St. Matthew's House

An 11-year-old boy who moved from Pennsylvania to Naples a month ago has expanded on an idea he started five years ago up north. Now he's working with local nonprofits to collect winter essentials for local homeless people.

Pumpkin pies, turkeys, eggs, bread and vegetables — ingredients for a great holiday meal — were distributed in Collier County recently by dozens of volunteers like Kayla Ballard and Ava Adams, both First Baptist Academy students — “serving others, serves God,” Kayla said.The distribution was part of the 19th year for the Capital Wealth Advisors Turkey Drop Event and was made possible this year from Capital Wealth Advisors partnering with St. Matthew’s House in Naples to collect and pass out thousands of Thanksgiving meals.