Jim Meyers of Bonita Springs talks about being a part of the “blue roof nation.”

Mrs. March, who is 85, would like to thank her neighbors and a Lee County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant for checking in on her and her 90-year-old husband. “Your neighbors are your best friends whether you know them or you don’t know them.”

Betsy Thomas works at Naples Plaza Publix. She said it was wonderful to be there after Hurricane Irma.

Rick Robinson was living on the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean when the eye of Irma came.

Francis Heck was out of town when Hurricane Irma struck Southwest Florida. Her family was dealing with a health issue during the storm.

Connie Bonifacio would like to thank her neighbors for helping to remove a tree that was blocking the road.

Ted Beisler is the general manager of the Moorings Country Club. He would like to thank Naples Lumber for helping him after Hurricane Irma.

Betsy Moulton decided to ride out Hurricane Irma at home. She describes the overflowing canal during the storm.

Susan Peters was a recent widow when Hurricane Irma hit Southwest Florida. She wants to thank her neighbors for packing her furniture and bringing it inside.

Joan and her husband stayed at a hurricane shelter in North Naples for three nights during Hurricane Irma. She said the only thing that she would change is that she’d get out of town a week earlier.