No Meeting This Week Due to the Christmas holiday, there will be no Sunrise - Rotary Club of Fort Myers meeting this week. Weekly meetings will resume Wednesday, January 1st. To all friends, family, and members of the Sunrise - Rotary Club of Fort Myers: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING No Meeting This Week
Featured Event for December 18th Meeting: Stella and CeCe Spanberger Holiday Music Join us this Wednesday for a special holiday musical performance by Stella and CeCe Spanberger! Experience the magic of the season with festive music that will lift your spirits. Stella (10) and CeCe (8) are students at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Fort Myers and have been playing Suzuki violin since they were each 4 years old. Stella enjoys reading graphic novels and Harry Potter books (with Dad), Lego, Taylor Swift, and has a great talent of being able to play songs on her violin by ear. CeCe loves playing with her friends, helping Mom and Dad (when time allows), Morgan Wallen's music, and doing backbends and cartwheels all over the house. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, [...]
Featured Event for December 11th Meeting: A Morning of Thanksgiving and Gratitude Join us this week for a heartwarming Rotary meeting dedicated to Thanksgiving and gratitude. Together, we'll celebrate the season by sharing our cherised Thanksgiving memories and stories of gratitude that inspire and uplift. Please come prepared to share a favorite Thanksgiving memory or gratitude story. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 2 Ways to Join ONE Click on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet or phone. If you use a desktop or laptop you can use your regular browser or download the Zoom App for your [...]
Featured Event for December 4th Meeting: LARC Choir Holiday Music Performance Back by popular demand, the LARC Choir returns to fill our meeting with the joyful sounds of the season! Join us for a delightful morning of holiday music that's sure to lift your spirits and get you into the festive mood. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 2 Ways to Join ONE Click on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet or phone. If you use a desktop or laptop you can use your regular browser or download the Zoom App for your computer. If you plan to [...]
Featured Speaker for November 20th Meeting: Robin Gretz School Gardens Robin Gretz is a retired educator who taught for the School District of Lee County for 36 years. In retirement, she found a passion for gardening. She wrote grants to start a community garden in Pine Manor and a school garden at Villas Elementary. Now, with two Rotary grants, she has helped our club start gardens at Edison Park and Allen Park. Robin is also a foodie and loves to prepare what she grows. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 2 Ways to Join ONE Click on the link to our ZOOM ROOM below. With this method you can join via a [...]
Featured Speaker for November 13th Meeting: Kelsey Mitchell District Governor of District 6960 Kelsey Scoggins Mitchell grew up in Naperville, IL and originally moved to Florida in 2006. Kelsey is the loving mother of two children Audrey and Brooks. Kelsey is the proud owner of a Real Estate Team called The Classic Luxury Network brokered by Keller Williams Realty, where she and her team serve all of Florida and Georgia. Kelsey and her team have been in the top ranked teams in multiple Keller Williams offices in both Georgia and Florida. Kelsey was named the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from the Greater Rome Board of REALTORS in 2019. Kelsey received the “Eagle” award for her success from Keller Williams Naples in 2020. Her team was awarded the #3 top group for 2021 in Marco Island. Her team was awarded the #2 expansion team in 2022 with Keller Williams Elite Realty. Kelsey loves [...]
Featured Speaker for November 6th Meeting: Christopher Michael Meadows MS, HAS, BC-HIS American Medical Hearing Centers Christopher Meadows is an expert hearing care provider with over 10 years in the industry who has helped thousands of souls. He is also very skilled as a play-by-play announcer with over 8 years of experience calling football and basketball games. He is a single father who raised his now-grown son, who is in the Navy, by working multiple jobs and putting himself through college, mostly by working in underground coal mines and bartending. After a couple of years working for a regional ESPN radio station and a couple as the Executive Director of a Convention and Visitors Bureau, a friend introduced Chris to the hearing industry. He took to it like a duck does to water, and through hard work and a special way of putting people at ease with their decision to receive the help [...]
Featured Speaker for October 30th Meeting: Peggy Mouracade Mental Health Dr. Peggy Mouracade has been a part of the medical community of Fort Myers, Florida since 1997. It was no surprise that she chose medicine as a profession in that she was immersed in this world growing up in West Virginia. Her beloved father, her mentor, was a vascular surgeon and through him she witnessed the joy and fulfillment of being a physician. Peggy’s undergraduate studies were done at Wake Forest University and culminated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude with Honors and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was awarded an Upperclassmen Carswell Scholarship at the end of her freshman year. As part of the scholarship, she spent the summer of her junior year in the Philippines studying healthcare delivery. Cementing an early interest in medicine, she remained in Winston-Salem, NC and attended The [...]
Featured Speaker for October 23rd Meeting: Ted Sottong CEO - Pickup The Ball Ted has been a Rotarian for over 25 years, and has been a member of the Fort Myers Sunrise Club since 2004. He is a local architect and founded Pickup the Ball, Inc. in 2012. Through that organization, he has connected with young men from stressed areas to help empower them to lead their communities with the goal of transformation. Ted enjoys sports photography in his spare time, along with adventurous travel and making pasta when time permits. Ted thinks black Air Forces are dress shoes and he gave all his ties away, so in his mind, he dressed up for this occasion. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? [...]
Featured Speaker for October 16th Meeting: Kevin Anderson Mayor of Fort Myers Kevin B. Anderson was sworn in as the 62nd Mayor of Fort Myers on November 16, 2020, after serving as Ward 4 councilperson for the previous two years. Mayor Anderson retired from Chico’s FAS, Inc. in June 2019 after 15 years. Prior to joining Chico’s, he had a more than 24-year career with the Fort Myers Police Department, holding the rank of Major at retirement. Anderson also served three years in the United States Army. Mayor Anderson is a graduate of Edison Community College (now Florida SouthWestern State College), Florida Gulf Coast University, and the University of Louisville Southern Police Institute. A dynamic community member with a long history of civic involvement, Anderson has been a resident of Fort Myers since 1979, serving on numerous boards and coalitions across Southwest Florida. Currently, Mayor Anderson serves as chair of the Premier Mobile [...]
