Greater Marco YMCA,
101 Sandhill St.
239.394.3144 “Brand New Day”
Open House to launch awareness at the YMCA on 9/20 from 4—7pm. Free food and beverages along with guided tours, kids activities, live music with J Roberts,
fitness demos and adult league action.
Mackle Park, City Parks & Recreation Department, 1361 Andalusia Terrace
239.642.0577. “It Starts in the Park” Movies in the Park—”The Princess and the Frog” on 9/24 at 7:20pm (sunset) Community Service Hours available for teens needing volunteer hours for HS contact Amber Prange. Teen Social— Held on 9/24 from 7 –9 @ MacklePark. TeenCenter Hours -Tues—Thurs 3:30—5:30
Fri 3:30—9:00 pm Sat 11:00 am—4:00 pm
Artist Colony at the Esplanade on MarcoIsland. Seventeen artist have gathered in three studios to combined forces to have patrons experience, first hand art in it’s making. The studios are located throughout the Esplanade; Portside Studio, Rightside Studio and Waterfront Gallery. The last Wednesday of each month is Art Walk . Meet, greet and enjoy the artist at work. Light refreshments are served.
Marco Branch of Collier County Public Libraries, 210 S. Heathwood Dr. 394-3272 Here’s what’s happening … September 21—Basics of Alzheimer’s @ 2 pm. Guest speaker is Katherine Cruikshank; September 28th Naples History… Take A Step Back @ 2pm. The guest speaker is Elaine Reed. October 5th—Images of a Princess from Nanny to International Icon @ 2 pm. Guest speaker is Sharon Lampard.
Friends of TigertaleBeach; Mark your Calendars!…On September 25th “Friends of Tiger Tale Beach” will be hosting “The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-Up Event” . Volunteers will meet at 8:00 am at the Tiger Tale Beach Kiosk. Sign up early to receive a free International Coastal Clean Up T-shirt. Volunteers are equipped with bottle water, garbage bags and work gloves. Wear footwear that can get wet! Call Susan @434-7340.
Marco Island Police Foundation Mark your calendars! On Saturday,
September 25th, the 8th Annual Golf Tournament at Island Country Club will be held. The cost is $110.00 per person which includes Continental Breakfast, Greens Fee, Gift Bag, Awards Luncheon, and Prizes. The breakfast begins at 7:30 am with a shotgun start at 8:30 am. Looking for foursomes with all the proceeds to benefit the Marco Police Foundation Scholarship and Emergency Funds. Hole sponsors are $100.00. For further information contact Debra Sanders at248-7419 or Dick Shanahan at 860-4345.
Kids Against Hunger of Southwest Florida, Wayne Purvis @ 239.389.1265 or
email MarcoTyme(at)aol(dotted)com Calling all civic minded persons, organizations, school groups or small businesses. Volunteers, 325 to be exact, needed to
package 9,000 meals for underprivileged children in CollierCounty. The
event will take place on October 9th from 9—11 am at the MarcoIsland
Charter Middle School. Each volunteer is asked to donate $25.00 to help offset
the cost of the food supplies. The distribution of meals is networked between
the Harry Chapin Food Bank and Collier Harvest. The program is a community and international project of the Rotary Club of Naples.
Naples News…
Rookery Bay Reserve ,
300 Tower Rd., NaplesFL34113
Friends of Rookery Bay looking for volunteers to help with two events. The first is National Estuaries Day in late September. The Snail Trail needs maintenance! Clean – update is 9/23 from 8:00 am—12 noon. Next is the actual day 9/25, volunteers are
needed for all sorts of children’s activities, food vending, lectures and more . Contact Volunteer Specialist Donna Young at 417-6310 ext. 412.
Bet you didn’t know that every Friday at RookeryBay is FREE day for kids!
National Museum Day The event will be held on September 25th. The schedule
for the Naples Museum is as follows: 11:30 am Disney film Version of “Treasure Island” 12 noon Food from Chik – Fil-A 1 pm Group tours of Museum and Grounds. Last tour at 3:30 pm 1—4 pm Face painting from Captain Black Waterside Shops , 5415 Tamiami Trail, N, Naples, 239-598-1605
Collier CountyMuseum, 3301 US 41E 239-252-8476 Part of NationalMuseum Day! National Museum Day, a day created by the SmithsonianMuseum was designed to bring attention and focus on museums around the county.
“Coffee and Community”; The Naples Daily News will be on hand at Nordstrom’s on September 22nd from 6—7:30 pm. Coffee and community allows a chance for non profits and community groups to learn how to get photos and stories into the community section of the Naples Daily News. Free coffee and snacks will be available. CollierCountyParks & Recreation Administrative Office @ North Collier Regional Park15000Livingston Road 239.252.4000
Mark Your Calendar for United Way’s “Walk for the Way” On September 25th NorthCollierRegionalPark from 8 am—10 am. The 2.5 mile walk is to raise money and awareness for the
United Way
of CollierCounty and the local agencies they support. To donate or for information call 261-7112 or visit
www.UnitedWayofCollierCounty.org
Dinner and a Movie at the Phil,
5833 Pelican Bay Blvd.
239.597.1900
Enjoy an exciting new way to experience some of finest films ever made ! Saturday Night Dinner and a movie is a perfect evening for classic film buffs. On September 25 the featured film is “My Favorite Year” starring Peter O’Toole. Dinner will be prepared by Naples Tomato Restaurant in the Hayes Hall Lobby. The movie is presented in the Daniels Pavilion. Admission is $49.00 per person.
Summer Jazz on the Gulf at the Naples Beach Hotel. The concert is free! Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Refreshments are available. For info call 261-2222
Shula’s NaplesChampagne Tasting! Shula’s located inside Hilton Naples Hotel on 5111 Tamiami Trail North invites you to an evening of tasting champagne paired with select d’oeuvres and Norman Love Chocolates. Purchase tickets for a three select choice ($20.00 advanced or $25.00 at door) or six select choice ($50.00 in advanced or $55.00 at door). Call 239.430.4999 for reservations.
Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples(Formerly the Children’s Museum of Naples) is posting the exhibits to entice your imagination and prepare you for the grand opening of this beautiful facility. Feature for this week: “The Four
Seasons”. Visit Mother Nature House for an opportunity to interact with the four different seasons and engage the fun activities each brings. “Pave the Way”
Commemorate, celebrate or honor loved ones and friends, or businesses by purchasing a paver. Cost is 12 x 12 for $1,000, 12 x 8 for $500, 8 x 8 for
$250.00 and 8 x 4 for $100.00. Call the museum at 514-0084 or
log into the website at www.cmom.org
Located on 4760 Tamiami Trail North,
Suite 7
, 239.263.9200. A place to visit which you will never forget is the Holocaust Museum of SWFL. The museum houses over 1,000 original photographs and artifacts related to the Holocaust and WWlI. The items were donated from survivors, liberators, and other dedicated people. Through the end of September visit an authentic 10 ton box car from the railway era that transported millions of Jewish people to the concentration camps. This was a four year search to acquire this display! The museum has videotaped testimonials from local survivors, Liberators, Resisters and Witnesses so this time period could be documented for generations to come. Tours can be scheduled where you meet a survivor. Not recommended for children under 12 due to some of the nature of material.
Did you know… Take a close look on the Collier county emblem…it’s not a manatee, it’s not a dolphin, nor is it a gopher turtle. It’s a turkey! The first Board of Collier Commissioners adopted the wild turkey as Collier county’s official emblem on July 9th, 1923. Bird native to the area and an important food source for the early settlers the wild turkey is still at home in the county’s woodlands. In 1962 the County’s Clerk of the Courts, Margaret T. Scott, incorporated the wild turkey into a County seal and later, a County flag patterned after Florida’s state flag. To see a photo of our famed turkey log onto www.colliermusuems.com/history.county_seal.php
