Bentley Village Foundation Inc

THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE CULTURAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

SCHOLARSHIPS: IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CCF) AND USING FUNDS RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION, APPLICANTS WERE EVALUATED BY FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF BENTLEY VILLAGE FOUNDATION (BVF) AND THE FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF CCF. APPLICANTS WERE ALL EMPLOYEES OR DEPENDENTS OF CLASSIC BENTLEY VILLAGE, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND NAPLES AREA CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY NOW DOING BUSINESS AS VI AT BENTLEY VILLAGE. THE EVALUATORS SELECTED 2 EMPLOYEES AND 15 DEPENDENTS. THESE SCHOLARS WERE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE UNDER IRS GUIDELINES. SINCE 2016, BVF HAS AWARDED OVER 100 " BENTLEY WINGS " COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR CAREER EDUCATIONAL GOALS. ALL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE DISBURSED FROM A FOUNDATION DESIGNATED ACCOUNT UNDER THE INVESTMENT UMBRELLA OF CCF DIRECTLY TO THE LEARNING INSTITUTIONS PER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CCF AND THE BVF. AWARDEES WERE SELECTED VIA APPLICATIONS SCORED ON A MATRIX DEVELOPED COOPERATIVELY BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. AWARDEES MAY RECEIVE ANNUAL RENEWALS UNTIL THEIR ORIGINAL COURSES OF STUDY ARE COMPLETED WITH UP TO SIX ANNUAL RENEWALS. SERVING PARTICIPANTS SINCE 2016, OUR "BENTLEY WINGS" COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY CCF. MANY AWARDEES GRADUATED. OUR PROGRAM IS ALSO THE ONLY TO GUARANTEE ITS STUDENTS ANNUAL RENEWAL AVAILABILITY. THIS YEAR'S ADDITIONS TO OUR TOTAL AWARDEE POOL BROUGHT OUR TOTAL COMMITMENTS FOR ALL EXISTING SCHOLARS TO $ 619,647.

OUR "MEMORY AND MUSIC", "MUSIC THERAPY AND "MINDFULNESS" PROGRAMS PROVED EFFICACIOUS IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE BY OFFERING PREVENTATIVE, REHABILITATIVE, OR PALLIATIVE CARE TO THE PORTION OF OF OUR SERVICE POPULATION WHO ARE AT RISK TO DEVELOP OR WHO ALREADY SUFFER FROM DISABLING BRAIN DISEASES LIKE DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER'S, AND OTHER ADVANCED COGNITIVE DISORDERS. WE PARTNERED, PRIMARILY WITH THE HOUSE OF MUSIC TO CREATE, FUND OR OFFER PROGRAMS, THE COMBINED INTERVENTION OF WHICH PROVED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS MAINTAIN OR RESTORE THEIR HEALTH, AND HELPED THEM TO RECALL MEMORIES. WE COLLABORATED WITH MINDFUL MINZ TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO UTILIZE "MINDFULNESS" AS A MEDITATIVE DISCIPLINE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES ARISING FROM STRESSES OF LIVING. THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTED AND PROVIDED TO FGCU CONTINUING EDUCATION ACADEMY TO PROVIDE A FULL YEAR OF FGCU ACADEMY TO RESIDENTS AT ALL LEVELS OF CARE AS FGCU ACADEMY-SERIES MEMBERS.

$ 20,000 AWARDED TO NAPLES BAKER SENIOR CENTER TO INITIATE AN EXPANSION OF THEIR DEMENTIA RESPITE MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM. WE ALSO CONTINUED A PROGRAM OF VOLUNTEERS FROM BENTLEY VILLAGE CALLED SENIORS HELPING SENIORS WHO AIDED THE NAPLES BAKER SENIOR CENTER IN THEIR ACTIVITIES.

AWARDED $ 3,000 TO THE LITERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST TO PROVIDE MATERIALS AND SUPPORT FOR OFFERING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM.