Coastal Breeze News

By Dianna Dohm Off season maybe upon Marco Island, but not for Bedtime Bundles. Twelve volunteers spent the morning assembling 250 pillowcase bundles. Included in each bundle are day to day essentials which we take for granted including; soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes pajamas, underwear, socks, one book, a stuffed toy and much more. All 250 bundles will be delivered to the Immokalee work camps and distributed throughout the summer to migrant children. Bedtime Bundles, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to identify the needs of migrant children and provide them with basic necessities.   Read More »

Coastal Breeze News Staff  Bedtime Bundles, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization operating since 2006, recently announced it will be closing as of May, 2012. The mission of Bedtime Bundles was to improve the lives of migrant children throughout Collier County by providing them with basic necessities. The closure announcement stated, “factors beyond our control.” “There is nothing I’d like more than to find an organization to take over Bedtime Bundles! I am still very passionate about the migrant population. We were poised to receive funding from the Naples Wine Festival this year, but we had to turn them down,” wrote ... Read More »

By Coastal Breeze News Staff Many readers may remember reading about Tia Nielsen in Coastal Breeze News last year as she distributed presents she collected at Christmas to the migrant children at Six L Farms. Tia didn’t stop there! She also received Collier County Sheriff’s Office ‘Do the Right Thing Award’ and received a scholarship through the Kohl’s Cares Program. Tia is at it again! Now she has turned her love of math into an opportunity to explore her desire to teach by offering a new basic math study class to migrant children. Her goal is to assist the students ... Read More »