Community Cooperativeâs pantries are now filled with over two tons of peanut butter and jelly supplies after the nonprofitâs 2022 Peanut Butter & Jelly Food Drive. To help keep shelves stocked all summerRead More
Community Cooperative raised over $24,000 on April 9 at the return of Empty Bowls, an event that had not been held in Lee County since 2017. Empty Bowls included a soup competition andRead More
Community Cooperative raised more than $1 million with a record turnout of more than 770 people to help thousands of men, women and children in our county who struggle every day with hungerRead More
Volunteers are needed for Community Cooperativeâs 19th annual Sam Galloway, Jr. & Friends Soup Kitchen Benefit on March 10. The event raises money that helps thousands of men, women and children in ourRead More
Community Cooperative has announced a new date and location for its Empty Bowls fundraiser, presented by FineMark National Bank & Trust. Originally scheduled Feb. 26 at Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers,Read More
Grisel Brewster has joined Community Cooperative, taking the role of development director. Brewster most recently served as Senior Director of Operations for IMAG History and Science Center, a neighboring nonprofit organization located inRead More
Noelle Branning has joined the board of directors for Community Cooperative, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating hunger and homelessness in Lee County. Branning was elected Lee County Tax Collector in 2020 after aRead More
Community Cooperative plans the 19th Annual Soup Kitchen Benefit March 10, 2022. Each year, local restaurants prepare and serve southern-style dinner to more than 700 guests at the annual Sam Galloway, Jr. &Read More
Community Cooperative announces the return of the Empty Bowls fundraiser, presented by FineMark National Bank & Trust, to take place on Saturday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Alliance for theRead More
FineMark National Bank & Trust and its Fort Myers clients donated $13,400 to Community Cooperativeâs annual Full Plates Project to provide Thanksgiving food packages to families in need. FineMark offered to collect itemsRead More