Rotary Calendar 2011-2012
July – Rotary Annual Planning Month
Speaker Chair: Roger Brunswick
July 1 Rotary New Year’s Day
July 4 Parade (9am) & Beer Sale (5-9 pm)
July 5 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church (Scott Anderson & Carl Bals)
July 6 Club Meeting: Member Spotlight: Peter Zahner. Speaker: Bill Barnes, CEO Bonita Estero Realtors on Market Status & Legal Update
July 13 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Member Spotlight: Ira Hawk. Speaker:Sheri Samotin, President of LifeBridge Solutions and AttackMedicalBills.com
July 16 District TRF & Membership Seminar, Punta Gorda
July 18 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
July 20 Club Meeting. Member Spotlight: Steve Krchniak. Speaker: Dr. James Croley, Cataract and Refractive Institute of Florida
July 23 RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) in Sebring, Register at http://www.rlitraining.org
July 26 Rotary Happy Hour – Coconut Jack’s
July 27 Club Meeting – Club Assembly
August – Membership Month
Speaker Chair: George Cohan
August 2 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church (Ira Hawk, Bill Banfield, Clara Anne Graham)
August 3 Club Meeting, District Governor Visit, Member Spotlight: Clara Anne Graham
August 6 RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) in Orange Park or Grand Cayman, Register at http://www.rlitraining.org
August 10 Club Meeting & Board Meeting, Member Spotlight: Don Thomson; Speaker: Sandy Scoggins, Poland GSE Trip presentation
August 13 RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) in The Villages, Register at http://www.rlitraining.org
August 15 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
August 17 Club Meeting – Member Spotlight: Rex Sims; Speaker: Dr. Steve McIntosh, Vocational Service
August 20 RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) in Weston, Register at http://www.rlitraining.org
August 23 Rotary Happy Hour at Fitzgerald’s
August 24 Club Meeting – Member Spotlight: Jon McLeod; Speaker: Mayor Ben Nelson
August 31 Club Meeting – Member Spotlight: Anthony Scrocco; Speaker: Kevin Carmichael, Great Apes Foundation
September – New Generations Month
Speaker Chair: Ed Houck
September 6 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church (Ira Hawk, Scott Anderson, Clara Anne Graham)
September 7 Club Meeting: Member Spotlight: Chris Cole; Speaker, Dr. Alan Weiss, MD, Naples Community Hospital
September 10 8 am Dictionary Labeling Day, 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL
September 14 Club Meeting & Board Meeting: Member Spotlight: Gerry Myers; Speaker: Jim Nathan, Lee Memorial Hospital
Poinsettia sale begins
September 17 RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) in Port Charlotte, Register at http://www.rlitraining.org
September 19 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
September 21 Club Meeting: Member Spotlight: John Knowles; Speaker Vin Izzy & Ike Lichtenstein of SCORE
Rotary Membership Happy Hour 5:30 pm at The Trianon
September 28 Club Meeting & Avenue of Service meeting; Member Spotlight: Camilla Campbell; Speaker: Cathy Timuta, Health Start Coalition of Southwest Florida
September 30 Transfer $10,000 from Club Account to Club Foundation
October – Vocational Service Month
Speaker Chair: Ron Anderson
October 4 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
October 5 Club Meeting, George Cohan Presiding, Member Spotlight, Susan Schmitt, Speaker Ken Visser, One World Solutions
October 7 Dictionary Distribution Day in Schools
October 12 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Club Assembly.
October 17 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
October 19 Club Meeting, Member Spotlight: Tom Burgess, Speaker Kitty Green, CEO Habitat for Humanity
October 25 Rotary Happy Hour Johnny Malloy’s
October 26 Club Meeting, Member Spotlight: Marjorie Rubacky, Speaker Mark Mangino, Kansas Football
October 28 Leadership Book Club Meeting, 9 am, Coconut Point Panera Bread
October 31 Halloween in the Park Candy Distribution, Riverside Park, 5-8 pm
November – Rotary Foundation Month
Speaker Chair: Mark Generales
November 1 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
November 2 Club Meeting – Member Spotlight: Jim Renfro, Speaker: Ray Judah Announce formation of Nominating Committee for 2012-2013 Board of Directors.
November 5 Rotary United Nations Day
November 9 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. United Nations day Speakers: Clara Ann Graham & Mia Bella Frothingham. Announce Board of Directors upcoming election.
November 16 Club Meeting. Announce Board of Directors upcoming election. Member Spotlight, Kenny King. Speaker: Joe Burke, Lee County School Superintendent
November 17 Rotary Leadership Development book club meeting, 8:30 am Coconut Point Panera Bread
November 18 Christmas Tree Tent Set Up
November 20 Poinsettia Sale Ends
November 21 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
November 23 Club Meeting. Announce Board of Directors election. Speaker: Mike Becker, Chief of Fort Myers Fire Department
November 25 Christmas Tree & Poinsettia Delivery Part I
November 26 Christmas Tree Sale Begins
November 29 Gift of Life Child “Travis” arrives at airport
November 30 Club Meeting. Gift of LIfe Child at Meeting. Member Spotlight: Tom Burgess. Nominating Committee Meeting at John Spear’s office at 4:00 pm. Christine Ross, Chamber of Commerce CEO
December – International Service Month
Speaker Chair: Ray Faubion
December 2 Poinsettia Delivery – Part II and Pick Up.
December 3 Poinsettia Pick Up
December 6 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church.
December 7 Club Meeting - Member Spotlight: Melissa Taylor. Annual Club Meeting to Elect New Board of Directors. Speaker: Maribel Slabaugh
December 9 Gift of Life child “Travis” undergoes open heart surgery.
December 14 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Canned Food Drive Competition against Noon Club today! Speakers: Jay Berube & Sandy Scoggins, International Update.
December 17 Meals of Hope Rotary 100,000 Food Packing Project 9-11 am at The Hyatt. Christmas/Holiday Party: 6 pm
December 18 Christmas Tree Sale Ends
December 19 Christmas Tent Tear Down
December 19 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
December 21 Club Meeting, Member Spotlight: Todd Kluener. Speaker: Bronis Prestes.
December 27 Rotary Happy Hour TBA
December 28 Club Meeting, Member Spotlight: Les James. Speaker: Hope for Haita.
December 31 Transfer $10,000 from Club Account to Club Foundation
* Applications for Ambassadorial Scholarships Available online
January – Rotary Awareness & Community Service Month
Speaker Chair: Bobbi Bird
January 3 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
January 4 Club Meeting. Member Spotlight: Jamie Weaver, MD. Speaker: Laura Thomas, project manager for the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation, talking about “Josh the Otter”
January 11 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Member Spotlight: Ed Houck. Speaker: Allison Freeman, American Cancer Society, programs offered, especially ROCK Camp
January 17 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
January 18 Club Meeting. Speaker: Member Spotlight: Jim Dati. Speaker: Hector Manley, Don and Karen’s son, Paddling down the Mississippi
January 25 Club Meeting – Rotaract Presentation. Speaker: Tom Brown, Patriot Guard Riders.
January 27 Gift of Life Congo River Mini Golf Tournament, 3-10 pm
February – World Peace & Understanding Month
Speaker Chair: Marjorie Rubacky
February 1 Club Meeting run by Rotary Regulars. Speaker: Rotarian Larry Miller, Polio Plus mission to India
February 7 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
February 8 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Speaker: Paul Woods, CEO Algenol
February 11 District Area Leadership Training & Pre-PETS
February 15 Club Meeting. Speaker: Ellen Goetz, Designer of Naples Botanical Gardens on “Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink”
February 18-19 Sanibel Art Fair – Sale of Guatemalan Beads with Miracles in Action
February 22 Club Meeting. Speaker: Paul McGrath, Retired US Attorney General – “Healthcare vis a vis the Supreme Court”
February 25 Habitat for Humanity Work Day 8:00 am location 26672 Arrow Ct, Bonita Springs 34135
February 27 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
February 28 Rotary Leap Year Happy Hour, Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
February 29 Club Meeting: Speaker: Terry McMahan, President, Hodges University
March – Education & Literacy Month – GSE Team Visiting from District 3600, East Gyeonggi, Seoul, South Korea
Speaker Chair: Nancy Ross
March 1-3 President Elect Training Seminar (PETS)
March 6 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
March 7 Club Meeting. Speaker: Sarah Owen, Director of SW Florida Community Foundation
March 10 Reverse Raffle
March 14 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Speaker: Wilson Bradshaw, President, Florida Gulf Coast University
March 19 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
March 21 Club Meeting. Speaker: Susan Acuna, President & CEO of The Literacy Council Gulfcoast.
March 24 Rotary Leadership Institute, Weston, FL & C.R.E.W. Concert Fundraising Event 6:30-9:30 pm
March 24 Estero Pig Roast – Selling Guatemalan Beads with Miracles in Action to raise funds for project in Guatemala
March 27 Rotary Happy Hour Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
March 28 NO MEETING – Club Meeting Rescheduled to March 29 at Spanish Wells
March 29 Club Meeting at Spanish Wells with Noon Club & Estero Club, Welcome Group Study Exchanage (GSE) Team from South Korea
March 30 Transfer $10,000 from Club Account to Club Foundation
March 31 District Assembly
March 31 Celebrate Bonita
April – Club Service Month
Speaker Chair: Joe Murgalo
April 3 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
April 4 Club Meeting. Speaker: Tammy Mugavero, Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer, Bonita Bay Club
April 11 Club Meeting & Board Meeting. Speaker: David Shuster, Fotilla Commander, Flotilla 96 (North Naples), US Coast Guard
April 12 District Conference Cruise
April 14-15 Relay for Life
April 16 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
April 18 Club Meeting, Speaker: Ken Modzelewski, Bonita Springs Y reopening
April 24 Rotary Happy Hour Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
April 25 Club Meeting, Speaker Dr Margaret Richardson Ed.D., Head of School, Royal Palm Academy
April 28 Cornhole Tournament, Fort Myers Beach Holiday Inn, 12-3 pm
* Applications for Ambassadorial Scholarship submission deadline
May – Rotary International Convention Month
Speaker Chair: Greg Holtz
May 1 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
May 1 5:30 pm Club Meeting at Spring Run Country Club (in The Brooks) for Area 3 Rotary Meeting cocktail hour with appetizers and drinks to benefit the Wheelchair Foundation
May 6-9 Rotary International Convention, Bangkok, Thailand
May 9 Club Meeting & Board Meeting
May 15 Paddling with a Purpose begins: Hector Manley paddling down Mississippi River to raise money for Wounded Warriors & Wheelchair Foundation ($50,000 goal)
May 16 Club Meeting
May 21 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
May 22 Rotary Happy Hour Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
May 23 Club Meeting & Avenue of Service meeting
May 30 Club Meeting
June – Rotary Social & Fellowship Month
Speaker Chair: Stephanie Kissinger
June 2 Awards & Installation Banquet
June 5 Shots for Tots, 5-8 pm, First Presbyterian Church
June 6 Club Meeting, Speaker David Van Sleet, Wounded Warriors
June 9 Board of Directors Retreat, 9 am – 12 noon, The Hyatt
June 13 Club Meeting, Speaker: Bob McKerry, Partners for Promise
June 18 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
June 20 Club Meeting
June 16 Installation & Awards Banquet
June 26 Rotary Happy Hour Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
June 27 Club Assembly
June 30 Last day of Rotary Year - Transfer Excess Funds from Club Account to Club Foundation