Covid-19 Blue Ribbon
Scotlynn Division USA gives back to the community in partnership with United Way
FORT MYERS: (April 1, 2021): Volunteers from Scotlynn Division USA have been hard at work through this pandemic. They have participated in several United Way Days of Caring throughout the last few months. Our United Way Partner Agencies really appreciate these volunteers. They are such hard workers! In February, the group helped LARC, Inc. with…
Read MoreDeRomo’s Partners with Café of Life for Thanksgiving Fundraiser
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Oct.30, 2020) — DeRomo’s Gourmet Market & Restaurant will start collecting funds to purchase turkeys on behalf of Café of Life. The Thanksgiving drive will run from Sunday, November 1st through Sunday, November 22nd. This initiative reflects Café of Life’s mission to meet the basic needs of the less fortunate via nutritional and supplemental…
Read MoreChild’s Path Receives $10,000 Grant from Suncoast Credit Union
October 8, 2020 (Naples, FL) Suncoast Credit Union has awarded Child’s Path a $10,000 grant to help the organization provide partial scholarships for child care and high-quality early education to the children of low-income, working parents in Collier County. These scholarships give at-risk children access to high-quality early learning, which prepares them for kindergarten and later academic success.…
Read MoreVineyards Country Club Charity Golf Tournament raises $3,000 for St. Matthew’s House
Naples, Fla. (August 31, 2020) — Vineyards Country Club has announced that its July 4 golf tournament raised $3,000 to benefit St. Matthew’s House. In addition to cash donations, matching donations and food pantry items, the country club provided more than $6,300 for the agency throughout the months of June and July. “We are very grateful to the…
Read MoreAllyn International Donates $2,000 to Harry Chapin Food Bank
Allyn International Services makes charitable contribution to local food bank during Coronavirus Outbreak. FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 17, 2020) – Allyn International (Allyn), a local supply chain consulting firm, has donated $2,000 to Harry Chapin Food Bank. Each quarter at Allyn, an employee is given the opportunity to raise funds for a nonprofit of their…
Read MoreTamiami Angel Fund Invests in Health Tech Company Wellbox
Tamiami Angel Fund III, Florida’s largest angel fund, invested in Wellbox, a health care technology company that is benefiting from the current boom in virtual care driven by medical providers who have recently adopted remote management mandates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tamiami Angel Fund III invested $625,000 into Wellbox, based in Jacksonville, Florida.…
Read MoreNaples’ Shelly Church of Raymond James Honored for Charitable Work with American Heart Association
Naples, FL – July 29, 2020 – Shelly Church, CFP®, Senior Vice President, Investments at Raymond James & Associates in Naples, received Honorable Mention in the 14th Annual Invest in Others Awards for her philanthropic contributions to American Heart Association. The Invest in Others Charitable Foundation established its awards program to recognize the charitable work…
Read MoreStorm Smart donated $100,000 to Harry Chapin Food Bank from June sales campaign
Fort Myers, FL. (July 28, 2020) —Storm Smart donated $100,000 to the Harry Chapin Food Bank after success with their June sales campaign. A check was presented live on the 6 o’clock news by Executive Chairman Brian Rist at the WINK news station on July 13th . Through the month of June 2020, Storm Smart announced…
Read MoreTwinCutZ offers free back-to-school haircuts on Aug. 30, invites customers and community to donate school supplies for Community Cooperative
FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 27, 2020) – In preparation for back to school, TwinCutZ is hosting its annual free haircut day for students on Sunday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at all five Southwest Florida locations. In addition to complimentary haircuts, TwinCutZ is also gifting every student a free backpack. Additionally, TwinCutZ is…
Read MoreGolisano Foundation Awards $229,500 to 10 Organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida in 4th Round of COVID-19 Response Grants
$1,337,300 in COVID-19 Grants Have Been Awarded to Date Rochester, NY—July 27, 2020 – The Golisano Foundation announced today that it has awarded the fourth round of COVID-19 Response Grants totaling $229,500. Grants totaling $215,500 have been awarded to six organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Western New York and Southwest Florida. Four grants totaling $14,000 have been…
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