On behalf of the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter I
would like to thank everyone in the community for a great
event and fundraiser. The HGTV Dream Home was a huge success
and raised $110,000.00.
Throughout the 62 days the tours were open it took countless
volunteer hours. We had many volunteers who faithfully showed
up week after week to help the agency staff the HGTV Dream
Home. We would like to thank all of the volunteers. I would
like to thank Ned Johnson and Jimmy Pruett, of the Shore at
Islamorada, for making this a possibility. Also a huge thank
you goes to Kathy Rogers, the Shore Development and Kym Collins,
TIB Bank. Without both of them this event would not have happened.
We could not have been successful without the help of the
Village of Islamorada staff and City Manager, the support
from the Village Council, Captain Fanelli and Chief Wagner.
We would also like to take this opportunity to say Thank
You to those folks at HGTV that selected Islamorada as the
site for the 2008 HGTV Dream Home. We would like to thank
Jack Thomasson, Donna Thomasson, Terri Corcoran, Shannon Driver
and Stephanie Barchi.
Finally, I would like to thank the Islamorada Chamber of
Commerce and the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce. Both Judy
Hull and Jackie Harder did an absolute wonderful job in assisting
visitors and truly showing just why Islamorada and the Florida
Keys are a Dream Location for a Dream Home.
The dream home had over 11,000 visitors and we would like
to thank each and every one of them!
Kathy Tuell
Chief Executive Officer & President
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter
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"I grew up in the Keys, and this place is so intimate that I consider everyone my extended family. When you live in paradise, it's easy to forget that not everyone is as fortunate as you are. But if you step back for a moment and think about what's really important in life, isn't the answer always family?
I have been very fortunate and successful because I had a strong foundation growing up. I think if every kid could have the kind of love and support I grew up with, there's no doubt this would be an even more spectacular place to live. I'm so grateful to be able to aid the efforts of the Florida Keys Children's Shelter and I'm really looking forward to seeing the outcome of their hard work."
- Ned Johnson, developer, HGTV Dream Home 2008
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