Meals of Hope Event in Memory of Kevin Fitzgerald

Every year the Marco Island community comes together at the Meals of Hope packaging event to feed the needy. This year’s event will be November 19, 2022 and will be dedicated to the memory of Kevin Fitzgerald.

Kevin was a long-time supporter of Meals of Hope and for years was the DJ providing music at the packaging event. Kevin’s vocation was diversified commercial real estate, but he maintained a music log for his volunteer efforts. Bill Morris, Chair for the event said “Kevin was great. Always upbeat and he really kept our packaging event hopping with his music. We will miss him.”

Morris went on to explain, “we are just getting out of Covid-19 induced doldrums on fundraising and stepping up our request for donations. Especially important to our effort are Friends of Hope, as they are donors who have donated $650 or more so far this year.”

The 2022 Friends of Hope are: Condee Cooling & Electric, Law Offices of William G. Morris, P.A., Timothy and Sandy O’ Connor, Tom Menaker, Dennis and Joan Pidherny, Jacki Strategos, Traute Gentry, Jim and Allyson Richards, Arne and Jill Sandberg, Robert and Catherine Thomas Linda Cassens and All Event Party Rental.

Marco Meals of Hope is also re-starting Happy Hours for Hope at local restaurants. Morris said “we have restaurants committed to our happy hours from June through November, with our first happy hour set for The SpeakEasy on June 21, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Happy Hours for Hope receives donations at the door which are used to buy food products for the packaging event. The restaurants donate happy hour hors d’oeuvres. Restaurant partners are a critical part of Meals of Hope fundraising and very much appreciated.”

Meals of Hope is an IRS approved charity. Fundraising and the packaging event are joint efforts of the Noontime Rotary, Sunrise Rotary and Kiwanis.

For further information, please visit www.mohmi.org or contact Chairman Bill “Captain Happy Hope” Morris at Law Offices of William G. Morris P.A., 247 N. Collier Boulevard, Suite 202, Marco Island, Florida, 34145 or 239-642-6020.