Saturday, January 31st, 2010
Sam Saad Attends Coquina Sands Association Annual Meeting
Sam Saad addressed members of the Coquina Sands Association during the organization’s annual meeting at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club. The event provided an opportunity for Saad and the four other Naples City Council candidates to address a wide variety of issues and answer questions from residents of the Coquina Sands neighborhood. Saad emphasized the importance of this election to the future of our town and encouraged all voters to turnout at the polls on February 2^nd.   

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Sam Saad Addresses Moorings Property Owners Association
Sam Saad attended the annual meeting of the Moorings Property Owners Association. The event was an opportunity for Saad and the four other Naples City Council candidates to address the issues of concern to residents of The Moorings. Saad emphasized the importance of this election to the future of our town and encouraged all voters to turnout at the polls on February 2^nd.   

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Sam Saad Participates in Naples Town Hall Group Forum
Sam Saad addressed a wide range of issues facing our town at the Naples Town Hall Group Forum at City Hall. The forum provided residents and other community members an opportunity to hear the five council candidates respond to a series of questions. Topics included the city’s budget, local economy, the environment and annexation. Saad stated that he was pleased to have another opportunity to address voters just one week before Election Day and emphasized how important this election will be to the future of Naples.

Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Sam Saad Receives Endorsement from The Greater Naples Better Government Committee
Sam Saad was recognized by The Greater Naples Better Government Committee (GNBGC) at a special reception held at the Inn on Fifth. The public endorsement came two weeks after the committee announced its choice. The GNBGC interviewed the candidates and held a special meeting for the committee’s board of directors candidate selection committee. The GNBGC is the longest continuing Political Action Committee in the area, having formed in 1991. Its role is to educate the public on local issues and candidates. 

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Sam Saad Receives Endorsement from the Naples Velo Bicycle Club
The Board of Directors of the Naples Velo Bicycle Club has voted unanimously to endorse Sam Saad for Naples City Council. In its letter of endorsement, the Board wrote, “We are strongly urging our members to get involved in your campaigns and for those who live in the city to vote for you on February 2. We appreciate your strong support for the cycling community. Even though there has been some recent tension in the City we are firmly dedicated to resolving these issues and will do all we can to educate our members and enforce safe, responsible, respectable cycling behavior. 

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Sam Saad Participates in Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum
Sam Saad addressed a wide range of issues facing our town at the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce candidates forum at Sugden Theater. The forum, co-sponsored by the Naples Daily News, gave community members a chance to meet the five people running for office. Topics included the city’s budget, local economy, the environment and efforts to attract the Chicago Cubs to Collier County. Saad, a Cubs fan, supports bringing the team’s spring training operations to our community but not at taxpayer expense. “I am concerned about the use of the tourist tax to help fund it. Those dollars help pay for our beach renourishment and other projects, and those things are important to us. 

Monday, January 18th, 2010
Marine Industries Association of Collier County Endorses Sam Saad for Naples City Council
The Marine Industries Association of Collier County, Inc. (MIACC) has endorsed Sam Saad for Naples City Council. The endorsement was made after the group interviewed the candidates during its recent annual meeting and held a special meeting for the organization’s board of directors. The MIACC is a nonprofit organization that represents the marine business owners and their interests to the government and to the public. It strives to work with local, state and national governments to protect equally all marine business concerns. 

Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Sam Saad Supports Naples Daily News Half Marathon; Joins Volunteers at Water Stop
Sam Saad and 15 campaign volunteers manned the water stop at Mile 7 of the Naples Daily News Half Marathon. Thousands of cups of water and Gatorade were passed out to runners of the 22^nd annual event. “This race has become one of the largest in the state of Florida, drawing more than 1,900 runners from all over the world,” Saad said. “I am proud to support this tremendous community event and to give back to our town.”

Friday, January 15th, 2010
Grassroots Campaign Moves Forward; Number of Doors Knocked Now Over 1,000
Throughout the Naples City Council campaign, Sam Saad has been busy canvassing the town, meeting with everyone who will meet with him, discussing the key issues, and hearing your ideas for making “Our Naples” even better. On January 15, 2010, the total number of doors knocked in the city surpassed 1,000. These visits are vital in making sure all interests are represented in creating a shared vision for the future.

Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Sam Saad Addresses the Marine Industries Association
Sam Saad joined his fellow candidates for Naples City Council in addressing the Marine Industries Association of Collier County. As an avid boater himself, Saad pointed out the importance of preserving Naples Bay and other local waterways. Saad also discussed the economic recession and its impact on the marine industry locally as well as the City Dock.  He stated that Naples faces significant budget shortfalls over the next couple of years and that “efficiencies must be found in our system and synergies with the county.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Sam Saad Addresses Royal Harbor Annual Meeting
Tonight the candidates for Naples City Council were given a few minutes to address the Royal Harbor Annual Meeting. Sam Saad used his time to stress the importance of Naples Bay to the health and vitality of Naples.  Saad is an avid boater who enjoys taking his children out swimming and boating on the bay and along keywadin island.   

Saad also stressed that we must get out budget under control.   He noted that Naples faces a $500,000 revenue short fall next year and $3,000,000 the year after that.  “ We must find efficiencies in our system and we must find synergies with the county” Saad said.  He also stressed that public safety is job one and would not support any cuts to police and fire services, especially at a time when Royal Harbor has seen a wave of crime in recent months.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Naples City Council Candidates Forum: Meet The Candidates (Naples Daily News)
"Naples City Council candidates said Tuesday they wanted to do whatever they could within the constrains of the budget to protect the city’s character. How they would do it was among a number of issues candidates discussed during Tuesday’s League of Women Voters biannual candidate forum. The forum, held at Naples City Hall, is the only televised forum each election season...." READ MORE

Saturday, January 8th, 2010
Greater Naples Better Government Committee Endorses Sam Saad for Naples City Council
The Greater Naples Better Government Committee (GNBGC) has endorsed Sam Saad for Naples City Council. The endorsement was made after the group interviewed candidates and held a special meeting for the committee’s board of directors candidate selection committee. The GNBGC is the longest continuing Political Action Committee in the area, having formed in 1991. Its role is to educate the public on local issues and candidates. 

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Grassroots Campaign Moves Forward; Number of Doors Knocked Exceeds 900
Throughout this City Council campaign, Sam Saad has been busy canvassing the town, meeting with everyone who will meet with him, discussing the key issues, and hearing your ideas for making “Our Naples” even better. As of January 6, 2010, the total number of doors knocked in the city exceeded 900. These visits are vital in making sure all interests are represented in creating a shared vision for the future.

Monday, January 4th 2010
Sam Saad Presents Shared Vision for “Our Naples” to Park Shore Association 
On January 4, 2010, Sam Saad spoke before the Park Shore Association Board of Directors at Northern Trust Bank. Saad outlined his platform for creating a shared vision for “Our Naples” and addressed a number of issues of specific importance to residents in the Park Shore neighborhood, including the replacement of trees, traffic, the city’s current budget problems, and compliance with building and design codes.
 
December 8th, 2009
Sam Saad Participates in 8th Annual Christmas Parade on Fifth Avenue
Sam Saad helped celebrate the holidays by participating in the 8^th annual Christmas Parade on Fifth Avenue South. The Naples City Council candidate was one of 114 parade entries marching through the downtown business district. The official theme of this year’s Christmas Parade was the “Magic of Christmas Past,” reflecting the history of how Naples was founded around the waterfront, the railroad and the Tamiami Trail. As such, Saad and several campaign supporters rode in the parade in a vintage classic car from the 1960s.

November 23^rd, 2009
Sam Saad Participates in 33^rd Annual Festival of Lights
Naples City Council Candidate Sam Saad helped kick off the holiday season by participating in the 33^rd Annual Festival of Lights. The weeklong event began on Monday, November 23, 2009, with the lighting of a 25-foot Christmas tree with more than 10,000 lights on it. The annual celebration features several vendors, music groups, a live nativity scene and artificial snow. It is sponsored by the Third Street South Association.

November 6th, 2009
Letter to the Editor - Naples Daily News
I want to thank John and Delores Sorey and the many other volunteers who collected signatures on petitions asking the U.S. Postmaster General to save our downtown Naples post office. This small post office provides much needed convenience to the residents of Old Naples and serves as the main post office for all of the businesses and professionals in the... READ MORE 

November 2009
Lake Park resident and attorney announces bid for Naples City Council seat
Citing an urgency to preserve for future generations everything that makes Naples a great place to live, work and raise a family, Lake Park resident and local attorney Sam J. Saad, III, today announced his candidacy for the Naples City Council. Three seats are open in the election to be held on February 2, 2010. READ MORE

October 24th, 2009
Swamp Buggy Parade
Thousands of residents lined the Tamiami Trail in the heart of Naples on Saturday, October 24th for the 57th annual Swamp Buggy Parade. The event featured dozens of elaborate swamp buggies, fire engines, marching bands and local candidates for public office, including Naples City Council candidate Sam Saad. The theme of this year’s parade was “Return to the Everglades.” A total of 93 individual... READ MORE

October 7th, 2009
Sam Saad announces his candidacy for Naples City Council
Citing an urgency to preserve for future generations everything that makes Naples a great place to live, work and raise a family, Lake Park resident and local attorney Sam J. Saad, III, today announced his candidacy for the Naples City Council. Three seats are open in the election to be held on February 2, 2010... READ MORE

October 7th, 2009
Sam Saad Candidacy Announcement Speech
Welcome and thank you for joining me this morning. It’s great to see so many close friends, family and fellow Neapolitans here for this very exciting announcement! I’d like to begin by introducing my loving wife, Amy … and our two great children, Lola and Sammy. Also joining us today are my mother and father - both of whom have been extremely supportive of me... READ MORE