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HIRING EVENT FOR VETERANS HELD JULY 12

CareerSource Southwest Florida is hosting a hiring event for veterans from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 12 at Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops. The hiring event brings community veteran programs together, local employers and complimentary headshots for veterans.  CareerSource says its goal...

Community Cooperative restarts mobile food pantries for veterans in January

Community Cooperative is again offering monthly mobile food pantries for veterans at the Lee County Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Cape Coral. At the drive-thru pantries, veterans and their families will receive a week’s worth of shelf-stable food, meat and fresh produce. Community Cooperative...

MEET DETECTIVE GUNNER, THE NEWEST DEPUTY DOG

He’s survived the clutches of an alligator’s jaw, and now he’s reporting for duty.  I’m talking of course about Gunner, now Detective Gunner as he was recently deputized by Sheriff Carmine Marceno.  Gunner made national headlines after a Florida Wildlife Federation video was released of...

Holiday Heroes Food Drive 2020 Being Held TODAY, November 19th From 11 am – 4 pm

The “Holiday Heroes” Food Drive, benefitting the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, will be held on November 19th between the hours of 11:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Walmart Neighborhood Market stores at 3920 Skyline Boulevard and 505 SW Pine Island...

NEW MILITARY MUSEUM OPENS IN CAPE CORAL

Walking through the new military museum in Cape Coral means taking a trip back in time.  On Tuesday, the Brotherhood of Heroes Military Museum and Resource Center officially opened its to serve veterans. From the Revolutionary War on, each exhibit tells a story, some with a...

A Brotherhood of Heroes

By Tom Hayden  A father’s tribute to his son. Pictures and artifacts of past wars that shook and bonded a nation. Reminders of a revolution and how our country got its start. All can be found and remembered at the new Brotherhood of Heroes Resource...

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