February 23, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The February 23, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order at 6:45pm by President Carl Thome by giving the Invocation and leading the Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner President Carl discussed the latest happenings and addressed some meeting location concerns that will continued to be monitored. President Elect Brady Young was thanked again for allowing the club to use his conference room for our meeting. President Nominee Adoni Kokkinos introduced our speaker Dianne Reed, Public Relations/Marketing Director of Collier Child Care Resources, Inc., who presented the history and current happenings of her non for profit organization whose mission is to support the needs of Collier County's children, families, and early learning professionals by providing high quality education, resources and child care services. Additional information about CCCR is available by clicking here. After various questions generated from the excellent presentation the club adjourned at 8:07pm.

February 16, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The Naples Sunset Rotary Club was called to order at 6:30pm by President Carl Thome who gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner our speaker Russ Luther, Faith Relations Manager of ECHO was introduced by Riley Duncan. Russ discussed their mission of reducing hunger and improving lives worldwide. The Non for Profit organization supplies seeds to many third world countries helping them to create their own farming. Soil testing is done to maximize the performance of seeds prior to shipping them to the third world countries. After his excellent presentation there were many questions from club members. Additional information about this amazing resource is available by clicking here.

February 9, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The February 9, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Club was called to order by Immediate Past Presidemt and Assistant Governor Marcus Zillman who gave the Invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner Zillman called for "Good News" from club members and then President Nominee Adoni Kokkinos discussed the revisions to our program schedule and requested all members to bring program recommendations to the next meeting. Member Douglas Digiorno introduced our speaker Jason Kurek, Development Associates of the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County (BGCCC). Jason discussed the history and latest happenings of BGCCC and his personal involvement for the last eight years. He stated that "Our mission is the reason for our existence" and their mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. His presentation was followed by numerous questions from club members. Additional information about the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County is available by clicking here. The club was adjourned at 8:01pm.

February 2, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The February 2, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome who gave the invocation followed by the pledge of allegiance. Prior to dinner President Carl informed club members of the latest happenings and results of the Board of Directors meeting. Our annual Raffle will be held on April 12, 2012 and the raffle tickets were handed out to all members present. President-Nominee Adoni Kokkinos introduced our speaker for the meeting Maria Wassef, Founder and President of Maria's Birthday Wishes for the Homeless, a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit that celebrates homeless birthdays changing lives 1 cupcake at a time. She discussed the excellent growth her organization had experienced with the goal of servicing Homeless Shelters nationwide. Maria gave an excellent talk and received numerous questions and compliments from our club members. The meeting adjourned at 8:01pm.

January 26, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The January 26, 2012 Naples Sunset rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome who gave the invocation and led the pledge allegiance. After dinner our speaker Stephanie Smarge, President of the Rotaract Club of Naples presented the history and current happenings of the Rotaract Club. After her excellent presentation there were numerous questions from our club members. President Carl mentioned that there would be a Naples Sunset Rotary Club Board Meeting at 5:30pm next Thursday February 2, 2011 prior to our normal meeting. Adjournment was at 8:01pm.

January 19, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The January 19, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome who led the Invocation and Pledge Allegiance. Following dinner President Carl discussed the latest happenings and events of the club. Our speaker David Glenn, Executive Director of the Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc., was introduced by our President Elect Brady Young. David described the activities of his foundation whose mission is "advocating for an enhanced quality of life for citizens with developmental disabilities through community awareness activities; providing support for families; organizing social and recreational activities; and seeking housing options". Additional information is available by clicking here .

January 12, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The January 12, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome and followed with Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner President Carl updated the club with both local, district and international information on upcoming events and happenings. After numerous discussions on various topics the club adjourned at 8pm.

January 5, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The January 5, 2012 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome who gave the Invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Following the dinner President Carl introduced our speaker and Naples Sunset rotary Club member Charles Ashback. Charles delivered a truly excellent presentation of the current Mars Project that costs in the billions of dollars and that was just launched. He described in detail the equipment that will be used to discover new knowledge on Mars about Mars. He finished the speech by showing us some newly developed technology on power cells that club member Herb Buck almost swallowed!! Questions and answers followed and the club adjourned at 8pm.

Naples Sunset Rotary Christmas Party

The Naples Sunset Rotary Christmas Party was held on December 16, 2011 from 6:00pm to 9:30pm at Lakewood Country Club. We partnered with the Naples Bay Rotary Club and we all had an extremely enjoyable evening. Entertainment was provided by the leading local musician and singer Nevada Smith. We also had teenage carolers from the Seacrest Country Day School in Naples. We also had additional Christmas songs delivered via guitar which made for an enjoyable evening and event. Naples Sunset Rotary members also delivered a significant amount of gifts for the children at the Shelter for Abused Woman as we have done for many many years.

With the upcoming holidays of Christmas and New Years, Naples Sunset Rotary Club will not be meeting with our next meeting to be January 5, 2012. We wish everyone a very very Merry Christmas and a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year 2012 !!

December 8, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The December 8, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by President Carl Thome and followed by Invocation and Pledge Allegiance. Following dinner our program was introduced by club member Adoni Kokkinos who introduced Jordan Buckley of the Interfaith Action of SW Florida who in turn introduced Lucas Benitez with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Lucas explained the history and latest happenings with the Coalition and his involvement since the beginning. This excellent program concluded with numerous questions and answers from members of the club. The meting adjourned at 8pm. The next meeting of Naples Sunset Rotary Club will be January 5, 2011 at Bistro 821 in downtown Naples, Florida.

December 1, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The December 1, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome followed by Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner at Bistro 821 the club was updated by President Carl of all the upcoming activities including the December 16th Christmas Party with the Naples Bay Rotary at the Lakewood Country Club and there will be no meetings on December 22nd and 29th due to the holidays. The meeting was adjourned at 8pm.

November 17, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The November 17, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary meeting was opened by President Carl Thome at 6:30pm with the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner President Carl introduced Assistant Governor and Past President Marcus P. Zillman who gave a presentation on The Rotary Foundation including a Quick Guide to TRF. After his presentation there was a question and answer period that followed by adjournment at 8:00pm. It was also noted that there will be no meeting next week November 24th for the Thanksgiving holiday with the next meeting scheduled for December 1, 2011.

November 10, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The November 10, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome at 6:30pm at Bistro 821 in downtown Naples, Florida. After Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance led by President Carl dinner was served. President Carl then discussed upcoming activities for the club highlighted by our annual Christmas party of the 16th of December at Lakewood Country Club. Meeting was adjourned after a general discussion at 8pm.

November 3, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The November 3, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome with dinner served at Food for Thought. President Thome announced a board meeting was to be called and to meet on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at Herb Buck's office at 5:00pm. Next week's meeting (November 11, 2011) is to be at Bistro 821 on 5th avenue in downtown Naples. Additional items were discussed including upcoming events and Christmas Party. Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm.

October 27, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

October 27, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by President Carl Thome at Bistro 821 followed by the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner a discussion of Dictionary Day happening on Friday October 28th as well as various items for the club on upcoming events and activities.

We will be meeting at Food for Thought, 2132 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, Florida this Thursday November 3, 2011 with club meeting starting at 6:30pm.

October 20, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The October 20, 2011 Naples Sunset Rotary meeting was called to order by President Carl Thome at Bistro 821 followed by invocation and pledge of allegiance. Upcoming events and meeting locations were discussed along with plans for the annual Christmas party. After lengthy discussions the meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.