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<\/a> <\/p>\nLakes Park is all aglow in the holiday spirit, courtesy of volunteers from Doc Ford\u2019s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach. The team helped transform the park\u2019s miniature train ride into the Holiday Express, creating a mile-long winter wonderland of twinkling lights and holiday decorations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the third year our employees have volunteered for holiday decorating at Lakes Park,\u201d said Ryan Cook, the restaurant\u2019s general manager. \u201cThey really enjoy the opportunity to give back to the community in a meaningful way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lakes Park in Fort Myers is a frequent recipient of the restaurant\u2019s community support. Groups from Doc Ford\u2019s also decorated the park for Halloween and the restaurant sponsored the annual Scarecrow Trail during the Fall Festival in October. Team members also created a scarecrow for the trail and have built a miniature replica of Doc Ford\u2019s Fort Myers Beach restaurant for the village along the train route.<\/p>\n
Doc Ford\u2019s Rum Bar & Grille is owned and operated by HM Restaurant Group, which has a long history of philanthropy and community outreach, assisting local charitable groups committed to conservation, community, education and the environment. With locations on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island, Jungle Terrace and the St. Petersburg Pier, the restaurants have donated over $133,000 to the Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers and John Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital in St. Petersburg through $1 donations from the sale of select cocktails.<\/p>\n
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