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Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”51.2333px|0px|0|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”2.6px|0px|2px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Fort Myers Beach Woman\u2019s Club was organized by a group of community women in 1950 \u00a0to benefit the residents of Fort Myers Beach through philanthropic activities along with a long range venture with the Beach Improvement Association. The Woman’s Club became instrumentally involved with the beautification, gardening and cleaning up of the beach.<\/p>\n In 1950, history shows the woman held their first style show in January of 1951. In October of 1951, the club in conjunction with the Beach Improvement Association planned a new activity for the Beach Teen Club -roller skating.This activity required scraping, sanding and preparing the floor to erect guard rails.<\/p>\n Other activities introduced to the club included dry flower arrangements, bridge lessons, knitting, shell work, ceramics, forming a book club and guest speakers informing about local topics regarding the beach.<\/p>\n In 2019, a group of women decided to place more emphasis on the club as many members were no longer with us and the club had slowly started to die out.\u00a0 In the beginning, the club focused on gathering members and revamping bylaws and getting the club approved to be a 501C3.\u00a0 Our goal was to create a place where people could meet other island residents as well as support all the non-profits who were active in the Fort Myers Beach Community.\u00a0 We wanted to resurrect the historic schoolhouse which is our clubhouse.\u00a0 This school house was the first official schoolhouse on the beach and our goal was to create a beautiful venue for our residents to rent for special occasions.\u00a0 The Clubhouse was also a place for our local non-profits to hold their events.<\/p>\n In 2019, We tripled our membership\u00a0 and obtained our non-profit charter. We created the Alliance, a gathering of all non-profits so that each could have representation and in our small community could find ways to work together to be successful.<\/p>\n Today, the Woman’s Club has monthly programs for its members, hosts numerous fundraisers and the land is available for rental for private parties and events.<\/p>\n And after Hurricane Ian, our Club partnered with others and raised over $800,000 to help those who needed financial help after losing everything during the storm.<\/p>\n The historic Woman’s Clubhouse was the island’s first school house, a teenager’s dance hall and a community meeting place. Built in 1938 as the second beach school house, it ran as a school until 1948 until it no longer could house all the island children.\u00a0 The historic building serves as a remembrance to the Estero island architecture. Throughout the past 82 years, it has weathered many storms, but sadly, we lost this treasure on September 28th, 2022 to Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.fmb-wc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/SchoolHouse_3699.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.0″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Historic Clubhouse built in 1938. Lost in September 2022<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.fmb-wc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/New-Board-2025c.jpg” alt=”New-Board-2025″ title_text=”New-Board-2025c” show_in_lightbox=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2024-2025 Board of Directors<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Board<\/strong>: FRONT ROW: Angie Deters, Deb Nelson, Mary Ellen Capuano, Stephanie Buboltz<\/p>\n BACK ROW:<\/strong>\u00a0 Joy Sullivan, Ashlee Torgerson, Megan Allers,\u00a0\u00a0 Angelynn Marsden, Barb Mezeske, Donna Marie Rich<\/p>\n NOT SHOWN: <\/strong>Dawn Thomas, President<\/p>\n President<\/strong>:\u00a0 Barb Mezeske<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About usFort Myers Beach Woman’s ClubThe Fort Myers Beach Woman\u2019s Club was organized by a group of community women in 1950 \u00a0to benefit the residents of Fort Myers Beach through philanthropic activities along with a long range venture with the Beach Improvement Association. 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<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\nThe Historic Clubhouse – Gone But Not Forgotten
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