Bonita Bay receives workplace award

Bonita Bay Group has been named "Family-Friendly Business of the Year" by the Naples Alliance for Children and earned "Family-Friendly Workplace" designation for the ninth consecutive year. The NAFC created the designation to recognize businesses of all sizes for workplace policies and programs that help employees achieve a better balance of work and family responsibilities.

Bonita Bay Group has earned the designation every year since the NAFC began recognizing family-friendly businesses. According to Sabra Cecil, vice president of human resources for Bonita Bay Group, employees participate in periodical surveys that ask how the company can help them achieve a better work-life balance. The company uses the feedback to help choose what to add to or enhance the benefit package.

Family-friendly benefits enjoyed by Bonita Bay Group employees include:

• A reimbursement program to help employees pay for time at fitness centers and gyms

• Annual health fairs and specialized weight loss and tobacco cessation programs

• Paid paternity leave. New dads may

take up to 40 hours of paid time off after the birth or adoption of a baby. An assistance program for adoptive parents provides up to $4,000. If the child has special needs, the assistance is up to $6,000

• Space in Naples Community Hospital's Sick Kids Care facility at no cost to the employee, providing another option for parents to consider when a child is not feeling well

• Subsidized health care insurance for employees and their families, plus fully paid dental, disability and life insurance.

Bonita Bay Group is a diversified company involved in the planning, development, sales and management of master planned communities, free-standing recreational amenities and commercial facilities. The company is respected for its commitment to meticulous planning, environmental stewardship, integrity and attention to detail. Bonita Bay Group employs more than 1,300 individuals and is currently developing six master-planned communities - Bonita Bay, Shadow Wood Preserve, Mediterra, TwinEagles, Verandah and Sandoval - along with 14 golf courses and two marinas. Additional information about the company is available at www.BonitaBay- Group.com.