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These events occur on a periodic basis throughout the year. 

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Tours and Trips

    • January 31, 2025
    • 12:45 PM - 3:00 PM
    • 11000 FGCU Blv'd North Fort Myers Fl 33965
    • 2
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    Registration opens 12/1/24

    Tour of WGCU

    At FCGU


    WGCU Public Media is Southwest Florida's source for PBS and NPR. WGCU provides quality programming 24-hours a day and is a trusted storyteller, teacher, theater, library and traveling companion.

    As a member-supported service of Florida Gulf Coast University, WGCU's mission is to provide educational programming that inspires, informs and engages our community.

    Serving all or part of 12 counties in south and Southwest Florida with five distinct digital TV channels, three radio services, and multiple digital media platforms, WGCU delivers national and international programming, as well as develops and produces award-winning informative and educational local content.

    Join us for this special tour of the WGCU broadcasting station on the campus of FGCU. 

    Carpooling will be arranged

    There will be an optional lunch before the tour at Duffy's .

    • February 05, 2025
    • 7:30 PM
    • Hertz Arena 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero Fl 33928
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    Everblades Hockey Night

    Hertz Arena

     Feb 5 at 7:30 PM




    Join your MCA friends to watch the 2023 Kelly Cup Champions Everblades, compete against the  Adirondack Thunder.


    Enjoy Hump Day Deals featuring $3 Hot Dogs and $3 Bud Light Drafts!


    Tickets are $28.00, and may be purchased HERE.

    Parking is $15, carpooling is highly recommended.

    Members who want to sit together should buy their tickets at the same time.

    For additional information email Jeff Margolis.

    • February 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 250 Patriot Way, Naples
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    Tour of the Collier County Special Operations Center


    The first part of the tour will be an introduction to the Special Ops Unit followed by a tour of the facility, hangers and garage. The group will then be introduced to Swat operations, including Aviation, team Bomb Squad, Safety traffic enforcement bureau, Agriculture and marine patrol.

    A boxed lunch from Jason’s Deli will be followed by a Q&A session. Cost will be $23.00 for the Box Lunch.

    Contact Neil Chessin if you have any questions. 

    • February 11, 2025
    • 12:45 PM - 3:00 PM
    • 2500 Horseshoe Drive S. Naples, FL
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    Collier Car Collection at the Revs Institute for Automotive Research




    REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 11 2024

    Once again we have arranged a fascinating 2 hour, docent led tour for MCA car guys, including the workshop behind closed doors. 

    The cost of the tour is $30.00.

    Click HERE to learn more about the collection and its location.

    • February 26, 2025
    • 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM
    • St. Petersburg. Motorcoach pickup location: Target Store 2415 Tarpon Bay Blvd, Naples FL
    • 10
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    Tour of The Salvador Dali and Chihuly Museums in St. Petersburg



    The Salvador Dali Museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida celebrates the life and work of Salvadore Dali featuring over 2400 works from every moment and every medium of his entire career including oil paintings, original drawings, prints, sculpture, photos, artists' books, etc.  Museum collections may be curated to showcase styles, media, historical timelines, themes and the life and work of an individual. Built to honor one extraordinary person's vision, talent and life, The Dali Museum is one such Artist's Museum. We will also enjoy the Dali Alive 360, an immersive experience celebrating the life of Dali. This multi-sensory experience will envelop us in 360 degrees of light and sound, within a monumental new Museum space: the Dali Dome

     

    We will also visit the Chihuly Glass Museum, at no additional cost. Chihuly's glass sculptures are dreamy, abstract interpretations of sea creatures, submerged landscapes and floating tumbleweeds. Meticulously blown and assembled, these glass creations represent decades of work by not just by Chihuly, but by his studio of glass artists.

    Our wonderful day includes round trip motor coach, a one hour Docent guided tour of the Dali Museumadmission to the Dali Alive 360 exhibit, and admission to the Chihuly Glass Museum.

     This is a coed trip and the cost is $120.00 per person. 

    No refunds for cancellations after February 19

    Lunch is not included in the price, but restaurant reservations are being made. 

    Meet at the Target store at Immokalee and I-75  at 7:45 AM to board the bus.

    For more information contact Jay Leib

    • March 10, 2025
    • 7:00 AM
    • March 11, 2025
    • 8:00 PM
    • Kennedy Space Center
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    NASA - Trip to Kennedy Space Center

     

    Includes luxury bus transportation to and from destination; one night accommodation at Hampton Inn Titusville, FL, including breakfast; “box lunch Monday"; dinner Monday at Dixie Crossroads restaurant; admission to Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum Monday afternoon; full guided tour of Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.

    Reservations accepted beginning November 1.

    $399 per person (Double Occupancy): $499 Single

    Cancellation policy: Full refund if a replacement is available from the MCA wait list up to the week before the tour date. Otherwise full refund if the cancellation is received 45 days prior to the tour (January 25th), 50% refund for cancellations three weeks (February 17) prior to the tour date.


    • March 17, 2025
    • 9:45 AM - 11:30 AM
    • 311 9th St. N. Naples, FL
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    Registration Opens 1/16/25

    Tour of the

    NCH Simulation Center



    Join your MCA friends to tour the simulation center at NCH's downtown campus. The Judith and Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center is a state-of-the-art facility that provides realistic training scenarios for physicians, medical residents, nurses, 1st responders, and other clinical staff to improve patient safety and outcomes.

    See the fully equipped operating room, the computerized mannequin giving birth in the obstetrical suite, the realistic critically ill "patient" in the ICU, and many other realistic computerized training stations.

    This has been a very popular tour in the past that has filled up very quickly.

    For more information, contact Mark Goetz

    • March 20, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • 8075 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples
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    EMT/911 Collier County Call Center Tour


    Join us for an exciting tour of The Collier County 911 Call Center.  We will see the control room where all the calls for emergency services are received and dispatched from.  

    We will learn about the Collier County EMS program and how calls are handled.  This up-close tour will provide us with the inner workings of this highly important first response organization.  

    Meeting at the guard house at the EMS center building.

    8075 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples

    Questions? Contact Neil Chessin


    • April 08, 2025
    • 9:45 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Meet at Bayfront Marina (453 Bayfront Place, Naples
    • 58
    Registration is closed

    Registration opens 2/7/25 

    Keewaydin 

    Island Adventure



    We travel by boat to Keewaydin Island – a beautiful barrier island between Naples and Marco Island – accessible only by boat. There you will be able to take that long romantic walk on the beach that you’ve dreamed about; lounge in the sun;  play beach games; or even bring your fishing gear. Or, you can simply relax under a beach umbrella with a refreshing beverage and watch the waves. Our route takes us past the inlets of Port Royal, which could be a side trip if desired.

    We get to Keewaydin Island by rental boats and private boats. In prior years, several dozen MCA members and spouses participated, so this is a real beachapalooza! It’s a terrific outing! Boating experience is not required... nor is beach experience.

     For those who do not have access to a private boat, we rent 12 person pontoon boats at the Naples Marina at Bayfront (Goodlette and 41)The cost of the rental boats is $50/person.  Boat rental fees are refundable only up to March 29th, or on April 7th due to inclement weather. If you have no boating experience, we have enough MCA members with boat captain experience, so you can just relax as a passenger and enjoy the trip.

    Please note: We will be monitoring Red Tide and we may need to cancel if levels are high in the area on the day of the trip.

    For more information, contact Bob Blank


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