ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH NEWS SEPT. 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 This Rotary year, we are continuing our club's mission to offer Roundtable discussions featuring fellow Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch members. Join us as we present this week's program titled "What Does 'Service Above Self' Mean To Me?" Panel members will be Govind Singh, Nora White, Lang Wooddy, Christi Womack Villalobos, Jim Wingert and Ladd Waldo.
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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."
SEPT. 15 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
MITCHELL LOZAROV "THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS." SEPT. 22 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
LAST WEEK
Shekhar Mehta
PROGRAMS
Shekhar Mehta of the Rotary Club of CalcuttaMahanagar, West Bengal, India, served as the President of Rotary International in 2021-22. Arthur Kanegis is a member of the Rotary E-club of World Peace and director of "The World is My Country." In the podcast People – Powered Planet, hosted by Kanegis, Mehta shares his vision on positive peace and how global programs Rotary promotes create peace at the local level and around the world. If you missed it, watch the presentation by clicking here.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS ==Important dates for your calendar: 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. Sept. 28: 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.co. 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 Suncoat Food & Wine Fest at Premier Sports Complex, Lakewood Ranch. We are soliciting sponsors and restaurant participants. Get paper tickets to sell from fellow Rotarian Fred Lopez. 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.
SMALL GROUP MEALS ARE RETURNING
Our club's Small Group Meal program is about to begin. Joining other Lakewood Ranch Rotarians and friends over a meal provides an opportunity to get to know like-minded people in a meaningful way. Sign-up sheets for hosts and guests will start circulating at the Rotary meeting Sept. 8. Last year, 80 Lakewood Ranch Rotarians participated in this program. The feedback from those participants was unanimous: It was GREAT! You can be a part of this program that starts in September and ends in May. How many times will you host and be a guest? 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
Amanda Bray 9/4
Jeff Bell and Nora White 9/16
Sally Waldo 9/1/11
Bob Gordon 9/8
Donna and Alberto Layrisse 9/16
John Petrosky 9/2/21
Bob Grepling 9/8
Paul Hoenle and Ursula Heitmann 9/20
Sybil Porter 9/8/16
Govind Singh 9/8
Dan and Aline McAllitster 9/23
Abdul Gaffar 9/12/19
Jim Frederick 9/9
Maria Gaffar 9/12/19
Bill Porter 9/9
Howard Schechter 9/12/19
Sybil Porter 9/9
Michael Harshman 9/13/12
Christi Womack Villalobos 9/9
Duane Saunders 9/13/12
Jennifer Fretz-Smith 9/13
Jeff Bell 9/16/21
Marie Thompson 9/14
D McSweeney 9/19/13
Karin McLoughlin, 9/18
JoAnn Shakon 9/21/18
Steve Schlueter 9/20
Dave Jack 9/23/21
Carrie Leitzman 9/22
Ron Myers 9/26/02
Jeff Bell 9/24 Judi Bjork 9/30