LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Recent summer rains in Florida means the beginning of mosquito season. So to keep the bugs at bay, a local food bank will be giving away mosquito repellent.
The Harry Chapin Food Bank will be distributing 80,000 bottles of mosquito repellent during June, July and August to those in need throughout its service area of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties.
Tuesday morning, you can get your free bottle from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Barron Park in LaBelle (100 Park Avenue).
Future distribution events will be held:
- Thursday, June 15 from 4 to 6 p.m., Whistlers Cove Apartments, 11400 Whistlers Cove Blvd., Naples
- Tuesday, June 20 from 3 to 5 p.m., East Naples Park, 3500 Thomasson Dr., Naples
- Thursday, June 22, 10 a.m. to noon, Sacred Heart Church, 211 W. Charlotte Ave., Punta Gorda.
The bug spray is to help fight the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases.
