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. Present Ethics in Business Award.
April 11 Club Meeting & Board Meeting
April 12 District Conference Cruise
April 14-15 Relay for Life
April 16 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
April 18 Club Meeting – Award Honorary Paul Harris Fellow
April 21 Rotary 5K Run
April 24 Rotary Happy Hour Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
April 25 Club Meeting – Club Assembly
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 2 6 pm Club Meeting at Spring Creek Country Club (in The Brooks) for Area 3 Rotary Meeting cocktail hour with appetizers and drinks
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
June 13 Club Meeting & Board Meeting
June 18 Foundation Board Meeting 4 pm BSU
June 20 Club Meeting
June 26 Rotary Happy Hour Lakehouse at Trianon Hotel
June 27 Club Meeting & Avenue of Service meeting
June 30 Last day of Rotary Year - Transfer $10,000 from Club Account to Club Foundation