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Fort Myers, Florida – Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., will host its annual HR Law & Solutions employment law conference on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Myers. Conference Chair Suzanne Boy and Board Certified Employment Law Expert John Potanovic will address the #MeToo movement and renewed focus on harassment in the workplace by providing attendees with guidelines to develop and enforce solid anti-harassment policies and specific actions employers can take to help foster a harassment-free workplace.
The day will kick-off with an update from Attorneys John Agnew and Robert Shearman on recent court decisions addressing contentious employment policies, discrimination, EEOC trends and legislative developments impacting Florida employers. Attorneys Michael McCabe, David Roos, John Potanovic, along with two guest speakers, will discuss best practices when confronted with discipline or termination of an employee with an ongoing workers’ compensation claim.
After lunch, keynote speaker Steve Gilliland, one of the top-rated speakers in the world, will present “Hide Your Goat: Strategies to Stay Positive When Negativity Surrounds You,” exploring ways to head off conflict and find solutions for colleagues to work effectively together.
The event is sponsored in part by Lykes Insurance and Gravity Benefits.  Registration fee is $50 and includes a continental breakfast, plated lunch, valet parking, and seminar materials. For more information on the seminar or to register, visit www.swflemploymentlawblog.com or contact Gail Lamarche, Henderson Franklin’s Director of Marketing & Business Development at [email protected] or by phone at 239-344-1186.
Henderson Franklin is the largest, locally-based law firm between Tampa and Miami with over 55 attorneys dedicated to providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, business and civil litigation, eminent domain, intellectual property, workers’ compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law. Since 1924, Henderson Franklin has been assisting clients to build their homes, businesses, and communities in Southwest Florida. Henderson Franklin operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples and Sanibel Island. For more information, please visit www.henlaw.com.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2018) – Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s sixth annual Breaking Par at Grandezza Gala & Golf Tournament in support of the community’s future CEOs and business leaders. The two-day event will run from Saturday, April 21 through Sunday, April 22 at The Club at Grandezza, located at 11481 Grande Oak Blvd. in Estero.
Festivities will kick off with a gala dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, where guests will enjoy delicious cuisine amid entertaining live and silent auctions. On Sunday, the Shotgun Scramble Golf Tournament featuring students from the PGA Golf Management Program at FGCU begins at 8:30 a.m. Then an afternoon luncheon, prize giveaway and awards ceremony will conclude the weekend’s activities.
Breaking Par at Grandezza serves as the primary funding source for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s flagship program, CEO Academy. In partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), the “model” week-long, business school summer camp is held for rising high school juniors and seniors.
 
In recognition of FGCU’s valued, longstanding partnership, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida recognizes FGCU President, Dr. Michael Martin as the Breaking Par at Grandezza Guest of Honor, who will be attending both the gala on Saturday and the Shotgun Scramble Golf Tournament on Sunday.
Over the past five years, Breaking Par at Grandezza event proceeds have contributed more than $247,000 in funding to support Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s CEO Academy, and its additional programming. In an effort to help prepare students for success in the global economy, the CEO Academy focuses its teachings on business, economics and the value of free enterprise. From a practical standpoint, the CEO Academy also facilitates high-energy team building activities and provides an invaluable professional setting whereby students interact with local leaders.
For local businesses interested in fostering young talent, event sponsorship opportunities are currently available at all levels. Scalable options range from Hole Sponsorships at $300, right up to the premium Title Sponsorship at $15,000.
Tickets for the Saturday night gala dinner are $65, while all-inclusive tickets are $175, which grant patrons attendance at the Saturday evening gala dinner, live and silent auctions, Sunday golf tournament and awards luncheon. To purchase tickets or learn more about sponsorship packages available, visit www.JASWFL.org.
About Junior Achievement:
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Junior Achievement programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.8 million students per year in more than 100 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.6 million students served by operations over 100 other countries worldwide. Locally, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida partnered with more than 280 classroom business volunteers during the 2016-2017 school year to provide more than 10,600 students with Junior Achievement programs in more than 440 classes throughout Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. For more information on Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida visit www.JASWFL.org, call 239-225-2590 or email [email protected].
 
 

FORT MYERS, Fla. (January 30, 2018) – Tickets are now available for the 15^th Annual Sam Galloway Jr. & Friends Annual Soup Kitchen Benefit scheduled for Thursday, March 8th. This is one of Southwest Florida’s most anticipated fundraising events with over 600 guests and a donated southern-style dinner inside of the service garages at Sam Galloway Ford. The event will be once again held at Sam Galloway Ford in Fort Myers.
Tickets are $150 each, with sponsorship tables starting at $2500. Tickets and tables can be purchased by calling (239) 332-7687 ext. 101, or purchased online:   www.CommunityCooperative.com/events.
“Hunger and food insecurity continues to be an issue here in Southwest Florida, especially post Hurricane Irma,” said Tracey Galloway, CEO of Community Cooperative.  “We have seen significant increases in the number of children, families and elderly that benefit from our programs and we need the community’s support now more than ever.”
Funds raised at the event benefits Community Cooperative, the umbrella agency for the Community Cafés and Market, the Soup Kitchen, Meals on Wheels, Healthy School Pantry and Food Literacy in Pre-School (FLIP) programs, Mobile Food Pantries, and Social and Education Resource Centers for our hungry and homeless residents in need.
The event has sold out for several years and continues to be one of the signature events in our community.  Each year, local restaurants, companies and individuals donate the southern-style menu including barbeque chicken and pork, broasted chicken, brisket, fried shrimp and cheese grits, swamp cabbage, gourmet meatloaf and mashed potatoes, okra, collard greens, fresh green beans, corn bread, bananas foster, homemade cookies and gourmet chocolates.
About Community Cooperative
Community Cooperative is an innovative nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization made up of social service entrepreneurs fighting to end homelessness and hunger in our community. The agency provides more than 16,000 meals each month through its Community Cafés, Community Market, and Community & School Mobile Pantries as well as the Meals on Wheels program and offers homeless and comprehensive case management services through its Social & Education Resource Centers.
Media Contact: Sarah Jacobs, Community Cooperative, 239-332-7687 ext. 101 or [email protected]

FORT MYERS, FL – Jan.30, 2018: Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce the arrival of a second Ronald McDonald Care Mobile in Southwest Florida.
The mission of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® Program is to improve the health status of children in Southwest Florida. In partnership with Family Health Centers (FHC) of Southwest Florida, the Care Mobile will provide medical and dental treatment to the unserved and underserved children in Lee, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry counties.
Services on board the Care Mobile will include dental screenings, treatment and sealants as well as medical, vision, hearing, health education and nutritional care.
“In partnership with Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida, our Care Mobile Program has served more than 3,000 children annually in Collier County,” said Laura Ragain, RMHC executive director. “We are delighted to have found a partner with Family Health Centers to expand the program to include Lee, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry counties.”
“This has been a long time coming,” said Frank Mazzeo, Jr., DDS, CEO of Family Health Centers. “The Care Mobile fits perfectly with our mission to improve the health status of children by providing accessible, affordable, quality healthcare.”
Adds Ragain, “We want to give a special thanks to Grampy’s Charities for its commitment to provide ongoing support to our Care Mobile Program.”
With a launch date of January, 2018, the plan is to serve approximately 2,700 children, ages 5-11, in the first year.
The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida is to create, find and support programs that directly impact the health and well-being of children and their families. RMHC fulfills this mission through three core programs: Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room® and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.
The mission of Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida is to improve the health status of the community we serve by providing high quality health care services accessible to all people.

FORT MYERS, FL (January 30, 2018) – NBC-2 Anchor Rachel Pierce will emcee the 24th Annual Storybook Ball benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs.  The evening will include a special tribute to honoree, Kathy Bridge-Liles.  A member of the Lee Health family for over 27 years, Kathy led a three-year journey with architectural firms and a team of more than 160 hospital staff to design the recently opened 300,000 square-foot Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
The black-tie evening will begin with cocktails and silent auction at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing to the Robert Williamson Band and a live auction, themed to an interpretation of “Mary Poppins.”  All proceeds support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida in its mission to create, find and support programs that directly impact the health and well-being of children and their families.
Since its founding in 1996, Ronald McDonald House has served thousands of families from Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry counties, and other states and countries.  Here, families find a “home-away-from-home” while their children are undergoing medical treatment at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.  Additional thousands are served by the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® program, two mobile healthcare units providing medical and dental services to underserved children, and by the Ronald McDonald Family Room, located in Golisano Children’s Hospital.
For information about tickets and a variety of sponsorship opportunities, contact Amy Blanco at 239-437-0202 or visit our website at www.rmhcswfl.org.

FORT MYERS, FLA., January 29, 2018 – The latest procedures to smooth wrinkles and rejuvenate the face will be explained at a free seminar Friday, Feb. 23, conducted by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Stephen Prendiville.
The seminar, which includes a light lunch, starts at 11:30 a.m. at Gulf HarbourYacht & Country Club on McGregor Boulevard in South Fort Myers. The seminar is free, but reservations are required by calling 239-437-3900.  Space is limited.
The newest facelift techniques can rejuvenate the cheek, jawline and neck, Dr. Prendiville said.
“They are especially effective when combined with fractionated laser resurfacing which can reduce or eliminate fine lines, wrinkles and sunspots,” he said.
Laser resurfacing also is one of the more popular and effective procedures to reduce skin irregularities such as blemishes and acne scars, according to Dr. Prendiville.
“Individuals who have noticed sagging in the cheek, neck and jawline areas along with fine lines or wrinkles are good candidates for the combined procedures of structural rejuvenation facelift and laser resurfacing,” Dr. Prendiville said.
The laser beam used in laser resurfacing removes the outer layer of skin while simultaneously heating the underlying skin, called the dermis. This action works to stimulate growth of new collagen fibers. As the treated area heals, the new skin that forms is smoother and firmer.
The two types of lasers most commonly used in laser resurfacing are carbon dioxide (CO2) and erbium.  The newest version of CO2 laser resurfacing is the fractionated CO2 which uses very short pulsed light energy or continuous light beams that are delivered in a scanning pattern to remove thin layers of skin with minimal heat damage.
Erbium laser resurfacing is designed to remove surface-level and moderately deep lines and wrinkles on the face, hands, neck or chest.
Using before and after photos of actual patients, Dr. Prendiville also will discuss the latest advances in facelifts, eyelid lifts, nose surgery, lasers and reconstructive surgery during the February seminar.  He will review injectable wrinkle fillers Botox®, Sculptra®, Juvederm®; Restylane®, Restylane Silk®, Radiesse®
Voluma®, and the newest filler on the market, Revanesse Versa, for deeper wrinkles and lines.
Another new advance that Dr. Prendiville will discuss is SculpSure®, which is approved by the FDA as the world’s first non-invasive fat-melting laser device to treat stubborn fat in just 25 minutes.  SculpSure is available at the Assuage Luxury Spa in Naples, where Dr. Prendiville serves as medical director.
Attendees will be able to make an appointment for a free consultation with Dr. Prendiville.
Dr. Prendiville is the only Fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon in Fort Myers who is certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.
He is recognized nationally as a facelift expert with more than 20 articles published in medical journals and he has served as guest editor for Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. He also is a featured presenter at many state and national meetings about facial plastic surgery.
Dr. Prendiville is one of 500 doctors in the world to receive the prestigious RealSelf 500 Award from RealSelf, the leading online community that helps people make confident choices in elective cosmetic procedures.  Dr. Prendiville has been a reviewer on RealSelf.com since 2008 and has now achieved Distinguished Member status for his responses to patients with questions about facial plastic surgery and skin rejuvenation techniques.
Dr. Prendiville also is the past president and secretary/treasurer of the Florida Society of Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Prendiville graduated with his M.D. degree with high honors from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and served his residency at Georgetown University.
He was awarded a Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at St. Louis University in Missouri, where he was a clinical instructor in the St. Louis University Department of Otolaryngology.
All surgeries are performed at Dr. Prendiville’s state-of-the-art Surgical Center adjacent to his office in South Fort Myers at 9407 Cypress Lake Drive.  The Surgical Center is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF), which is the largest accrediting body for outpatient surgical facilities in the United States.  For more information, visit www.drprendiville.com.
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Naples, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2018) Orthopaedic Surgeon, Christina Kabbash, M.D., PhD., M.P.H., joined Physicians Regional Medical Group at the Pine Ridge campus this January.
 
Dr. Kabbash is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in Foot & Ankle to include treatment for hammer toes, bunions, painful flat foot, arthritis in the foot and ankle, foot and ankle trauma, and traumatic fractures of the extremities, including hips. Dr. Kabbash also attends to preventive care needs such as footwear, inserts/orthotics, bracing, or cortisone injections, and referrals for physical therapy. An elite athlete herself, Dr. Kabbash is a proponent for fitness and is very familiar with the physical demands this can have on the foot and ankle, and is an ardent educator and speaker on this topic.
 
Prior to joining Physicians Regional Medical Group, Dr. Kabbash practiced with the Greater Hartford Orthopaedic Group at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT.
 
Dr. Kabbash received her M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and is Fellowship Trained in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle trauma and reconstruction. She completed her residency as Chief Resident at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, NY.
 
“My focus is to help patients get back to how they were before the pain or injury was present,“ says Dr. Kabbash.  “Educating my patients to prevent small injuries from becoming worse or a chronic problem is key in the overall ability to heal and return to their normal everyday lives.”
 
Dr. Kabbash will schedule same day or next day appointments at the Pine Ridge campus, 6110 Pine Ridge Rd., Naples, FL 34119.  To request an appointment, please call (239) 348-4221 or visit PhysiciansRegionalMedicalGroup.com.
 
 

(Fort Myers) – MILCK confirmed as opening act for JASON MRAZ concert on March 19^th. Tickets for JASON MRAZ are available at the Box Office, online at www.bbmannpah.com or call 239-481-4849.
After a decade of quiet independent releases and tireless gigs around her native Los Angeles, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and poet MILCK confidently carried a generational anthem in the form of “Quiet.” Originally penned in 2015 with frequent collaborator Adrianne Gonzalez, the song provided a clarion call for people of all races, creeds, and colors who have suffered and survived gallantly in the face of trauma, trials, and tribulations with resounding piano chords and shuddering, soulful delivery.
Crafting “cathartic pop” rooted in classical training and inspired by a pastiche of artistic muses ranging from Hemingway and Maya Angelou to modern art, this style defines her debut EP for Atlantic Records.
“Throughout all of those years struggling, a major label never felt like it could be a reality,” she admits. “I’m just being myself, and I don’t want to assume that I can sing for everyone. I want to sing what I feel. If people connect, that’s awesome.”
She made waves with “Devil Devil,” which went on to receive high-profile syncs in Lucifer and The Royals as it racked up nearly a million Spotify streams and over 1 million YouTube views.
For more about MILCK: www.milckmusic.com

We are excited to present the 
Budweiser Clydesdales!
Feb. 23rd, 2018 from 4 – 7 pm.
Budweiser is bringing the Full Hitch with all 8 horses and the Famous Budweiser Wagon
complete with the Budweiser Dalmatian. 
Your family can observe the actual hitching process and then view the Budweiser Wagon as it is pulled around the property stopping for 
some spectacular Photo Ops
Free of Charge! 
  Stop By and Say Hi to these Majestic Animals!