No longer able to safely gather to socialize, learn, conduct or attend services due to COVID-19, a group of area Jews decided to take advantage of the Zoom technology to forge a path to a new community. They created Chavurat Shalom — a Jewish egalitarian group — to gather in casual ...
Are you concerned with a friend or family member's drinking? Let us help. Call our 24-hour helpline at 941-564-5098 or visit www.SouthFloridaAl-Anon.org. Meetings are held every day in Lee County. Al-Ateen meetings are also offered for ages 10-18.
The Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ and Bat Yam Temple of the Islands will host a “No-contact Food Drop Off” on Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. The monthly event serves as a way to help members of the community while staying safe. The ...
In partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida, the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida offers a free monthly autism spectrum disorder screening for toddlers 18 months to 5 years of age. The next screening will be held on Sept. 18 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 ...
Edison and Ford Winter Estates and the Garden Shoppe will be open on Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors may meander at their own pace during a Self-Guided Tour, using the new narrated app and a site map, or take a Guided Tour with a historian for a more personalized experience. The ...
While COVID-19 forced the closure of many of our region’s family nature-related activities, the Historic Mound House, on Fort Myers Beach at 451 Connecticut St. and on the National Register of Historic Places, still offers several outdoor events for all ages, complete with COVID-19 ...
The Sundial Beach Resort & Spa will be home to the 2020 USTA Southwest Florida Clay Court Championships on Sept. 25-17 and registrations are being accepting for USTA members 18 and over. The categories for the USTA-sanctioned event include men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed ...
On September 12, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Edison and Ford Winter Estates will hold a special plant sale, open to the public. The sale will take place outdoors, in the Garden Shoppe and surrounding areas. Additional plant vendors will also be on site, including Calusa Palms, Deep South ...
Edison and Ford Winter Estates is offering a place for Lee County virtual students to study so parents are able to go to work. The new Study Hall program will provide a place for kids to attend their virtual classes, in a small group setting of no more than eight students. Students will be ...
Kids' Minds Matter is hosting several sessions on Facebook Live during August and into September to help prepare families as children transition back to school. The sessions are part of Mental Health Mondays, a virtual series providing information, discussion and resources about mental health ...
