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The Fort Myers Rotary Club donated $178,000 in proceeds from the Southwest Florida Wine Fest to local charitable organizations as well as Rotary International.

J.L. Wallace Inc. built a Lifeline Family Center for teenage mothers in Cape Coral at a reduced cost.

The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, Key West Express and Main Sail Video Productions earned a Communicator Video Award of Distinction for the "Hit the Beaches Running" video shown on the high-speed ferry.

Sharon Del Bianco, president of Del Bianco Interior Design, Fort Myers, was elected to the board of directors of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification.

The Water Enhancement & Restoration Coalition presented the Dean Award to Carla Palmer, who recently retired as South Florida Water Management District's director of storm-water management.

Lee Building Industry Association Pinnacle Award winners include Miromar Development Corp., seven; Priority Marketing of Fort Myers, two; plus one each for Sheeley Architects, homebuilder Taylor Woodrow and Denny Grimes of Denny Grimes & Co.

Crompton Creative Advertising, Fort Myers, was cited by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry.

Orion Bank executive vice president of commercial banking Martha Huntenburg was one of the featured speakers at the Federal Reserve System's 2007 Forum for Community Bank Examiners in Dallas.

Dr. Jeff Allbritten, president of Edison College's Collier campus, has been elected president of the Florida Association of Community Colleges.

The Edison College Foundation presented the annual Bob Graham Award to Holland T. Salley of Naples.

Bonita Bay Club executive chef Joseph Gross was presented with the Bronze Star of Excellence by the Bonita Springs chapter of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.

Priority Marketing won two national Telly bronze awards for TV ads produced for the Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency and Crosspoint Christian Church.