Sabine Kvenberg
2022-23 Leadership RI President Jennifer Jones District 6960 Governor Neil Snyder Club President Carmen Spagnola LAST WEEK ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH NEWS THIS WEEK SEPT. 8, 2022 PROGRAMS ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEWOOD RANCH | 8374 MARKET STREET #449 | LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202 CHECK US OUT! Click here to join Zoom meetings at noon Thursdays. Meeting ID: 289 101 885 Password: 907278
Our speaker this week is Sabine Kvenberg, an author, speaker and performer She is a communication and confidence coach with decades of experience helping people overcome their fears Sabine was an actress and director in Europe before moving to the United States to open a performing arts school, which she ran for 27 years She now teaches others how to take charge of their lives Her motto? “The better we can communicate our mission and message, the greater the impact we can make in the world ”
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SEPT. 15 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB MITCHELL LOZAROV
LEE HAYES BYRON
"THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS." SEPT. 8 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
SABINE KVENBERG
"HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE."
SEPT. 22 AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB
"THE DANGER OF CLIMATE CHANGE." Because of other important club announcements made during the Sept. 1 meeting, the "What Does 'Service Above Self' Mean To Me?" roundtable discussion among six club members was rescheduled to Feb. 23 to give panelists ample time to fully participate in the presentation. Ask Ted Lindenberg about changes made to Sarasota County School District rules; Books For Kids will not be able to distribute books there. Programs will continue as usual in Manatee County schools. President Elect Sybil Porter asked club members to bring wine corks to club meetings. They will be used for a project in the VIP tent for the Suncoast Food & Wine Fest on Nov. 12.
AT LAKEWOOD RANCH COUNTRY CLUB PRESIDENT CARMEN SPAGNOLA LEADS THE CLUB ASSEMBLY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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BIRTHDAYS Amanda Bray 9/4 Bob Gordon 9/8 Bob Grepling 9/8 Govind Singh 9/8 Jim Frederick 9/9 Bill Porter 9/9 Sybil Porter 9/9 Christi Womack Villalobos 9/9 Jennifer Fretz Smith 9/13 Marie Thompson 9/14 Karin McLoughlin, 9/18 Steve Schlueter 9/20 Carrie Leitzman 9/22 Jeff Bell 9/24 Judi Bjork 9/30
ANNIVERSARIES
MEMBER CELEBRATIONS Pre order your Florida Rotary license plate at FloridaRotaryTag.com or by clicking here. For each order, $25 goes toward Rotary youth programs. ORDER A LICENSE PLATE; YOU'LL SUPPORT ROTARY YOUTH PROGRAMS!
Anyone who needs help using DACdb for various functions can contact club member Christi Womack Villalobos for a tutorial Lern now to update your profile, register for events and see what is happening throughout istrict 690. ==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: 8:30 a m to 4 p m , Rotary Leadership Institute Parts 1, 2 and 3 plus Discussion Leader training in Sarasota; 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. 23: World Polio Day Bowling Tournament; see Page 5 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. June 15-18: Save the dates for the District 6960 Conference.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
CLUB Sally Waldo 9/1/11 John Petrosky 9/2/21 Sybil Porter 9/8/16 Abdul Gaffar 9/12/19 Maria Gaffar 9/12/19 Howard Schechter 9/12/19 Michael Harshman 9/13/12 Duane Saunders 9/13/12 Jeff Bell 9/16/21 D McSweeney 9/19/13 JoAnn Shakon 9/21/18 Dave Jack 9/23/21 Ron Myers 9/26/02 Donna and Alberto Layrisse 9/16 Jeff Bell and Nora White 9/20 Paul Hoenle and Ursula Heitmann 9/20 Dan and Aline McAllitster 9/23
At the club's lunch meeting Sept. 8, the Small Group Meal program will restart. Two sign up sheet will be circulated, one for signing up to be a dinner host, and the other to attend as a guest.
Treasurer Jim Wingert and club member/song leader Vonda Johnson teamed up for a "Happy Trails" presentation for a rousing start as President Carmen Spagnola officiates at the Sept 1 meeting Three years ago, Jim asked Vonda if she knew the song as it played an important part in his childhood That was followed by a long COVID 19 break If you missed the meeting, get in on the nostalgia by clicking here to listen to Roy Rogers and Dale Evans sing the iconic song
Thank you member Bob Wyatt, above right, who continues supporting The Rotary Foundation Club Foundation Chairman John Bodenburg, left, presented Bob with this Paul Harris Fellow+1 Award at the Sept 1 meeting The PHF recognition acknowledges those who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to TRF The +1 signifies this is Bob's second award Read about PHF recognition by clicking here
SMALL GROUP MEALS RETURN; SIGN UP STARTING SEPT. 8 TO BE A HOST OR A GUEST
Pairings between hosts and guests are made with considerations such as mixing longstanding members with newer ones, or those with complementary interests, or just randomly putting people together knowing that they will enjoy finding out about each other. The wait time for an invitation depends on when and how many members sign up to be hosts. If you sign up as a guest, you will be invited to a Small Group Meal. Your $25 contribution per guest will be given to the discretionary fund of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch Be a part of this fun program Please contact Dorothy Bodenburg at 714 960 0971 for any questions
