Neal Communities introduced a $5,000 examine to the Kiwanis Membership of North Port Basis on July 12, 2023, on the North Port Library to assist construct a Storybook Stroll studying program alongside a path in one in every of North Port’s neighborhood parks. Pictured from left to proper are Kiwanis Membership of North Port members Dee Danmeyer, Jacklyn Cislo, Elaine Allen-Emrich, Susan Owens, Christina Potts, space gross sales supervisor with Neal Signature Properties, and Kiwanis member Chris Road.
NORTH PORT, FL (Friday, July 21, 2023) – Southwest Florida’s largest personal homebuilder, Neal Communities, donated $5,000 to the Kiwanis Membership of North Port Basis to assist with a proposed venture to assemble a Storybook Stroll studying program and Little Free Library alongside a strolling path at one in every of North Port’s neighborhood parks.
Pine Park is situated inside Nation Membership Ridge, a North Port neighborhood off McKibben Drive that was devastated by Hurricane Ian. The small neighborhood park features a volleyball court docket, playground, picnic pavilion, picnic tables, outside grill and a paved strolling path which the Kiwanis Membership hopes will in the future be the house of a Storybook Stroll program, mentioned Kiwanis Membership member Elaine Allen-Emrich.
“We’re placing one thing collectively for that neighborhood, and plenty of different folks in North Port, that can really be beloved,” mentioned Allen-Emrich, who’s spearheading the venture. “Neal Communities actually catapulted this venture from a dream to a actuality with their donation.”
With a core perception that “The place You Reside Issues,” Neal Communities has given greater than $7.5 million to native charities all through Southwest Florida and is dedicated to the communities the place they stay, work and construct. The Kiwanis Membership of North Port’s venture is without doubt one of the newest applications to be supported by Neal Communities.
“Neal Communities is joyful to assist organizations that provide enrichment alternatives for our native youth,” mentioned Pat Neal, founder and president of Neal Communities. “This program is a approach to encourage kids and households to learn collectively.”
The imaginative and prescient is for Storybook Stroll to be constructed with sturdy holders that enable laminated ebook pages to be considered alongside the looped path. The idea is that kids in wheelchairs or strollers will be capable to learn pages of the ebook as they transfer alongside the pathway. The featured ebook could be modified all year long. The Kiwanis Membership additionally hopes to assemble a Little Free Library alongside the path to supply copies of the ebook as a part of a “take a ebook, return a ebook” honor system.
Allen-Emrich mentioned the Kiwanis Membership had raised $4,000 for the venture previous to Neal Communities’ donation and estimates it’s going to want one other $2,000 earlier than building can start. She mentioned the Membership intends to proceed its fundraising efforts.
“That is designed to assist kids with studying and studying. So many kids have fallen behind through the pandemic and now Hurricane Ian that something to offer curiosity in studying is a lift,” Allen-Emrich mentioned.
For extra details about the Kiwanis Membership of North Port go to www.KiwanisClubofNorthPort.org. For extra details about Neal Communities, go to www.NealCommunities.com.
About Neal Communities
Neal Communities, based mostly in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, is Southwest Florida’s largest and most established domestically owned and operated personal builder. In the course of the firm’s 50-year historical past, it has constructed greater than 20,000 new properties in additional than 90 acclaimed communities from Tampa to Naples. The corporate persistently ranks among the many nation’s high 100 dwelling builders and has earned quite a few awards together with the celebrated Builder of the 12 months from Skilled Builder in 2015 and America’s Finest Builder in 2012 from BUILDER Journal. With a core perception that “The place You Reside Issues,” Neal Communities has given greater than $7.75 million to native charities all through Southwest Florida and is dedicated to the communities the place they stay, work and construct. Firm gross sales in fiscal 12 months 2022 have been simply over $600 million.
Extra Neal Communities manufacturers embody Neal Signature Properties, Charlene Neal PureStyle, Waterscapes Swimming pools & Spas, Neal Communities Funding and Allegiant Title Professionals. For extra data, go to NealCommunities.com.