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Southwest Florida Addiction Services has reached a new milestone of serving 80,000 people with substance abuse disorders over the 33-year history of the not-for-profit organization.

Tickets are now on sale for the Grande Dames Tea presented by PACE Center for Girls of Lee County. The Grande Dames Tea honors Thelma Hodges of Naples, Helen O’Rourke McClary of Matlacha and Ettie Francis Walsh of Fort Myers.

Child Care of Southwest Florida will present the 18th Annual Circles of Care Early Childhood Conference Saturday, March 2, at Edison State College in Fort Myers, FL. . Pre-registration is $40 and increases to $55 after February 15.

Jessica Schumaker, ARNP, CPNP has joined Physicians' Primary Care of Southwest Florida and will be assisting pediatricians in the Fort Myers and Cape Coral, FL offices.

Help feed the hungry while celebrating the Edison Festival of Light by attending Mrs. Edison's Hymn Sing Tuesday, Feb. 5, at The First Presbyterian Church in downtown Fort Myers. Free admission; canned goods and cash donations are encouraged.

The PACE Center for Girls of Lee County has selected three more women to be honored at the Fifth Annual Grande Dames Tea honoring some of our community's most revered women.

The FLGA donated 150 toys to bring joy to children in six child care centers operated by Child Care of Southwest Florida.

Leland E. Garvin , a second generation trial attorney, has returned to Southwest Florida to work side-by-side with his father, Jeffrey R. Garvin, at the Garvin Law Firm in Fort Myers, Fla.

Saturday Night Live” alumni and “Weeds” star Kevin Nealon will perform his stand-up comedy act in a charity show January 21 benefiting HOPE Clubhouse of Southwest Florida. Tickets are $75 with dinner at the Broadway Palm in Fort Myers.

New Year's Eve parties and alcohol can be a deadly combination, officials with Southwest Florida Addiction Services (SWFAS) warned today. Tips for hosting and attending a New Year's Eve party are offered for both hosts and attendees.