Disabled Ironman Triathlete Jason Gunter to Headline Goodwill Annual Awards Luncheon

April 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. is honored to announce Jason Gunter, P.A. as keynote speaker of Goodwill’s Annual Awards Luncheon.  The Fort Myers attorney and double-amputee made headlines after qualifying for and competing in the 2009 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Goodwill’s (http://www.goodwillswfl.org) Annual Awards Luncheon is a celebration of the nonprofit agency’s top achievers, graduates, and supporters in the community.  This year’s Luncheon will be held on Friday, May 6 at the Harborside Event Center in the Fort Myers River District (1375 Monroe Street).  

“The people that Goodwill helps have disabilities and other disadvantages that could keep them from achieving their dreams,” explains Kirsten O’Donnell, Goodwill spokeswoman.  “Every year, we look for a speaker who will inspire our guests and show them that success is always attainable.  Jason hasn’t just overcome the obstacles in his path to success, he’s soared over them.”

In 1992, a boating accident near Matlacha claimed Gunter’s right hand and his left leg below the knee. As a Cape Coral firefighter at the time, the accident forced him to reconsider both his personal and professional long range goals.  After returning to the fire department, he was named the 1993 Florida Firefighter of the Year.  Gunter then returned to school, and graduated with honors from Nova Southeastern University Law School.  Today he is a successful attorney with his own Southwest Florida law practice.

Tickets to the Goodwill Annual Awards Luncheon are $50 per person or $500 for a table sponsorship.  Tickets are available by calling (239) 995-2106 ext. 249.  More information is also available at http://www.goodwillswfl.org.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. helps people with disabilities and other disadvantages to overcome their barriers to independence, through job placement programs, youth mentoring and education, vehicle assistance, and affordable housing.  Goodwill supports these programs through the resale of donated goods at its 25 Retail & Donation Centers in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades, and Hendry Counties.

For more information, please visit http://www.goodwillswfl.org.


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