Priority Marketing’s November 2024 Client Headlines Report recaps news stories that you should read, watch or hear before the month ends.
The firm’s award-winning Public Relations Team helps clients and partners earn media coverage in newspapers and magazines, on television and radio, and on blogs, social media and websites. At the end of each month, the PR Team combs through hundreds of local, national and international news headlines to create its informative Client Headlines Report.
Below are just some of the many important stories that were published or aired in November 2024.
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The season of giving (and receiving)
Several area nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations have recently announced major grants and donations to help fuel their missions, including the following:
- Lee Health, through the Lee Health Foundation, received a $10 million gift from Tom Golisano to support Golisano Children’s Hospital and pediatric health care services in Southwest Florida.
- Warrior Homes of Collier received nearly $1.2 million in donations at its charity golf tournament and Hope and Honor Gala to assist veterans with housing, mental health support and access to higher education.
- Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance received a $1 million grant from The Schoen Foundation to help construct the nonprofit’s third 16-unit apartment building.
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida raised almost $210,000 at its RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament to continue its work to protect the region’s waters.
- Premier Mobile Health Solutions’ Roaring Twenties-themed Premier Speakeasy raised $200,000 to support its nonprofit medical clinic on wheels.
- Community Cooperative raised $155,000 at its 18th Annual Becoming Cosmopolitan: Mad About Hunger event to fuel food and education programs.
- Warrior Homes of Collier received a $110,000 donation from The Schoen Foundation to provide supportive housing for local veterans.
- Lee Health Foundation raised $109,340 at the 12th Annual Golisano Children’s Hospital Fashion Show to support the planned Golisano Children’s Hospital Surgery Center.
- Lee Health Foundation received $50,000 from Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to support the dedicated schoolteacher at Golisano Children’s Hospital.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County raised $45,000 at its fourth Annual Golf Tournament to enhance after-school and summer programs.
- Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers received nearly $37 million in funding from Lee County through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery fund.
- Edison National Bank donated $7,500 to The Heights Foundation to provide 300 frozen turkeys to the Harlem Heights community.
Culinary event announces sizzling results
Sizzle Dining, Southwest Florida’s premier culinary event, broke multiple records in 2024. Event leaders announced a record fundraising total of $62,529 – which represents $1 for every meal sold during the three-week event – thanks to a record 114 participating restaurants. Proceeds from the event support Blessings in a Backpack of Southwest Florida, which provides nutritional food for food insecure students throughout the school year.
Priority Marketing provided extensive PR support in advance and during the event, including 20 live in-studio interviews and More Explores segments just on ABC7: Sizzle Dining on ABC7.
The News-Press: Restaurants from Cape Coral to Naples set sizzling dining record
Gulfshore Business: Sizzle Dining restaurants sells 62,529 meals during 2024 event
ABC7: Sizzle Dining sells a record number of meals in 2024
Florida Weekly: Sizzle Dining restaurants sell an unprecedented number of meals during 2024 event
Music legends coming to SWFL
The Charity Pros announced new dates for its blockbuster, three-day Harvest Nights Music Festival, which will feature 14 acts, including household names like Def Leppard, Brad Paisley, Train and more. The Jan. 10-12 event in Immokalee also includes a variety of food and unique crafts from local vendors, and benefits Cancer Alliance Network, Collier Community Foundation, Guadalupe Center and The Immokalee Foundation.
Florida Weekly: Rock out for a cause
ABC7: Get ready to jam out at Harvest Nights Music Festival
WINK: Harvest Nights Music Festival rescheduled due to Helene, Milton
Naples Daily News: Def Leppard, Brad Paisley, Train headline SWFL’s new Harvest Nights Music Festival
Country Evolution: Brad Paisley, Def Leppard, and Train to Headline Rescheduled Harvest Nights Charity Festival in Florida
Awards and honors: Client recognitions
Priority Marketing helps clients share the good news when they win awards, accolades or have other exciting updates to share. Below are recent items that caught our PR team’s attention:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County: Maylene Kiang Wu named Board Member of the Year for Florida
- Mark Loren Designs: Christina “Crissy” Penuel won first place for earrings in bridal wear at the American Gem Trade Association Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards.
New faces in new places: Promotions and appointments
Congratulations to the following individuals who were recently hired, promoted or awarded additional responsibilities by client partners that Priority Marketing serves:
- Better Together hired Jess Sharpe as chief operating officer and added Peter Rivera to Board of Directors
- Stevens Construction hired Guy Meyers as project manager
- Integrity Employee Leasing hired Jacqui Maitland and Kelly Walter as implementation and client services team members, and Scott Trinity as accounting and bookkeeping specialist.
- Temple Judea installed Rabbi David Arias to lead the Fort Myers congregation.
Do you need a Public Relations Team to help tell your story? Please give us a call today at 239-267-2638 or send an email to LetsTalk@PriorityMarketing.com.
