Thursday, March 8, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
March Maddness - ParkLane - Elba Plaza
It is March Madness time at ParkLane and Elba Plaza has many special offers happening this month only.
Two Thank Awards!!! Special dates only
Double Shopping spree!! Special Dates only
Two Thank Awards!!! Special dates only
Double Shopping spree!! Special Dates only
If you love Cherries you will LOVE this juicy offer for March Hostesses!
Many other special offers ...
Host a Girlfriend get together
to take advantage of all these
March Madness offers...
Contact Elba at 239-770-5963
to save your date!!!!
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Spring Bling Fashion Show
Fashion Divas! Leap into Spring with Park
Lane's exception Spring Jewelry Collection.
Join us for a Spring Bling
Fashion show,
Sat, March 10, 10am - 12:30pm,
601 Del Prado Blvd N, Ste
#4.
Free Admission. Breakfast & Bling, Jewelry giveaways &
raffles 2 Exceptional Guest Speakers and much more...
An exciting girls
morning out.
Asking for donation of 1 canned good to benefit Feed the
Cape Campaign.
PLEASE RSVP Seating is Limited!
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Monday, February 27, 2012
6th Annual Suncoast Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
Suncoast Neighborhood Task Force is holding their 6th Annual Spaghetti Dinner
March 31 2012
4 PM - 7 PM
At the Suncoast Community Center
2241 Case Lane
North Fort Myers 33917
$7.00 donation includes
Spaghetti
Bread
Salad
Drink
Desserts
Takeout is available
The Suncoast Neighborhood Taskforce works to assure that Suncoast Estates is safe, secure community in which to live
and that residents have a voice in decisions which will affect their quality of
life.
They provide many programs,projects, events, including a food pantry to assist those who live in the Suncoast Estates area.
For more information or to get involved call Susie at 239-731-9838
From Detention to Prevention Needs Your Help
I dare you to try!!!!!!!
Remembering back to 1991 when my son decided to ‘feel his
cheerios’, a thought came to mind that I should document everything that would
happen because one day I would write a book….(sure I would).
As the emotional experiences took place over 12 years, I would
relieve the emotional pain by journaling words onto paper as if it would,
perhaps, remove them from my mind.
As the years passed, the traumatic experiences became worse,
and I continued to write my heart out on paper. Then one day…it all came to an end...physically,
anyhow.
In the years 1998 and 2000 I tried to transcribe some
of the words into a story, but the pain
of reliving the past was overbearing, thus stopping the impending enlightenment
of a tragic period in life.
Time goes on and the nagging to write this book became so
prominent that one morning in January 2011 I awakened to the epiphany that it
was now time, and it was time, indeed.
As the storybook came into fruition, it took on a new light
as a ‘feature story’ on local television in September 2011 and so this journey
began….my vision to use Chad’s legacy to help prevent or discourage at-risk youths,
youthful offenders and young adults from
using drugs and/or going to prison.
The Mission:
Although I have spoken to the youths in SW FL Juvenile Detention Centers since 1996, I remember thinking that I had
to do more than just speak because when they were released, they went
back to the same situations. On
10/3/2011 I shared my recent vision with the kids in attendance and asked them
to sign up without even knowing what was going to transpire. Of 35 kids, 3
became members. On November
3, 2011 2 youths presented their stories and their self-written rap songs to
the Juvenile Justice
Center for the first
time…….and they were a big hit! The
holidays went by and I visited Youth #3. He told his story and rap to the
Lehigh Kiwanis on February 22, 2012 and spoke as if he had been speaking all
his life! A local Christian Rapper, Adam Bomb, joined our group and shared his
self-written song with the audience and became an instant star! He will be a Mentor
for the kids as well having a story to tell about his prior life.
The
Vision:
Everyday something new comes to my
mind for these kids. Currently I am working with a Lieutenant from the
Sheriff’s Department to create a program similar to “scared straight’ called “Last Chance Hotel”.
Another program is “Trauma 4-Real” and will allow the kids
to meet people who have suffered trauma from gunshots, DUI victims, etc., and
they can find out what REALLY happens when situations like this occur, and the aftereffects
such as the long rode to healing, if you ever heal! And this group welcomed my
kids with open arms and such love!!!
“Chad’s
Dream House” has been created in my mind for over 20 years (but I thought
it was MY house) and is a 2-story recreational facility just for youths (13 and
up), older youths and young adults. This building will be built somewhere in
Lehigh Acres and the grounds will have a BBQ pit with concrete pavilion, an
outside shower/cooling off area, basketball court and soccer field.
The first floor houses the kitchen
and dining room with a stage, and the second floor is for amusement games, pool
tables, etc. on one side and a wall-to-wall sectional couch with large tv on
the other side.
The kids will maintain all aspects
including laundry, cleaning, gardening, cooking, etc. and will be learning life
skills at the same time. They will have a democracy in which to resolve
‘issues’ with people/situations who do not abide by the rules and will decide
what to do about it/them with respect and grace.
Help:
If it were possible I’d like to have one Mentor for every child. If
a child wants to learn music, perhaps a retired music teacher would become
his/her sponsor and teach them the instrument of their choice while getting the
actual instrument donated.
And we
could have vans with volunteers to pickup kids on a scheduled route
because the kids have no way of getting there and no money for buses.
We would
have ‘shows’ like Glee and plays to be presented to parents and the interested
community.
We would
cook meals and feed the community and parents, and our pay would be simply compliments!!!
They would
learn to feel good because they have done something positive, and how wonderful
that kind of “high” is!
They would earn/receive
respect from the community, parents and each other.
Our contact information:
Facebook: Donna Arnold
(fromDetentionToPrevention)
Website: Under Construction www.detentionprevention.com
Go to: www.chadstory.com until the website is
completed
Phone: 239-896-2550
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