Destiny Diaper Banks 2nd Annual Baby's 1st Christmas Event

Saturday, December 18 · 12:00pm - 2:00pm

940 Tarpon St. Ft. Myers, Fl. 33916

 By Rebecca Hines

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Join Destiny Diaper Bank as we welcome new Moms and Moms-to-Be who were referred to us through the Healthy Start Program for our 2nd Annual Baby's 1st Christmas. This event is being held to ensure that these newborn babies are guaranteed a safe place to sleep on Christmas Day!

Destiny Diaper Bank will be providing from your donations, Portable Pack 'n Play Playards and gift bags to these new babies and their Moms. Woman's Life, ...City Community Church, Coffee Creations - Cape Coral & Destiny Ministries of Southwest Florida are sponsors of this event.

Join us on December 18 and help us to Celebrate our 2nd Annual Baby's 1st Christmas and by doing one or more of the following:

~ Donate directly to Destiny Diaper Bank by clicking here http://www.destinydiaperbank.com/

~ Become a Sponsor for this event with a donation of $500 or more

~ Donate or purchase one or more Pack 'n Plays as shown on this link:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10746139&selected_variation_0=10746139&qty_0=50&upc=0004740610340&registry_id=86173069185&shopFor=true

~ Most of all, please share this invite with your friends and family!

Whatever you choose, I appreciate you and your ongoing support! Any questions, please feel free to call me!

Rev. Rebecca G. Hines
Destiny Diaper Bank
destinydiaperlady@yahoo.com
Center: 239 549-2130
Cell: 239 910-8198

Mission:
It is our hope that through diaper donations abuse and neglect will be prevented on our most fragile and vulnerable populations giving quality of life to those in need of diapers.

For more info about Destiny Diaper Bank:
http://www.destinydiaperbank.com/

Please "LIKE us at www.facebook.com/DestinyDiaperBank and share the link with your friends!!!

Florida Calendar Girls December Events

Saturday, December 4^{th –} Comcast Holiday Festival of Lights

   Main Stage, SW 47^{th Terr and Vincennes, Cape Coral}
   We perform sometime after 8:00 PM

Saturday, December 18^{th –} Burroughs Home Holiday House

             Downtown Fort Myers, 2505 First Street
   We perform around 6:00 PM

Sunday, December 19^{th –} Cape Coral Boat Parade

   Four Freedoms Park, 4818 Tarpon Ct, Cape Coral
   We perform around 6:00 PM

Wednesday, December 22^{nd –} Edison Home Holiday Nights

   Edison Home, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers
   We perform around 7:00 PM
Happy Holidays!….stay tuned for more!

?A Jam for Kevin? Southwest Florida lends a helping hand.

In times like these, it?s good to know you?re in a community that 
cares. Ft. Myer?s City Tavern and local musicians care enough to help 
one of their own fight cancer. North Ft. Myers resident and musician, 
Kevin Klaus, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (cancer of blood 
cells) this fall. Since his diagnosis, his condition has left him 
disabled and unable to work. With medical bills rising, local 
musicians took it upon themselves to help out.

On December 12th, ?A Jam for Kevin? will help give Kevin a fighting 
chance. City Tavern in downtown Ft. Myers will have free live music 
all day with acts like No Way Jose, The John Allender Band, 
Experimental Funktion, and more. There is no cover, but donations are 
encouraged. Come join the fun for a great cause. Your ears and your 
heart will thank you.

Who: ?A Jam for Kevin?
What: An all day benefit concert for Kevin Klaus
When: Sunday December 12, 2-10pm
Where: The City Tavern, downtown Ft. Myers, FL
www.mycitytavern.com

For more information contact Jeff lewis 704-780-2243 or heffro@gmail.com

Dickson Hunley
www.mycitytavern.com
www.twitter.com/citytavern
www.facebook.com/citytavern
myspace.com/fortmyerscitytavern

Bridge Networking Group Cape Coral Event

Thursday, December 2
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Please note, this is our last networking event for 2010.

Wine & Roses Italian Restaurant
1404 Cape Coral Parkway, Cape Coral
Just a couple of blocks west of the
Cape Coral Bridge
(Parking in the back - not at Subway)


5:00pm to 7:00pm
Buffet Dinner
Open Networking
Visit Business Display Table
Holiday Shopping

EVERYONE IS INVITED

Drop off site for Gifts for Hope
at this event

We will be accepting gifts for all Children on our Wish List or please consider bringing a generic gift for a local child:



Generic Gifts Needed:
Dolls
Legos
Axe Cologne Sets
Any size Bikes
Anything Dora
Anything Spongebob
Fast Food Gift Cards
Board Games


Admission Includes Dinner Buffet
$5.00 Bridge Directory Businesses
$8.00 General Admission
Pay at the door or prepay

4 Display Tables Available
Promote your Business or Sell your Product

Click here for details




Live Drawing for the DiaperThon.com Prize
by Candace Tranter-Cool !

One winner takes all!
$4,000 Prize Package Value 





Event benefits
The Gifts for Hope 2010 Program

Gifts for Hope has a Wish List on www.Walmart.com
Many gifts under $25. are needed
Click here for details

We will be collecting Children's Gifts at this event.

British Invasion "Brit Bash" Christmas Party

From Marci Gower

Friday, December 17 at 7:00pm - December 18 at 12:00am

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Grand Ballroom at the Clarion Hotel, Fort Myers

12635 South Cleveland Avenue

Fort Myers, FL

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For a limited time, The British American Club is offering Brit Bash tickets at the BAC Member cost of $30.00 a ticket for advanced purchased tickets. That's a saving of $10.00 per ticket. All tickets include appetizers, a formal sit down Christmas dinner, dessert and Entertainment all night with The New Vinyls, one of Southwest Florida's BEST British Invasion Rock & Roll cover bands.

Reserve a table of 10 with your friends and sa...ve an additional 10%

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It is with great pride that the British American Club of Southwest Florida is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of our charter at our annual Christmas party on December 17th, 2010 at the Clarion Hotel in Fort Myers, Florida.

We are pleased to invite our members, friends and fellow Brits to join us in our celebration as we celebrate 40 years of fun, friendship and many more good times ahead for the ex-pat community in the Southwest Florida region.

We have a spectacular night of entertainment planned, starting off with cocktails and appetizers at 7pm, and music & Karaoke provided by DJ Gary Grunwald. A formal Christmas dinner with all the trimmings including dessert follows.

Then dance the night away with Southwest Florida's premier British Invasion cover band, THE NEW VINYLS, playing all of your favorite songs by the Beatles, The Kinks, Rolling Stones and more!

Tickets are only $40.00 each with a special discounted rate of 10% off for reserved table booking of ten or more. Reserve your tickets or table today by either visiting http://www.BritBash.com/, sending an email to tickets@BritBash.com or call 239.691.4745 or 239.691.6955 for additional assistance.

The Clarion invites all Brit Bash attendees to stay the night. A special room rate of $62.99 has been arranged for all of our guests.

We hope you will join us celebrate our Ruby Anniversary and the Christmas Season.
Kindly RSVP by December 9th.

Cheers,
The 2010 BAC Board of Directors


Tom Hall – President
Jeremy Taylor – President Elect
Rosemary Taylor – Treasurer
Susie Landers – Secretary
Paul Landers – Parliamentarian
Marci Gower – Entertainment & News Editor
Nick Gower – Past President


Proceeds from Brit Bash 2010 benefit the Alan W. Neuman Foundation, assisting local young adults in need of gaining higher education to improve their lives, and the lives of others. For more information about the Foundation or to make a tax deductible donation, please contact: The Alan W. Neuman Foundation 5583 Buring Ct., Fort Myers, FL., 33919.

The British American Club of Southwest Florida, is a not-for-profit social organization founded in 1970, open to people of any nationality. Socials are held on the 3rd Friday monthly from 7pm –10pm in the lounge at Friendship Lanes, 1899 Del Prado Blvd. S., in Cape Coral. You do not need to be a member to attend. Visit us online at http://www.SWFLAbrits.com/ or email info@swflabrits.com.

Event At The Zoo - Benefits American Cancer Society

By Janet Brune

Naples Zoo 

1590 Goodlette-Frank

 Naples, FL  34102...

Thursday,  December 2

 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm...

$25.00 per person,

includes entry into the Zoo, and appetizers.

Hosted by LivingInNaples.com. 50% of LIvingInNaples.com, proceeds donated back to the American Cancer Society. Vendor tables available $100  More info contact Janet at JANET_BRUNE@YAHOO.COM 

www.livinginnaples.com

 is hosting the "Event at the Zoo", with If anyone would like to reserve a table, the cost is $100.00.

$25.00 entry fee, includes entry into the zoo, and appetizers.

Thanks,

JANET A BRUNE

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 8:19 AM, <whatsupswfl@aol.com> wrote:

Hi Janet

Thanks for sending this to me...and I will be happy to post this however can I have a bit more information...

The name and address of the zoo....who is putting the event on, contact information should people want to booth, where to get tickets or are the available at the door....any other activities that will be going on at the event...website for event or group putting event on if there is one, and any vendors you already have..

Thanks

Mary Anne

What's Up SWFL

In a message dated 11/16/2010 6:38:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jmjmedical@gmail.com writes:

Please post the "Event at the Zoo" with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.

Thursday, 2 December 5:00pm - 7:30pm...$25.00 per person, includes entry into the Zoo, and appetizers.

Also, Booths available for businesses for only $100.00.

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JANET A. BRUNE
ADVISORY COUNCIL - NON- PROFITS
DIRECTOR OF SALES
MEDICAL AESTHETICS/CERTIFIED LYMPHOLOGY
239-216-1123
JANET_BRUNE@YAHOO.COM

Winter Wonderland - Hair and Fashion Design Showcase

by Praveen

CLARION HOTEL

12635 US 41

 FORT MYERS FL 33907

  Saturday Dec 11th

6 PM

Cost $10

Plus a gift that will be donated to

the children at Health Park Children's Hospital

First 25 who bring a gift receive a drink ticket

7 PM

Hair and Fashion Design Showcases

Dance Step Team

Corner Stone Choir

Vendors

The Cake Lady

Pure Romance

Partylite

Premier Designs

Famous Tattoos

Planet Beach Contempo Spa

Sunstate Academy

MaryKay Cosmetics

Costco

Pawsotively Purrfect

For more information please email

PDHARINI_SHEARMOSAIC@YAHOO.COM

The Bridge Networking and Women's Life Childrens Christmas Party

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Chorus Holiday Concerts!

Good evening and happy holidays!

The chorus concerts start this weekend - three locations and times for your convenience! Here are the details, so spread the word and see you there for some wonderful holiday cheer!

Nicholas

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A Holiday Celebration in Song! The SWFL Gay and Lesbian Chorus will be joyfully starting off our holiday season with three wonderful concerts! Under the artistic direction of Kevin Halesworth, the chorus will be entertaining with new written choral pieces and some traditional ones we will all love!

The chorus will be helping spread the holiday cheer by donating $1.00 of each ticket sales to support local food banks for friends and families. In addition, the chorus is excited to accepting credit cards for concert tickets, raffle items and donations (except American Express cards).

Join the chorus in Fort Myers on Saturday, Dec. 5^th at St. John the Apostle MCC Church at 3049 McGregor Blvd, for a dinner AND show! The dinner will begin at 6:00 PM and is a fundraiser for the church and the concert will begin at 7:30 PM. The cost of the dinner and show is $30.00, or you can come to only the concert, for $15.00.

The second concert will be performed in Fort Myers on Sunday, Dec. 6^th, at 7:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 13411 Shire Lane. This will be a joyful holiday concert only for $15.00.

The chorus is excited to be returning to Naples for it's third concert of the season on Sunday, Dec. 13^th, at 7:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church 6340 Napa Woods Way.

For more information please call 239-691-2532, visit the website at http://www.gaychorus.org/, or email the chorus at swflgaychorus@aol.com.

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Cape Coral & Ft Myers Chapters of Powerful You! ~ 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganz

By Eluise Gambino

Come join the Cape Coral & Ft Myers Chapters of Powerful You! for our 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza

Come join us on December 16, 2009 at The Royal Palm Yacht Club as our network of women celebrate our
1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza. Join us as we honor and celebrate the relationships forged this year while empowering and supporting the women in the SWFL community to live rich, authentic, purposeful
and balanced lives.

Join us for Dinner, Gifts, Raffles, and Fun
Interactive Games!

Vendors ~ Spotlight your business with a Table Display and Gift Donation

Gift Giveaway - Please join us in our Gift Giveaway by donating a gift of your choice. Big or small, all donations are welcomed just the same. All Raffle proceeds will be donated to Destiny Diaper Bank!

Abundance Swap - Join in the Abundance Swap ~ bring an unwrapped gently used or new gift to swap

Open Networking and Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and Fun begins at 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

$ 30 Members
$ 40 Non-Members (Returning)
$ 30 Non-Members (First-EVER PY! meeting)

Reservations and Pre-Payment required

http://powerfulyou.com/Network_Meetings/FL_Cape_Coral.htm

to register and pre-pay with credit card

Contact Facilitators directly to pay by Cash or Check R.S.V.P. online for Credit Card Payments

Share the Love - Please share these details with your business colleagues, friends and family! Take the opportunity to share and grow with other women so that they will know how truly awesome Powerful You! is.

Come join us, make new friends, take an opportunity to spotlight your business by making a donation and being part of the change as we "Network with a Heart" and honor the relationships we've forged this past year!

We look forward to seeing you there! Elle & Roe Powerful You! Chapter Facilitators

Help A Family in Need

On Friday December 4, 2009 ,4:00 pm -9:00pm

Chick-fil-A of Coconut Point in Estero and

Estero United Methodist will be

hosting a fundraising event to help a family replace their van lost to arson.

The van is needed to

transport their disabled daughter.

Chick-Fil-A will be donating 20% of all sales that evening to the family.

Come visit Chick-Fil-A of Estero and enjoy some delicious chicken and help a family!!!!!

21900 S. Tamiami Trail

Just south of Corkscrew on US 41

Krista Yurchak
Marketing Director
Chick-fil-a of Estero
21900 S. Tamiami Tr
239-498-8700

Hispanic Chamber Events

By Virginia

Southwest Florida's Got Talent

Tuesday, December 8 2009

5:30 PM-8:00 PM

The Edison Restaurant

3583 McGregor Blvd

Fort Myers, Fl

Hispanic Chamber, Hispanic Institute & FGCU/SBDC
to Host Business Workshop in Naples

Saturday, December 5, 2009 ~ 10am to 1pm
Golden Gate Community Center

4701 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, FL 34116
10am - 1pm. Refreshments served.

Topics to be Discussed:

* Small Business Counseling
Speaker: Julio Estremera, CBA - FGCU / SBDC
* Information for new or expanding businesses in the localities within
Collier County
Speaker: Tammie J. Nemecek, President & CEO - EDC of Collier County
* Small Business Lending
Speaker: Janis Vargas, Counselor - SCORE
* Legal Forms of Business (Local, State & Federal)
Speaker: Michelle P. Macias, Owner - All Around Bookkeeping & Tax Services

This program is complimentary but prior RSVP is required. Call (239) 418-1441 for more information.

Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 15 2009

5:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Coconut

5001 Coconut Road

Bonita Springs, Fl

For more information on these events visit www.hispanicchamberflorida.org

First Assembly of God Business Expo

By Daisy V

Help support our ministries, school and Master's Commission

by supporting local Christian Businesses

as part of your Christmas gift shopping

Saturday December 12, 2009

9 AM-3 PM

FREE

Open to the Public

Giveaways

Prize Drawings

Exclusive offers

much more

Held in the Fort Myers Christian School Gymnasium

corner of Summerlin Rd and Colonial Blvd

For more information call

239-707-1280

1st Annual Holiday Benefit Expo

By Jennifer Camacho

1st Annual Holiday Benefit Expo in support of

Lee County domestic Violence Shelter

ACT - Abuse Counseling and Treatment

Holiday Inn - Estero

Saturday December 5 2009

9 AM - 3 PM

Enjoy a Girls Day Out

Hors d'oeuvers Refreshmants

over 25 vendors

Raffles and giveaways

Massage

Eyebrow waxing

and much more

Free admission

Florida Academy of Massage

Salon Professional Academy

Purses and Accessories

Girdles

Pagan Photo

National gold Exchange

World Ventures

Jewels by ParkLane

Mary Kay

Pampered Chef

Wowgreen

Tastefully Simple

American Laser Centers

Take Shape for Life

and much more

sponsored by

Mary Kay

Germain Arena

costco

WOW green

Lehigh Network Connection

If interested in being a sponsor or a vendor call 246-4494

Mary Kay New Sales Director Debut

By Jeri-Lynn Arocho

Come Help Us Celebrate a Mary Kay Promotion

for Jeri-Lynn Arocho and

her new unit The Legacy Leaders

Tuesday December 1 2009

7-9 PM

Cypress Lake Country Club

6767 Winkler Rd

Fort Myers 33919

Doors open 6:30 PM

Cost $5 for consultants - guests are free

Special guest speaker

Sr. National Sales Director

Maureen Ledda

Honored guest and promotion recognition for

future Executive Sr. Sales Director

Cathleen Woodbridge

From Allentown PA

Come and hear Jeri- Lynn's inspiring

story and help her celebrate finishing her qualifications in just 2 months.

email: jarocho@marykay.com

web www.marykay.com/jarcoho