SAVE THE DATE

Dash

Southwest Florida 5k

May 22 2 JetB2ue

Park

Grab your sneakers and mark your calendar for the 2023 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Southwest Florida 5K, which will be held on Saturday, May 13 at JetBlue Park.

To generate excitement for this upcoming event, signature sponsor Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz recently hosted a kickoff reception on March 1 at the Collaboratory in Fort Myers.

The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Southwest Florida and 2023 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Southwest Florida 5K reception was emceed by Lisa Greenberg, an anchor at FOX4. Trish Routte, SWFL Crime Stoppers Program Coordinator, was the event chairperson. Linda Beni, who lost her 16-year-old daughter Brittany in 2016 to a drunk driver, spoke and was recognized with a MADD Florida Lifetime Achievement Award for her participation and support. She has raised more than $16,000 for the walk to date.

The kickoff reception, sponsored by LaCroix and The Standard Restaurant, included LaCroix mocktails and light bites from Chicken Salad Chick.

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READY TO STEP UP?

All the money raised stays in Southwest Florida to support victim services, preventive programming and victim support. For information and to register, please visit walklikemadd.org/swfl.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Suncoast Credit Union

ROAD GUARDIAN SPONSOR

Lee County Sheriff’s Office

SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR

LaCroix

MADD MILESTONE

Cloud9 Float Spa & Wellness Center and AAA

FRIENDS OF MADD

Florida Highway Patrol, The Standard Restaurant, Lehigh Acres Fire-Rescue

MEDIA SPONSORS

FOX4 and 105.5 The Beat and Target

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Chicken Salad Chick and Dunkin

Walk Like Madd Kickoff Photos 2023

1. Esther Maldonad, Lieutenant Greg Bueno, Trish Routte

2. Ashley Schongar, Debra Capps

3. Christopher Smith, Morgan Bowden, Kevin Anderson

4. Trish Routte, Patricia Sala

5. Brian Perez, Jessica Perez, Sophia Spero, Myranda Cummings, Jennifer Walsh, Lauren Harkins

6. David Arndt, Linda Beni, Lisa Greenburg

7. Nicole Stevanovic, Becky Gould

Junior Astronauts

June 12 – June 16 & July 10 – 14

Learn all about the solar system and what makes it special!

Students in grades 1-2 will explore the power of the sun, as well as the stars that make up amazing constellations. Meanwhile, grades 3-5 will enjoy special shows at our Science on a Sphere and hands-on activities, becoming NASA engineers to design rockets, landers and more. Grades 6-8 will launch all kinds of rockets, create a scale model of the solar system, and program your own rover.

Critter Keepers

June 19 – June 23 & July 17 – 21

Do you love caring for critters?

Grades 1-2 will make friends with some of IMAG’s Animal Ambassadors during Meet the Keeper and interactive feeding sessions! Students in grades 3-5 will learn how to care for bearded dragons, ball pythons and more by preparing food and getting up close and personal. Grades 6-8 will help IMAG’s Animal Care and Aquatics Care Team care for Animal Ambassadors while learning how to water test, prep food and feed.