Lois Thome

An ace in the hole for the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Nearly 100 golfers hit the course on Tuesday with one goal in mind; help their neighbor in need. On Tuesday, WINK News Anchor Lois Thome was with the Cross Creek Ladies 9-hole League at the Cross Creek Golf and Country club in south Fort […]

When you go to one of Harry Chapin Food Bank’s mobile pantries, you’ll always find two things – people who need help, and people willing to help. People like Mark, who we met at the Boys and Girls Club in Naples. 
And gary, who was waiting in line outside Sacred Heart Church in Punta Gorda. […]

Throughout the month of February, WINK News is marching toward the month of March with a goal of helping provide one million meals to Southwest Floridians. The Harry Chapin Food Bank mobile pantries distribute fresh produce, canned and dry goods, frozen meat, bread, grains, and other food. Please join us throughout the month of February […]

We’re on the March, and we want you along every step of the way. WINK News anchor Lois Thome has been reporting on the difficult times during the pandemic, none more important than hunger. So WINK News is marching toward feeding a million people by March 1st. Please join us throughout the month of February […]

Some people in Southwest Florida need help to feed their families because of the ongoing pandemic. As many as 25 to 30% more people are turning to food pantries to make ends meet right now. So this weekend, one community stepped up to help their neighbors in need. The temperatures in Estero were cold, but […]

One in five adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness. One in 20 experiences a severe mental illness. For children, it’s 17%, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. That organization has a resource to help provide hope and understanding to people struggling and their friends and families. Mental health conditions are not one […]

Domestic violence can impact anyone, at any age, and under a variety of circumstances. Mildred Muhammad is the ex-wife of the D.C. Sniper. She said her husband went on a deadly, three-week rampage as practice, and she was the real target. Mildred’s scars weren’t physical; rather, emotional ones that ran deep. “I didn’t move past […]

HER2-positive breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer, accounting for about 20% of all breast cancer cases. Now, doctors say two separate, newly FDA-approved treatments are available to patients with HER2-positive cancer that has spread. Joyce Gruss. who loves playing games with her Jack Russel Terrier, is battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. It’s […]

If you have ever had a mammogram, you know they are not on any woman’s favorite activity list. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. There is a group of women who never miss their yearly exams. In fact, they look forward to it. Every year Siena, Glenna, Mary, Sabra, Kelly, and Cindy get […]

It’s not every day an elementary school gets a presidential visit, but the historic day for that school soon became a historic day for the entire country. A fun reading day lesson at Emma Booker Elementary in Sarasota County, the president smiling, turned dire with one whisper. “I vividly remember the look on his face,” […]