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PACE Center for Girls of Lee County offers year round counseling and academic services for girls, ages 12-18, who are facing challenges such as foster care, domestic violence, abuse and neglect, death of a parent, substance abuse, and/or family history of incarceration. At the request of community leaders and elected officials, PACE Lee was established in 2007 and since opening its doors has served over 300 girls find success in school, generate a positive relationship with their families and peers, and become productive members of our community.
 Calling all fashionistas! Love That Dress!, the ultimate feel-good shopping spree benefiting the Lee County PACE Center for Girls, will take place on Wednesday, September 1 at Embassy Suites Hotel in Estero. From 6 to 9 p.m., stake your claim on thousands of new and gently worn dresses and accessories selling for nominal prices, place your bids in the popular silent auction, and enjoy camaraderie and cocktails with hundreds of your closest friends!
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FORT MYERS, FL (April 15, 2010) – PACE Center for Girls of Lee County together with Christin Collins and Trish Leonard of TLC Consulting earned two awards from the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) for their work on the “Love That Dress!” special event. The awards were presented for excellence in public relations at the 2010 Local Image Awards dinner on April 14 at the Paragon Flight Training Hangar at Page Field in Fort Myers.
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March 22, Wendy Newman, Miss Florida 1978, and Jason’s Deli partnered to bring etiquette training to girls served by the PACE Center for Girls of Lee County. To offer a formal atmosphere for the special occasion, the PACE Center transformed its cafeteria into a spring themed afternoon tea with a plated meal. Jason’s Deli donated mini croissant sandwiches, pasta salad, desserts and tea for 50 PACE girls. Newman, who offers this training annually for PACE Lee, guided the girls in practicing table manners, conversational charm, redirecting from uncomfortable subjects and how to be a good hostess.
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