The School District of Lee County is hosting a district-wide Career Fair on Thursday, June 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lee County Public Education Center, located at 2855 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. Principals and department hiring managers will be interviewing and hiring for various positions for the 2024-25 school year, including […]
Better Together is partnering with Christ Community Church to host a community job fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 in Fort Myers. Registration is now open for hiring employers and job seekers to participate in the June event. The church-based job fairs not only connect job seekers with local employers
Laura Hilderbrand has joined Priority Marketing as a front desk receptionist responsible for guest communications and administrative support. As the first face visitors see at the office or the voice they first hear on the telephone, Hilderbrand facilitates communications between clients and team members. Her responsibilities also include client account support, inventory upkeep, preparing reports
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Nonprofit Expo to showcase nine nonprofits on Tuesday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. During the luncheon, attendees will hear from the local nonprofits about the work that they do and the services they provide to the Southwest Florida community. This year’s
Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, recently named Andrea Saputo Cox to its board of directors. Saputo Cox is the president and owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, a distributor of Anheuser Busch, Constellation and local/imported beers, liquor, wine and non-alcoholic beverages for Sarasota and Manatee counties. She holds the equity manager
Bank of America has provided Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County with a $30,000 grant to support summer programs and provide employment experiences for local youth. Boys & Girls Clubs’ Summer Enrichment Camp offers project-based learning activities, reading programs, health and wellness classes, service-learning projects, field trips, guest speakers and athletic activities. The bank’s
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation has awarded a $40,000 grant to Warrior Homes of Collier to boost the nonprofit group’s efforts to provide supportive housing for local veterans. Warrior Homes of Collier operates four residences for local veterans, including Bravo and Charlie Houses, which serve seniors on fixed incomes who receive rent subsidies (known
A new location and a rocking musical finale greeted nearly 250 participants at NAMI Collier County’s 22nd annual Hope Shines Walk, which raises community awareness of mental health. Hosted on May 11 at the Arthrex corporate campus in Naples, the annual event raised over $40,000 on a warm and breezy, late spring day. After walking
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber has opened applications for this year’s Leadership Program. The program encourages Chamber business members to get involved in the community, broaden their knowledge and heighten their leadership skills through an 11-week structured, interactive program emphasizing local economic, education, government and volunteerism issues. The program will take place on Wednesdays Aug.
A veteran litigator with experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in private practice, as well as in the public sector, has joined the Lee County Legal Aid Society as a housing attorney. Amir Cyrus joins the Fort Myers-based nonprofit, which provides free civil legal aid to low-income residents of Lee County, helping narrow the access
