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FGCU Day
Florida Gulf Coast University invited the entire community to come out to campus on Feb. 12 to celebrate the university’s 25th anniversary! The day-long celebration included more than 150 activities and fun all across campus.
Photos by Autumn Gates
Copperleaf Hunger Walk raises $80,000
When Harry Chapin Food Bank had to cancel the annual Hunger Walk fundraiser in 2021 due to COVID, one Estero community stepped up and decided to host its own hunger walk in Copperleaf Golf Club at The Brooks. It was so successful that they did it again on January 29, 2022, with even greater success — 240 walkers and an $80,000 check presented to Harry Chapin Food Bank!
FGCU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021
Florida Gulf Coast University inducted its inaugural class into the new Athletics Hall of Fame on Jan. 14.
Honorees were: Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale; Olympic beach volleyball player Brooke Youngquist Sweat; philanthropists Ben Hill Griffin III and Duane Swanson, Sr., and former FGCU President Bill Merwin (posthumously); and the 2012-13 FGCU Men’s Basketball team.
Photos by: Adam Koszo Photography
