Naples Winter Wine Festival: Meet the kids day

There is a renewed focus on children’s mental health because of the pandemic and Hurricane Ian. This year, the foundation behind the Naples Winter Wine Festival handed out $1 million to food banks and hospitals to ensure the need for food and care was there for our kids. They can pull out money like that […]

2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival

2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival: In Perfect Harmony, a WINK News special

The 2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival begins on Friday, Feb. 3. During last year’s festival, nearly $22 million was raised in just four and a half hours to help the children of Collier County. WINK News and Gulfshore Life are co-sponsors of the festival. You can join WINK anchor Lindsey Sablan as she spotlights the […]

Lighthouse nonprofit helps 10-year-old Naples girl live with eye disorder

  The Naples Winter Wine Festival, a charity wine auction that raises millions of dollars for children in Collier County, kicks off on Thursday before Saturday’s auction. The group behind the festival, the Naples Children and Education Fund, gives grants to nearly 50 nonprofits in the area, and the Wells family is just one with […]

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Naples Winter Wine Festival invests in children’s post-Ian mental health

  The 2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival is coming up on Saturday, and the Naples Children and Education Foundation is behind it. All the money it raises during the upcoming auction will go right back to children in Collier County. When emergencies hit, NCEF will be ready to step in and help. Hurricane Ian was […]

Naples Winter Wine Festival to benefit Valerie’s House, bereaved children

  The Naples Winter Wine Festival kicks off this week, and 2023 focused on raising money to support children’s mental health. One of those groups helping Southwest Florida kids is Valerie’s House, a nonprofit that provides support for children grieving the death of a loved one. The first things you notice when you walk into Valerie’s […]

2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival to raise money for children’s health

  The 2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival begins on Saturday, Feb. 4. During last year’s festival, nearly $22 million was raised within 4 1/2 hours to help the children of Collier County. Here’s a look at how and why the group behind the festival makes it happen. “It is the largest charity wine auction in […]

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In Perfect Harmony: Theme set for 2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival

Spreading the wealth in Southwest Florida to help kids in need. The Naples Winter Wine Festival is a huge event and brings in millions of dollars to support our children. “In Perfect Harmony” is the theme for next year’s Naples Winter Wine Festival which returns to The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples on Feb. 3-5. […]

Naples Winter Wine Festival auction raises millions for kids in Collier County

The Naples Winter Wine Festival auction’s headline event got underway on Saturday. WINK News anchor Therese O’Shea was there as the paddles went up and the wine began to flow. Sitting in on one of the highest-end biggest live auctions in the country makes it easy to see why patrons, donors, trustees and volunteers are […]

Gulfshore Business has live coverage of Naples Winter Wine Festival auction

Gulfshore Business is providing live coverage Saturday afternoon of the 22nd annual Naples Winter Wine Festival auction, where millions of dollars will be raised to benefit local nonprofit agencies that work with area children. Since its inception in 2001, the Naples Winter Wine Festival, founded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation, has raised nearly $220 million for underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County. The weekend event has […]

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Naples Winter Wine Festival donors get to meet the kids they’re helping

Naples Winter Wine Festival donors are getting the chance to meet the children their money directly impacts. The event benefits charities within the Naples Children and Education Foundation. And 100% of those donations stay within Collier County. There are adorable children under the big white tent amongst the sea of adults. Each of them benefits […]