La Bella Fontana Di Napoli
Members, calling themselves "Bellas", lovingly maintain a historic circular park centered around a grand Italian fountain. Volunteers tend to turf, 500 feet of boxwood hedges, and trees, with 7-8 annual clean ups and specialized gardening sessions. A $12,000 gift to the club in 2018 funded a tree replacement project in partnership with Long Beach, while monthly club-funded maintenance supplements city efforts.
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Filmmakers, drawn to the park's charm, have donated over $1,500 for its upkeep. For years, Bellas have lit luminaries around the fountain each December, a tradition cherished by the community.
Naples Elementary School
Members from the club weed, prune, rake, and fertilize landscaped beds monthly around the historic 1925 building, the auditorium, and school library. Our club has purchased and installed plants and trees, usually before the spring Arbor Day program, to restore the landscape to its traditional plan.
Naples Plaza Median
Naples Plaza Median was our first beautification project 22 years ago. The median has 6 landscaped areas where olive trees and white Iceberg roses thrive. Members weed, deadhead, and battle mildew and rust on the roses at least 7 times a year. An irrigation system was installed by the city to keep the plants flourishing and is monitored by the volunteers.
2nd Street Beautification
Second Street Planters is a long established project of NIGC. Large, concrete planters stretch for seven blocks along the shopping and restaurant street of Naples Islands. Planted with low water plants, the containers are tended and watered by members from the club who also replace plants as needed.
Bridges in Bloom
During the 2024 holiday season, history was made as more than fifty club members came together to decorate five of the islands' iconic bridges.​
For the first time ever, the bridges of Naples Islands were decorated in a cohesive, unified style, creating a stunning visual display that has already become a beloved tradition.
We hope that everyone enjoys the festive beauty of the garland adorning the five Naples Islands bridges and that it brings a little extra holiday cheer to the community.