Southwest Florida Hooters Girls Deliver Playground Equipment To 2 Deserving Bahamas Schools

Hooters girls from across Southwest Florida delivered playground equipment to two schools in Bimini recently. The two schools were Gateway Christian Academy and Bimini Primary School.

The Hooters girls were visiting the Bahamas during the yearly visit to Bimini for the 2025 Hooters Calendar photo shoot. In addition to the playground equipment, the girls also donated a computer, printer and year's worth of ink to the Bimini Primary School

The seven Hooters Girls who participated in the school visit at Gateway Christian Academy are Alyssa Dukett (Fort Myers), Sarah Magda (Sarasota), Sloan Miavitz (Sarasota), Annye Posada (Doral), Emily Shaffer (Fort Myers), Hannah Carter (Fort Lauderdale Beach Place) and Chyna Veitch (Fort Lauderdale Beach Place).

The six Hooters Girls who participated in the visit to Bimini Primary School are Sloan Miavitz (Sarasota), Daniela Sosa (Port Charlotte), Abigail Fuqua (Boca Raton), Gracie Williams (Fort Lauderdale Beach Place), Nani Franzitta (Naples), Taylor Zalich (Naples) and were joined by LTP Management Marketing Department employees Kristi Quarles and Theresa Mynatt and St. Anthony Middle School students Jonah Quarles and Ryan Faulkner.

“Being able to give back and spend time with the kids at Gateway Christian Academy is always such a heart warming experience. Dropping off the toys to them and seeing all the smiles and joy it brought to them is something I will never forget and just makes me want to do it more often,” said Sarah Magda from Sarasota.

“Visiting Bimini Primary School and gifting toys to the kids was such a fulfilling and heartwarming experience. It’s moments like these that remind us of the joy in giving back and making a positive impact in someone’s life. This was my second year of being able to join South Florida Hooters in the Bahamas and I can definitely say that the visits we make to the schools are always the highlight of the trips. It’s a reminder of our blessings and the privilege to give back to others,” said Daniela Sosa who works at Port Charlotte Hooters.

“Being able to bring toys to the kids attending Bimini Primary School was an experience that was the cherry on top of the trip to Bimini with South Florida Hooters. The moment the kids saw us they lit up with joy and excitement. Playing with the toys together and engaging with them in laughter makes us understand what our blessings really are. We didn’t only get to give back by providing goods, but we gave in sharing good fellowship with them. That’s what meant the most and what life is truly about,” said Abigail Fuqua who works at Boca Raton Hooters. 

“Having the opportunity to spend time with the kids at Gateway Christian Academy gave me a great sense of happiness and gratitude for being able to give back to such an amazing community,” said Hannah Carter from Beach Place Hooters

There's been some activity across the web about where you can get the best fast food chicken nuggets. The problem for those of us in Southwest Florida, is not all of those franchises are here. And the national lists don't include some that we do have. So we needed to create a chicken nuggets list that's specific to Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres - really just all of Southwest Florida.

This list is just nuggets, not tenders. Or fingers. If we did tenders we'd have to include Zaxby's and even the ones at Racetrac, which are actually quite good. And then you get into the ones at Publix which isn't a fast food place. (Ya'll know my thoughts on the Chicken Tender Sub- love it). And then you have to allow Burger King's Chicken Fries, which are waaaaay better then their chicken nuggets. No, we have to stay focused. This is just a chicken nuggets list. Regular or spicy.

Let's face it, if you have to drive a long way to get your nuggets you may make another choice. or more importantly, if you're Door Dashing it, those nuggets won't be as good if they've made a long trip. Am I ranking Wendy's Spicy Nugs higher because the store is right in front of the Publix I shop at? Maybe. And maybe the reason I rarely go to Popeye's is because there's a Chick-Fil-A on the right side of the road on the way there. Do you drive past Chick-Fil-A to get to Popeye's? Sometimes the best fast food chicken nuggets are the ones that are closer.

One last thing before we get to the list. Why aren't fast food chicken nuggets available as dinosaurs? Honestly, Dino Chicken Nuggets really aren't that good, but I buy them anyway because they're fun. Give me Wendy's Dinosaur Spicy Nuggets and I'd make them number one on this list. Didn't Burger King once shape their nuggets as crowns?

We're putting Chick-Fil-A at number one. They are the perfect combination of taste, sauce, and proximity to the radio station. And service -  I'm also really liking the way the Estero store is handling the drive thru. As places like Wendy's are moving towards AI ordering boards, Chick-Fil-A has people standing outside with tablets taking your order. Chick-Fil-A nuggets are the best in Southwest Florida.

Wendy's nuggets come in second. More specifically, their Spicy Nugs. They are really everything you'd want in a chicken nugget. Maybe not quite as good as CFA, but solid. Another thing Wendy's is doing right are those fries. They've changed the fries to keep them crispy as they're being delivered. How often have you had a combo meal delivered from somewhere and the fries have turned to a soggy mess? Wendy's solved that, they stay crispy. Nice job. Front Office Rita has Wendy's at 1, but the rest of us say 2.

Usually at PDQ you think tenders, but their nuggets are really good, too. They're just smaller tenders. And they are fantastic. There are a ton of choices over by FGCU, but I'll pulling up PDQ every time. They make 'em spicy, too.

There's a lot of nostalgia in this choice, but you gotta place McDonald's McNuggets high on the list. Here's my problem, though. They come in 4 sizes - bell, bone, boot, and ball. Why aren't one of those dinosaurs? Seriously. Remember when Rick and Morty did that Szechuan dipping sauce episode? That stuff is fire. 

I know they have other options now, but this ranking is based on their regular nuggets. And those, are just kind of - blah. I do want to try their new Saucy Nuggets. I think they realized they needed to step up their nugget game. 

Let me start off by saying I'm a huge fan of the Popeye's Chicken Sandwich. I'd rank that as my favorite fast food chicken sandwich. But their nuggets. Their nuggets just don't hit. I want to like them. But I don't.

My big issue is that the Chicken Fries are really good. But the nuggets. Well, they aren't. Maybe the Fiery fries are better, I haven't tried those. This person on Twitter (X) seems to like them. Stay away from their regular nuggets, tho, unless you have lots of sauce. Drown those things in BBQ sauce and they'll work.

I can't rank them because I've never had them. And there's an Arby's on Corkscrew Road just down from my house. I guess I'll need to give Arby's a shot. Not the first place I think of when it comes to nuggets, but maybe I can get some Horsey Sauce and Arby's Sauce with that? Maybe?