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Run for backpacks
Participants get ready for the Lipman Family Farms' 5K Run for Backpacks on May 11 at Immokalee High School. The event raises money for the Lipman Family Farms Backpack Giveaway and Back to School Event on August 3 at the high school.
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Congressional Award
Congressman Francis Rooney congratulated Colton and Coen Chilver on earning the Bronze Medal from the Congressional Award Foundation, one of the highest honors a member of Congress can bestow upon the nation's youth. Colton and Coen earned the award by volunteering 175 hours, planning a 3-day camping expedition and pursuing personal development projects.
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Earth Day
Students at the Community School of Naples celebrated Earth Day all week long with projects. For example, on Monday, the Upper School Environmental Club brought the whole school together for the groundbreaking of the new butterfly garden.
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Earth Day
Students at the Community School of Naples celebrated Earth Day all week long with projects. For example, on Monday, the Upper School Environmental Club brought the whole school together for the groundbreaking of the new butterfly garden. Photos provided by Community School of Naples
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Earth Day
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Earth Day
Students at the Community School of Naples celebrated Earth Day all week long with projects. For example, on Monday, the Upper School Environmental Club brought the whole school together for the groundbreaking of the new butterfly garden.
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Amanda Inscore
Unified Track Meet
Shea Warner, center, of Lehigh Senior High School, cheers as he is pushed into the lead by Austin Long in the wheelchair race April 26 at the Unified Track Meet at North Fort Myers High School. Ilse Jose of Estero, right, who was pushed by Jade Hehl, finished second.
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Unified Track Meet
Lucia Bindert, 17, right, runs across the finish line with Ryan Dolan, 18, center, at the Special Olympics Unified Track Meet on April 26 at North Fort Myers High School.
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Meeting the Dragon
Owen Pelegrino, right, meets Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at the Fort Myers Miracle game April 20.
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Safe Kids Day
Families learned about safety through fun activities at Safe Kids Day on April 27 at Page Field. Kids received free helmets, played games, got their faces painted and enjoyed food and music.
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Safe Kids Day
Families learned about safety through fun activities at Safe Kids Day on April 27 at Page Field. Kids received free helmets, played games, got their faces painted and enjoyed food and music. At one point, all the mascots in attendance, including McGruff the Crime Dog, Smokey Bear, Stewie the Duck, and Sunny and Sparkle from the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, performed the “Baby Shark Dance” song with the Cape Coral Sharks cheerleaders.
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Safe Kids Day
Families learned about safety through fun activities at Safe Kids Day on April 27 at Page Field. Kids received free helmets, played games, got their faces painted and enjoyed food and music.
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Dancing Classrooms
Students from eight Lee County elementary schools perform April 27 in Colors of the Rainbow, the finale event of the Dancing Classrooms program at the Miromar Design Center in Estero. Dancing Classrooms provides an opportunity for fifth-grade students to compete in various ballroom dance routines. Participating schools received 10 weeks of training from certified dance instructors. The event is presented by The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools.
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Breakfast of Champions
Cypress Lake High School cheerleaders attend the Breakfast of Champions, where more than a dozen world-class champion athletes spoke words of encouragement to hundreds of Southwest Florida children April 26 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. The Breakfast of Champions event was part of a series of fundraisers for Blessings in a Backpack SWFL, which provides food for students every weekend during the school year to supplement the free and reduced-price meals they receive at school during the week.
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Breakfast of Champions
Students meet Tony the Tiger at the Breakfast of Champions, where more than a dozen world-class champion athletes spoke words of encouragement to hundreds of Southwest Florida children April 26 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. The Breakfast of Champions event was part of a series of fundraisers for Blessings in a Backpack SWFL, which provides food for students every weekend during the school year to supplement the free and reduced-price meals they receive at school during the week.