On Thursday Evening, February 16, 2017, Thorpe from Vermont led the club in the invocation and pledge. Rob Samouce then gave announcements. The Club will be purchasing 2 cases of the finest of this Season’s real Vermont maple syrup and selling it as a mini-fundraiser. The Club just donated $1,000 to Polio Plus for which we will receive Paul Harris Fellow Credits. The Paint Ball Tournament is still in the works. President Elect, Jim Juliano went to PRE-PETS last weekend and will be going to PETS in North Carolina. We have extended our contract to have our breakfast and dinner meetings at the Hyatt House for another year!
Rob then introduced Guest Speakers, Dianne Reed, Director of Communications, and Lisa Gruenloh, Director of Development for Collier Child Care Resources, Inc. (CCCR). CCCR helps us with volunteers every year at our annual Hallowine Walk and we donate each year to them as one of our select charities. Dianne reminded us what CCCR does-teach children of low-income, working families up to 5 years of age at two locations in Collier as well as watch over children of high school students at Lely and Immokalee High Schools so that the students can attend class and graduate high school. Dianne and Lisa then went over some of their upcoming events wherein they can use volunteers and looking for attendees.
The first is a “free” networking event on Tuesday, February 28, 2016 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Kitchens by Clay. The second is “a little bit o-blarney!” on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Clive Daniel Home ($60 a ticket) and the last is “Big Impressions by Little Artists” on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 1l:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hilton Naples ($75 a ticket). For more information on these events go to: www.collierchildcare.org. Hope you can attend or volunteer at one or more.
After the CCCR Presentation, Sgt. At Arms, Robbie Selby collected the happy bucks.
Mark your calendars, unless otherwise stated, all our meetings are at Hyatt House Naples.
Thurs. Evening Feb 23, 6:00 p.m.: Love a Child Speaker
Wed. Morning Mar 1, 7:30 a.m.: Club Assembly
Wed. Morning Mar 8, 7:30 a.m.: Panira Healthcare Clinic Speaker
Thurs. Evening Mar 16, 6:00 p.m.: CCPS- Visually Impaired Speaker
Thurs. Evening Mar 23, 6:00 p.m.: TBA
