Four new members inducted in October
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South inducted four new members at its weekly meeting on October 27, 2014 at Crowne Plaza. Read Sawczyn is a private wealth advisor at FineMark National Bank and Trust. His career also includes 12 years as a commercial litigator and creditor’s rights attorney in Tampa and Denver. He earned his undergraduate degree from University of Miami, holds an MBA from the Warrington College of Business Administration at University of Florida, and a Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. In his spare time, he enjoys boating and...
Read MoreRocktoberfest 2014: Battle of the Bands
Get ready to rock for Rotary! On Saturday, October 25, Bell Tower Shops and the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South present Rocktoberfest 2014 in a new format: Battle of the Bands. Celebrate, support, and recognize the excellence of local musicians and talent of all ages. From 4-8pm on October 25, at a stage near Fresh Market, 20 bands or musicians will compete for a grand prize of $1,000, performance opportunities at future events, and exposure to executives from ClearChannel radio stations. Each band’s entry fee is $25 and they will have 10 minutes on stage to show their best for the...
Read MoreLaw and Order Ball – Officers of the Year
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South honored members of Lee County law enforcement during its inaugural Law and Order Ball Friday, October 10, 2014 at Harborside Event Center in downtown Fort Myers, Florida. The event drew more than 400 local dignitaries, law enforcement representatives, business owners and residents. Among the red and blue hues of siren lights from law enforcement cars, boats, motorcycles and even a helicopter in the room, two officers were named Officers of the Year at the 2014 Law and Order Ball: Officer Yvetta Dominque and Officer Bryan Fuller, both from the Fort Myers...
Read MoreDictionary Day for Lee County Third Graders
On Friday, October 3, 2014, members of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South visited several Lee County schools today to distribute dictionaries to all third graders. Each year, all of the Rotary clubs in Lee County provide every third grade student in Lee County schools with a dictionary. This year, Rotary Club of Fort Myers South was assigned Colonial Elementary, Heights Elementary, Orangewood Elementary, Ray Pottorf Elementary, Tanglewood Elementary, and Treeline Elementary. Before the dictionaries were distributed to students, volunteers met at the Lee County School District office to...
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