Rotary South Recognizes Scholar-Athletes
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South will honor 36 nominees and announce the scholarship recipients and other award winners at its Scholar-Athlete Awards banquet from 7 to 9 p.m. May 6, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza in Fort Myers. The scholarship program recognizes top athletes from area high schools based on athletic and academic achievement, along with strength of character Joe Dooley will deliver the keynote address. Dooley is in his second season as Head Coach of the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team. In 2013-14 Dooley guided the Eagles to their first Atlantic Sun Conference...
Read MoreMary Stephan joins Rotary South
Rotary Club of Fort Myers South welcomed Mary Stephan into their membership on February 2, 2015. Mary is a travel agent at Preferred Travel of Naples. She moved to Fort Myers from Ohio in 2014. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Ohio State University. While in Ohio, Mary was very active in the Powell Area Chamber of Commerce, having served as Vice President and Board Member. She was also active in the Taste of Powell event at the Columbus Zoo, the Dublin Ohio Memorial Golf Tournament, and as a volunteer at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital. As a travel agent, she was...
Read MoreFour 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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