May 29, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The May 29, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Elect Steve Cere followed by Invocation by Joe Davidow followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner a discussion on upcoming meeting days as well as the latest happenings on our two upcoming fund raisers .... one in August and one in November. It was thought that tickets sales would be started within the next two weeks by having the online availability for sales and payments made available through our blog. Meeting was adjourned at 8:01 PM.

May 22, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The May 22, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was convened at 6:35pm by President Elect Steve Cere followed by the Invocation by Joe Davidow and followed by the Plege of Allegiance. Following dinner discussion was held on our meeting places and through a vote it was decided to utilize Pompano Surf and Turf as our continued meeting place for the near term with continued research for the long term meeting place utilization with the possibility of continuing at the present location. Members were also updated on our two upcoming fund raisers and notified that a board meeting is now slated for next Thursday the 29th of May at Joe Davidow's conference room. Meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.

May 15, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The May 15, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by President Elect Steve Cere followed by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting was held at Pompano Surf and Turf in the downtown Ramada Inn of Naples as the third restaurant review for our club's new meeting location. After discussion and receiving the latest Rotary events both local, district and international the meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.

May 8th, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The May 8th, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Elect Steve Cere with Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The club was reviewing Agave Bar and Grill for a potential meeting site and this item was discussed after dinner was served. President Elect Steve and Vice President Riley Duncan discussed the two upcoming fund raisers with the latest updates and happenings. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.

May 1, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting at Stoney's Steak House

The May 1, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Club meeting was held at Stoney's Steakhouse in Naples, Florida and was called to order at 6:45PM by Vice President Riley Duncan and was a short form meeting as club members were evaluating the site for a potential meeting location. Following dinner a discussion was held and members discussed the current surroundings and attributes of the location. We will be continuing this review process for the next two meetings and will be making a location decision at the end of May. Meeting was adjourned at 8:04 pm.

Naples Sunset Rotary Club April 24, 2014

The Naples Sunset Rotary Club April 24, 2014 meeting was called to order by Vice President Riley Duncan at 6:40pm. After dinner visiting Rotarians were introduced and a banner exchange was presented from Carsten Wenz and Jurgen Jainta representing the RC Pforzheim-Schwarzwald German Rotary Club in Neuberg Germany. The club then proceeded with a general discussion on upcoming activites including our two fund raisers (August and November) and the location for our club meetings as our current location has become unavailable due to property purchase. Watch the website for the new location to be announced. Meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.

April 17, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The April 17, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Elect Steve Cere followed by Invocation by Joe Davidow and continued by the Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner Rotary guests were introduced followed by a general discussion of Rotary events and activities. The meeting was adjourned at 8pm.

April 10, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Club Meeting

The April 10, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Adoni at 6:45pm followed by invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner visiting Rotarian were introduced and gave a few comments about their clubs. President Adoni then introduced Past President Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. who delivered a fast paced and truly enlightening presentation of the current virus happenings on the world wide web and then followed by an indepth presentation on the Deep Web. Additional information is available from his site at http://www.DeepWeb.us/. Following numerous questions the meeting was adjourned at 8:10pm.

April 3, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The April 3, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order at 6:40pm by President Elect Steve Cere followed by Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner and introducing guests and visiting Rotarians President Elect Steve introduced our program for the evening. Debra Frenkel, LCSW; Founder of FreedomWaters Foundation discussed her foundation and how it is contributing to the Naples community. Their mission is "Enhancing lives through boating opportunities and marine related activities for people with disabilities, life threatening illnesses, youth at risk and others with special needs". Yacht owners, individuals and communities .... together, sharing the feeling of Freedom on the Water. Debra also discussed their Veteran's Program titled "Welcome Aboard". Additional information on her foundation which is a 501c3 is available by clicking here. After several questions from Naples Sunset Members the meeting was adjourned at 8:03pm. Also prior to the meeting the new Naples Sunset Rotary Board of Directors for 2014-2015 met and discussed various upcoming club projects for 2014-2015. See picture directly below of Board Room.

March 27, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The March 27, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Adoni Kokkinos followed by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner all guests and visiting Rotarians were introduced. President Adoni gave a presentation on technology tools available to the executive. This was followed by a question and answer period for club members. The meeting was adjourned at 8:01pm.

March 20, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The March 20, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Adoni Kokkinos followed by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Our speaker, Ralph Pike, Director of Communications of Backcounty Fly Fishers, was introduced by President Elect Steve Cere. Ralph discussed the various facts about his club and its mission to educate and make available all resources for Fly Fishing. This was an excellent presentation followed by numerous questions from club members. Additional information on Backcounty Fly Fishers is available by clicking here. Following dinner visiting Rotarians were announced as well as visiting Snow Birds. Club was adjourned at 8:00pm.

March 13, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The March 13, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Elect Steve Cere at 6:47pm follow by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. After dinner President Elect Steve discussed his previous week attendance in Orlando at PETS (President Elect Training Session) that is a requirement for all incoming Rotary Presidents. He discussed the latest Rotary plans and will be giving more detailed information at an upcoming board meeting. The club adjourned at 8:00pm.

March 6, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Club Meeting

The March 6, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by President Adoni Kokkinos followed by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The club was in for a double treat with two excellent presentations planned ... one prior to the dinner and one proceeding dinner. Our first presentation was by Dr. Susan Wilson discussing her Tumani Fund South Africa projects. A truly passionate professional helping so many people. The second presentation was by our own Mayor of Naples John F. Sorey, III; discussing the proposed expansion of the Gordon River GreenWay. All members really appreciated both presentations and numerous questions were asked. The club was adjourned at 8:30pm.

February 27, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The February 27, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary meeting was called to order by President Elect Steve Cere with Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Guests were introduced and following dinner our speaker for the evening was introduced by President Elect Steve Cere. Ted Soliday Executive Director of Naples Airport discussed the latest happenings at our local Naples Airport and what he predicts the future will hold. Numerous questions were raised by interested club members after his excellent presentation. The club adjourned at 8:03 pm.

February 20, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order by President Adoni at 6:40pm with Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Following dinner Rotarian guests were introduced and the club assembly followed. President Adoni handed out a fact sheet and financials on the past history of club fund raising activities including the projected budget for the 2014-2015 annual Rotarian year. After discussion on our positive current conditions additional information was discussed on the upcoming March 1st due and meals collections policies and procedures. The club adjourned at 8:20pm.

February 13, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting

The February 13, 2014 Naples Sunset Rotary Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by President Adoni followed by Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. Visitng Rotarians included Rotary District 7255 (New York Area) Gov. Gwenn Ramage and her husband. We performed a banner exchange and she discussed the membership challenges they had faced and how they are turning that around with her goals. Our program was Dr. Leo Cullinan, DDS the co-founder of Collier Dental Outreach and was the subject of his program. He is also the Co-Chair of the Florida Mission of Mercy. The Dental Outreach is a very interesting program in that it not only serves the needy, but is also very educational. He setup a cooperative effort with dental hygenic and assistive schools, such as the one at the Lorenzo Walker Institute and St. Mathews House. The students work with Dentists who volunteer their time and utilize the facilities at the school with amazing results. People do not realize how important to appearance teeth are, or more specifically how detrimental to appearance bad teeth can be. These are some of the incredibly challenging cases where teeth have eroded and are missing due to drug use, trauma etc, and the students get the experience of not only working in a real world situation (something that previously they had only really been able to use dummys), but in some of the most extreme cases they may ever see. The patients come out looking incredible, and while its sad to say that our society makes judgements on appearance, it is a reality, and a person with distractingly destroyed teeth is harder to employ. These men and women graduate from St. Mathews house with a new outlook on life. I was amazed at the economic synergies this program creates with the community. It really is a win/win/win. Additional information is available by clicking here.