GEC News
Graduate & Nursing Student, Evelyn Gets a Promotion
Meet Evelyn Martinez! She’s currently in her second year at Florida SouthWestern State College, pursuing her dream of becoming an RN. Alongside her studies, she dedicates time to mentor younger students at the Center while juggling a job at an ear, nose, and throat...
Reaching for the Stars: A Gala to Remember
On April 25, a Table at Le Cirque, Mediterra Style, unfolded at the Mediterra Country Club as we gathered for a night of inspiration and generosity at the annual Gargiulo Education Center Gala & Live Auction. This year, we had the distinct honor of welcoming Dr....
A Very Special Girl With Special Needs
Yudith is a 7th grader at North Naples Middle School who attends Gargiulo Education Center every day after school. Yudith faces some learning challenges, and as a student needs Exceptional Student Education (ESE). This is provided for children with disabilities who...
From No School to Teaching School
In January of 2020, Mary Asta was making one of her regular trips to the farmworker’s housing camp to check-in on the families when she spotted a boy about 15 wandering around. “Who is that boy? Why isn’t he at school today?” she asked. She was curious because she was...
Luz Alonso, Proud GEC Graduate and Future Nurse
You may remember Luz. She is a GEC graduate whose caring nature has led her to pursue a career as a nurse. Despite the challenges of working two jobs, one at Starbucks and another at Carlisle Senior Living in Naples, Luz earned her Associates Degree from Florida...
NCEF & Naples Winter Wine Festival awards GEC $115,000
In an article written by Gulfshore Life magazine, local organizations benefiting from traditional grants for 2023-24 Naples Winter Wine Festival, which totaled $6,841,220 that were announced include the Gargiulo Education Center which was awarded $115,000 to help...
GEC has been improving children’s lives for more than two decades (Fox 4 News)
NAPLES, Fla. — “They have to pick tomatoes.” Those are the words of 11-year-old Gabriela Escobar Reyes - describing her parents’ daily routine. They are farm workers who leave Naples early in the morning to get to Immokalee - where they work - and return later in the...
Naples Winter Wine Festival Raises Nearly $26 Million For Collier County Children
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Contributors for Forbes Magazine Almost $26 Million was raised at the Naples Winter Wine Festival this past weekend, breaking previous records for the amount garnered by this annual fundraiser. The money benefits at risk and...
GEC Seeks to Teach More Kids (Spotlight Magazine)
The curriculum includes mathematics, science, business and entrepreneurship. Support services include food and medical, dental and mental health care. Students get out into the community to shadow executives. What sounds like a model for a college actually is a...
GEC Students Step Up to Assist Relief Efforts
Thank God GEC and families were blessed during hurricane Ian with little damage. The students needed to release their emotions and repay their blessings to those not as fortunate as themselves. These acts of public service encompassed several measurable aspects of the...
Press
- Gargiulo Education Center Receives $3,000 Culinary Grant To Empower At-Risk Students And Support Mental Health
- Local teen is making a difference in the lives of middle schoolers (Neapolitan Family March 2023)
- Gargiulo Education Center in Naples has been improving children’s lives for more than two decades (Fox 4 News)
- Naples Winter Wine Festival Raises Nearly $26 Million For Collier County Children (Forbes February 2023)
- Gargiulo Education Center seeks to teach more kids (Spotlight Magazine January 2023)
- Gargiulo Education Center extending hours to care for at-risk children in Collier County (Wink News April 16, 2022)
- Migrant education center forges on in days of coronavirus spread (Naples Daily News, March 26, 2020)
- Photos: Gargiulo Education Center keeps children learning while following CDC guidelines (Naples Daily News, March 26, 2020)
- Supporting the children of local farm workers (Fox 4 News, March 5, 2022)
- Naples Best Kept Secret (Old Naples News, March 2020)
- Showing the Love (Parent & Child Magazine, March 2020)
- Naples Children & Education Foundation awards more than $20M to improve lives of at-risk children (Naples Daily News, March 23, 2020)
- Family-a-Fair event focuses on health, community in Southwest Florida (The Banner, October 22, 2019)
- Migrant kids learn the sky’s the limit (Naples Daily News, December 15, 2018)
- Teens of Gargiulo Education Center explore career choices (SWFL Parent & Chlid Magazine, June 2019)