Oct 29, 2025 | Volunteers
Special Appreciation: Rich and Amy Jackson from Water Medic of Cape Coral CCFW is pleased to honor Rich and Amy Jackson from Water Medic of Cape Coral!! For the past 20 years, Water Medic has generously donated used PVC pipes to CCFW — an incredible contribution that...
Oct 29, 2025 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – October 2025 Joanne Gruber It is our pleasure to introduce our volunteer for the month of October, Joanne Gruber. Joanne has been a member of the Friends of Wildlife for over 12 years, filling in at numerous spots such as membership,...
Sep 24, 2025 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – September 2025 Ariane Ochoa It is a great privilege to introduce to you our September volunteer of the month, Ariane Ochoa. This summer, Ariane along with her mom Paula, developed an engaging workshop that explores how conservation and...
May 27, 2025 | Volunteers
Celebrating Lifelong Dedication: Judy and Gary Mitchell Honored with Lifetime Membership Award At a recent Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) meeting, our Board was proud to make a heartfelt and long-overdue recognition. We are thrilled to announce that Judy and...
May 14, 2025 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – May 2025 Gary Mitchell Congratulations to our Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife Volunteer of the Month – Gary Mitchell! Gary’s continued dedication and passion are greatly appreciated, and we are honored to name him our May Volunteer...
Apr 21, 2025 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – April 2025 Shirley Paine Congratulations to our Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife Volunteer of the Month – Shirley Paine! Shirley has been a dedicated member of our Wednesday maintenance crew for many years, consistently lending her time...
Feb 13, 2025 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – February 2025 Janet Windisch and Michele Mold The Volunteers of the Month for February were selected by our president, Judy Mitchell, and this month, we’re proud to recognize two deserving individuals. During Tuesday’s meeting,...
Jan 16, 2025 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – January 2025 Gisela Waldinger Please congratulate Gisela Waldinger as our January Volunteer of the Month! Gisela has worked tirelessly as a reliable Friends of Wildlife volunteer for many years doing her part to protect burrowing owls...
Dec 11, 2024 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – December 2024 Kristin Fritz CCFW is happy to acknowledge Kristin Fritz as this month’s volunteer of the month. Kristin started volunteering for CCFW this summer when she reached out to offer her help with social media and Facebook. ...
Nov 13, 2024 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – November 2024 Dave Garberson CCFW’s volunteer of the month for November is Dave Garberson. Dave has been instrumental for many years in CCFW’s membership activities. Everyone recognizes Dave because he is the friendly volunteer who...
Sep 19, 2024 | Volunteers
Captain Redfoot, a South American tortoise is Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife’s September “Volunteer of the Month.” Twenty-five year-old “Captain” lives in Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife’s Butterfly House. For eight years, he has...
Mar 15, 2024 | Events, In the News, Volunteers
CCFW Members and Future Forestry Collaborate in Planting Trees CCFW members Mark Thurmond, Lori Haus-Bulcock and Vince Windisch joined the Future Forestry tree-planting event on March 9, 2024. Future Forestry Director Russ Ringland generously donated ten Sycamore...
Feb 16, 2024 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – February 2024 Gigi Yarusso Approximately eleven years ago, Gigi met a woman from Switzerland, Maija Gadient. Both shared the love of wildlife, especially the Florida manatee and the monarch butterfly. Six years ago, Gigi involved herself...
Dec 14, 2023 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – December 2023 Trudy Withey Trudy is a quiet force who really gets people to support us through sponsorships and donations. Last year she was able to get more than $500 worth of gift certificates from Grimaldis in Ft Myers! Trudy is a DAR...
Nov 16, 2023 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – November 2023 Jenn Moss Jenn steps up and helps everywhere. She does starter burrows, burrow maintenance, talks with so many people about us via outreach at schools and our Proud landlord signs. Jenn helps get donations for our auction...
Oct 10, 2023 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – October 2023 Dorothy Browning Our October Volunteer of the Month is a highly dedicated and respected person instilled with patience and cheerfulness, offering her help when needed. Not only does our volunteer answer our website emails,...
Sep 14, 2023 | Volunteers
Volunteer of the Month – September 2023 Jim...
