{"id":13117,"date":"2015-09-29T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T18:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=13117"},"modified":"2015-09-29T14:57:21","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T18:57:21","slug":"13117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2015\/09\/29\/13117\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals signing up for Junior League\u2019s 50 for 50 volunteer challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FORT MYERS,\u00a0Fla. (Sept. 29, 2015) \u2013 Four months into the Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc.<\/a>\u2019s 50th\u00a0Anniversary community-wide volunteer challenge, the nonprofit is more than 70 percent toward its goal.<\/p>\n

To date, more than 175 community members have pledged to take the Junior League\u2019s 50 for 50 Challenge.<\/p>\n

To celebrate its 50th\u00a0Anniversary in 2016, the Junior League\u2019s members are encouraging all of Southwest Florida to join them in continuing their ongoing volunteer efforts.<\/p>\n

The challenge is simple. From June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016, the Junior League is asking adults to commit to volunteering 50 hours of community service and\/or $50 to the local nonprofit(s) of their choice. Children, ages 6 to 16, are asked to donate 25 hours. Families are encouraged to take the challenge together if they wish. During this same time, JLFM members will also commit to completing 50 community service projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach volunteer hour is valued at $23,\u201d said Danielle Lucht, Junior League of Fort Myers president. \u201cOur goal is to have 225 people commit to the challenge, which once their 50 hours are completed, they will total more than $250,000 of service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants may commit to the challenge and track their hours by downloading a form on the Junior League\u2019s website at\u00a0www.jlfm.org. At the end of the year, the Junior League will hold a celebration honoring all participants with a certificate and commemorative pin next May.<\/p>\n

Participants may show their friends and family how they\u2019re changing the community by using the #jlfm50 hashtag on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.\u00a0The Junior League will share participants\u2019 examples on its social media sites.<\/p>\n

Participants may also visit the 50 for 50 Challenge page at\u00a0www.jlfm.org\u00a0for links to opportunities through their community partner organizations including the United Way, Abuse Counseling & Treatment (ACT), AMIkids of Southwest Florida, the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc., the Literacy Council Gulf Coast and more.<\/p>\n

Since 1966, the Junior League of Fort Myers has contributed more than one million volunteer hours to community projects and programs.<\/p>\n

The Junior League\u2019s 50th\u00a0Anniversary sponsors include Scanlon Auto Group, Guardian Retirement Services and Myers, Brettholtz & Company, PA.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Association of\u00a0Junior\u00a0Leagues\u00a0International,\u00a0Inc., the Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit\u00a0organization founded in 1966 and 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 our area\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

For\u00a0more\u00a0information on the 50 for 50 Challenge,\u00a0call\u00a0239-277-1197 or\u00a0visit\u00a0www.jlfm.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FORT MYERS,\u00a0Fla. (Sept. 29, 2015) \u2013 Four months into the Junior League of Fort Myers, Inc.\u2019s 50th\u00a0Anniversary community-wide volunteer challenge, the nonprofit is more than 70 percent toward its goal….<\/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":[4350,4732,2591,5414,29,4351,4733,4734,1659,663,4352,5415,4353,4354,4355,4735,5416,4356,4357,3088,4358,4359,4736,4360,2403,4361,4362,4737,4363,5417,51,4075,4738,1304,54,376,4739,1493,1382,16,4740,4741,4742,1046,716,4364,4217,4294,2659,19,2021,1278,2311,3413,2596],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13117"}],"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=13117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}