2025 Sponsors, Winners & Honorable Mentions

SPONSORS

The News-Press
Bill and Mary Lawton

Billy’s Bike Rental
Bowland & HeadPinz Entertainment Centers
Brightwater Lagoon
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Captiva Cruises
DiamondHead Beach Resort
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
Fine Folk Pizza
GullWing Beach Resort
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
Jeremiah's Italian Ice of Cape Coral
Key West Express
Lovers Key Resort
Luminary Hotel & Co.
Margaritaville Beach Resort
Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa
Miromar Outlets
Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina
Pointe Estero Beach Resort
Sanibel Moorings Resort
South Seas
Sun Harvest Citrus
Sundial Beach Resort and Spa
Tarpon Bay Explorers
'Tween Waters Inn Island Resort
Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village

Honor of Distinction Winner
Gail Carl, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa

Accommodations
Honorable Mentions:
John Garris, Sanibel Siesta on the Beach
Antoinette Lodico, Sundial Beach Resort & Spa
Chester Thomas, Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina
Nick Sobieralski, Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa

Attractions
Category Winner:
Clare Harris, Billy's Bike Rental

Honorable Mentions:
Kathy Arthur, Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Tyler Morales, South Seas
Paxton Pope, Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina

Restaurants
Category Winner:
Maytee Zorilla, Luminary Hotel & Co.

Honorable Mentions:
Christian Jenkins, Crown Colony Country Club
Amanda Mint, Ruth's Chris Steak House
Marius Varner, Luminary Hotel & Co.

Transportation
Category Winner:
John Schaefer and Derek O'Sullivan, Lee County Port Authority Police

Honorable Mentions:
Frank DeFilippo, Paradies Lagardere
Joseph Pitam, Lee County Port Authority Page Field
Patrick Uy, Lee County Port Authority

Other Services/Businesses
Category Winner:
Brandy Jordan, Freeway Isaiah 58:12 Corp

Honorable Mentions:
Christopher Boadu, Cypress Home Health
Raechel Dew, IDew Events
Sonya Rodriguez, Resource De Layor

Good Samaritan
Category Winner:
Joshua Kerekes, Lee County Port Authority Police

Honorable Mentions:
Bonnie Benedict, Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott Cape Coral
Nicholas Luberacki, Lee County Port Authority Police
Rachel Rivera, Lee County Port Authority

Best Tourism Boss
Bryant Olson, Courtyard by Marriott Fort Myers/Cape Coral