Moorings Park On the Bus to Benefit Our Community
Moorings Park is an exceptional retirement facility that has a clear mission of social accountability through 
investment directly in the surrounding community. Each year, Moorings Park gives a specific amount of their resources back to the Greater Naples community in the form of grants to local not-for-profits and public health efforts including their support of The Education Foundation of Collier County’s Take Stock in Children Scholarship and Mentoring Program student induction and graduation and also Project Explore Mentoring Program that provides career skills for disabled high school students.
Moorings Park has built a culture of caring generosity for the residents, employees and those in the community that it serves. They are an outstanding example of philanthropy and the board of directors is exemplary in its commitment of helping to support successful aging. The residents and staff are very involved in their community and give so much to the families they serve. “Social accountability is part of the core values set by our Board of Directors. We think it is important to find ways to give back to the great community in which we live.” said Dan Lavender, President/CEO.
Moorings Park is being recognized by Gulfshore Life as the 2011 Outstanding Business in Philanthropy for Collier County.
This past year, Moorings Park hosted events for The Education Foundation of Collier County including the induction ceremony of incoming 8th grade Take Stock in Children students, a graduation ceremony for the graduating 12th graders, as well as the “Get On the Bus” tour for the Corps of Retired Educators. They provided food and welcomed mentors, students and their families to celebrate the student’s accomplishments for the induction ceremony and enabled a half-day educational tour followed by a lunch in their dining room for the Corps of Retired Educators.
Another project that exemplifies their culture of giving is the Project Explore Mentoring Program for high school students with disabilities to work with staff members at Moorings Park and learn a skill that will enable them to become gainfully employed. This partnership with the schools places a teacher on campus with the students to teach them the life skills they need to become valued employees. The families of the students are invited to a celebration each year and the students and their mentors share their stories about helping one another in their daily jobs at Moorings Park. It is an evening that brings pride and tears to everyone who has been involved in helping these young people succeed.
Their impact goes far beyond the work that is done with the thousands of dollars given to organizations each year. They care for people and provide the life experiences and skills that will help young people and provide the life experiences and skills that will help young people become productive citizens in the community. They open their facility and welcome the community to come in and experience their culture of generosity. They change the course of lives each and every day.
