Investing in Future Memories: Gulfstream Homes Continues Its Annual Support for Manatee Middle School
NAPLES, FL (July 24, 2026) — For Gulfstream Homes, community stewardship means showing up year after year for the students and schools that shape Southwest Florida. Today, the firm is proud to highlight its ongoing partnership with Manatee Middle School, celebrating a multi-year tradition of supporting student activities, milestones, and annual educational experiences.
As part of its ongoing educational commitment, Gulfstream Homes provided a dedicated $1,000 contribution this year to help fund the school’s annual 8th-grade trip to Great Wolf Lodge. For many students, middle school is a vital formative period, and shared milestones outside of the classroom foster essential lessons in camaraderie, resilience, and personal growth.
The depth of this relationship is felt deeply by the faculty and students alike. Following this year’s trip, Manatee Middle School teacher Elizabeth Garcia and her students delivered a hand-signed commemorative frame and thank-you notes to the Gulfstream Homes team. The framed display—featuring a vibrant photo of the yellow school bus bound for the 8th-grade trip—overflows with personal signatures and notes of gratitude from students whose experience was made possible by the firm’s ongoing generosity.
“As always, I am so thankful for your support these last four years,” shared Elizabeth Garcia, teacher at Manatee Middle School, in a message to the team. “You’re a huge part of our celebration. Your generosity truly makes a difference, and that impact is felt by every student who gets to experience it.”
Gulfstream Homes’ support of Manatee Middle School is part of a broader, sustained initiative to invest in Collier County youth. Alongside Manatee Middle, the firm regularly contributes to local schools and programs throughout the region—including Aubrey Rogers High School, the Naples Bears, Palmetto Ridge, and East Naples Middle School—reinforcing the belief that local businesses thrive when they actively invest in the next generation.
“Seeing the handwritten notes and signed cards from the students is the greatest reward we could ask for,” said Michael Peel, Co-Founder of Gulfstream Homes. “We are honored to partner with incredible educators like Elizabeth Garcia and to help create lasting memories and milestones for the students of Manatee Middle School.”
For more information about Manatee Middle School and Collier County Public Schools, please visit www.collierschools.com.
About Gulfstream Homes
Since 1998, Gulfstream Homes has been a premier design-build firm in Southwest Florida. Specializing in luxury custom homes and large-scale renovations, the company is dedicated to architectural excellence, structural integrity, and community stewardship.
