NAPLES - Travelers to this west coast Florida city are a discerning lot. They prefer upscale hotels with fitness centers, concierge and spa services, high-thread-count sheets and plenty of plump pillows. It's not surprising the town has two Ritz-Carltons and several tony boutique hotels.
About 150 people gathered in the sunshine at Cambier Park for the third annual Naples AIDS Walk, a fundraiser for Island Coast AIDS Network (ICAN). Event participants doubled last year's turnout and the fundraising goal was exceeded with more than $14,000 raised by afternoon.
The fourth annual Naples Social Action and Cancer Alliance of Naples ride drew 101 bicyclists of all abilities at the Village on Venetian Bay in Naples.
Members of the Forum Club of Southwest Florida learned Friday that Johnson & Johnson is a stakeholder in more health-care issues and products than merely baby shampoos. William C. Weldon, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, spoke about health-related innovations to about 200 audience members, primarily retired businessmen, at a luncheon at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club.
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