To Our Valued Friends and Family,

As you can imagine, we are crushed over the recent loss of our beautiful historic Gulf Coast property, and we are still processing this catastrophic event. The devastation we have experienced here has rocked our close-knit community on Fort Myers Beach. But even as we mourn the loss of property we know the true value is our people. Our dedicated team is heartbroken, these wonderful people have worked so hard to make Shucker’s and The Cottage that special place for so many of you our valued friends and guests. 

Our employees have experienced the loss at a more fundamental level, their ability to provide financially for their families, while facing varying levels of damage at their own homes. In spite of this unimaginable loss, we have been uplifted by all the heartfelt messages and prayers from you our patrons and friends who have supported us over the many years.  

Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with all of our friends and neighbors for lives that have been lost and those who have been affected by this catastrophic event.

So to help lessen a burden we are gathering funds to help our employees during this most tragic and difficult time – with 100% of monies raised given to our impacted team. 

If Shucker’s and The Cottage have a special place in your hearts, please consider donating to this fundraising effort for all our employees. The form to donate is listed below.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Shucker’s and The Cottage Family of Owners

Dana and Gary