Events

Featured Event for February 11th Meeting: Valentine's Day Program Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Rotary Club of Fort Myers – Sunrise! We are hosting a Valentine’s Day program on February 11th that will include gifts and a raffle. In addition, we are pleased to welcome Will Plegt, who will be our featured speaker and will present a 30-minute talk. Don’t forget to bring your spouse/significant other with you! Will Plegt Collier-Lee Honor Flight Will Plegt is a retired hospitality executive with a distinguished global career spanning more than four decades. Holding dual citizenship in the United States and The Netherlands, he has lived and worked in major international markets including New York, Miami, Houston, Puerto Rico, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Aruba. He built his career with InterContinental Hotels Group and Carlson Hospitality, where he held senior leadership roles across luxury and full-service properties. Now based in the City of Naples, Will [...]

Featured Speakers for February 18th Meeting: Annie Campbell & Read Sawczyn Heights Foundation Career Tech Institute Annie Campbell - Director of Development Annie Campbell currently serves as Rotary District 6960’s District Governor Nominee and is also the Director of Development at The Heights Foundation.  She began working at Heights in July 2022. Annie served as the 2022-2023 President of the Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva and is currently on the board of directors for the Harlem Heights Community Charter School and Eva’s Closet and Foundation. She is a graduate of the Charitable Foundation of the Islands 2022 Leadership Sanibel-Captiva class. Prior to her position at The Heights Foundation, Annie served as the Development Director for BIG ARTS on Sanibel, PACE Center for Girls in Immokalee, SWFL March of Dimes, and Disability Network Northern Michigan.  Annie has served on several nonprofit boards, including: the Board of Directors for Child and Family Services, Artists Creating [...]

Featured Speaker for February 25th Meeting: Earl Quenzel Important Lessons Small Businesses Can Learn from Super Bowl Advertisers Join us this week for an engaging Rotary meeting as marketing expert Earl Quenzel takes us on a journey through the history of Super Bowl advertising. From iconic classics to memorable campaigns, Earl will break down what makes these ads unforgettable and reveal the best Super Bowl commercials of all time. Don’t miss this insightful and entertaining look at advertising on the world’s biggest stage! Earl has served as a past president of the Sunrise – Rotary Club of Fort Myers, president of the McGregor Woods Homeowners Association for 3 years, and currently serves as chairman of the Players Circle Theater board. In addition to his active community involvement, Earl is a partner at Quenzel Marketing Agency with his wife, Colleen. Please Note: We will be meeting on the patio at Shoeless Joe's Sports Cafe, [...]

12th Annual Drive for Education Rotary Golf Tournament Join us on Friday, April 24th for the 12th Annual Drive for Education Golf Tournament! We will meet at the Old Corkscrew Golf Club located in Estero, FL for a fun-filled day of golfing, a raffle, a silent auction, and more! Four amateur golfers are paired with a PGA or LPGA professional golfer. 40 pros go head-to-head for a $3,000 cash purse. The amateur teams compete in a scramble, and the top Pro-Am team will also be recognized for the best round. 1oo% of the tournament's net earnings support our clubs local and international education programs. Click the link below to learn more about the tournament and register your team today! LEARN MORE OLD CORKSCREW GOLF CLUB Join us on Friday, April 24th, 2026 at the Old Corkscrew Golf Club 17320 Corkscrew Rd, Estero, FL 33928 [...]