Retired Miami car wash owner donates $20M to SWFL nonprofits

Naples philanthropist Stephen Saks, who owned car washes in Miami-Dade County for decades, has donated $20 million to Southwest Florida organizations, including $11 million to the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. 

The gift from Saks, who will turn 95 in June, to the federation includes $1 million for the local PJ Library, which provides free books to children, according to a statement. Additional recipients of the donations are the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Educational Center; Baker Senior Center Naples, for its lunch program; Jewish National Fund; Temple Shalom, for youth programs; and Golden Paws Assistance Dogs.

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