Avow Veterans Committee invites female veterans from all branches to a first-time, free Women Veterans Day event Friday, June 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Avow’s Dick Lee & Mary Martha Tonra Waterview Room in the Ispiri Community Center, 1205 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples. The event will celebrate and honor women who served and [...]
More than 120 community supporters came together to give a final salute to 10 years of the Celebrity Martini Glass Auction (CMGA) during an Evening of Appreciation held April 9 at Sea Salt in Naples. The sold-out private dinner marked a farewell to the annual event where martini glasses signed by celebrities or American heroes [...]
Community Cooperative will again offer monthly mobile food pantries for veterans at the Lee County Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Cape Coral, with the first set for 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 6. At the drive-thru pantries, veterans and their families will receive a week’s worth of shelf-stable food, meat and fresh produce. “Nationwide, [...]
Community Cooperative was presented the inaugural Bay Pines Director’s Cup for service to Southwest Florida’s veterans through bimonthly mobile food pantries held at Lee County Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Cape Coral. Until the pantries were stopped in March due to the pandemic, Community Cooperative served more than 500 veterans a month since 2017. “We’re [...]
Veterans and active duty service members cruise free with purchase of adult or child ticket Pure Florida is honoring members of the U.S. military throughout Memorial Day weekend May 26-29 by offering veterans and active duty service members free cruises aboard all sightseeing, river and sunset cruises in Naples and Fort Myers when accompanied by [...]
Matanzas on the Bay on Fort Myers Beach raised $7,000 during its third annual Bluegrass, Brew and BBQ event to benefit Operation Open Arms, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the care and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military personnel and veterans. The Memorial Day weekend event attracted more than 800 guests, and featured [...]
In recognition of Memorial Day, Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours is honoring military and law enforcement from Saturday, May 21 through Monday, May 30 by offering free admission to the Animal Sanctuary and Gator Show, as well as discounted rates on Airboat and Swamp Buggy ride tickets, for the families of all military and local law [...]
The Fort Myers Miracle are gearing up for a special weekend at Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex with an appearance from Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady on The Brady Bunch television show, on Friday, May 20 and pre-Memorial Weekend Fireworks on Saturday, May 21. Presented by Good Deals Appliances and Whirlpool, Williams will [...]
Pure Florida is honoring members of the U.S. military throughout Memorial Day weekend, offering free cruises May 27-30 for veterans and active duty service members when accompanied by paid adult or child admission. The Memorial Day weekend cruises will set sail from Pure Florida’s Naples and Fort Myers locations at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. [...]
