December 9, 2019
Edison and Ford Winter Estates and Holiday 4 Heroes volunteers are collecting postcards and sending to soldiers stationed overseas
FORT MYERS, Fla. (December 9, 2019) — Edison and Ford Winter Estates is partnering with volunteers from the Cape Coral organization, Holiday 4 Heroes, to mail holiday postcards with old-fashioned images to soldiers stationed overseas. Children and adults visiting Edison Ford can write messages on postcards nightly in the Caretaker’s House and Holiday 4 Heroes will mail them to active duty soldiers. A military banner will also be available for anyone wishing to sign it when the volunteers are here on Friday, December 20 and 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Visitors are invited to create postcards for overseas military personnel at Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Admission is required for the Caretaker’s House. Holiday Nights tickets for adults are $20, teens (13-19) $10, children (6-12) are $2 and Edison Ford members get in free. Guided Holiday Tradition Tours are $30 for adults, teens are $25, children $18 and $10 for Edison Ford members. Inside-the-Homes Holiday Tours are $50. Lee County residents with identification will receive $5 off Holiday Nights admission every Monday and Tuesday.
Through December 30, guided Holiday Tradition Tours will be offered at 6 and 7 p.m. every night and Inside-the-Homes Holiday Tours will be offered on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. The museum and the botanic research laboratory will be open nightly until 9 p.m. Live music performances include carolers and a pianist on select nights. Santa will be visiting on Sunday nights until Christmas.
To purchase tickets or view the nightly schedule, visit our events page.
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