"Fashion Through the Decades" to Celebrate 50 Years of Goodwill Industries in Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, FL, April 15, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce, “Fashion Through the Decades,” a celebration commemorating 50 years of service in Southwest Florida. The celebration will be held on Friday, May 6, from 7 – 9:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa. This glamorous event will feature a fashion show highlighting popular fashion trends from the past 50 years. Music from each decade will be played as Goodwill employees and clients walk the runway to show off the styles that made those decades fabulous.

Besides fashion and music, the event will also celebrate Goodwill’s annual “Breakthrough Award” winners. The awards will recognize Goodwill mission service clients who have exceeded expectations, as well as Goodwill’s volunteers and community supporters. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails throughout the evening and view wares from several graduates of Goodwill’s MicroEnterprise program. Fox 4 News Anchor Kelli Dame will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for this elegant and exciting evening.

Tickets for the event are $75 and available online at goodwillswfl.org/goodwillfifty. The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa is located at 5001 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34134. For more information about “Fashion through the Decades” or Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, please call Natalie Tursi at (239) 995-2106 x2249.

Goodwill is grateful to the many generous event sponsors including Publix Supermarket Charities and Sullivan Benefits.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida Inc. is one of 165 autonomous nonprofit Goodwill agencies across the United States and Canada. It employs more than 900 people in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties. In 2015, the charity helped a record-breaking 42,000 community members with disabilities and disadvantages.

For 50 years, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. has been committed to helping the people of Southwest Florida become more independent and self-sufficient. It plans to continue that mission for many decades to come. To learn more about your local Goodwill agency, visit goodwillswfl.org.

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Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida is committed to serving people with disabilities and disadvantages by offering life-changing opportunities to achieve independence. Goodwill is the leading nonprofit provider of job training programs in the United States and Canada.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida's programs and services include our Job-Link Centers, which provide career training, job placement, and family strengthening services; Youth Services, including High School/High-Tech, and the L.I.F.E. Academy Charter School for students with developmental disabilities; income-sensitive housing for senior citizens and people with disabilities; and the Goodwill SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute, and more. To learn more about your local Goodwill agency, visit goodwillswfl.org.