Community Outreach

Nursing Home Visit

For the second consecutive year, students from Southwest Florida College volunteered to visit local nursing homes and spend time with the residents. Headed by James Jones, Freshman Studies Program Manager, the students visited Manor Care and Evans Health Care facilities in Fort Myers on December 19.

For many of the elderly residents, the SWFC students were the only visitors they had this holiday season.

Toys for Tots

The students, faculty, and staff of the Port Charlotte campus participated in the Toys for Tots program this December. The campus collected two boxes full of toys along with two children’s bicycles. Due to the amount of new toys donated, Southwest Florida College was presented with the Commander’s Award by the Toys for Tots organization.

Harry Chapin Food Drive

For the second consecutive year, the Southwest Florida College Allied Health Club sponsored a food drive for the Harry Chapin Food Bank.

Faculty, staff, and students participated to collect over 500 food items that were delivered to the food bank in time for Thanksgiving.

Southwest Florida College is an accredited private institution of higher learning centrally located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte, and includes the Institute of Interior Design located within the Miromar Design Center in Estero. The College has been providing post secondary education to Floridians since 1974 and offers programs in Allied Health, Business, Design, Education, Information Technology and Legal Studies. Its mission is to provide educational opportunities for individuals to acquire knowledge and skills that will help prepare them for rewarding careers in fields with high growth potential. For more information, call toll free 888-279-2342 or visit http://www.swfc.edu/.

Compass Reader Winter 2010