Business Briefs
BJ’s Wholesale Club now accepting food stamp benefits
With a record number of American households stretching dollars to meet their basic food needs, BJ’s Wholesale Club has announced it is expanding payment options to its members by accepting government-issued food stamp benefits via Electronic Benefit Transfer payments.
BJ’s is the first U.S. wholesale club to accept EBT chain-wide, including its Cape Coral location.
The Natick, Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club operates 180 Clubs in 15 states, including, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.
BJ’s Wholesale Club in Cape Coral is located at 1929 Pine Island Road, N.E.
The phone number is 239-431-8670.
BJ’s Wholesale Club in Fort Myers is located at 9300 Ben C. Pratt; 239-896-1071
Pushing the Envelop earns awards
Samantha Scott, president of Pushing the Envelope has announced that the mixed marketing communications firm won four awards at the local Florida Public Relations Association’s Image Awards ceremony.
Among the awards won was an Image Award, the top award for the category,
for the firm’s work in creating a brochure item for On-TRAC – a proposed
non-profit ropes course locally. It also won a Judges’ Award for the
On-TRAC project and two awards of distinction for work on the
Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida’s Hard Hat Party and an
additional award of distinction for a press conference coordinated
for Scott Fischer Enterprises and Blessings in a Backpack in
coordination with the Lee County Public School System.
The Florida Public Relations Association is a statewide organization
designed to promote professional and ethical public relations through
professional development and community involvement. For more information
about the local chapter, please visit www.fpraswfl.org.
Pushing the Envelope Inc. is an award winning, mixed marketing
communications firm. It offers complete public relations, marketing and
advertising services. Based in Bonita Springs, the firm services clients
both regionally and nationally. For more information, call 239-221-2858, or e-mail at Info@GetPushing.com.
Roosa & Sutton specializes in wills, trusts and estates
Local attorneys Richard Roosa and Larry Sutton have formed a new law firm, Roosa & Sutton, LLP, concentrating in wills, trusts and estates. Together Roosa and Sutton have over 60 years of experience in these areas of law in Lee County.
The office is located at 1714B Cape Coral Parkway in Cape Coral. Roosa can be contacted at 239-898-8795. and Sutton can be reached at 239-410-8065.
JC’s Appliance & Pool Care
JC’s Appliance & Pool Care is a locally owned appliance and pool and spa maintenance company. Owner John Cunningham is certified by the National Swimming Pool Foundation and licensed in Cape Coral and Lee County for both pool and appliance maintenance.
Promising dependable, quality service, Cunningham offers service plans ranging from one-time pool/spa cleaning to monthly plans with weekly or bi-weekly service.
JC’s Appliance & Pool Care is located at 803 Montclaire Court in Cape Coral. It is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information, call 239-233-5955.
Adamski to sign copies of his book
Local attorney Robert Adamski, who has been practicing law for more than 30 years, has written a book, “Inheritance Hijackers: Who Wants to Steal Your Inheritance and How to Protect It” (Ovation Books, April 2009).
He will be signing copies of the book Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m., at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 13751 Tamiami Trail, in Fort Myers.
Adamski, who has handled thousands of inheritance disputes and planned and settled estates for numerous clients, practices law in Fort Myers, where he lives with his wife and family.
For additional information about Adamski, visit RCAdamski.com. For more information about the book signing, contact Amy Currie at 512-478-2028.
Post office to host Passport Fair Saturday
The last phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is fast approaching. Effective June 1, 2009, a passport, passport card or other acceptable documentation is needed for land border crossings and sea travel.
Get Saturday service for new passports and passport renewals at the Page Field Post Office Passport Fair on Saturday, April 25, from noon to 3 p.m. This full service fair will offer passport photos and processing of new passport applications as well as passport renewals. Application for the new passport card priced at $20, good for land border crossings and sea travel will be offered. Passport Fairs will also be held May 30 and June 13.
Individuals needing to obtain passports have an opportunity to complete the application process during a passport fair to be held at the Page Field Post Office, 2655 N. Airport Road, Fort Myers, on Saturday between noon and 3 p.m.
No appointments will be taken; applicants will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
Individuals needing to renew a passport will be serviced during the passport fair only if they will be purchasing new photos at the fair and using Express Mail service with tracking to mail their renewal to the Department of State.
In order to complete the application process, the following items are required:
– A completed application (form is available at www.usps.com; do not sign it until instructed to by the passport clerk)
– Proof of identity (a valid permanent state driver’s license, a government ID or military ID, previous passport, Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization Certificate)
– Proof of U.S. citizenship (previous passport, original or certified birth certificate issued from the state with a raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal and the registrar’s signature and date of certificate filing)
– Two official passport photos (passport photo service is available at Page Field)
– Social Security Number
Department of State fees vary according to age and type. They must be made by money order, check, bank draft, or cashier’s check made payable to the U.S. Department of State; debit and credit card payment is not available. Charges include:
– The fee for age under 16 passport book is $60
– The fee for those age 16 and over for passport book is $75
– The fee for those under age 16 for passport card is $10
– The fee for those age 16 and over for passport card is $20
In addition, the Postal Service charges $25 per application as the processing fee. For this fee a debit or credit card may be used in addition to cash, money order or check made payable to the Postal Service.
For additional information about the passport application process call 239-277-3352.