The August 10, 2016, Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Rob Samouce at 7:30 a.m. followed by the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance by Ann Towers. Visitors were introduced and many happy bucks were collected by Sgt-at-Arms Robbie Selby. President-Elect Jim Juliano was present returning from his successful delicate neck operation. Our speaker was introduced, Collier County Growth Management Department Head, David Wilkison, P.E. who went thorough in detail where the future growth will be mostly East of I75 in Golden Gate Estates and in a proposed new huge community out by Ava Maria. Immokalee will see a bypass route and Logan Boulevard will extend to Bonita Beach Road. On the coast we will see tear downs of older two story condos being replaced with hi-rises and the Davis/41 Triangle will come out of the ground. Because of high coastal land values, future coastal projects will go vertical. Next Thursday evening, August 18th, we will again meet for dinner in Gathering Room #3 at 6:00 p.m. (cocktails in the Bar at 5:30 p.m.) at the Hyatt House. Our speaker will be Barbara Hawkes of Hodges University. Mark your calendars, unless otherwise stated, all our meetings are now at Hyatt House Naples.
Upcoming Programs:
Thurs. Evening, Aug 18, 5:30 p.m. Hodges University speaker
Thurs. Evening, Aug 25, 5:30 p.m. United Arts of Collier County speaker
WED. EVENING, Aug 31, 6:00 p.m. A special evening meeting at BLEU PROVENCE in honor of our new District Governor, Ladd Waldo, who will be visiting our club so you don’t want to miss this one. Please RSVP to me or Robbie Selby for this event by next week as we will need a head count for the restaurant. This will be a good social to bring a prospective member you may have in mind.
Wed. Morning, Sep 7, 7:30 a.m. Drug Free Collier speaker
Wed. Morning, Sep 14, 7:30 a.m. Girls on the Run speaker
