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Collier Companies Gives Back!
Collier Companies has provided monetary support housing to numerous community programs. In Gainesville, we serve as a corporate sponsor to Dance Alive!, and also sponsor performances at The University of Florida’s Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, Collier Companies serves as Season Executive Producer of the Hippodrome State Theatre.

The March of Dimes – Annual Gator Walk
Starting in 2004, Collier Companies teamed up with The March of Dimes to begin their first non-profit walk on the University of Florida campus- GatorWalk. Each fall, U.F. students coordinate the event and raise tens of thousands of dollars to support the research on preventing premature births. In addition, Collier Companies regularly makes substantial corporate donations to the United Way and to Challenge Day, an outreach program to high school students.

University of Florida – Warrington College
of Business Administration

Donation of $1 million dollars to help endow the Nathan Collier Master of Science in Real Estate Program. See attached articles.

In 2007, Collier Companies' founder gave a $1 million gift to the University of Florida, establishing the Nathan Collier Masters of Real Estate Program. Nathan continues to be active at U.F., as an adjunct professor and as a mentor to graduate business students in the real estate program.

Other Contributions include:

• Annual Food Baskets for the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank (Gainesville, FL)
  Contributed over 616 pounds of food for community food baskets

• EXPO -- The Children's Museum of Gainesville
  $500 contribution to fundraiser.

• Children’s Home Society of Florida
  Donated toys, clothes, holiday gifts for abused for children over the holidays.

• The Charmettes, Inc.
  Support of national, non-profit, social & civic alliance of African-American women who support cancer research and college/university scholarship awards.

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