Join Us for our weekly meeting to hear about Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) Youth Shelters in Southwest Florida. LSF has an approximately 98% success rate of youth returning home to their families to rebuild their lives, following their stay at our shelters. LSF shelters are managed and run by staff trained to understand, work with, and advocate for teens in trouble. Youth […]
Join Us for our weekly meeting to hear from Lee County Natural Resources Environmental Specialist Maria Romero to hear about how we can all do our part to keep our waterways clean through best management practices for yard maintenance. She will also discuss what the Lee County Natural Resources department does to protect our local […]
Join Us for our weekly meeting to find out more about Fort Myers Beach transformation, as the town steadily transitions from hurricane recovery to long-term redevelopment. New hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, and mixed-use projects are beginning to reshape the downtown area, including a food truck park. The Town and County are partnering to invest in […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! Learn how sports tourism drives our local economy from two of the top sports organizations in Southwest Florida - The Mighty Mussels and Fort Myers Tip-Off. Our speakers will be Linda McNabb and Merry Coffman. Linda McNabb is Senior Advisor to the Executive Staff and Senior Vice President of […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! We will hear all about the exciting success of the FGCU Women's Basketball Team from Head Coach, Raina Harmon. FGCU finished Harmon’s first season 16–16 overall and 11–7 in the ASUN, advancing to the second round of the WNIT. Raina Harmon is head coach of the Florida Gulf Coast […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! It's our annual update from meteorologist Allyson Rae and the Gulf Coast weather team. Find out what's ahead for hurricane season. Allyson Rae has served as Chief Meteorologist for Gulf Coast News since October 2017. She also previously worked for Gulf Coast News from 2010 to 2014. Allyson returned […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! It's Football with Joe Rider!! A deep passion for football sparked Joe Rider's interest in an avocation that has lasted 35 years and inspired countless others. The Mattoon, Ill., native attended Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, Ind., where he was a four-year letterman in football. After high school, […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! Learn about the great things Calusa Waterkeeper does for SWFL! Our speakers will be Jennifer Walker and Chuck Avery. Calusa Waterkeeper, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the Caloosahatchee River & Estuary, Lake Okeechobee, Nicodemus Slough, Charlotte Harbor, Estero Bay, the near-shore waters of Lee […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! Captiva Island continues to make steady progress in its recovery from Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton. While much of the island's infrastructure, beaches, and utilities have been restored, work continues on rebuilding homes, businesses, and several landmark resorts. Many shops, restaurants, and accommodations have reopened, welcoming visitors back while […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! Stephanie Ink will give us an update on Community Cooperative. is the President and CEO of , a Fort Myers-based nonprofit working to end hunger and homelessness in Southwest Florida. Community Cooperative strives to be the leader in alleviating hunger and homelessness in our community by addressing key root causes. […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! We will hear all about the benefits of adjunct teaching from Dr. Bill Reynolds and Dr. John Roth of FGCU. Dr. Bill Reynolds is director of the Lucas Center for Faculty Development and a professor of social work at Florida Gulf Coast University. In his leadership role, he supports […]
Join Us for our Weekly Meeting! Kevin Karnes, Lee County Clerk of the Court & Comptroller will present on several programs including the Sand Dollar Snapshot which brings transparency to Lee County government financials and makes it easy for citizens to see where their tax dollars are spent. He will also touch on preventing title […]