Events

Join Us for our Weekly Meeting!

Matt Caldwell is a 7th generation Florida native whose family came to Micanopy in 1826.  Matt was born in Gainesville but grew up in Lee County where he met his wife, Yvonne.  They live there today, where Yvonne serves as an educator and they raise their daughter, Ava.  After attending local schools in Lee County, […]

Dr. Jerald L. Wallace Jerald Wallace is many things. He was a professor of business and entrepreneurship at Point University and Florida Gulf Coast University. Before that, he spent 35 years as a serial entrepreneur, successfully launching several companies in the booming South Florida construction industry and then selling them. But all of those things […]

Join us for a presentation from our own Bob Bevilles!

Kevin B. Anderson was sworn in as the 62nd Mayor of Fort Myers on November 16, 2020, after serving as Ward 4 councilperson for the previous two years. Mayor Anderson retired from Chico’s FAS, Inc. in June 2019 after 15 years. Prior to joining Chico’s, Anderson had a more than 24-year career with the Fort […]

Chris Hanson, CEO Child Care of Southwest Florida has been serving children, families, and child care professionals since 1967. Today, the nonprofit organization has over 130 employees serving 500+ children per year at ten different child care centers. In addition to providing the highest quality child care at these Gold Seal centers, Chris Hansen grew […]

Our own Fred Anderson will give us the inside scope on how the FBI operates with an historical look back at his time at the FBI Southwest Florida office.

Patricia Routte, Coordinator of the SWFL Crime Stoppers program will be our speaker.  The program enables citizens to anonymously report individuals who are known or suspected of committing criminal acts in our community.  Crime Stoppers cases are featured in the news, on television and radio announcements. Presently, over 1,000 Crime Stopper programs operate worldwide. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers Program, […]