GCHS PAINT PARTY August 18, 2010

 

 

 The Gulf Coast Humane Society (GCHS) is proud to host a “Paint Party” on Friday, August 20^th from noon to 5:00pm, featuring 25 incoming freshmen students from Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). With the volunteer help from the students, along with a generous donation of paint and supplies from Sherwin-Williams, a 24-dog-run kennel which has long been closed and in need of repair is being renovated and will soon reopen. The Paint Party is a highlight of the overall refurbishment of the kennel, which also includes new air conditioning units, new doors, kennel gates and more.

            “Getting this kennel back on line means more unwanted and abandoned dogs can be saved and adopted into forever homes,” says GCHS Executive Director David Stroud. “Twenty-four more dog runs can make possible 150-200 additional adoptions each year. This could not have happened without the charitable donation from our corporate partner Sherwin-Williams, and most especially from the compassionate giving by every individual Kennel Club member who adopted a dog run with their generous gift. And we are grateful and honored to have our cherished community partner – Florida Gulf Coast University – to help make this project a reality to help save the lives of more animals in southwest Florida.”

           Established in 1947, the Gulf Coast Humane Society provides humane care for surrendered animals in Southwest Florida by offering safe refuge, quality medical care, and facilitating adoption into a loving, forever home. The Gulf Coast Humane Society is a private 501(c)(3) not-for-profit animal welfare organization that receives no federal, state, or county funding and no funding from the Humane Society of the United States, and relies solely on donations, grants, bequests and fundraising events to further its mission of caring for the unwanted, neglected and abandoned animals of southwest Florida. The GCHS shelter takes in more than 1,200 animals each year in need of compassionate care. GCHS does not euthanize any animal for lack of space or length of time that they are in the shelter.

The Gulf Coast Humane Society adoption center is located at 2010 Arcadia Street, just off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Fort Myers. For more information, call (239) 332-0364 or visit www.gulfcoasthumanesociety.org.

‘I’LL BE THERE BEAR’ EVENT SET FOR APRIL 10 April 9, 2010

Patients create customized bears to help cope during hospital stays 

Lee Memorial Health System, in partnership with Florida Golf Coast University HUGS Foundation, announces that its “I’ll Be There” Bear event will take place from Noon – 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers.

Pediatric hematology/oncology patients and their families will create custom teddy bears, donated from the Coconut Point Build-a-Bear store, that include a personalized voice-recorded message. The event includes additional craft projects, food and refreshments and a live DJ providing music.

“The personalized message helps reassure patients and siblings while they’re in the hospital, or anytime they might need comfort,” says Michele King, System Director of Child Life.  “This will be fun; we’re grateful to the University students for thinking of our young patients and to others who are making this possible.”

The oncology program at The Children’s Hospital is certified by The Children’s Oncology Group, acting no behalf of the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute.  The Children’s Hospital also has a Cystic Fibrosis Center and Pediatric Emergency Room, a medical staff of more than 61 specialists and a team of more than 1,000 volunteers.

On-site contact is Ben Miller at 239-985-8804.

18TH ANNUAL FGCU FOUNDERS CUP October 1, 2009

Estero Bay Chevrolet is Hole-In-One Sponsor at FGCU Founder’s Cup Golf tourney Monday, Oct. 12 at Mediterra NAPLES, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2009) – A hole-in-one during the Florida Gulf Coast University Founder’s Cup golf tournament could earn one lucky golfer an automobile from Estero Bay Chevrolet. The 18th annual Florida Gulf Coast University Founder’s Cup is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 12 at The Club at Mediterra in North Naples.

Proceeds from the day will benefit the FGCU Foundation, which provides funds to enhance scientific, educational and athletic programs related to the mission of the university, outside the scope of regular state funding.

Activities begin with an 11:30 a.m. buffet lunch at the clubhouse. Golfers begin play at 1:15 p.m. with a shotgun start on both of Mediterra’s Tom Fazio-designed championship golf courses. 

 For more information or to register for the 2009 FGCU Founder’s Cup at Mediterra, contact Michele Kroffke at 239-590-1074 and mkroffke@fgcu.edu, or visit www.fgcu.edu/foundation. -30-

FGCU FOUNDERS CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT August 31, 2009

FGCU Founder’s Cup Golf Tournament Slated for Oct. 12 at Mediterra FORT MYERS, Fla. 

 The 18th annual Florida Gulf Coast University Founder’s Cup is scheduled to be played Monday, Oct. 12 at The Club at Mediterra in North Naples. Proceeds from the day will benefit the FGCU Foundation, which provides funds to enhance scientific, educational and athletic programs related to the mission of the university, outside the scope of regular state funding. The tournament, one of the most successful single-day fundraisers, has raised more than three-quarters of a million dollars since its inception. Activities begin with an 11:30 a.m. buffet lunch at the clubhouse. Golfers begin play at 1:15 p.m. with a shotgun start on both of Mediterra’s Tom Fazio-designed championship golf courses. The Club at Mediterra is the first 36-hole course to earn Audubon International’s Silver Signature Sanctuary status. Following the tournament play, golfers will enjoy a dinner buffet and awards reception. Registration is $1,800 per foursome and $450 for individuals. A championship sponsor level is available for $2,000 and includes a four-player team and hole sponsorship signage on the two courses. Hole sponsorships are $500 for signage on the two courses.

Mediterra is located in North Naples on Livingston Road, two miles north of Immokalee Road. For more information or to register for the 2009 FGCU Founder’s Cup at Mediterra, contact Michele Kroffke at 239-590-1074 and mkroffke@fgcu.edu, or visit www.fgcu.edu/foundation.