VitaleDick Vitale
ESPN basketball analyst Dick Vitale first met Payton shortly after she was diagosed in 2006, and began spreading awareess of her fight. He spoke of Payton often during broadcasts, and through his affiliation with the V Foundation for Cancer Research, vowed to raise a million dollars in her name to be put toward pediatric cancer research.

To date, he has helped raise more than $1.3 million dollars in Payton's name.
www.dickvitaleonline.com

V Foundation for Cancer Research on YouTube



Picture of David NailDavid Nail
Country recording artist David Nail heard Dick Vitale tell Payton's story while watching a college basketball game in late 2006. He spent the next several hours reading months worth of Holly's updates, and when he had finished he wrote to the Wrights, promising to help spread awareness about Payton and pediatric brain cancer. Now with two hit singles and an Academy of Country Music Award nomination for Song of the Year, David continues to support the Foundation on a daily basis.

He performed a benefit concert at the 2009 St. Andrews Festival in Lakewood Ranch, FL and again at the 2010 PWF Golf Outing. He also has Payton's initials on his guitar and is selling PW stickers on his current tour, where he is opening for Lady Antebellum.
www.davidnail.com


The Golf Channel
The Golf Channel has covered the 2009 and 2010 PWF Golf Outings in Florida, producing segments for their show "Golf Central" about how The Payton Wright Foundation uses golf to help raise awareness and money in the fight agaist pediatric brain cancer.
http://www.golfchannel.com/media/for-paytons-sake
http://www.golfchannel.com/media/remembering-payton-wright/
www.golfchannel.com

 

The Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund
The Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund will provide opportunities for socio-economically diverse students to experience an independent, college preparatory education at The Out-of-Door Academy’s Upper School in Sarasota, Florida. They will learn in an environment which allows students to strive to achieve their highest academic goals and build character through a balanced program of academics, the arts and athletics.

Taylor’s Trees, a tree farm started out of Taylor’s desire to help others before his passing, is offering wreaths for the holiday season. Wreaths are 22” double-sided Balsam Fir from our tree farm in Maine. All are adorned with festive red berries and pine cones and a choice of red or burgundy bow. The Taylor William Emmons Memorial Foundation has partnered with The Payton Wright Foundation to sell these beautiful wreaths. Proceeds from sales of the wreaths will benefit The Payton Wright Foundation and the Taylor Emmons Scholarship Fund.
www.temmons.org

 

Nadco Inc
When you trust the professionals at NADCO with your pressure sensitive tapes or labels, you get much, much more than just a product.  You get solutions.  You get ideas.  You get innovation.
www.nadcoinc.com


WMPH Vacations
Arlene at WMPH has helped us with booking our cruises for The Payton Wright Foundation. 
Sarasota based advertising, marketing and public relations agency, Grapevine Communications is a multi award-winning firm that serves clients nationwide, with a focus on Southwest Florida. We understand that creativity is integral to every phase of marketing, not just the finished materials - in print, web sites or broadcast media. We’re idea people, providing intelligent and fresh creative solutions that deliver results
www.wmph.com


TPG Telemanagement Inc
TPG is the industry leader in Quality Management, leading the way to define the industry standard for Behavioral Measurement and Analysis. The industry’s only firm centered in Six Sigma principles, TPG’s process and experience replaces instinctual feedback with science to guarantee an improvement in your business outcomes and customer satisfaction.
www.tpginc.com


Bonefish Grill
On January 15, 2000 in St. Petersburg, Florida, the first Bonefish Grill was born. People turned out in droves! The success of their vision has generated restaurant growth that has taken them throughout the Southeast and Northeastern coasts, and today Bonefish Grill has begun expanding throughout the U.S.
www.bonefishgrill.com


Intertape Polymer Group
IPG manufactures a broad range of packaging products and systems that reflect the needs of both its industrial and retail customers. These include one of the largest offerings of tape available: pressure sensitive and water-activated, carton-sealing, masking, filament, flatback, cloth/duct, double-coated, high performance specialty, electrical, automotive, and HVAC tapes. Additional products include shrink film and stretch film as well as carton-sealing equipment, ink jet printing systems and labeling systems.
www.intertapepolymer.com


The Falkner Family
The Falkner's are good friends and have been very supportive of The Payton Wright Foundation and our family.  Their daughter Deklyn was one of Payton's best friends.


Affordable Heating & Cooling
1450 Tallevast Road
Sarasota, FL 34243
 

SiestaKey.com
If you're looking for Siesta Key Florida vacation rental orSarasota Florida vacation rental, or accommodations, Siesta Key Real Estate, a Siesta Key vacation rental, Siesta Key condo, or Siesta Key hotel, everything you need is right here!  SiestaKey.com also has information about local attractions, entertainment, and amenities available to Siesta Key FLorida and Sarasota Florida visitors.  So come on, dive right in!
www.siestakey.com


Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, the hospital centered on your care, opened September 1, 2004. LWRMC offers patient-focused medicine and is equipped with advanced technology.

Located just two miles from I-75 and bridging Manatee and Sarasota counties, this new, 120-bed acute care hospital has an extensive system of fully-integrated inpatient and outpatient services that share a single purpose—to provide compassionate, quality patient care.
www.lakewoodranchmedicalcenter.com


Academy of Country Music
In 1964, performers Eddie Miller and Tommy Wiggins teamed up with club owners Mickey and Chris Christensen to establish the Country and Western Music Academy. Their vision was to promote country music in the western 13 states with the support of artists based on the West Coast such as Johnny Bond, Glen Campbell, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, Buck Owens, Wynn Stewart, Jimmy Wakely and Tex Williams. In 1965, a board of directors was formed to govern the Academy and Dick Shofield became the organization's first chairman.
www.acmcountry.com


Suntrust Bank
SunTrust Banks, Inc., with total assets of $174.7 billion on September 30, 2010, is one of the nation's largest financial services holding companies.

Through its flagship subsidiary, SunTrust Bank, the company provides deposit, credit, trust, and investment services to a broad range of retail, business, and institutional clients. Other subsidiaries provide mortgage banking, brokerage, investment management, equipment leasing, and investment banking services.
www.suntrust.com
 

MacAllister's Grill and Tavern
MacAllister's Grill & Tavern in Lakewood Ranch, FL has long been a supporter of the Payton Wright Foundation. In 2009, the St. Andrew's Scottish Festival, hosted by MacAllister's, featured food and drink sampling, golf demonstrations, and several live bands. The festival brought in more than $15,000 for the Foundation, and MacAllister's 2010 St. Andrew's Festival was held December 4.
www.macallisters.com

 

Cardel Homes   
Cardel has been building exceptional homes in great communities since 1973. Backed by nearly four decades of award-winning craftsmanship and design expertise, Cardel offers a rare level of flexibility to create a custom homebuilding experience for everyone, without the custom home price.
Discover the Really Well Built difference, and come home to a Cardel.

 

Suncoast Metals LLC
Suncoast Metals LLC is a full service scrap recycling company based in Sarasota, Florida, established in 2002, Suncoast Metals buys and sells scrap metal(s) and recycling products, working with both contractors / commercial clients as well as with individual consumers.
www.suncoastmetals.com


Prodigy Contracting Group
Maximizing efficiencies through planning,communication and teamwork ensures our clients that projects will be delivered not only on time and within budget, but with maximum value. Prodigy's commitment to careful planning and faultless project execution results in unmatched efficiency. We pride ourselves on building client relationships on the strong foundation of service, quality and value.
www.prodigy-cg.com


Universal North America
Universal North America insures thousands of families throughout the United States. We offer a variety of coverages including homeowners, dwelling fire, condominium unit owners, renters, flood earthquake, hurricane, equipment breakdown, business owners and commercial residential insurance protection.
www.uihna.com/en-US


Southern Jet

At Southern Jet our mission is to provide our clients with the safest, most luxurious, and superior private jet charter service in the industry at the lowest possible cost.

We are a private air charter company with the ability to fly you to anywhere in North - South America, Bermuda, or the Caribbean. Our reputation for reliability, air safety, security and service excellence is the reason why our clients recommend us. Your own private charter expert will arrange your charter from time of booking to your trip conclusion.
www.southernjet.com


S&S Motorsports
S/S Motorsports of Sarasota was founded in 2006, after seeing a need for 60-70s Muscle cars built to EXTREME performance specifications while maintaining concours quality standards.
www.carsbyss.com

 

McVideos & Animation
A multi-media production company specializing in Video Production | Website Design, Hosting & Related Services | Motion Graphics & Animation, and working from Sarasota since the early 1980's, McVideos & Animation provides The Payton Wright Foundation with website support, design, and maintenance.
www.mcvideos.com


Spotlight Graphics
Spotlight Graphics is one of Sarasota's most respected, full-service commercial printers with over 20 years of experience in making companies like yours look good. We believe that IMAGE IS EVERYTHING. From brochures and business cards, to media kits and materials for mass mailings. Spotlight Graphics specializes in making certain that your printed message is presented with the utmost COLOR, QUALITY and DESIGN. Regardless of the size of your project, we bring together all the resources to turn your idea into a magnificent reality.
www.spotlightgraphics.com

 


Children who fundraise for The Payton Wright Foundation


Laura McKenna, Laura's Headbands
Through the Girl Scout project, she created unique Headbands for a fundraising event at her school.  She raised awarness and funds for The Payton Wright Foundation.

 

Hannah Grant.
Hannah was 13 years old when she created and designed our brochures for The Payton Wright Foundation.