ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH NEWS DEC. 1, 2022
2022-23 Leadership RI President Jennifer Jones District 6960 Governor Neil Snyder Club President Carmen Spagnola ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH | 8374 MARKET STREET #449 | LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202
THIS WEEK Today, we'll hear Emma Johnson, realtor liaison for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, talk about "The Changing Face of Lakewood Ranch." Emma has worked for SMR and Lakewood Ranch for four years, first serving as a community specialist at The Information Center. She is focused on growing Lakewood Ranch, managing the Realtor Program and connecting with over 5,000 real estate agents, brokers, and builders to support home sales in Lakewood Ranch. She received the "Next Gen Recognition" honor in 2019 from the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance. A Sarasota native, Emma is a third-generation realtor and is expecting her first child, a boy, on March 11.
PROGRAMS DEC. 1 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
EMMA JOHNSON, SCHROEDERMANATEE RANCH, "THE CHANGING FACE OF LAKEWOOD RANCH" DEC. 8 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
OUR CLUB'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER AND PARTY Emma Johnson
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TWO WEEKS AGO
Robin Spagnola, JoAnn Shakon and Susan Courter at Wine Fest.
At the Nov. 17 club meeting, Suncoast Food & Wine Festival Chairman Steve Kelle gave a high-level recap of prepping for and presenting our signature event on Nov. 12. Steve emailed club members a survey asking their opinions about how things went over the course of the weekend. If you didn't fill out the survey, Steve said he would still love to hear your thoughts about the event.
DEC. 15 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
BETHANY LEINWEBER IMPACT THEATER DEC. 22 AND 29 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NO NOON MEETINGS
JAN. 5 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
JULIE C. HENRY "ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY" CHECK US OUT!
CALENDAR Nov. 30: Club board meeting, 6 p.m. at the River Club at Waterlefe, 995 Fish Hook Cove, Bradenton; meetings are the last Wednesday of each month. Info: President Carmen Spagnola at carmenspag1@gmail.com. Dec. 3: 10 a.m. labeling for Books For Kids at Palmetto City Hall Annex, 600 Eigth Ave. W., Palmetto. Dec. 7: Wine Down Wednesday social at 5:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at McGrath's Irish Ale House, on Lakewood Main Street. RSVP by Dec. 5 with Lang Wooddy at lang66@comcast.net. Dec. 15: Annual election of club officers and board members during the noon meeting at Lakewood Ranch Country Club. Jan. 14: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Graduate-Level sessions in northern and southern district locations; registration info on DACdb. Feb. 23: Save the date for the club's annual Books For Kids luncheon. Feb. 25: Save the date for the District 6960 Foundation Gala event; details coming soon. March 9-12: District 6960 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards; details to come. March 18: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p,m. Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Graduate-Level sessions in northern and southern district locations; registration info on DACdb. April 22: District Assembly and Master Class University; details to come. May 13: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p,m. Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Graduate-Level sessions in northern and southern district locations; registration info on DACdb. May 27-31: Rotary International Convention, Melbourne, Australia; details to come. June 15-18: Save the dates for the District 6960 Conference at Hyatt Regency Cocnut Point, Estero; details to come.
AMAZON FUNDRAISING: Shop at smile.amazon.com and 0.5% of eligible purchases will be donated to the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch — no fees, no extra cost. Click here to select our club as your charitable organization and help us continue to do good! Every little bit helps. NEED HELP WITH DACDB? Anyone who needs help using DACdb for various functions can contact club member Christi Womack Villalobos for a tutorial. Learn now to update your profile, register for events and see what is happening throughout District 6960.
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MEMBER CELEBRATIONS BIRTHDAYS
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
Frank Foos 12/1
Patty and Joe Ivey 12/13
Paul Ryden 12/1/09
Bob Wyatt 12/2
Nathan and Bethany Carr 12/27
Mark Brink 12/2/04
Bobbie Bordes 12/9
Laura Adcock and Kevin Meserve 12/30
Fred Lopez 12/2/04
Abdul Gaffar 12/10
Duane and Elaine Saunders 12/30
Marty Saia 12/2/21
Maria Gaffar 12/10
Don Stanton 12/2/04
Susan Hubbell 12/20
45 previous years in Rotary
Terry Byce 12/23
Carmen Spagnola 12/8/16
Sally Waldo 12/23
Bill Porter 12/12/12 Nathan Carr 12/15/08 Barry Sukoneck 12/20/12 Karin McLoughlin 12/22/05
CLEAN WATER COMMITTEE NEEDS HELP The Clean Water/Walk for Water committees recently decided the next Walk for Water event proceeds will benefit the sanitation project in the community of Darwin Grandez, Peru, to provide 200 latrines. We need your help this year filling roles on the Walk for Water committee! Mark your calendar for our next meeting at noon Friday, Dec. 2, via Zoom. Join the meeting by clicking here. Needs include: Walk for Water Committee Chair: Organize Zoom meetings and agenda, and communicate to committee; communicate to club to encourage participation; newsletter announcements; announcements at meetings; presentation club program on Feb. 29; schedule in-person group walk and get details to committee; and be main point of contact for event questions. Walk for Water Marketing Team: social media; publish campaign promoting event/donations; set up Facebook event and post content; email marketing campaigns; and send emails promoting the event. Newsletter: Design and distribute the clean water and sanitation quarterly newsletter (content provided by clean water grant administrators); press release on event/project; and create and distribute Walk for Water sponsor form. Website: Post event information and info on our projects on our club website clean water page. Additional Walk for Water committee roles: Finances (Susan Hubbell): track donations, sponsorships, other income. Club outreach (Russ Sexton and Marty Saia): contact and visit clubs to get their support. Sponsors (John Freeman): Contact and follow up with sponsors, encourage members to do the same.
Will you be at our holiday dinner party on Dec. 8? Expect fun! Registration is open on DACdb for the club's annual holiday party the evening of Dec. 8 at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. (There will be no noon meeting that day.) The dinner cost is $62 per person, and there are four meal options to choose from during the registration process. Social time with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be begin at 5:30, and dinner will be served at 7. It's optional, but you might want to participate in the lively White Elephant gift exchange. Ask Steve Kelle what he ended up taking home last year. Could it make a surprise return this year?
John Bodenburg, a Lakewood Ranch Rotarian since April 2017, is serving this year as our club's Rotary Foundation Chair. John wants to start spreading good information about how the Foundation works and its relationship to District 6960 and our club. Look for monthly TRF updates here from John.
KNOW YOUR FOUNDATION When you receive your first Paul Harris pin, we give you a certificate showing that you are a Paul Harris Fellow. Every time you donate an additional $1,000, you receive the next level Paul Harris pin. The second donation can be over any length of time. If, however, you are donating $1,000 each year to The Rotary Foundation, you should consider joining the Paul Harris Society. This means that you agree to donate $1,000 to the Foundation each year. For agreeing to do that, and be a member of the Paul Harris Society, you are recognized with a blue and gold chevron that attaches to your Paul Harris pin. The benefit to the Foundation is they can now count on your kind donation each year. The picture at right shows a Paul Harris +3 pin with the Paul Harris Society Chevron.
Our club is on top of the leaderboard Rotary District 6960 is in the middle of the Annual Fund contest, which began July 1 and ends Dec. 31. Take a look at which club is currently first in the standings! We are proud of our generous members. Money sent to the Annual Fund fuels our local District grant program, with 47.5 cents of every dollar given to the fund returning to our District in three years. That money is called District Designated Funds (DDF) and is used to support grant projects. The top six clubs will each earn $1,000 toward a District grant to be completed in the second half of this Rotary year.
Club Foundation Chairman John Bodenburg, right, presented three Paul Harris Fellow Awards at the Nov. 17 meeting. President Carmen Spagnola, left, also poses with Patty Ivey, Dr. Al Taricco and Chuck Glazer. Thank you all for your continued generous support of The Rotary Foundation!
President Carmen Spagnola inducted Steve Gottlieb into our club on Nov. 17. Steve, above left, was sponsored by his friend, Frank Harris, right, who will also be Steve's mentor. Steve's classification is Retired Medical Supplies; he was a Rotarian for 18 years in New York. Steve and his wife, Sue, live in Sarasota. Welcome!
VOLUNTEER TO HELP RENOVATE HOMES TO GIVE TO DESERVING VETERANS Our Next Mission completed all of the hurricane repairs in the past couple of weeks for units ONM has renovated over the past few years. The leadership team met earlier with the CEO of Habitat for Humanity, which is getting two or three homes returned to them. One needs extensive repairs, but the other two need painting, cleaning, flooring and some cabinetry work. The estimated time frame is 30 to 45 days on these. ONM offered to help. The owner gave ONM a home on Lot 63 in Pescara Lakes, 570 57th Ave. W., Bradenton, where ONM has worked the past few years. The home suffered some hurricane damage, but has "solid bones" and will become a veteran's new home. Rotarians Terry Byce and Russ Sexton helped out last week. Volunteers have replaced the flooring. Starting Nov. 28, painting begins on interior ceiling and walls. On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, we will finish framing the bathroom and begin installing doors and the air conditioning.
If you would enjoy working on the projects and engaging in fellowship, please join us. Every skill level is needed and appreciated! If you would like to participate in these efforts – onsite work or ramp installation – contact Lakewood Ranch Rotarian Terry Byce (terry.byce@verizon.net or 703627-7765) or Greg Kisella (text 850-585-1698 or gkiselaonm@gmail.com). Bob Feller, who spoke to our club in June, is still actively involved. To learn more about ONM, visit the website by clicking here.
The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch will again be collecting wrapped shoeboxes to donate to Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee to distribute to seniors in our community. We will collect boxes until Dec. 15, either at our Holiday Party on Dec 8 or our luncheon meeting on Dec 15. Please review instructions below and on the next page. – Sybil Porter