Rotary News

This Week's Featured Speaker: Linda Doggett Property Fraud Alert Wed. Feb 26th 7:30am - 8:30am Linda Doggett Clerk of Court Lee County, Florida  • Lee County voters elected Linda Doggett to serve as Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in November 2012. • She was sworn into office on Jan. 8, 2013, and was re-elected in 2016 to serve her second 4-year term. • Linda holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Hodges University and is a long-time veteran of the Clerk's office. • She has held various leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer, Information Technology Director, and Courts Department Director. As Clerk, Linda oversees a staff of 340 employees serving a local population of approximately 722,336 county residents. • Over the years, Linda has elevated the office through her commitment to adopting new technologies designed to improve efficiencies and provide greater transparency and accessibility to [...]

Great day for three Fort Myers Rotary Clubs, in partnership with our District and the Rotary Foundation. The Lee Association for Remarkable Citizens needed a van. They REALLY needed a van. Ian Keith said folks....let’s get them a van! Dan Russell said oh yeah, let’s do it. John McGowan said get rolling. Great project. Kerri Goldsmith said hey, the South Club is all in. An anonymous donor closed a $1,000 hole and what do you know, a 15 passenger van appeared. Thank you to the Sunrise, South and Downtown Clubs for partnering to raise $15,000 toward the purchase of this $30,000 van. Thank you Sam Galloway Ford for making the purchase possible with not a sharp pencil, but taking a hatchet to the price. Thank you to District 6960 for your hours of work to coordinate matching funds. Most of all, thank you to LARC, your incredible staff and clients for the work you to in [...]

Congratulations Jim Hockenberry. Awarded his Paul Harris Fellow +1. Hey Jim, they rack up fast when you are a member of the Paul Harris Society! Thank you for your commitment to the Foundation as a society member.