Arthrex Donates $5,000 to Collier Child Care Resources

NAPLES, Fla. - Sept. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- Collier Child Care Resources (CCCR)  announced that it has received a $5,000 contribution from Arthrex, Inc. to help provide partial tuition assistance for the children who are enrolled at the NCEF Early Childhood Development Center located at Florida SouthWestern State College, Collier Campus.  About 60 percent of these families live at or below the poverty level and cannot afford the cost of child care on their own; approximately 75 percent receive some form of tuition assistance.

Connie Byrne, Recruiting Manager at Arthrex, said, “We are proud of the extensive involvement of Arthrex in the education and betterment of children and families.  Arthrex’s support of Collier Child Care Resources aligns well with our longstanding tradition of giving back to the communities in which we live and work.  We are proud to play a part in shaping children’s futures.”

Arthrex is a Founding Member of the “CCCR Business 100,” a group of local businesses that supports CCCR’s early learning programs and has held membership for the past three years since its inception.

Niccole Howard, Executive Director of CCCR said, “We are extremely grateful for Arthrex’s continued

support of our early childhood education programs.  This generous contribution helps to ensure that our most at-risk children experience a quality early learning environment, preparing them for school readiness and future success.”

Collier Child Care Resources, Inc. operates three early learning programs: The NCEF Early Childhood Development Center, located at Florida SouthWestern State College; and A Step Up Child Development Center at Golden Gate and Immokalee High Schools, for the children of teen parents who wish to continue their high school educations.  In addition, CCCR operates a Training Resource Center in

Immokalee that offers professional development for early learning professionals and conducts early childhood symposiums throughout the year.

To learn more, make a donation, or find out about volunteer opportunities at CCCR, contact Collier Child Care Resources, Inc. by visiting  www.collierchildcare.org. or call (239) 643-3908.

ABOUT COLLIER CHILD CARE RESOURCES, INC.

      Collier Child Care Resources, Inc., (CCCR), is a private, non-profit child care agency that serves children, families and early learning professionals. We have had offices in Collier County since 1991 and expanded our offices to include Immokalee in 2001. In May, 2008, our focus became Collier County specific and officially became Collier Child Care Resources, Inc.  Our mission is to support the needs of Collier County’s children, families and early learning professionals by providing high quality education, resources and child care services.   In addition, we offer training for early childhood professionals.   The agency must rely on generous donations and volunteer efforts from members of the community, corporations and foundations to build and maintain programs that make a difference to low-income children.  Collier Child Care Resources, Inc. is a United Way partner agency.

ABOUT ARTHREX

Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. With a corporate mission of helping surgeons treat their patients better, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and developed more than 8,000 innovative products and surgical procedures to advance minimally invasive orthopedics worldwide.