ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH NEWS AUG. 18, 2022
2022-23 Leadership RI President Jennifer Jones District 6960 Governor Neil Snyder Club President Carmen Spagnola
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THIS WEEK Club member Anne L. Ross, P.E., the executive director of the Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, manages its day-to-day operations. She executes policies and procedures as directed by the Board of Supervisors. Anne's professional experience spans over 20 years, 17 of those in Florida local government and another seven years in the private sector practicing as a civil engineer. Anne was selected as the Stewardship District's executive director a year ago. She has bachelor’s Anne Ross and master’s degrees in civil engineering and a professional engineering license. She joined our club in 2016. Anne is a club director, member of the Clean Water team and chair of the Youth Services committee.
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LAST WEEK
Alfred Current
District 6960 Governor-Elect Alfred Current, an Englewood Rotarian, presented a program about all of the good work The Rotary Foundation does throughout the world. He served as our district's Foundation chair for the past three years. This year's chair, Jim Hinck, a Charlotte Harbor Sunset member, accompanied Alfred to the meeting. Under Alfred's leadership, District 6960 achieved a record-breaking $1.4 million to The Rotary Foundation. Alfred and his wife, Karen, also a Rotarian, are Major Donors and members of the Bequest Society, Paul Harris Society and PolioPlus Society.
PROGRAMS AUG. 18 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
ANNE ROSS, THE STATE OF LAKEWOOD RANCH
AUG. 25 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
TBA SEPT. 1 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: "WHAT DOES 'SERVICE ABOVE SELF' MEAN TO ME?"
SEPT. 8 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
SABINE KVENBERG "HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE"
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ANNOUNCEMENTS ==Important dates for your calendar: Aug. 27 : Save the date for Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Membership Deep Dive sessions at Florida SouthWestern State College, Fort Myers; register on DACdb. Sept. 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 Sept. 6 with Lang Wooddy at lang66@comcast.net. Sept. 10: Save the date for Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Membership Deep Dive sessions at a northern district location TBA; register on DACdb. Oct. 5: Wine Down Wednesday social at 5:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at our new venue, McGrath's Irish Ale House, on Lakewood Main Street. RSVP by Oct. 3 with Lang Wooddy at lang66@comcast.net. Oct. 22: Save the date for Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Graduate-Level sessions in northern and southern district locations; registration info on DACdb. Oct. 24: World Polio Day Oct. 29: Save the date for the District 6960 Second Annual Family & Friends Luau. Nov. 3: District Governor Neil Snyder makes his official visit to our club. Nov. 5: Foundation "Deep Dive" seminar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at location TBA. Nov. 12: Our club presents the uncoat Food & Wine Fest at Premier Sports Complex, Lakewood Ranch. We are currently soliciting sponsors and restaurant participants. Online sales of general admission and VIP tickets began Aug. 1; early bird prices will be in effect until Aug. 31. Share this link. Feb. 25: Save the date for the District 6960 Foundation Event; details coming soon. May 4-6: Save the dates for the District 6960 Conference.
LAST CHANCE TO DONATE; Club members raising money to buy rings for softball team
Members of our club decided to continue supporting the Lakewood Ranch High School softball team, which just won its second straight 7A state championship. We outfitted them with new uniforms, and now members want to fund their championship rings. A generous Rotarian will match all donations. Learn more from Paul Oakes at PROakes@GMail.com. We've set up an easy way to donate via PayPal; just select LWRHS Softball Team Rings on the drop-down menu at this link. NEED HELP WITH DACDB? Anyone who needs help using DACdb for various functions can contact club member Christi Womack Villalobos for a tutorial. 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.
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MEMBER CELEBRATIONS BIRTHDAYS
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
Al Taricco 8/3
Jerry and Marjorie Long 8/1
Barbara Jones 8/7/03
Steve Bordes 8/4
Joyce and John Borda 8/6
Eck Kuesters 8/16/17
David Sluzevich 8/14
Mark and Lee Ann Brink 8/6
Gary Houseworth 88/19
Donna Aylward 8/15
Amanda and Jeff Bray 8/10
Lang Wooddy 8/8/19
Nathan Carr 8/16
Chris and Molly Fils 8/15
34 previous years in Rotary
Anne Ross 8/20
Barry and Carol Sukoneck 8/18
Donna Layrisse 8/27/20
Judy Berlow 8/23
Jennifer Fretz-Smith and Ty Smith 8/27 Marty and Mollie Saia 8/28 Howard and Janis Schechter 8/30 Dan and Beckie Conway 8/31
On Aug. 11, President-Elect Sybil Porter inducted Judi Costa Bjork into the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch. Sybil is Judi's mentor, and Bob Grepling is her sponsor. Lending support at the podium were Bill Porter and Judy's boss, Maribeth Phillips, president and CEO of Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee. Judi is vice president of outreach and nutrition center programs at the organization.
District Governor-Elect Alfred Current purchased this seashell mirror as a gift for his wife, Area 7 Assistant Governor Karen Cottrill Current, shown with Lakewood Ranch club member Susan Courter. Made with Florida fighting conch shells collected from Sanibel Beach, the mirrors look great as a dining room table centerpiece. Susan's young daughter, Autumn, finds shells, makes items and donates her proceeds to help good causes, including Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch clean water projects in Peru. Find out more by clicking here.
We met these young women at our club meeting July 11 as they told us about their experiences in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. Jeanne Eudier, 14, of France was hosted in July by Ellie Dalman. 16, of Bradenton and her family. On Aug. 1, club member Donna Layrisse, who was instrumental in setting up the exchange, reported that they were off to France to continue the cultural adventure for another month in District 6960's STEP program. Jeanne's family lives on a farm; her sponsor club is Club 1640 from Yvetot.