Bonita Springs Community Advisory grants $20,000 to local nonprofits
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (April 7, 2016) – The Bonita Springs Community Advisory Committee recently presented four local nonprofits with $5,000 each. Recipient nonprofits included the Bonita Springs Assistance Office, New Horizons of Southwest Florida, Bonita Springs Middle School Center for the Arts and the Bonita Springs YMCA.
Southwest Florida Community Foundation grants more than $550,000 to local nonprofits
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 2, 2016) – The Southwest Florida Community Foundation announces it has awarded $551,500 to both established and new programs that are designed to increase the quality of life in sustainable and equitable ways for Southwest Floridians. Eighteen local nonprofits were granted money from the Community Foundation’s available Field of Interest funds, as well […]
Myers, Brettholtz & Company, PA completes United Way Day of Caring; Accounting firm spends the day improving Child Care of Southwest Florida campus
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2015) – More than a dozen staff members of Myers, Brettholtz & Company, PA, Certified Public Accountants & Business Consultants and their families recently spent a weekend day completing a United Way Day of Caring at Child Care of Southwest Florida, Inc.’s Joseph H. Messina Children’s Center in Fort Myers. […]
Inaugural Best of Taste in the Park winners announced; $13,000 raised to benefit the Junior League of Fort Myers and the Red Sox Foundation
Fathoms Tropical Ahi Tuna FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2015) – More than 100 locals came out to the inaugural Best of Taste in the Park fundraiser to sample and vote for the best dishes to be showcased at the 33rd Annual Taste of the Town on Nov. 1. Best of Taste in the Park is a new fundraiser put on […]
Inaugural Best of Taste tickets almost sold out; Funds raised will benefit the Junior League of Fort Myers and the Red Sox Foundation
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 6, 2015) – Locals who want to help determine one of the top dishes for the annual Taste of the Town better act fast. Tickets for the inaugural Best of Taste in the Park fundraiser are almost sold out according to the organizers. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, Oct. 12. Best of Taste […]
Locals invited to participate in this year’s Best of Taste fundraiser prior to Taste of the Town; Funds raised will benefit the Junior League of Fort Myers and the Red Sox Foundation
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 3, 2015) – The Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc. and the Red Sox Foundation are teaming up for a new fundraiser prior to the 33rd Annual Taste of the Town.
Annual Poker Tournament raises more than $27,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County
FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 8, 2015) – The Fourth Annual Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit Poker Tournament, held June 25 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fort Myers, netted more than $27,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County’s Summer Enrichment Programs.
Miromar Outlets collection event raises $500 for PACE Center for Girls; VIP Suites for Love That Dress!7 main event still available
Jennifer Pfenninger, Shelley Starner & Jennifer Nelson FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 2, 2015) – Miromar Outlets raised $500 during its “Make Magic Happen” collection event on June 24, where 150 dresses were donated to Love That Dress!7’s main event.
Women’s Legacy Fund’s call for grant applications
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 29, 2015) – The Women’s Legacy Fund (WLF) of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation has opened its annual call for grant applications. This year, the WLF will be awarding $20,000 to an organization that increases access to goods and services for women and/or girls in a neighborhood in Southwest Florida.
Sunset at SS Hookers collection event raises $22,000 for PACE Center for Girls; VIP Suites for Love That Dress!7 main event now available
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 22, 2015) – More than 150 people attended the Sanibel-Captiva Sunset Party collection event on June 11 at SS Hookers, where more than $22,000 was raised through the event’s silent and live auctions, and 350 dresses were donated to Love That Dress!7’s main event.