Ask anyone which events in Fort Myers Beach they will be attending in the first week of July and what will they say? If you guessed that they’d say they are going to the Fort Myers Beach Fourth of July fireworks show, then you’re probably right on the money. This year’s fireworks show is gearing up to be one of the most spectacular events in Fort Myers Beach for the entire year. But, it almost didn’t happen.

Dozens of businesses, from Fort Myers local movers to bed and breakfast owners and even regular citizens, have been chipping in to ensure that this year’s fourth of July celebrations will be out of this world. A Go Fund Me page has raised half of the $50,000 needed for the fireworks and now local businesses are getting involved to raise the rest.

The Lani Kai Island resort held a public luau party in early May to raise some of the needed funds that include competitions, luau lessons, and a silent auction. The hope is that enough fireworks are purchased that they’ll need Fort Myers local movers and a giant truck to get it all down to the beach. The community has really come to together to support itself and each other.

Some businesses from the neighboring city of Naples have also begun to contribute. Some warn that setting this precedent means that businesses will have to raise this money for the New Year’s celebration and all remaining fireworks for holidays to come indefinitely; others say that this level of community involvement is enough to make anyone up and move to Fort Myers, a town where it seems that community really matters.