Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Club

Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Club

Thursday, August 3, 2017

August 2, 2017 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

On Wednesday morning,  August 2, 2017 Walter Douglas led the Club in the invocation and the pledge. Sgt. At Arms, Olga Schulz, collected happy bucks. and introduced a guest Rotarian from Denmark, Bent Frigaard Rasmussen,who is Assistant  District Director for his District in Sweden. John Roeder asked that at an upcoming club assembly, we review the highlights of our  participation at the RI convention in Atlanta this past June. An excellent suggestion and we will do this. Seven ( 7 ) members and one guest attended this meeting.
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Jim Juliano then introduced our very first speaker  for new Rotary  year, Julie Pedretti, Assistant District Governor for Area 1 , District 6960, under  new DG Bobbie Bird. Julie has six Naples  Rotary Clubs in her area ( Naples/Marco Island) , coordinating the efforts of over 300 local Rotarian members. Nothing new  for Julie who once served  as  President of a 400 member Rotary  Club in Milwaukee WI.  She presented  a slide show on  the new RI initiatives for 2017-2108  and showed two short videos,  one of our new RI President  emphasizing the  “  Rotary, making a difference”  slogan for the new year and one introducing the District 6960  conference to be held at the Hyatt  Resort in Coconut Point in May 2018 as a opportunity for all District 6960 club members. She also discussed a joint area club project being discussed to achieve the goal of planting one tree for every Rotarian in  District 6960 during this Rotary Year as a focus on increasing  humanitarian service.

August is Membership and New Club Development Month  on the Rotary International Calendar
Mark your calendars, unless otherwise stated, all our meetings are at Hyatt House Naples

Wed. Morning August 9,  Breakfast 7:30 AM - Keith Maples Neighborhood Health Clinic
Thurs. Evening August 17,  Dinner 6:00PM TBD
Thurs. Evening August 24,  Dinner 6:00PM TBD
Thurs. Evening  August 31, Dinner 6:00PM TBD
Wed. Morning Sept 6, Breakfast 7:30 AM Penny Taylor -Collier County Board of Commissioners