July 6, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

Dear Fellow Rotarians, We had a wonderful first breakfast meeting at Hyatt House Naples today. We had a surprise guest speaker, Francis Rooney, who told us about his time as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. He explained how the Holy See does much backroom negotiations in world affairs including being instrumental in assisting the end of the cold war starting about a year and a half before the fall of the Soviet Union. Much more is explained in his book “The Global Vatican: An Inside Look at the Catholic Church, World Politics, and the Extraordinary Relationship between the Unites States and the Holy See."

 Following Mr. Rooney, Amanda Theobold gave us a great presentation of her recent trip to the S4TL conference which the club sponsored and then Amanda led us all in the 4 Way Test. Please remember that all our meetings now (both Breakfast and Dinner) will be at the Hyatt House Naples. See you next week with your pins on.

June 30, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

Last night we had our last meeting at Royale Café Vinoteca. It was a club assembly led by Dan Herrington as his last meeting presiding during his Rotary year. John Paul was awarded Rookie of Year for his contributions to the paint ball tournament. John Paul was also sworn in as a new Director for this Rotary year. We all toasted Dan for what a great job he did as President. Those present then shared memories of some historic Fourth of July celebrations when growing up. All of our regular meetings, both breakfast and dinner, will now be held at the new Hyatt House Naples (See picture above) (1345 5th Ave. S.). We will still be meeting for breakfast at 7:30 the first two Wednesdays of the month and at 5:30 for dinner the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays of each month. When you pull into Hyatt House take a right and go directly to the parking garage, park your car and then take the elevator to the 1st floor. When you depart the garage put in your ticket and if needed tell the call attendant you are with notary and there will be no charge to park. See you next Wednesday morning for our first breakfast at the Hyatt House. Mark your calendars: First Meeting in July: Wed. Morning, July 6, 7:30 a.m. Speaker Amanda Theobold.(we sponsored Amanda to the S4TL conference); Second Meeting in July: Wed. Morning, July 13, 7:30 a.m. St. Matthews House speaker; Third Meeting in July: Thurs. Evening, July 21, 5:30 p.m. Moorings Park speaker; and Fourth Meeting in July: Thurs. Evening, July 28, 5:30 p.m. Senior Life Journeys speaker. All meetings as mentioned above are now at the new Hyatt House Naples!

Presenting Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary 2016 - 2017 Officers & Directors

June 22, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Club New Officer Installation Night

What a great evening we had last night at Cooper’s Hawk for our annual installation dinner (some pictures below)! Wow, 6 new Members this year, 13 new Paul Harris Fellows, installation of some great Board Members and Officers and Gary Moore receiving Rotarian of the Year. We do look forward to a wonderful new Rotary Year at our new home at Hyatt House Naples,  building on the awesome year we just had under the most worthy President Dan Herrington. We will still be meeting for breakfast at 7:30am the first and second Wednesdays of each month and at 5:30pm for dinner the 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month. When you pull into Hyatt House Naples (1345 5th Avenue South) take a right and go directly to the parking garage, park your car and then take the elevator to the 1st floor. When you depart the garage put in your ticket and if needed tell the call attendant you are with Rotary and there will be no charge to park.

Officers and Directors for the 2016-2017 Rotary Year are:
President- Rob Samouce
President-elect- Jim Juliano
Past-President- Dan Herrington
Secretary- Mel Drury
Sgt At Arms- Robbie Selby
Treasurer- Jim Davidson
Director- Doug Haughey
Director- Gary Moore
Director- Gabrielle Marvin
Director- John Paul
Director- Jon Titus Director Bill Towers

Mark your calendars:

Thursday evening, June 30th 5:30 p.m. Royale Café Vinoteca, our last meeting at Royale Café will be a Club Assembly

Wednesday morning, July 6th 7:30 a.m. Hyatt House, speaker Amanda Theobold.(Amanda is the local high school student we sponsored for the S4TL conference)

Wednesday morning, July 13th 7:30 a.m. Hyatt House, St. Matthews House speaker

Thursday evening, July 21st 5:30 p.m. Hyatt House, Moorings Park speaker

Thursday evening, July 28th 5:30 p.m. Hyatt House, Senior Life Journeys speaker

June 16, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

We had a great evening at the Royale Café Vinoteca tonight and celebrated John Roeder joining our club. Welcome John! Also, our own Joe Davidow gave us a good overview of our upcoming local elections. Don't forget to vote in August. This week we are having our annual installation dinner and celebration on Wednesday evening June 22nd at Coopers Hawk at 6pm as we install our new club officers for the coming Rotary year. If you haven't RSVP'ed to Rob, please do so. I'm sure he can find room for one more, but most everyone has responded already. Remember spouses and guests are welcome with the club covering the cost of the evening for club members and a charge of $50 for guests. We have many awards planned and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone Wednesday. Upcoming meetings include: June 30th 5:30pm Royale Cafe Vinoteca and July 6th 7:30am Jane's Cafe with speaker Amanda Theobold the local highschool student we sponsored for the S4TL conference.

Good Afternoon Rotarians, We had a great breakfast last week at Jane's and those in attendance had a wonderful time sharing stories about their fathers as we get ready to celebrate Father's Day. What a great example of Rotary fellowship and sharing.

This week we return to Royale Café Vinoteca for dinner on Thursday evening and our speak will be our own Joe Davidow. Joe will be providing an overview of all the local elections and the upcoming August primaries. Please make an effort to join us and bring a friend or guest. Mark your calendars

June 1, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

The June 1, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Dan Herrington at 7:30am followed by Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Visiting Rotarians and guests were acknowledged. Following breakfast our guest speaker State Senator Garrett Richter presented 2016 Legislative Happenings in Tallahassee. Senator Richter briefed our club on the 2016 state budget and how it passed the Senate unanimously and bipartisan. After his excellent presentation there were numerous questions from club members. Meeting was adjourned at 8:33am.

May 25, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

Good Morning Rotarians,

What a great evening for our club last week with the induction of new members Olga and Tony. Also, Dan Neja and son at the Royale Café Vinoteca made us feel very welcome as we utilize their establishment temporarily while we search for a new evening home. If you have any suggestions, please send them our way.

This week we meet Thursday evening, and for the time being we'll be at the Royale Café Vinoteca. Royale Café Vinoteca is located at 180 9th St. South. This is on U.S. 41 next door to the Lemon Tree Inn and across the street from the Bellesara Hotel, located in the Downing Frye Realty building between 1st and 3rd Avenues South. If you have any trouble finding it my cell # is 615-975-9021.
Our speaker this week will be Katie Schweikhardt from Meals of Hope. Let's have a great turn out for her!

Please note the remaining guest speakers we have for this Rotary year that ends June 30. Please make an effort to be there so we have respectable turnouts for our distinguished speakers.

Mark your calendars

June 1               7:30 a.m. Jane's, Speaker Florida Senator Garrett Richter
June 8               7:30 a.m. Jane's, Speaker Michael Dalby CEO Naples Chamber of Commerce
June 15             5 pm board meeting, Rob Samouce's law office
June 16             5:30 p.m. Royale Café Vinoteca  
June 22             6 p.m. Annual Installation Dinner @ Cooper's Hawk
June 30             5:30 p.m. Royale Café Vinoteca    

Wear your pin! Bring a guest! See you Thursday.
YIRS,
Dan Herrington
danherrington@bellsouth.net
 615-975-9021

Meeting Recap and Upcoming Recap

Good Afternoon Rotarians, I thought Eileen Connolly-Keesler's presentation last week regarding the Community Foundation of Collier County was fantastic. I wasn't aware of all that the foundation offers and they're definitely an asset to our community. If you missed it see the link for additional information - Community Foundation of Collier County This week we meet Thursday evening and for the time being we'll be trying Royale Café Vinoteca as our evening location. Royale Café Vinoteca is located at 180 9th St. South. This is on U.S. 41 next door to the Lemon Tree Inn and across the street from the Bellesara Hotel, located in the Downing Frye Realty building between 1st and 3rd Avenues South. If you have any trouble finding it my cell # is 615-975-9021. We have a very special evening planned and will be inducting two brand new members, Tony Power and Olga Schulz. If you haven't had the opportunity, please say hello and introduce your self. It's always an exciting time when we get to add new members so I hope to see you there. Plus the special menu that the Café has put together for us looks very tasty. Please note the remaining guest speakers we have for this Rotary year that ends June 30. Please make an effort to be there so we have respectable turnouts for our distinguished speakers. Mark your calendars May 19 5:30 p.m. New Member Inductions & new venue celebration, Royale Café Vinoteca May 26 5:30 p.m. Speaker Katie Schweikhardt from Meals of Hope. Royale Café Vinoteca June 1 7:30 a.m. Jane's, Speaker Florida Senator Garrett Richter June 8 7:30 a.m. Jane's, Speaker Michael Dalby CEO Naples Chamber of Commerce June 15 5 pm board meeting, location TBD June 16 5:30 p.m. Royale Café Vinoteca June 23 6 p.m. Annual Installation Dinner @ Cooper's Hawk June 30 5:30 p.m. Royale Café Vinoteca Wear your pin! Bring a guest! See you Thursday. YIRS, Dan Herrington danherrington@bellsouth.net 615-975-9021

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

Meeting Recap and Upcoming Meetings

Good Morning Rotarians, It was nice to spend time with our state Representative Kathleen Passidomo last week at Jane's. She did a great job on catching us up on what's been happening this session in Tallahassee and what to expect in the months ahead. We return to Jane's for breakfast on Wednesday and we have Eileen Connolly-Keesler from the Collier Community Foundation speaking with us this week. It would be great to have a nice turn out for her so please make an effort to attend and please feel free to bring a friend or guest. If you haven't had the opportunity, please say hello and introduce your self to our returning guests and potential new members Tony Power & Olga Schulz. Go ahead and make note that our evening meeting next week will be at a new location, Royale Café Vinoteca, 180 9th St. South. This is on U.S. 41 next door to the Lemon Tree Inn and across the street from the Bellesara Hotel, located in the Downing Frye realty building between 1st and 3rd Avenues South. Mark your calendars.

May 4, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary Meeting

The May 4, 2016 Naples Gulf Shore Sunset Rotary meeting was called to order by President Dan Herrington followed by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Following breakfast visitors and visiting Rotarians were acknowledged. Our program was State Representative Kathleen Passidomo giving us the latest happenings in the Florida Legislature this year and all appreciated very much her updates and description of the various legislative happenings! Meeting was adjourned at 8:30am. Next weeks meeting at Jane's cafe will be Eileen Connolly-Keesler representing the Collier Community Foundation.

Upcoming Meeting Schedule

April 21, 2016 Rotary Meeting Recap

Hello Rotarians,

What a fun and informative night with Rotary Past District Governor Tim Milligan and his wife Sharon last week at Pompano. It was great to hear his experiences with Rotary and some of the more unique groups and associations Rotary offers. I'm all in for an exchange trip myself, thinking Australia & New Zealand.

For those that haven't heard, Pompano is closing for good this Saturday April 30 and there are no current plans to re-open. That make this Thursday our last evening there and we're making it our going away party. We don't have a speaker scheduled so it's just to be an evening of fun and merriment. Let's all show Javier how much we've appreciated his service to our club!

We do have a board meeting tomorrow night (April 27) and will be discussing location options for our evening meetings. Please feel free to email with any suggestions and watch your emails for updates.

Please note: Representative Passidomo will be with us next week at Jane's. Please make an effort to attend so we have a good attendance for our local dignitary. Mark your calendars

Upcoming Events Schedule April 21st - May 14th

Thur. April 21, 5:30 p.m. Pompano, Speaker Tim Milligan Rotary past district Governor

Thur. April 28, 5 p.m. Pompano, Speaker TBD

Wed. May 4, 7:30 a.m. Jane's, Speaker TBD

Wed. May 11, 7:30 a.m. Jane's, Eileen Connolly-Keesler, Collier Community Foundation

May 12-14   District Conference, Sanibel Harbor Marriott Resort & Spa

Mark your calendars! Wear your pin! Bring a guest! 

See you this Wednesday

I have some openings for speakers in May and June. Please email with any suggestions or ideas.

April 4, 2016 Rotary Meeting Recap

Good Morning Rotarians,

We had a great breakfast at Jane's last week with Pamela Miner form the Collier County Museums. Who knew we had so many interesting and educational museums in the county? And they're all free to boot. Check them out when you can. I love the Marco Island one.