Every month, Priority Marketing clients and partners host a wide range of events, seminars and activities. Check out the list of client events in November 2021. FEATURED EVENT Through Dec. 15: Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. offices are collecting toys to be distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation. This is the 15th consecutive year that the [...]
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. In recent weeks, Cypress Pharmacy has been featured multiple times on ABC7 for in-studio “Ask the Doctors” segments. Its pharmaceutical and wellness experts also are tapped [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon on Friday, Nov. 19 will provide valuable insight on economic development in Southwest Florida. Attendees of the luncheon will hear from guest speaker John Talmage, director of the Lee County Economic Development Office, discussing the current state of the economy and latest data as well as [...]
Golisano Children’s Hospital will benefit from BLIZZARD Treat sales at participating Dairy Queen locations on Thursday, Oct. 28 during Miracle Treat Day. Throughout the day, $1 or more from each BLIZZARD Treat purchased will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, which include Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. For more than 37 years, DQ [...]
Leadership NEXT, a monthly program for advancing business professionals, will host a networking program from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9, educating attendees with a pre-session legislation update. The Leadership NEXT program will feature a non-partisan review, welcoming Reps. Spencer Roach and Jenna Persons-Mulicka as guest speakers. Attendees will hear from state legislators [...]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples announces the free annual community-wide celebration of Chanukah Monday, Nov. 29 at a 5 p.m. at Mercato on the lawn. The annual celebration will include lighting the menorah, the Naples Klezmer Revival Band, balloon creations, crafts, Chanukah songs and latkes and beverages available for purchase. “In 2020, we had [...]
Vibe Yoga is offering kids’ yoga classes for children ages 2-6 on Fridays at 10:30 to 11 a.m. through Nov. 19. Classes include yoga movements, calming breathwork, meditation and mindfulness. “As a mom of four children, and two under the age of five, I understand the benefits of yoga for myself and my children,” said [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee will offer valuable insight on local pet adoption during its adoption awareness networking event on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at Bell Tower in Fort Myers. The Women in Business program will showcase Gulf Coast Humane Society and its more than 70 years of animal welfare [...]
Charity for Change has received a $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County in support of operating expenses to make up a fundraising gap due to the pandemic, and a $2,500 capacity-building grant to facilitate a board development process. The operating grant will help fill the financial gap created by the pandemic and [...]
Fort Myers Brewing Company is celebrating the Halloween season with two weekends of spooky, family friendly festivities and craft beer, including Not Your Mummy’s Halloween Bash on Oct. 23 and Movie in the Parking Lot on Oct. 29. On Saturday, Oct. 23, Fort Myers Brewing’s Not Your Mummy’s Halloween Bash will feature a costume contest, [...]
For the 15th year, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. offices are collecting toys to be distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation. Toys will be collected until Dec. 15, when they will be picked up and distributed by Toys for Tots to approved local social welfare agencies, church groups and [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 21 will explore workforce housing in Southwest Florida. Attendees of the luncheon will hear from a panel of guest speakers, including Becky Lucas, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Phillip Ford, executive vice president of the Lee Building Industry [...]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples announces the 7th Annual Jewish Book Festival Nov. 9-March 17, which includes in-person and virtual events with 17 authors. “The Jewish Book Festival brings a showcase of Jewish authors and books to our community,” said Gayle Dorio, Jewish Book Festival chairperson for the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. “We [...]
Better Together and Rise Christian Church are partnering to host a Second Chance community job fair on Thursday, Oct. 28 for Lehigh Acres-area job seekers with barriers to employment. Every year, more than 650,000 Americans are released from prison and faced with challenges for re-entering the workforce. Better Together’s Second Chance job fairs help job [...]
The Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County (CJD) invites the community to its annual Kristallnacht Commemorative Service at 3 p.m. on Nov. 7. The virtual event is free and open to the public. Kristallnacht, or “Night of the Broken Glass,” recounts the attacks on Jewish communities throughout Germany on Nov. 9-10, 1938. The event memorializes the [...]
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, which also owns and operates the award-winning Ocean Prime Naples, is seeking qualified candidates to join Del Mar, a new Mediterranean-inspired restaurant set to open December 2021. The restaurant will be located on vibrant Fifth Avenue in the former Café Lurcat location at 494 Fifth Ave. S. in Naples. Del Mar Naples [...]
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida hosted the 2021 RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament Oct. 8-10. The Friday night kick-off was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, but it did not dampen the spirits of the anglers as they launched from locations in Naples, Goodland and Chokoloskee on Saturday and Sunday. The tournament netted almost $140,000, [...]
Pro-Tec Plumbing & Air has opened a location in Fort Myers to better serve residential and commercial customers in Lee County. Located at 2775 N. Airport Road, Unit 101, the Fort Myers location offers a convenient point to dispatch plumbers and HVAC technicians to homes and businesses in Fort Myers, Estero, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral [...]
Shoeless Joe’s Sports Café is inviting the community to its Halloween Eve Costume Party from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30 in Fort Myers. Guests can arrive in spooky style to enter Shoeless Joe’s Halloween costume contest, where the winner will receive a $200 cash prize and second place will take home a [...]
Nearly five years after Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida opened with significant help from philanthropy, The Wasie Foundation has committed to bringing new, vital programs through the children’s hospital and its satellite campuses with a generous challenge grant of $3 million. This investment will significantly impact the landscape of children’s healthcare for the families [...]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples has earned the 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most-utilized independent nonprofit evaluator, receiving a perfect evaluation score of 100 for accountability and transparency. “The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing connection, advocacy, education and care for anyone in need [...]
Comerica Bank donated $15,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County for its “Grand Slam for Great Futures” campaign, which provides scholarships for children and teens whose families could not otherwise afford the full cost of programs. While presenting the donation on Sept. 29, Comerica executives announced an expanded partnership that includes financial [...]
The Wonder Gardens announced that its safe outdoor trick or treat event Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon will be free for Bonita Springs residents. In recognition of the role residents played in saving the 85-year-old attraction and the partnership with the City of Bonita Springs, which owns the land, the nonprofit Wonder Gardens [...]
Vibe Yoga is offering prenatal yoga classes on Thursdays at noon through the end of the year. Private prenatal classes are also available, and weekend classes may be added. Prenatal yoga is a holistic movement and breath practice specifically designed to prepare a mother’s body for all the changes through pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal. Mothers [...]
Leadership NEXT, a monthly program for advancing business professionals, will host a networking program from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Kava Culture Kava Bar, located at 2400 First St., Suite 104, in downtown Fort Myers. Kava Culture is a plant-based ethnobotanical company that serves organic, all-natural kava, botanicals, CBD, kombucha and [...]
Program Assistant Lara Zdanowicz (left) and Executive Director Jessica Stanfield (right) of the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit, hold backpacks provided to area students during the Back to School with the Blue event in July. The Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit, has received a $17,000 grant from the United Way [...]
Clips for Cancer raised $300,000 to ensure that programs and services are available for the increasing number of local children diagnosed with cancer at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. While Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Clips for Cancer ended Thursday, donations for the event are still being accepted to help as many children as [...]
Community Cooperative has added a second monthly mobile food pantry for veterans and their families on Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lee County Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Cape Coral. The second monthly date was added to meet the growing need for area veterans for food assistance. The mobile food [...]
Pro-Tec, a Naples-based plumbing company founded in 2008, has expanded its list of professional services to include heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Formerly known as Pro-Tec Plumbing & Drains, Pro-Tec Plumbing & Air serves residential and commercial customers in Collier and Lee counties. Pro-Tec's plumbing division installs and repairs toilets, plumbing fixtures, water heaters, [...]
GrowFL has named Elite Jets as a 2021 Company to Watch as the charter air service continues to experience unprecedented growth fueled by post-pandemic business and leisure travel. Elite Jets, a Naples-based company founded in 2016, is among 50 fast-growing businesses being honored by GrowFL, which announced 2021 honorees on Oct. 5 and will formally [...]
GMA Architects & Planners celebrated the completion of its architectural design for Immokalee Fire Station No. 30 at a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 27. The state-of-the-art firehouse will feature three apparatus bays and be equipped with bunker gear storage and a shop area. The building also will feature a lobby, conference room and two offices. [...]
Renowned chef and long-time Naples resident Todd Johnson is once again elevating the Southwest Florida dining scene with the announcement of a new upscale, global fusion culinary experience coming soon to Naples. “With the completion of our lease agreement at Rumrunners in Cape Coral set for December, the time is right to open a new [...]
Hands-on learning brought on the road to expand science education, outreach The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has announced the launch of its new state-of-the-art mobile classroom, a custom-built specialty vehicle that provides a hands-on science learning experience on wheels. To expand its ability to provide more environmental education to Title I schools and underserved communities, [...]
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee will spotlight breast cancer awareness during its networking social on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The program will feature Robert Stanfill, M.D., a skilled women’s imaging radiologist and board member for Radiology Regional who will speak about the importance of annual screening mammograms and cancer awareness. [...]
Integrity Employee Leasing’s board of directors announces the appointment of Robert Hensley as its new chief executive officer. Hensley has served as the company’s president for the past four years, directing the company operations and strategic planning. Headquartered in Charlotte County, Integrity Employee Leasing is a national firm providing human resource services to clients in [...]
Norman Love Confections makes it easy to “Give Them Love” this holiday season with the introduction of ten seasonal flavors in the 2021 Holiday Collection. The limited-edition 2021 Holiday Collection features a festive selection of velvety, rich artisan chocolates, inspired by the whimsical charm of a white Christmas paired perfectly with toasty, seasonal treats. This [...]
Wondering if there is a safe, outdoor Halloween event that will delight children young and old? The Wonder Gardens is planning a fun trick or treat event with treats and surprises on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon. Children can explore the lushly landscaped botanical gardens and interact with more than 300 rescued, [...]
Call It Closed International Realty is expanding its North Carolina team with the hire of Rachel Peebles as an associate. The company has 47 agents in North Carolina and is actively recruiting real estate agents across all North Carolina markets, including Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington. Founded by Chad and Aprile Osborne, Call It Closed [...]
Every month, Priority Marketing clients and partners host a wide range of events, seminars and activities that are open to the public. Check out the list of client events in October 2021. FEATURED EVENT Oct. 18: The Boys & Girls Club of Collier County hopes to hit a home run at its Great Futures Grand Slam Luncheon, a baseball-themed [...]
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. In August and September, Priority Marketing launched a public relations campaign to support Clips for Cancer, an initiative of the Lee Health Foundation and Barbara’s Friends. [...]
Both Crowder Bros. Ace Hardware stores in Manatee County earned Pinnacle Performance Retailing status through “Higher Ground,” Ace Hardware’s strategic growth plan. Pinnacle stores must meet stringent company benchmarks for retail excellence, which includes high customer satisfaction ratings, extensive associate training, quick fulfillment of online orders, growth in business-to-business sales and other criteria. Crowder Bros. [...]
Guadalupe Center has announced a new campaign, Stepping Stones to the Future, that allows supporters to help launch an educational journey for students in Immokalee. Stepping Stones allows supporters to purchase personalized brick pavers that will be installed in walkways and courtyards at the new van Otterloo Family Campus for Learning, which will open in [...]
Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to helping families in crisis and preventing the need for foster care, has expanded its programs to the Jacksonville area, set to serve the three-county region of Nassau, Duval and Clay counties by late 2021. Better Together is made up of two programs – Better Families and Better Jobs – [...]
All 11 retail locations within the Sunshine Ace Hardware family earned Pinnacle Performance Retailing status through “Higher Ground,” Ace Hardware’s strategic growth plan. Pinnacle stores must meet stringent company benchmarks for retail excellence, which includes high customer satisfaction ratings, extensive associate training, quick fulfillment of online orders, growth in business-to-business sales and other criteria. Sunshine [...]
Better Together and Venice Bible Church are partnering to host a community job fair for residents of the Venice area on Wednesday, Oct. 6. 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. Free one-on-one job [...]
Turning Point Church and Better Together are partnering to host a community job and resources fair in Bonita Springs on Thursday, Oct. 14. The church-based job fair goes beyond connecting job seekers with local employers who are ready to hire. It also provides resources such as free one-on-one job coaching sessions to review resumes and [...]
Homesnap, the leading provider of technology solutions to the real estate industry, named Call It Closed International Realty founder and agent Aprile Osborne Fastest Growing Agent for the First Half of 2021. Homesnap looks at data for more than 1 million Homesnap Pro agents nationwide who are top producers, have shown remarkable growth in their [...]
Seven Southwest Florida children will sleep in their own beds and snuggle in their own blankets tonight thanks to a blossoming partnership between the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Guardian ad Litem Foundation, 20th Judicial Circuit. On Sept. 16, the seven children joined their caregivers and law enforcement for a memorable day of shopping and [...]
Robert Galloway and Julie Klein have joined the board of directors of Community Cooperative, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating hunger and homelessness in Lee County. Galloway is the vice president of Galloway Automotive and general manager of Sam Galloway Ford-Lincoln, where the nonprofit’s annual Soup Kitchen Benefit is held each year in the dealership’s service [...]
C. Jay Wolfe III and Joseph Powalski have joined Stevens Construction, announced Dan Adams, vice president, south Florida and principal. Bringing 30 years of commercial experience, Wolfe is an accomplished project manager with a diverse background in healthcare, educational and commercial projects. Wolfe has completed more than $140 million in projects including the Canterfield of [...]
