{"id":12133,"date":"2015-02-25T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T16:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=12133"},"modified":"2015-02-25T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T16:37:37","slug":"junior-league-raises-7250-at-its-inaugural-night-of-giving-sponsored-by-burn-by-rocky-patel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2015\/02\/25\/junior-league-raises-7250-at-its-inaugural-night-of-giving-sponsored-by-burn-by-rocky-patel\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior League raises $7,250 at its inaugural Night of Giving sponsored by Burn by Rocky Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JLFM-members-enjoy-the-inaugural-Night-of-Giving-at-Burn-2015-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12136\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JLFM-members-enjoy-the-inaugural-Night-of-Giving-at-Burn-2015-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JLFM-members-enjoy-the-inaugural-Night-of-Giving-at-Burn-2015-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12134\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JLFM-members-enjoy-the-inaugural-Night-of-Giving-at-Burn-2015-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JLFM-members-enjoy-the-inaugural-Night-of-Giving-at-Burn-2015-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12135\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JLFM-members-enjoy-the-inaugural-Night-of-Giving-at-Burn-2015-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FORT MYERS,\u00a0Fla. (Feb. 24, 2015) \u2013 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jlfm.org\" target=\"_blank\">Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc.<\/a> raised $7,250 at its inaugural Night of Giving at Burn by Rocky Patel at the Mercato Shops in Naples.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Dozens of supporters attended the event on Friday, Feb. 6 that brought together great drinks, food, music and a silent auction, all to benefit the volunteer programs of the JLFM throughout Lee, Collier, Glades, Charlotte and Hendry counties.<\/p>\n<p>The free event was open to the public and featured Burn\u2019s beautiful Mediterranean atmosphere and a generous selection of wines and cigars from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so grateful to our supporters throughout the community we serve,\u201d said Sasha Storsberg, president of the Junior League of Fort Myers. \u201cBurn provided a beautiful setting for our event, and we thank the its staff, all of our auction donors and everyone who attended our Night of Giving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The JLFM presented a silent auction including African Safaris, an exclusive trip to Honduras, jewelry, local theatre events and more.<\/p>\n<p>Burn by Rocky Patel is an evolution in cigar lounges. Featuring a design that draws on an exotic mix of Mediterranean, Asian and Cuban cultures, Burn is a sanctuary for those who enjoy fine cigars and premium spirits. Burn by Rocky Patel stocks the full line of Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, as well as cigars from other top cigar makers from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Association of\u00a0Junior\u00a0Leagues\u00a0International,\u00a0Inc., the\u00a0Junior\u00a0League\u00a0of\u00a0Fort\u00a0Myers,\u00a0Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit\u00a0organization made up of\u00a0women\u00a0committed to promoting\u00a0voluntarism, developing the potential of\u00a0women\u00a0and improving\u00a0the\u00a0community\u00a0through the\u00a0effective\u00a0action\u00a0and leadership of\u00a0trained volunteers.\u00a0Its\u00a0purpose\u00a0is exclusively\u00a0educational and\u00a0charitable.\u00a0The JLFM is also a granting organization, providing mini-grants to organizations throughout Southwest Florida\u2019s five-county area to programs that create better life outcomes for the community\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0more\u00a0information,\u00a0call\u00a0239-277-1197 or\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jlfm.org\/\">www.jlfm.org<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burnbyrockypatel.com\/\">www.burnbyrockypatel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FORT MYERS,\u00a0Fla. (Feb. 24, 2015) \u2013 The Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc. raised $7,250 at its inaugural Night of Giving at Burn by Rocky Patel at the Mercato&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[3466,1324,663,3088,664,2403,4153,4154,4155,1047,71,2595,4156,273,2311,3936,2596],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}