The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers (HACFM) has recognized State Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka with the organization’s inaugural Community Impact Award. HACFM’s Community Impact Award recognizes someone who goes above and beyond to enrich lives within the greater Dunbar region, advocating for and effecting change in order to create a better community for all. [...]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples announces the 8th Annual Jewish Book Festival from Nov. 1 to March 22, 2023 with 16 authors and 14 events in person and virtually. A virtual preview event is planned Thursday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. The festival is designed to highlight books about Jewish subjects or written by Jewish [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce announces a schedule of brewery events and beer releases for the second annual SWFL Craft Beer Week on Sept. 1-5. A weeklong event celebrating Southwest Florida’s brewing scene, SWFL Craft Beer Week begins with a kickoff party at HeadPinz Fort Myers on Thursday, Sept. 1, where attendees can [...]
AJS Realty Group has added Michael Cassin, CAM, as a property manager focusing on asset management for the Naples-based firm. In this role, Cassin is responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operations of assigned properties across Southwest Florida, including maintenance and repair, tenant and owner relations, budgeting, monthly financial reporting and capital planning. Cassin also [...]
Fort Myers-based BelieveNBooks has launched a new initiative, PageTurner, to help preschool-aged children become better readers at an early age. PageTurner is a YouTube channel featuring videos of Southwest Florida teens reading children’s books. Students are provided corresponding books, allowing them to read alongside their digital reading partners. BelieveNBooks, which has a mission of providing [...]
Southwest Florida Children’s Charities (SWFLCC) presented checks totaling $1.7 million to Lee Health Foundation Aug. 18, making it the top donor at more than $23 million to Golisano Children’s Hospital and Lee Health in the organization’s more than 100-year history. “We are so grateful for the support of Southwest Florida Children’s Charities,” said Chief Nursing [...]
Surgical Healing Arts Center, which specializes in medical and surgical weight loss, body contouring surgery after weight loss, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, and general surgery, announces the addition of Dr. John Kevin Miller, who will focus on advanced wound care in addition to general and bariatric surgery. Miller was most recently a general and [...]
The Southwest Florida Music Education Center (SWFLMEC) has hired Dr. Teresa Herrero Taylor as its first director of mental health for their post-secondary music certificate program for neurodivergent young adults. “Dr. Taylor’s role will be to provide mental and behavioral support to the student musicians and staff at the Center. We are delighted she will [...]
Better Together and Hollywood Community Church are partnering to host a community job fair for Hollywood-area residents from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27. The church-based job fair not only connects job seekers with local employers who are ready to hire, but also provides resources to facilitate stronger connections and more hires. [...]
Community partners are coming together to host a Craft Beer Dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 31 to benefit the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Crowne Plaza Fort Myers, Fort Myers Brewing Company, Palm City Brewing Company and Point Ybel Brewing Company have teamed up to present a four-course dinner menu featuring pairings of handcrafted [...]
Stevens Construction has completed construction of Fire Station 17 for the City of Fort Myers, announced Dan Adams, vice president/principal, Stevens Construction, Inc. Situated on 2.76 acres, Fire Station 17 is a 12,597-square-foot building with a 2,585-square-foot storage facility. The new station houses accommodations for on-duty firefighters, a physical fitness facility, community room and administration. [...]
Fashionistas from across Southwest Florida are invited to the Fashion to a Tea, an elegant high tea luncheon and spirited fashion show being held Oct. 26 in Port Charlotte. Models at the fourth annual Fashion to a Tea will be Guardian ad Litem volunteers showcasing chic, trendy styles for women of all ages. Fashions are [...]
Leadership NEXT, a monthly program for advancing business professionals, will host a networking program from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Page Field in Fort Myers. The program will be held on the second floor of the Base Operations at Page Field building, located at 5200 Captain Channing Page Drive in Fort [...]
The Horizon Foundation has appointed Rachel Busch, CEcD, to the position of business development director. In this role, Busch will establish and strengthen relationships with Southwest Florida businesses that are committed to the region’s economic vitality and future growth. The Horizon Foundation raises private-sector money to support economic development initiatives and invest in the long-term [...]
Golisano Children’s Hospital has published the latest issue of Kids First magazine, a free resource for Southwest Florida’s families and the region’s only publication solely dedicated to sharing expert-sourced pediatric health and wellness information. The special issue is complete with back-to-school advice and tips from local, expert physicians and health care providers with a focus [...]
The Southwest Florida community came together to recognize local businesses and leaders for their outstanding contributions to the greater Fort Myers community at the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Chamber Awards, held Aug. 11 at Pelican Preserve in Fort Myers. The program featured an award ceremony and gourmet dinner to honor the dozens [...]
Seneca at Oak Creek, a 55+ residential community being developed by Sage Communities, is now accepting reservations for one- and two-bedroom apartment rental homes in North Fort Myers. Once completed, Seneca at Oak Creek will feature 184 one-story rental homes, each with full access to resort-style amenities tailored to an active lifestyle. One- and two-bedroom, [...]
Rachel Fecteau has joined Family Initiative, Inc. as the community engagement specialist working alongside co-founders David Brown and Anjali Van Drie to promote compassionate care and support to children and families living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through community awareness and outreach. In this role, Fecteau will oversee community education and outreach in order to [...]
Avow has purchased a new building and opened a new Treasures Resale Shop at 9765 Tamiami Trail N in North Naples. The store is in the former For the Love of Golf building in the Naples Park neighborhood. In addition to providing expanded retail space, the building has two apartments, which Avow will use to [...]
Marketing professional Amy McQuagge has joined the board of directors for the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit. As a board member, McQuagge is responsible for program oversight, fundraising, event coordination and public awareness campaigns for the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, which has a mission of ensuring that every abused, neglected or abandoned youth in [...]
A fundraising page has been launched to help employees of The Island Cow restaurant, which is closed following an after-hours kitchen fire on Aug. 6. The goal for the page is to raise up to $250,000, enough to cover two months of wages for the restaurant’s 50 employees. The Island Cow owners Brian and Elke [...]
Sunshine Ace Hardware helped raise $3,546 through its Back-to-School Round Up. This donation will help purchase new school supplies and classroom materials for students attending Guadalupe Center in Immokalee. During a two-week period in July, customers at Sunshine Ace retail stores in Collier and Lee counties were able to round up their purchases at the register, [...]
Hosted by SWFL Climate & Community Initiative and powered by Hertz, the inaugural Climate & Community Summit will take place on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. The event is open to the public and features a dynamic program that [...]
As part of its 59 Minutes educational series, Avow offers two free lunch and learn sessions on Aug. 30 and 31. On Aug. 30, George A. Wilson of Wilson & Johnson, a Naples law firm focused on estate and tax planning, charitable giving, and trust and estate administration, presents “How to Avoid a Probate Administration [...]
Advanced Aesthetic Solutions has welcomed Cassandra “Cassie” Slota to its Fort Myers-based medical spa. A board-certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Slota specializes in injections, including Botox and fillers. Slota earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Old Dominion University in Virginia. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Armed Forces and served as a [...]
Advocate Radiation Oncology has established a new cancer treatment center in West Palm Beach. This is the practice's second location on the east coast of Florida that will provide residents of the surrounding counties with access to world-class physicians and state-of-the-art cancer treatment technology. Advocate is the region’s premier radiation oncology practice and features an [...]
Fort Myers Brewing Company is turning back the clock to party like it’s 1990-something with 90s Night from 2 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12. The event will feature craft brews, food trucks, live music and 90s-themed fun with a special tapping of Fort Myers Brewing’s Watermelon Shandy and Lime To Me, a lime-flavored [...]
Charity for Change’s fundraising Gala, Planting Seeds of Humanity, will be held Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Naples Hilton. The event includes a VIP reception, live auction and “Call for Change” cash call. Attendees will dance and be entertained by the Ben Allen Band, led by Ben Allen who finished 6th place on NBC’s [...]
Nearly 250 Southwest Florida children in foster care and temporary homes received new backpacks stuffed with school supplies, as well as a gift card to buy clothing, at Back to School with the Blue in Fort Myers. The third annual event, coordinated by the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit, was held July 16 [...]
Sponsors are needed for the 5th Annual Clips for Cancer, a month-long event in September that raises money to ensure that programs and services are available for local children diagnosed with cancer at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Clips for Cancer aims to raise $500,000 to benefit Barbara’s Friends – Golisano Children’s Hospital’s cancer fund. Barbara’s Friends has [...]
Lee BIA Builders Care and community partners recently came together to surprise a Fort Myers homeowner with the gift of a new air conditioning system. Celestine McClinton has lived in her home for nearly 40 years, yet her existing central AC unit was 25 years old and no longer worked. To get by, she relied [...]
Stevens Construction has started an interior renovation and outdoor amenities improvement to the amenity center at Somerset at the Plantation, located at 10401 Dartington Drive, announced Dan Adams, vice president/principal, Stevens Construction, Inc. Stevens Construction is providing a 12,650-square-foot interior renovation of the community amenity center, which will include the fitness facility, meeting rooms, bathrooms, [...]
Gulf Coast Village recently hosted a fashion show fundraiser for its residents to raise funds for its foundation. All proceeds from the event tickets sales will go to support the Gulf Coast Foundation. The foundation helps improve the lives of seniors in our community through the provision of such things as medical equipment, additional services [...]
Fort Myers Brewing Company is celebrating National IPA Day from 2 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 with the release of a new 10-beer flight board and specialty beers on tap as well as food trucks and live music. Fort Myers Brewing’s flight boards offer beer-lovers a sampling of 10 craft beers served in [...]
Save the date for the 2022 Industry Appreciation Awards, being held on Thursday, October 27. The awards, which celebrate Lee County businesses that drive the local economy, employ our workforce and shape their industries, will be held at Caloosa Sound Convention Center located at 1375 Monroe Street in Fort Myers. A networking hour will take [...]
The NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Collier County Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has appointed Beth Hatch as its chief executive officer (CEO) effective July 26. Hatch comes from Naples and has lengthy experience in the non-profit sector, most recently being the head of Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee. [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee will host a networking social from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Dave & Buster’s, located at 13499 S. Cleveland Ave. within Bell Tower. Attendees of the August program will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with other professionals within the [...]
OFDC Commercial Interiors has completed an interior redesign and furniture installation at Herc Rentals that allows the equipment rental company to accommodate additional employees. OFDC, which previously installed office furniture on Herc Rentals’ first, third and fourth floors at its corporate headquarters in Bonita Springs, remodeled the second floor to feature an open, airy feel [...]
Radiation Oncologist Dr. Todd Pezzi has joined Advocate Radiation Oncology. Pezzi will join Dr. Garton at Advocate’s new Naples location. At Advocate Radiation Oncology, Pezzi treats patients for a variety of cancers including breast, prostate, lung, head and neck, skin, gastrointestinal, lymphoma, brain, sarcoma and various benign diseases. Pezzi uses his experience to create individualized [...]
Gulf Coast Village resident Halden Wernsing was recognized Wednesday, July 27 by the Hope Hospice Honor Guard for his military service in the United States Navy. The ceremony included remarks by the Hope Hospice Honor Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance and a presentation of mementos recognizing gratitude for Wernsing’s service in the Navy. Wernsing was [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce has announced Commissioner Brian Hamman as the organization’s new president and CEO. In this role, Hamman will direct all business, programs, projects and events of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce and its Foundation to promote the growth of businesses and the community. He will continue to [...]
Arol Buntzman, chair of the Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance, announced that the alliance has received a $1 million donation from the NoVo Foundation to help build a safe, affordable apartment rental community in Immokalee for farmworker and other low-income families. The NoVo Foundation was founded in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett with a mission [...]
Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to helping families in crisis and preventing the need for foster care, is hosting a Parents’ Night Out event on Friday, Aug. 5 in Jacksonville. The program offers parents, grandparents and other caregivers access to a couple of hours of no-cost care for children ages infant through 17 years old. [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for its inaugural Chamber Awards, to be held on Thursday, Aug. 11 at Pelican Preserve Golf Club in Fort Myers. Recognizing members for their outstanding contributions to the greater Fort Myers community, the program will feature an award ceremony and gourmet dinner to honor [...]
Each month, Priority Marketing spotlights outstanding media coverage of our clients’ news and events. You’ll see them featured frequently in newspapers and magazines, on television and radio, and on blogs and social media. Recently, the firm’s public relations team partnered with longtime client Child Care of Southwest Florida on a pair of feature stories showcasing [...]
Every month, Priority Marketing’s clients and partners host a wide range of special events, seminars, workshops, activities and fundraising opportunities. Check out the list of client events in August 2022. FEATURED EVENT Wednesday, Aug. 24 Pace Center for Girls, Lee will host its annual Love That Dress! event at the Embassy Suites in Estero. Love [...]
Integrity Employee Leasing, one of the fastest-growing Professional Employer Organization (PEO) companies in the nation, was named to the prestigious “Best Companies to Work for in Florida” list by Florida Trend. The Best Companies to Work for in Florida is a survey and awards program that honors employers in Florida that are making their workplaces great. [...]
Alex Breault has joined Boys & Girls Club of Collier County as its vice president of teen initiatives. Breault’s focus is connecting student members with local employers through a workforce readiness program that allows teens to explore career opportunities while helping employers build their future workforce. One of Boys & Girls Club’s core program areas [...]
BSSW Architects has completed preliminary designs for Florida SouthWestern State College’s new baseball and softball complex on the northwest corner of FSW’s campus in Fort Myers. The first phase includes construction of adjacent turf baseball and softball fields, portable seating and batting cages, which allow the Buccaneers to play home games on campus starting in [...]
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida will hold its 29th annual RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Fishing Tournament Oct. 21-23 to benefit the Conservancy’s commitment to water quality protection, as well as preservation and enhancement of local fisheries. “The RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament is an absolute vital source of funding, engagement and involvement to [...]
