2021 Scholarship Winners

May 10, 2021 | Council News, Education, Estero High School, Governance

2021 ECCL Scholarship Awardees Group photo:  Left to right:  Mike Wasson, Blake Chapman, Pamela Mueller, recipient Brian Robinson, Gail Langner, recipient Mary Sue Burun, Vicki Risko and Mark Novitski.  ECCL, Estero Historical Society, and Estero Chamber of Commerce...

Greater Estero Community Report: Qtr 1 2021

Feb 2, 2021 | Education, Environment

The ECCL wishes you a Very Happy New Year, and we hope that you continue to stay safe and well and benefit from the COVID vaccine “rollout” as soon as possible. We are pleased to provide you with the first of four planned GECR Reports for 2021. Our...

Amy Kuchenbecker: “ECCL Volunteer of the Year 2020”

Dec 14, 2020 | Council News, Education

“You never spend more money than you make! You never spend more money than you make!” This enthusiastic chant is performed often and quite loudly in every one of Amy Kuchenbecker’s Junior Achievement (JA) sessions at Three Oaks Middle School. Making 8th graders, a...

The ECCL Congratulates FGCU

Dec 2, 2020 | Education

FGCU named best public school in Florida for undergraduate entrepreneurship By Kyle McCurry Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has been named the top public college or university in Florida for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies, according to The Princeton...

Junior Achievement in Southwest Florida: Why it’s Important!

Oct 28, 2020 | Education

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida and The ECCL Hosted First-Ever Virtual Gala earlier this year at The Club at Grandezza. FORT MYERS, Fla. (October 28, 2020) – Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida and The Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) hosted a...

Open Letter to Members in Support of Our Schools

Aug 14, 2020 | Education

Dear Community Residents & Businesses, In two weeks, the start of one of the most, if not the most, uncertain school years in our lifetime will begin. This comment is not hyperbole. The first day of school in our Estero area will be Monday, August 31. On this day,...