Category: Scoop


  • It’s Time to Renew Your Membership

    We value your membership in the Press Club of Southwest Florida and encourage you to renew your membership by paying your 2024 dues by Jan. 31, 2024. Dues are still one of the best bargains in town — $75 a year, or $30 a year if you are under 30. There are two easy ways

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  • Free Drink/Snacks February 20 in Fort Myers at Press Club Social Media Mixer

    Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Rachel Pierce Art Gallery, Center Court (near Burntwood Tavern), Bell Tower Shops, 13499 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers Evening of Camaraderie: Join your fellow press club members and media friends for an evening of camaraderie while enjoying the colorful artwork of Rachel Pierce. Rachel is a former member

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  • Speaker Sandy Parker Makes Voting “Web of Complexities Understandable to Mere Mortals”

    The speaker at the January 18 luncheon meeting was club member Sandy Parker, founder and writer of Sparkers-Soapbox.com, a nonpartisan blog, website, and newsletter dedicated to “facilitating and encouraging informed voting in Collier County and throughout Florida.” Naturally, in presidential election years, we are focused on electing a president and perhaps to a lesser degree,

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  • Focus on Voting As We Begin This Big Election Year: Join Us Jan. 18!

    We hope you will join us for a luncheon meeting at the Edgewater Beach Hotel on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Our speaker will be Sandy Parker, founder, publisher, and author of Sparker’s Soapbox, whose mission is to facilitate and encourage informed voting and civic participation in Southwest Florida and across the state. A popular speaker

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  • Focus on Elections: Join Us for Lunch Jan. 18!

    Don’t miss this chance to take a deep dive into the topic of elections by joining us for a luncheon meeting at the Edgewater Beach Hotel on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Our speaker will be Sandy Parker, founder, publisher, and author of Sparker’s Soapbox, whose mission is to facilitate and encourage informed voting and civic

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  • Are You an Informed Collier County Voter? – RSVP for Jan. 18 Luncheon

    Join us Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, 1901 Gulf Shore Blvd., N., Naples, for a timely presentation about elections. Click here  to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite. Or if you prefer to pay at the door, send an email to RSVP@pressclubswfl.org to reserve your seat. Use this email

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  • Save the Date of Jan. 18; Time to Renew Your Membership

    Join Us Jan. 18 for a Focus on Elections Be sure to mark your calendar for Jan. 18 so you can join us for an informative luncheon meeting at the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Our guest speaker will be press club member Sandy Parker, who created the website, blog and newsletter Sparker’s Soapbox years ago to

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  • FGCU President Talks about “Your University” Following Press Club’s Annual Meeting

    President Julie Pedretti welcomed everyone to the Press Club of Southwest Florida’s annual meeting Dec. 8 at the Hilton Naples and surprised attendees by personally treating them to a glass of champagne as she called for everyone to raise their glass in a toast to the 27th anniversary of the club. Annual Meeting. Julie then called the

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  • RSVP Today for Dec. 8 Annual Meeting & Newsmaker Event Featuring FGCU’s New President

    Please join us for lunch on Friday, Dec. 8, at Hilton Naples for the club’s brief annual meeting followed by a presentation by newsmaker Dr. Aysugul Timur, the new president of Florida Gulf Coast University. FGCU was established 32 years ago and now has an enrollment of nearly 14,000 undergraduate students. Dr. Timur will highlight

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