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
