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Southwest Floridians helping Southwest Floridians – in their greatest time of need. Hurricane Irma once again brought out what’s best about this community – the caring, the giving, the concern, the thoughtfulness and the heroes. One was Manny Gonzalez. Working on about four hours of sleep the previous three days, Gonzalez received a jolt of …

As Hurricane Irma powered into Southwest Florida, one of the greatest concerns was for the safety of those most vulnerable, our senior population, who often face special risks in emergency situations. With safety as the priority, Gulf Coast Village, a continuing care retirement community in Cape Coral, bore the responsibility of caring for not only …

Update 9/12 at 11:00 P.M.: From Volunteers of America: As the storm has settled, we are truly blessed for the outcome at Gulf Coast Village. We’re proud the associates that cared and held together as a team through Hurricane Irma – service residents, families and the community. The tough past has been when associates went …

Pastor Tom Hafer, director of spiritual services for Gulf Coast Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Cape Coral, recently spoke at Dr. Piper Center for Social Services, Inc.’s annual orientation for Foster Grandparent volunteers, held on July 27 at Southwest Florida Safety Council in Fort Myers. Hafer spoke to Foster Grandparent volunteers about …

Pastor Tom Hafer, director of spiritual services for Gulf Coast Village in Cape Coral and ordained minister with Volunteers of America (VOA), will host a motivational wellness lecture and book signing event for his sixth book, titled Ramble On. Free and open to the public, the event will take place at 3 p.m. on Aug. …