacklyn Wallace
Susan and Michael Walpole
Judy and Bill Walter
Jane Wardell
Stuart Warner
Corinne Washik
Sharon Waters
Nancy Watkins
The WAVE Foundation
Georgianna and Curtis
Way
Ashley Webster
Ron Weeks
Elaine Weingarden
Cindy Weinkers
Penny and Steve Weinstein
Michele Weintraub
Diane Weiss
Marvin Weiss
Peggy and Mark Weiss
Deana and Lyman
Welch
Yolande Welch
Stephen Wener
Patricia and Donald Wentling
Tamara and Mark Wentworth
The WesaDoe Fund
Stacey and Edward West
Wendy West
John Tyler West
Arlene Dillon and Dan Wexler
Tina and Phil Weyman
Kathy and Al Weyman
Michele and Valerie Whalen
Craig Wheatley
Carol and Steve Whisenhunt
Marilyn White
Jane Desforges and Michael White
Anne Millar and Charkes
Wiebe
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Karen and Roy Wildeman
Katrina and Daniel Wilhelm
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Tammy Willson
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Fran and Barry Wilson
John Wilson
Donna Wilson
Patricia Wilson
Sandra and Walter Winans
Debra and Tom Winar
Linda and Jim Winn
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George Witte Scott Wold
Jeanne Wolf
Kathleen Wolfe
Lillian and C.F. Wolfe
Artley and Richard Wolfson
Alice and Blake Wood
Mary and Michael Wood
Hannah Lauck and Jay Wood
Jane Zartman
Woodrow
Anna Pree-Woods and Thomas Woods
Laura and Steven Wood-Smith
Guan and Yufang Wu
Tina and John Wysocki
Susan and Richard Yanke
Leslie Yarbrough
Charmaine Yeadon
James Yeager
Michelle Young
Karen Young
Luanna Youngblood
Claudia and Jim Youngquist
Necole Zemp
Diane and Fred Zimmer
Susan Zipfel
Carol and Rick Zuverink
Janet and Marc Zylstra
and all our valued contributors.
Stewart
Cassandra Vangellow
Whitney's Bait & Tackle
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
Ann Lindberg
Lisa Lindberg
Ann Warren Smith
Sandon Shepard
Anthony Mulinare
Anonymous
Bea Grimm
Florence Fick
Betty Eertmoed
Gary Eertmoed
Blake Devitt
Alice and David Galt, Cathy & Denny Rundle, & Ellen Svenson
Amy and Mike Holloway
Anthony Smith
Arnold Hanish
Barbara Hanish
Cheryl and Marc Giattini
Kim and Derrick Anderson
Patricia and Donald Wentling
Donna Caruso & Joseph Sacco
Donna and Edward Schmidt
Eric Dunbar
Ann and Henry Horbaczewski
Howard Carver
Jessica Devitt
Tanya and Jim Devitt
John Vancil
Kevin Rankel
Kylee Fuller
Marc Schare
Marsha Bartlett
Mary Stiers
Debra and Michael Deniszczuk
Roberta and Mike Jacobson
Sue and Howie Alfred
Tricia Dean
Bradley Jeffries
Ann Dupree
Carol Boerner
Betty Shambo
Cindy and Dave Brown
David Krebs
Madge and Edward Baumann
Elizabeth Glaaser
Grant Sarver
Nancy and Jim Highfill
Julie Mikul
Kristin Schroederus
Marvin Weiss
Peter Krebs
Rachel and Robert Formolo
Carol Strange
Adam Fisher
Carolyn and Alan Lusch
Allen Dunham
Andrea Siebert
Teresa and Andrew Jacob
Anne Aldrich & Kim Whitehurst
Barbara Broadhurst
Becky Krepps
Rona and Bill Safier
Birgie Miller
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Brent Lewis
Colleen and Brian Bauer
C P. and Toni Primeaux
Carolyn and Wes Harkins
Carolyn Laumer
Cassandra Vangellow
Barbara Sue and Charles
Greenplate
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Clee and Edward Leonard
Irene and Cliff Nolan
Constance Catherman
Dana Mehlig
Debbie Rossi
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Denise and Gary Jessel Fox
Real Estate
Gerri and Donald Klumpp
Donna Wilson
Dorothy Duvall
Elaine Parente
Fiora and Philip Moyer
Bonnie and Gene Laumer
George and Miriam Martin Foundation
Louise and Gerry Fitzgerald
Gloria Donahue
Gretchen Banks
Gwenda Hiett-Clements
Heidi Sandford
Herbert Brunhofer
Honey Leveen
Heidi and Howard Coltin
Maureen Arnold and James Gavaghan
Jane Hudson and Dan Cornila
Janey McIlhenny
Jewel Jensen
Joan and Bruce Rogers
John MacLennan
Lisa and Jonathan Rosenfeld
Julie Fiero
June Lanza and Tracie Lantz
Karen and James Kemble
Kate Boyce
Kathleen Johnson
Kathleen Wolfe
Michele and Lee Roth
Leroy Neitzel
Linda and Nick Linsmayer
Lorraine Pruitt
Lynn Gould
Maggie Ford
Marianne Frei
Marjorie and Gilbert Peters
Martha Dehne
Mary Emily and Walter Gross
Mary Sullivan
Maureen and Scott Arnold
Melissa Duvall-Romeu
Mary and Michael Wood
Michael Ferreri
Molly Heuer
Mona Ballard
Nancy Crystal & Derek Cleare
Pamela Mott
Pat and Dave Goulait
Molly and Pat Salcone
Patricia Mowbray
Phyllis Gresham
Kristie and Red Anders
Robin Krivanek
Rose and Michael Beck
Ruth Kitchin
Ruth Samuels
Sara Fisher
Sarah Ashton and Jim Metzler
Sarah Elsing
Sherry and Doug Gentry
Skyler Bauer
Susan Lloyd and John Karrel
Susan Zipfel
Sylvia and George Mott
Trudy and George Green
Ann and Van Hall
Vicki and George Bundschu
Victoria Langan
Carol and Walter Schairer
William Stoops
Winifred Troxel
Yolande Welch
Kerri Maw and the Eric Pfeifer
Team
Cathy Frances
Ann Cymanski
Ashley Andrews
Bryanna Herbold
Cynthia Brockman
David Oppenlander
Erica Gallagher
Marianne and Fred Kramer
Isabel Kopp
Kelly Kramer
Kristine Thut
Toni and Larry Salamon
Luanna Youngblood
Lynn Harvey
Carolyn and Michael Salamon
Nori Minich
Peggy and Rick Painley
Taylor Snyder
Vickie Henderson
Yvonne Moore
Cecilia H. Barnes
Scott Barnes
Christine Barkley
Julianne Kirkpatrick
David Ranford
Clare Almack and James
Shatford
Deceased Hanley Family
Members
Mari and Tim Hanley
Dee Century
Lucas Century
Diane Neitzel
Cheryl and Marc Giattini
Nancy and Steve Siegel
Susan and Cliff Beittel
Warren Lee
Donna Gross
Phil Gross
Dr. Bob Fisher
Bud Reinhold
Edward C. and Kellie Joyce
Wallace
Ed Wallace
Emily Mull
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Camp
Linda Sweeney
Robert Hopkins
Eric Roth
Lucy and Paul Roth
Cheryl & Marc Giattini
Frank Middendorf
Cheryl and Marc Giattini
George and Marguerite
Irwin
Jan and Michael Johnson
Gerard "Jerry" Salassi III
Carol Kenney
Gianni Migliorini
Gail Migliorini
Glenn Patton
Nancy Wood
Grace Burr
Robbie and Geoff Roepstorff
Grace Miller
Lila Miller
Jane and Frank Bopp
Mary and John Hartman
Jim and Gay Griffith
Linda Griffith
Joan Cook Wing
Mary Flaherty
Joelle Sendek Bollman
Ann Breth
John and Carolyn Hoagland
The WesaDoe Fund
John Werst, Jr.
Sarah and Daniel Rappoport
Katherine A. Berman
Kay Jean Gray
Catherine McCormick
Larry and Charlotte Kowitch
Louise Kowitch
Leone Agraham
Joseph Dwyer
Lily Hughes
Susan Jean
Mariel Goss
Cheryl and Marc Giattini
Linda and Tom Uhler
Nancy and Bob Brooks
Robbie and Geoff Roepstorff
Marjorie Marcum
Carol Mailfald
Mary Savine
Christine Smith
Merry McMahan
Leroy Neitzel
Mika Filkins
David Filkins
Mimi Adams
Kennedy Green
Nigel Russell
Gary Biltgen
Norm Zeigler
John Tyler West
Pat and Harvey Wilmeth
Patricia Smith Wilmeth Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Patricia Ann White
Kim and Mark Heller
Ralph Curtis
Barbara Siebert
Bryan Crane
Randy Kiliper
Marianne Kiliper
Robert Fleri
Liane Liotta
Ron Gibson
Phyllis Gibson
Rita and Clay Ewell
Rose Bloomfield
Angela Auclair
Rosemary Roussil
Jewel Jensen
Sallie Rich
Jill Shannahan
John Small
Linda McCleary
Linda Riordan
Nancy Curtin
Sandra Pierce
Howard Holden
Mary Ruth
Susan Amick
Catherine and Thomas Graves
Sidney and Colleen Hughes
Julie Gram and Honore Hughes
Suzanne Dubuc
John MacLennan
Tamea and Tom Sutphen
Dottie Deans
Terry Leach
Kathleen Evans
Theodore Koven
The Koven Family
Tyler Webb
Barbara Dawson
Walter David Paterson
Heather and Ryan Pennington
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Anne Nobles, President
Doug Ryckman, Vice President
Megan Doss, Secretary
John Raho, Treasurer
Bob Adams
Bob Brooks
Laura DeBruce
Scott Dinger, J.D.
Scott Hendershot
Nik Khakee
Jill McCormack
John Morse
Mary Ellen Pfeifer
Rachel Pierce
Dick Pyle
Lisa Riordan
Chip Roach
Kate McDonald
Sergeant, J.D.
Laura Shaffer
Christine Szymanczyk
Deborah Oswald
David Becker
David McKay
Chris Berman
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
James Evans, CEO
Wendy Cerdan, CFO & Director of Operations
Cheryl Giattini, Development Director
Christina Gould, Operations Manager
Jeff Siwicke, Facilities & Events Manager
Brianna Frank, Development Coordinator
Mary Lisek, Grants & Financial Coordinator
Trevor Frank, Physical Plant Coordinator
COASTAL WATCH
Kealy Pfau, Director
Skye McDonald-Newman, Coastal Watch Technician
Sara Durbin, Coastal Watch Intern
COASTAL WILDLIFE
Kelly Sloan, Director/Sea Turtle Program Coordinator
Publication of this annual report was generously underwritten by:
“As the oldest locally owned and managed community bank in Lee County and on the islands, Bank of the Islands/Edison National Bank cares deeply about Southwest Florida and the unique qualities that make our region such a special place.
Moving forward together from the recent challenges we have faced on Sanibel and Captiva, the positive qualities evident in our island community have never been stronger. SCCF’s commitment to science-based decision making, steadfast leadership, and meaningful partnerships has had everything to do with how far we have come in the last few years.
Those of us who have chosen to support SCCF’s mission-driven work do so knowing we are making solid philanthropic investments yielding measurable results for conservation in the place we call home. I encourage you to join us as members of the SCCF family.
Please find the time to read the pages between these covers. The stories in this annual report mark the latest chapter in SCCF’s 57-year history of making a long-lasting difference for our islands and the entire Southwest Florida region. Our bank is honored to be SCCF’s partner.”
Geoffrey Roepstorff, CEO Bank of the Islands | Edison National Bank
