Vicki Clark & Danielle Lucht  Jay Scanlon

Vicki Clark & Danielle Lucht

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2016) – Scanlon Lexus recently hosted nearly 100 members of the Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc. for its January general membership meeting.

The meeting was held in Scanlon Lexus’ second-story training facilities at the Fort Myers dealership. The meeting featured an interactive presentation by Vicki Clark, noted speaker, facilitator, consultant and trainer, who has devoted the past 30 years of her life to building capacity in organizations and inspiring community leaders.

“The Junior League has done tremendous charitable work for our community during the past 50 years, and we are proud to support them in its ongoing efforts to develop civic leaders and provide relevant programs and initiatives to improve lives,” said Jay Scanlon, president of Scanlon Auto Group.

Scanlon Auto Group is the title sponsorship for the Junior League’s Taste of the Town in honor of its 50th anniversary calendar year, spanning June 2015 to May 2016. 

Scanlon Auto has become such a great partner and supporter of the Junior League and especially our 50th anniversary year,” said Danielle Lucht, JLFM president.

Scanlon Auto Group supports a number of charitable events and organizations through monetary support and materials including vehicles for golf tournaments, parades and races. Annually, Scanlon Auto donates more than $200,000 locally. The Scanlon family has been operating car dealerships in Southwest Florida since 1980. Today, Scanlon Auto Group includes Scanlon Lexus and Scanlon Acura, both located south on U.S. 41 in Fort Myers.

Since 1966, the Junior League of Fort Myers has contributed more than one million volunteer hours to community projects and programs.

A member of the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc., the Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1966 and made up of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The JLFM is also a granting organization, providing mini-grants to organizations throughout Southwest Florida’s five-county area to programs that create better life outcomes for our area’s youth. JLFM memberships are open to all women aged 21 and older of all races, religions and national origin who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.

For more information, call 239-277-1197 or visit www.jlfm.org.

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