Major Supporters
Octagon Wildlife is deeply saddened by the passing of J Foster Pate on October 31, 2011, a volunteer advisory board member for 30 years and large contributor to the growth of the Fort Myers area. Click here to read more about Foster.
Octagon suffered a great loss at the passing of our good friend and forever volunteer and supporter George Ellsworth. George passed away on May 14th, 2022. He had not only been a supporter of Octagon since the 90's, but an amazing part of our Octagon family. He was there to support Pete Caron, our founder. Throughout the years, he continued his support of the animals by volunteering, donating, and offering support to our executive director, Lauri, after Pete's death. He will be forever missed.
Many of our supporters do not wish to be recognized for privacy reasons. The list below are those who want to be recognized and links to their businesses appear in white. We apologize to supporters we have missed!
- Charlotte Community Foundation
- Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce
- Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce
- Southwest Florida Community Foundation/Collaboratory - Helping to meet the needs of people through responsible giving.
- George Ellsworth - Founder of Ellsworth Heating and Cooling
- William Barnes - Ellsworth Heating and Cooling
- Saint Andrews South Golf Club - Charlotte County's hottest place for golf and lunch
- Christine M Lindsey - Octagon's volunteer webmaster since 2002 located in Bokeelia, FL and VP of Pine Island Botanicals
- Grand Illusions Creative Resources - Everything art located in Fort Myers, FL
- Super Targets - Various locations in Lee County, FL
- Winn Dixie - Bayshore Rd, North Ft Myers
- Cheney Brothers - Punta Gorda
- Florida Weekly - News and Entertainment source for Fort Myers, Naples, and Charlotte county.
- Babcock Wilderness Ranch - Helping to preserve some of the 'old' Florida located off Rt 31 in Punta Gorda.
- HONC - Residential and Commercial Development.
- Equality Punta Gorda - Promoting the LBGT community and surrounding areas.
- WRXY TV - Southwest Florida's Christian Television station.
- Foster and Sherry Pate - Long time supporters located in Fort Myers, FL
- The Rebel Riders Charities Inc - Ft Myers
- St. Deny's Foundation - doing great things for the animal world
- Charlotte Sun Newspaper
- The Davis Group - CPA
- Michael Vires - Artist who graciously designed and painted the large mural at the sanctuary's entrance.