December, 2015

The Results Are In — Meet Your New Board Members! The Director Nominating Committee recommended that Nicole McHale be re-elected as a Director and that the following be elected as new Directors, each for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2018. Chris Coile founder, CEO & President of Chris Coile & Assoc. Real Estate Company, based in Annapolis,

Maryland. After an acquisition of his company by Merrill Lynch in 1980, Chris and his wife Susan bought a 6,000 acre ranch in Montana. There for 5 years, they raised cattle and had a lodge-based fly fishing business. Missing the real estate business, Chris and Susan went back to Maryland and started Champion Realty with a number of his previous man-agers. Champion merged with Berkshire Hathaway and Chris and Susan moved to Sani-bel where Chris has been very active with both fishing and F.I.S.H. Chris has also been a musician/entertainer for many years and is giving six performances this year to benefit F.I.S.H. of SANCAP. Chris assisted F.I.S.H. in marketing efforts (including its rebranding) and strategic planning.

Sheridan Snell has had a full and varied career in voluntarism. She has served her communities in many

ways: Junior League, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and organizations associated with domestic violence, hospice and family services. She and her husband Dick have always given back to every community in which they have lived with a strong connection in the social services sector. Sheridan’s family have been visiting Sanibel for many years and it has become a special place for them. She and her husband Dick enjoy spending time with their family and have recently made Sanibel their permanent home. She has recently served on the Board of Governors at The Sanctuary Golf Club. “F.I.S.H. is a wonderful organization where we can embrace its goals and objectives and lend a helping hand to our island residents and workers. We hope to make a difference,” says Sheridan.

Niclole McHale became a member of the F.I.S.H. Board of Directors by appointment on July 1, 2013. An active F.I.S.H. volunteer, Nicole serves on the Strategic Planning Group Committee and Go F.I.S.H.! Celebration Committee, as well as being a big supporter at events such as the 10K Race 4 F.I.S.H. and at other events, Nicole serves as the F.I.S.H. representative, educating all about F.I.S.H. and what the agency does in the Sanibel and Captiva communities.

F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP and BLUE RENDEZ VOUS RIBBON CUTTING!

While our doors have been open for a while, we formally celebrated F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP’s new ’Home Of Our Own’ location and Bleu Rendez Vous French Bistro’s arrival in Sanibel with a ribbon cutting ceremony in November. “Over the years F.I.S.H. has highly valued our relationship with the Sanibel & Captiva Chamber, and the recent Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at our new Walk-In Center was the culmination of that. We are very pleased that we were able to welcome fellow Chamber members to tour our new facility so they might be more aware of how it helps us to be able to provide many

programs, services and workshops for our community.”

WEDNESDAY

2, 9 & 16

ESOL@WIC 3:00-4:00

December

THURSDAY

24

FISH closes @noon

December

TUESDAY

1 Mobile Mammogram @Bailey’s 11-3:00

December

FRIDAY

25

FISH CLOSED

December THURSDAY

31

FISH closes @noon

December

TUESDAY

15 Chris Coile @George &

Wendy’s 6:00-7:30

December

Chris Coile Performances Return to George & Wendy’s! Local Sanibel entertainer and F.I.S.H. Board Member Chris Coile will donate all proceeds from his 2015-2016 concert performances to F.I.S.H. “I’m very impressed with all of the programs, services and workshops at F.I.S.H. that help the people of Sanibel and Captiva. Neighbors helping neighbors is their motto — and boy do they deliver!” Coile said. Performances are at George and Wendy’s Sanibel Seafood Grille on December 15, January 19, February 16, March 15 and April 19. All performances begin at 6:00 p.m.

TUESDAY

8

Friendly Faces Lunch @George & Wendy’s 11:30

December

To Our Returning Volunteers — Welcome back to our beautiful Islands! If you need an updated

directory or refresher training, please stop by the WIC or email us here. Are you still traveling on and off for the holidays? Please notify the WIC if you will be away for over two weeks, so we won’t call upon you during your vacation! F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP is interested in learning about your experience volunteering with us. If you haven’t done so, please participate in our volunteer survey; it will only take a moment. Responses will help us to improve our volunteer experience, and we will use your feedback to offer opportunities that more closely fit your interests. Thank your for your participation in our survey and for all you continue to do for F.I.S.H. You, and your feedback, is extremely valuable to our organization. To access the survey, please click here. http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ebhplh9vie1qygxu/a011zih57s5dm/greeting

F.I.S.H. Sponsors Mobile Mammogram Women will have local access to mammography services on Tues., Dec. 1 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Bailey’s General Store parking lot. F.I.S.H. will again sponsor the Radiology Regional Center Mobile Mammogram, in partnership with The Zonta Club of Sanibel Captiva. Appointments and information is available by contacting Christine or Jessi at the FISH Walk-In Center at 239-472-4775. No prescription is necessary for this service, and FISH may be able to provide financial assistance to those without insurance or with limited financial resources.

MON—WED

21, 22 & 23

Food Basket Distribution

December

ALL MONTH

1-24 Adopt A Family Gift

Distribution

December

“With a little old driver,

so lively and quick, I

knew in a moment it

must be St. Nick. “

The holidays are approaching! If you are shopping for gifts, remember to shop at smile.amazon.com to support F.I.S.H. Simply select us as

your choice nonprofit (we are listed as Fish Of Sanibel-Captiva Inc). http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-8892375.