Giving Back to the Community
 

Join us for the 2011 Lee County HeartWalk

Grace Advisory Group is again a sponsor of this year’s American Heart Association (AHA) Lee County Heart Walk.  We would love to have you join our team or make a pledge of support.

The Walk will take place on December 10, 2011, at Centennial Park in Fort Myers.  Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the Walk starts at 9 a.m.  In addition to the full 3.1 mile Walk, there is an optional 1 mile route.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to help support AHA research, education, advocacy and assistance for those with cardiovascular diseases.  We can see the results of many of those efforts right here in Lee County:

• Food labels that provide appropriate nutrition information
• Improved nutrition in schools
• CPR guidelines and training
• Advocacy for Automated External Defibrillators in public places
• The Get with the Guidelines program for hospitals to improve the treatment of cardiac and stroke patients

If you are like many of us at Grace Advisory Group, heart disease has affected you, a loved one, a friend, a neighbor.  Judy Nedeau, the captain of the Grace Advisory Group team, has lost both her mother and father to heart disease and has a very deep and personal commitment to the fight against heart disease.  Says Judy, “I am so grateful that Grace Advisory Group is also championing this cause.  With heart disease being the #1 killer of Americans, it is so important that everyone join in this effort."

First Annual Grace Advisory Group 
Giving Thanks Luncheon
 

On November16, 2010, Grace Advisory Group of Fort Myers, welcomed seven area not-for-profit organizations to its First Annual Giving Thanks Luncheon. Representatives of the organizations received the company’s thanks, and financial support, for their valuable contributions to the community.
Guests attending the luncheon are pictured with Grace Advisory Group President and Founder, Robert
Grace: 
 

L to R: Laura Ragain, Exec. Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities; Regan Goldberg, V. P. SW FL Field Operations for the American Heart Association; Noelle Melanson, Secretary, Board of Directors of Harry Chapin Food Bank; Robert Grace, President of Grace Advisory Group; Jennifer Cleary, Executive Director of the Calusa Nature Center; David Stroud, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Humane Society; Ed Ravish, Co-Founder the Gabriel House; Lydia Black, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Arts
 

Grace Advisory Group Sponsor of Ronald McDonald House Charities Fundraiser

The World Wine Tour, sponsored by Grace Advisory Group and Chico's, was held at Bell Tower 
Shops on November 11.

 

Enjoying the event with Ronald McDonald were:
Michael Bohatch, Kathy Siler, Judy Nedeau, Rose Grace, Bob Grace

Shred It and Forget It! A big success again this year.

Our free shredding event on November 6 was very popular again this year. 



As an added benefit to helping people dispose of confidential, personal papers safely and securely, we were able to collect 229 pounds of canned goods and almost $300 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank!