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Refuge and DDWS welcome back interns

Thanks to donations, two former interns have returned to the J N “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge as the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge becomes able to once again hire help and provide interns with housing The DDWS reported that all of the intern housing at the refuge was destroyed by the hurricane; the interns are living in temporary housing that it was able to secure

Ali Reece started shortly before the storm in August as a DDWS

Harkey Development & Communications intern

After the loss of housing meant she had to return home to Indiana, she continued to help the DDWS remotely with graphic art and other projects Last month, Reece was able to return to Southwest Florida and work in-person in the DDWS' temporary office

Reece graduated from Indiana State University in 2022 with a degree in marketing and a minor in sustainability Originally from Cambridge City, Indiana, she was previously working in the university's Office of Sustainability as outreach and communications student project Prior to that, Reece worked at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel from June to December 2020 as the conservation education and marketing intern

Diana Iglesias has returned to reprise the position she served in the summer as bilingual interpreter and translator for the refuge's Wildlife on Wheels mobile classroom and other educational programs

Born in New York, Iglesias lived most of her life in Lima, Peru She graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering Before moving to the refuge, Iglesias worked in Peru five years in business and business intelligence and later in member services for United Healthcare

Business Notes

Rec center adds to Hall of Sponsors

Sanibel residents John and Jane Henshaw have joined the Sanibel Recreation Center's Hall of Sponsors as sponsors

Proceeds from sponsor signs financially assist parents, grandparents and legal custodians who qualify for their children to attend the: after-school program; summer day, winter and spring break camps; fun days; babysitter training camp; basketball league; volleyball camp; and Counselor In Training (C.I.T.) programs at the center. A printout of all the sponsors can also be obtained at t https://files constantcontact com/97af97e6001/51af58d 4-47d6-4372-932a-fc131961dce7 pdf

Chairperson Barry Alan Roth at 239-313-9591

See BUSINESS NOTES, page 9

SANIBEL & CAPTIVA ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Sanibel Fire and Rescue District's Fire Station 172 on Sanibel-Captiva Road is back in force, and the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce welcomed the occasion with a ribbon-cutting