Category: Scoop


  • Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a Press Club of Southwest Florida Newsletter from Summer 1997 written by David Pfaff. For us to move forward we must remember where we have been. On This Date is a fun way for NPC members to find out about the Press Club of Southwest Florida’s past. Columnist

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  • After enjoying our summer vacation, the NPC Board of Governors met Sept. 1, on its new “first Tuesday” meeting day. A few board members could not attend, but those who did took care of some important business. Membership Chair Karla Wheeler presented one membership application, which we accepted, so we have grown by at least one

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  • The Press Club of Southwest Florida Scholarship Committee wants to invite our press club and its members to establish a closer relationship with the ever-growing FGCU Journalism program (now with 166 students). To help build the relationship, NPC plans to host two panel presentations at FGCU during the 2015-16 academic year, one in the fall and one in the

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  • On Nov. 21, the Press Club of Southwest Florida, in cooperation with Barnes & Noble and the Naples Daily News, will sponsor a book fair at the Barnes & Noble bookstore at Waterside Shops on Pine Ridge Road and U.S. 41. Proceeds from all book sales in the store that day will benefit the Press

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  • Karla Wheeler grew up in Philadelphia and later lived in Ontario, finally relocating to Naples, in 1989. One of the Press Club of Southwest Florida’s founding members, Wheeler currently serves on the NPC Board of Governors as membership chair. A lover of the pen and printed word and as an outgrowth of her personal and

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  • Your Press Club of Southwest Florida officers and Board of Governors met for five hours on a Saturday in May for our annual retreat—an in-depth discussion of various issues that will strengthen our club. Before diving into the weightier matters on the agenda, Membership Chair Karla Wheeler moved to approve a new member and listed

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  • Introduction of Ellie Rushing our 2015-16 NPC Scholarship Student Susan McManus and Drew Attanasio, president and vice president-finance for Champions for Learning/the Educational Foundation of Collier County, accepted the $2,500 check from Press Club of Southwest Florida for our NPC Scholarship Fund. McManus spoke about our history together, starting with then NPC Scholarship Chair Phil

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