Fundraisers & Events
Our fundraisers and events allow us to continue to execute our core mission: to educate, inspire people of all ages, helping each one to learn to interact in environmentally responsible ways and improving their thinking through positive connections with nature. Please join us at one or more, for a good time, and for a good cause!
Come join us for the
9th annual Harvest for the Harbor to be held on November 15, 2024. We'll post additional information as it becomes available. Click on the image above to view our web page and to register and buy your tickets online. We hope to see you there.
Trek for CHEC is on hiatus until the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026. Stay tuned for news on the next Trek for CHEC event. Information will be provided as soon as it is available.
Join one of our Full Moon Guided Hikes in Punta Gorda during the 2024-2025 season. You never know what you may find in the dark! Events will be published as soon as they are finalized.
CHEC participates in National Public Lands Day. Click the image for more information about this annual volunteer event which takes place in September each year! In 2024, NPLD is on Saturday, September 28th. Contact ashley@checflorida.org to sponsor/donate/volunteer!
Join us at our annual Halloween event at Cedar Point in 2024, taking place weekly from 6 pm to 9 pm most Saturdays in October. Watch our calendar and see our webpage for detailed information. Thanks to everyone who attended our Halloween event in 2023. We hope to see you all again this year!
Earth Day is one of the most important environmentally visible events observed each year on April 22. CHEC celebrates Earth Day and holds events at both locations. Click on the image for general information about Earth Day. Thanks to everyone who attended Earth Day 2024 at CHEC. Specific information about Earth Day 2025 coming as soon as it is available!
Thanks to everyone who supported CHEC
during the bi-annual Giving Challenge
held on April 9 & 10, 2024.
The Giving Challenge is a 24-hour virtual giving event that brings together nearly 700 local nonprofit organizations with their passionate donors and community members to support causes and missions they care about while creating transformative impact.
During each Giving Challenge event, your donation to CHEC, up to $100.00, will be matched, once again, 1:1, by the Patterson Foundation. Your participation in this online fundraiser helps us continue to grow and expand programs and events that align with our core mission. We're so very grateful to our repeat Giving Challenge donors and to everyone who supports us through this and other events!