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 in November 2024. We'll post additional information as it becomes available. Thanks to everyone who sponsored and attended our recent HFTH event on Friday, November 10, 2023. We hope to see you next year!
Join us for the 5th annual Trek for CHEC event on Saturday, February 3, 2024! Click on the image above for more information, and to register.
Join one of our Full Moon Guided Hikes in Punta Gorda during the 2023-2024 season. You never know what you may find in the dark! Click on the image for more information. Tickets on sale, online, now!
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. We'll post more information on next year's event as it becomes available. Thanks to everyone who attended our Halloween event in 2023. We hope to see you all next 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. Specific information about Earth Day 2024 at CHEC coming soon!
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. The next Challenge will take place from noon to noon on April 9 and 10, 2024. 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! Additional information coming soon.