Member News

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2020) – The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee will host its January networking meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Zoomers, 17455 Summerlin Road in Fort Myers. This month’s topic will cover personal safety and awareness when in public locations.

Attendees of the January Women in Business program will have the opportunity to learn from Peggy Lince, a crime prevention specialist from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office about what to do in an active shooter situation. After the program, Zoomers invites attendees to experience the fun of its 18-acre destination, offering a game card or go-kart wristband for guests to enjoy.

Each month, Women in Business features a nonprofit spotlight and in January, AMIkids Southwest Florida will be highlighted. AMIkids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping youth develop into responsible and productive citizens. AMIkids’ mission is to protect public safety and positively impact as many youth as possible through the efforts of a diverse and innovative staff. AMIkids works in partnership with youth agencies, local communities and families.

Admission for the January Women in Business meeting is $10 for Chamber members and $20 for future members, and includes one complimentary drink and light appetizers. To register, call 239-332-3624 or visit www.fortmyers.org.

About the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce:
Serving Lee County and surrounding areas since 1989, the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is a business organization of professionals who support and promote a progressive, sustainable community. The Chamber represents nearly 800 businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout Lee County, providing opportunities for members to participate in a variety of meaningful networking, educational and community- and business-focused programs and events. The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is located at 2310 Edwards Drive in downtown Fort Myers. For additional information regarding membership opportunities or events please call 239-332-2930 or visit www.fortmyers.org. For the latest news and updates, follow the Chamber on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gfmcc or Twitter at @FtMyersChamber.

About Women in Business:

Part of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, the Women in Business committee is dedicated to helping women achieve their fullest professional and personal potential. A variety of networking and educational programs are offered throughout the year, typically the first Wednesday of every month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2020) – Target Roofing & Sheet Metal has completed a full reroof project for The Regatta at Vanderbilt Beach, a luxury waterside high-rise community in North Naples.

Regatta is a multi-building residential community with a pair of 12-story towers that feature sweeping views of the Gulf of Mexico, as well as a trio of six-story mid-rise buildings.

Target Roofing removed the existing roof system on one of the 12-story towers, which spans 15,000 square feet, and replaced it with an engineered modified bitumen designed to offer supreme drainage and insulation for large, flat roofs. Roof layers were tapered to integrate with the existing drainage system.

“This was a challenging project, but our team rose to the occasion to get the job done,” said Casey Crowther, president of Target Roofing. “At any given time, we have multiple crews working on high-rises across Southwest Florida, and I’m happy we could complete the Regatta project with little disruption to residents or the community.”

“From the beginning site survey and project bid to the finished product, the whole team was very impressive,” added Andre Laz, property manager with Sandcastle Community Management. “Everyone was very organized and professional. Workers showed up daily in uniform and were very well mannered on the job.”

About Target Roofing & Sheet Metal

Target Roofing & Sheet Metal is an experienced, locally owned commercial roofing company dedicated to proactive roof maintenance and repair services, as well as exceptional reroofing and new construction roofing services. Target Roofing is skilled at installing shingle, tile, metal and flat roofs on a variety of commercial structures, including high-rises, mid-rises, apartment buildings, condominiums, shopping plazas, churches, schools and government facilities. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and a commitment to reliability and responsiveness, Target Roofing serves commercial clients along Florida’s Gulf Coast. For more information, call 239-332-5707 or visit TargetRoofers.com.

Free community health care program to address memory and brain health

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2020) – Shell Point Retirement Community kicks off its fifth annual 2020 Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries series on Jan. 14 with a presentation by Dr. Gary Small, professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine.

Free and open to the public, Small’s presentation, entitled “Strategies for Improving Memory and Brain Health,” will discuss the common memory complaints associated with aging and how to differentiate them from more serious conditions. He will also highlight how exercise, diet, stress management and memory methods can compensate for cognitive challenges and even stave off future symptoms of dementia.

The program will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in the Village Church Auditorium on The Island at Shell Point, 15100 Shell Point Blvd. in Fort Myers. Registration is requested by calling 239-433-7936.

Small is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, as well as a Parlow-Solomon professor on aging, at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he is also director of the UCLA Longevity Center. He has authored more than 400 scientific publications, as well as the international bestseller, “The Memory Bible.” Small’s research has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine and Newsweek, in addition to numerous television programs such as NBC’s Today Show, CNN and PBS. He is the recipient of many awards and honors, including the Jack Weinberg Award from the American Psychiatric Association and the Senior Investigator Award from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 2002, Scientific American magazine named Small one of the world’s top 50 innovators in science and technology.

Shell Point’s 2020 Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries is a community speaker series designed to share updates on the latest advances in medical research and health care practice.

About Shell Point Retirement Community

Shell Point Retirement Community, founded in 1968, is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community located in Fort Myers, Florida. Shell Point offers independent retirement living, assisted living, and skilled nursing for its 2,500 residents in an active, resort-style environment. Lifestyle amenities include deep-water boating access with free dockage, a championship 18-hole golf course, and other recreational and educational activities. To learn more, visit www.shellpoint.org or call 1-800-780-1131.

FORT MYERS, FLA., January 3, 2020– The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra will perform in Fort Myers January 27, as part of the Fort Myers Community Concert Association season.
“The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra is including Fort Myers on its eight-week U.S. tour,” said Fort Myers Community Concert Association President Mary Lee Mann.  “The orchestra has a reputation as one of the best orchestras in Russia.  We are so very happy to have them here to perform for us.”
Direct from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, the Siberian State Symphony will play Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes;  Mussorgsky: Suite Pictures at an Exhibition and
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto with violinist Pavel Milyukov, prize winner of numerous international competitions including the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
The orchestra was founded in 1977 and plays with the finest Russian soloists and plays the great Russian classics throughout Russia and the world.  The orchestra has made numerous recordings.
The concert will be conducted by Music Director Vladimir Lande, who also is the music director and conductor of the Washington Soloists Chamber Orchestra and the COSMIC Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets are $55 for orchestra seats, $35 for lower balcony seats and $25 for upper balcony seats. Mezzanine seats are sold out.  The one night only performance starts at 7:30 p.m.  The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall is located on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus in Fort Myers.  For tickets, call the Barbara B. Mann Hall box office at 239-481-4849.
The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra concert is the second of five classical performances to be presented this season by the Fort Myers Community Concert Association.
The three remaining concerts are:

• Teatro Lirico D’Europa performing Verdi’s “La Traviata” – February 3, 2020 
• Russian State Symphony Orchestra – February 10, 2020   .
• Russian National Ballet – March 2, 2020

The Fort Myers Community Concert Association, now in its 71st concert season, is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization founded by the legendary Barbara B. Mann in 1949 to bring world-class entertainment to Southwest Florida at affordable prices.  The association consists of more than 1,700 members, underwriters and sponsors.  Performers brought to Fort Myers in the past by the association include The Israel Ballet, Violinist Itzhak Perlman, The Boston Brass, Minnesota Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Pianist Andre Watts, Violinist Joshua Bell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and many others.  For Community Concert Association membership information, visit www.fortmyerscommunityconcerts.org.

FORT MYERS, FL (December 30, 2019) — Scared Scriptless Comedy Lab returns to The Laboratory Theater of Florida! With the previous five performances completely sold out, Scared Scriptless has added a January 11th performance. Doors open at 7 pm for a night of hilarious antics, musical comedy, and on-the-spot jokes. Every facet of the uproariously improvised show is based on audience suggestions. With years of experience performing Scared Scriptless Comedy Lab delivers a side-splitting, one-of-a-kind show every time.
Formerly Bonita City Improv, this troupe of talented performers offer a unique mixture of both short and long-form improv, creating an entertaining evening of family-friendly laughter that is fast-paced, musical, and completely improvised. While no two shows are the same, they are always packed with hysterically funny songs, sketches, and jokes created instantaneously based on your suggestions. For the more adventurous, there are occasional opportunities to join the cast on stage!
Individual Tickets for the 7 pm performance on Saturday, January 11th are $15 per person and are available at www.LaboratoryTheaterFlorida.com or by calling (239)218-0481. The theater is located in the River District of Fort Myers at 1634 Woodford Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901.
ABOUT THE LABORATORY THEATER OF FLORIDA
The Laboratory Theater of Florida, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is dedicated to the promotion of the performing arts, through live performance, education, community outreach, experimentation, and the development of ensemble work. The company features ensemble productions, produces classic works, takes artistic risks, which both feature and challenge local performers. For more information visit www.LaboratoryTheaterFlorida.com.