🌻 Soul Flowers Community Service at the Southwest Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center 🌻 *IMPORTANT NOTE*: If you plan to attend please make sure you RSVP so we can give an accurate head count to the JDC!  Link to Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040944ACAE2EA6FB6-57799071-spring#/ Soul Flowers is honored to bring compassion, connection, and positivity to the Southwest Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center. During this community service event, our team will engage with the youth through meaningful conversations and interactive activities designed to inspire hope, encourage personal growth, and foster resilience. By creating a safe and supportive space, we aim to remind each participant of their value, potential, and ability to make positive changes in their lives. Through dialogue and shared experiences, Soul Flowers strives to cultivate understanding, empowerment, and a renewed sense of community. This initiative reflects our mission to spread light and kindness where it is needed most, reminding others that they are seen, heard, and not alone. 🌼💛

🌻 Soul Flowers Community Service at the Southwest Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center 🌻 Soul Flowers is honored to bring compassion, connection, and positivity to the Southwest Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center. During this community service event, our team will engage with the youth through meaningful conversations and interactive activities designed to inspire hope, encourage personal growth, and foster resilience. By creating a safe and supportive space, we aim to remind each participant of their value, potential, and ability to make positive changes in their lives. Through dialogue and shared experiences, Soul Flowers strives to cultivate understanding, empowerment, and a renewed sense of community. This initiative reflects our mission to spread light and kindness where it is needed most, reminding others that they are seen, heard, and not alone. 🌼💛

🎃👻 Think you know Halloween? Prove it! Soul Flowers presents Halloween Family Feud — a night of thrills, laughs, and a little friendly competition. 🕷️✨   Face off, test your spooky smarts, and uncover safety secrets to keep your Halloween fun and fearless. 🧡🧡   Costumes encouraged… bragging rights guaranteed. Are you ready to play? 🖤🖤

🌻Soul Flowers General Board Meeting🌻   Join Soul Flowers for our first General Board Meeting, where positivity and wellness take center stage. This gathering will introduce our mission, share how you can get involved, and spark an open conversation on the importance of mental health and self-care. Together, we’ll explore ways to cultivate balance, growth, and a supportive community rooted in compassion and awareness.   Come be part of something meaningful—your voice matters, and so does your well-being.

Think you’ve got the charm, confidence, or want to put on a show?Join us for the Performative Male Contest, hosted by the Asian Student Association – a fun, interactive event where boldness meets entertainment! 🎤 Performative Male Contest | Hosted by ASA 🇵🇭✨ Not your average talent show!🔥 Pick-up line battles🎭 Dramatic poses & challenges🎤 Show off your rizz, charm, and confidence ( 3min prep time!)Open to all FGCU students – come to compete or cheer on your friends! A fun, lighthearted event celebrating creativity, boldness, and good vibes

Join us for a discussion with a panel of experts on the topic of affordable housing. Affordable housing has been talked about for many years and has become an even more relevant discussion as housing prices, rental rates, and interest rates have all increased in recent years. Attend this event to hear speakers present a variety of perspectives regarding the current state of affordable housing as well as potential pathways forward. This discussion will include perspectives from professionals in social work, government, real estate, and regional action groups. 5:30pm:  Check-In and Reception 6:00pm-7:30pm:  Panel Discussion Panelists: Ryan Benson • Chair of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; President of the Florida Building Industry Association; and Co-owner of A. Vernon Allen Builder Thomas P. Felke, MSW, Ph.D. • FGCU BSW Program Director & Professor in the Department of Social Work and member of the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Sarah Harrington • Manager for Housing Policy & Economic Development at Collier County Economic Development Office (EDO) and FGCU Alum Michael Puchalla • CEO and Executive Director of The Housing Alliance, Inc. Jessica Turner • Partnership Manager, Place and Home Coalitions at the Collaboratory Shelton Weeks, Ph.D. • FGCU Professor of Real Estate in the Department of Economics & Finance and member of the American Real Estate Society   ***This event is open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members.  RSVP not required for community members. ***Parking Details for Community Members attending this event:  LINKED HERE is a campus map indicating the garage to park in (red circle) and the building the event will be in (attached/blue circle).  Prior to arriving, you will want to complete the Virtual Visitor Parking Pass using the following instructions: ---------------------------- Parking Made Easy with Text to Park The University has provided a convenient Text to Park option for event parking. 📱 Register on your phone! Text FGCUEP to 25023 to complete your parking registration. ➡️ Registration must be completed on the day of the event. Terms & Conditions: Message and data rates may apply. By using this service, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy. https://text2park.com/privacypolicy/