Featured Speaker for October 15th Meeting: Trish Routte Manager - Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers Trish Routte is the Manager for Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, having worked for the Lee County Sheriff's Office for more than 28 years. Prior to starting with Crime Stoppers, she worked for the Cape Coral Police Department for nearly three years, starting up the second "Do the Right Thing" Youth Recognition Program in the country. Before her law enforcement career, Trish was a journalist, starting with the Cape Coral Daily Breeze at age 15 by writing obituaries, and culminating that chapter of her career as the paper's City Editor. Trish has served as Chairman of Mothers Against Drunk Driving's annual Walk Like MADD 5K for the last five years, and has served on the Executive Board of the Southeastern Crime Stoppers Association for the last 12 years. Currently, she is the Vice President of the Florida Association of Crime [...]

Featured Speaker for October 8th Meeting: Tricia Montgomery Development Director - Gulf Coast Humane Society Tricia Montgomery is focused on transforming animal welfare, veterinary care, and the pet industry for the better. After a personal 130-pound weight-loss journey with her dog, Louie, Tricia leaned into the power of the human–animal bond and began her professional path with the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association. There, as Executive Director/Public Education Director, she built programs, led nationally recognized public-health/media initiatives, and coordinated large-scale community response efforts. Armed with that insight into how pets change human health, Tricia later founded K9 Fit Club®, the nation’s first science-based fitness program for people and their dogs. She created proprietary formats (from Pupilates™ to Bow Wow Bootcamp and Fungility™) and scaled the brand to 83 locations in two years via their licensing model, earning the Pet Care Innovation Prize (Purina) and national coverage on the Today Show, Fox News, Good Morning [...]

Featured Speaker for October 1st Meeting: Antwan "Duke" Dixon Head Football Coach - Lehigh Senior High School Join us for this week’s Rotary meeting as we welcome special guest speaker Antwan “Duke” Dixon, head football coach for Lehigh Senior High School. Coach Dixon, hired in July 2023, is a proud former football standout from South Fort Myers High School. His journey is as inspiring off the field as it is on it — he is a cancer survivor who received a life-saving bone marrow transplant from his father, Anthony Dixon, who now serves alongside him as an assistant coach. Come hear Coach Dixon share his remarkable story of resilience, leadership, and community impact. We look forward to seeing you there! WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 [...]

Featured Speakers for September 24th Meeting: Al Kinkle & Heidi Webb Kimmie's Recovery Zone Al Kinkle - CCM, CCE, CAM, FMP Al Kinkle currently serves as Founder, President and Family Peer Specialist for Kimmie's Recovery Zone in Fort Myers, Florida. Al is married to his wife Debbie of 49 years and they have 4 adult children. Al has been a Florida resident for 47 years. Al is a Certified Club Manager (CCM), Certified Chief Executive (CCE), Community Association Manager (CAM), and Food Management Professional (FMP). Community Involvement/Awards Chairman of Barbara's Friends/Golisano Children's Hospital Cancer Fund Advisory Committee (2001-2009 Committee Member / 2009-present Chairman) Chairman of Lexington Country Club's Charity Event for Barbara's Friends/Children's Hospital Cancer Fund (Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, FL) (2004 thru 2020) Kimmie's Angels This fund supports, sustains and enhances the Barbara's Friends mission to help families with financial assistance while in treatment at Golisano Children's Hospital of [...]

Featured Speaker for September 17th Meeting: Kacie Hass Director of Operations - Foster Village SWFL Kacie has grown up in Southwest Florida, spending 35 years of her life in Cape Coral. She has deep ties and roots to this local community and is married to her best friend and Fort Myers firefighter/EMT, Tanner Hass. They have three beautiful children and are actively involved at Christian Life Fellowship Church. Kacie is the founder of the nonprofit Hearten Inc. which merged with Foster Village SWFL in June 2024. The heart of Hearten, and of Kacie, is to recognize and celebrate the inherent worth of every child no matter their circumstances. She believes in standing in the gap for our vulnerable community members, providing support and spreading joy during times of hardship. Kacie is a natural fit at Foster Village and believes each of us possess unique talents and gifts that can be used to assist [...]

Featured Speaker for September 10th Meeting: Gary Goforth Rotary Foundation 101 Join us this week as fellow Rotarian Gary Goforth gives an introduction to the Rotary Foundation. Gary has served as Global Grants Chair and District Rotary Foundation Chair in District 7750 (Upstate South Carolina). He has helped develop multiple global grants in Honduras and India that focused on providing clean water and better healthcare facilities. Gary's presentation will cover the basics of The Rotary Foundation (TRF), including its history, Rotary’s 6 Areas of Focus, how humanitarian grants are funded, and recognition for individual Rotarians and districts. We hope to see you there! WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Bell Tower Shops 13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907 Can't Make it? Join our Zoom Meeting - 2 Ways to Join ONE [...]

Drive For Education Sponsors Appreciation Breakfast: September 3rd at 7:30 AM Please join us this Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:30 AM at the DoubleTree Hotel at Bell Tower Shops, where we will be hosting a Sponsor Appreciation Breakfast to honor the sponsors of our recent golf tournament and thank them for their support in raising funds for our beneficiaries. We’ll also hear a few words from Mike Perino with OneDigital, who will be joining us as part of the program. We look forward to seeing you there! WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton 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 [...]

Sunrise Rotary Club August 27th Meeting: Join us this week for a "Getting to Know You" session with some of our newer Rotary members. You'll have the opportunity to hear their stories, learn about their backgrounds, and strengthen connections within our club. We'll also share important updates and details on upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you there! WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING Join us on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton 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 Speaker for August 20th Meeting: Kevin Wensley Kevin has spent most of his life in, on, and around sailboats—sailing, fixing, racing, breaking, selling, coaching on them, and, on rare and adventurous occasions, even sinking them. His journey took a decisive turn in 1998 when marriage and a technology start-up, led by his good friend Laurence Holt (creator of Stikky Books), brought him to Manhattan. While his wife Clare became the first U.S.-based partner for a UK software company, Kevin immersed himself in the sailing world—joining the leadership team of the BT Global Challenge, "the world's toughest yacht race," in San Francisco, and later moving to Florida to ultimately serve as operations director for the largest commercial sailing school in the United States. His connection to Stikky Books came naturally. As the editor of SAIL Magazine put it, the series can make you "never look at a night sky the same way again"—a [...]

Featured Speaker for August 13th Meeting: Damon Vetere Damon is originally from Long Island, NY and attended Stony Brook University, where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. Prior to entering the real estate industry, he was the Director of Business Development for an aviation company. Managing international clients from across the world (including Dubai, Brazil, Ireland, Germany and Canada), Damon's extensive sales and management background have given him the necessary skills to be a successful real estate professional, as well as earning him valuable connections abroad. In his first year in real estate, he was awarded the "Rookie of the Year" designation, which is given to the number one new sales agent in the nation. Since 2013, Damon has consistently earned top sales awards with Coldwell Banker. In 2023, he made Real Producers 40 Under 40. Since forming The Vetere Team in 2020, they have earned top accolades including Coldwell Banker [...]