Fort Myers Sunrise Rotary

Featured Speaker & Event: Kevin Garrity & Holiday Music
2025-12-17 07:30 - 08:30 (America/New_York) | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for December 17th Meeting:Kevin Garrity
Snead Eye Group
Kevin Garrity was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in the Finger Lakes region of western New York, where he became a lifelong Steelers fan. He and his wife, Kim, have one daughter, Brianna, who now lives in Sarasota with her husband, Joel, and their son, Rett.
Kevin has spent his career in national and international Business Development for a variety of medical technology companies, a path he began in the late 1980s. He holds an undergraduate degree in Medical Technology and an MBA from Texas State University. Over the years, he has managed organizations ranging from start-ups to global leaders in the device, laboratory, and pharmaceutical sectors.
His entry into eye care happened somewhat by chance, but it quickly became a deeply rewarding professional chapter. Today, Kevin serves as the Practice Administrator of Snead Eye Group, overseeing six offices, two surgery centers, and nine providers throughout Collier and Lee counties.
Featured Event for December 17th Meeting:Stella & CeCe Spanberger
Holiday Music
We will have special entertainment provided by Stella and CeCe Spanberger. Get here early on Wednesday – you don’t want to miss this!
Stella (11) and CeCe (10) 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 DoubleTree by Hilton at Bell Tower Shops
13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907
LET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING
Can’t Make it?
Join our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join
ONEClick 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 join via a tablet or phone, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store.
Sunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter
Meeting ID: 465 653 4071
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No Meeting This Week
2025-12-31 07:30 - 08:30
No Meeting This WeekDue to the New Year’s holiday, there will be no Sunrise – Rotary Club of Fort Myers meeting this week. Weekly meetings will resume Wednesday, January 7th. We wish everyone a Happy New Year and a wonderful holiday season!
WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING
No Meeting This Week

Featured Speaker: Ted Wioncek III
2026-01-07 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for January 7th Meeting:Ted Wioncek III
Associate Artistic Director – Players Circle Theater
Ted Wioncek III is an award-winning stage director who has dedicated his career to leading creative teams in experiential playgrounds across the invigorating world of live theater. His hands-on leadership has garnered him a reputation as “a master in storytelling” by Philly Review.
Wioncek has been hailed as an “illusioneer of stagecraft” by IEN Engineering Europe for his unique use of medium advancing technology, including custom designed stage mechanics and sensory experiences. He has been featured in numerous publications regarding arts and business, including The Philadelphia Inquirer and SJ Magazine’s “Someone to Watch,” where he was deemed a leader in the Greater Philadelphia theatre movement for his success as one of the Tri-state’s up-and-coming business builders.
As a member of Stage Director & Choreographers Society, his work has amassed a plethora of awards and nominations, including the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Award of Excellence, as well as Theatre Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards, a nationally recognized symbol of excellence for professional theatre in The Greater Philadelphia Arts Community.
Ted is the former Founding Artistic Director of Eagle Theatre, South Jersey’s only year-round professional Equity theater, as well as The Collaborative Act Studio, a process driven theater dedicated to rarely produced work. In 2021, he Co-Founded SWFL Showstoppers, an entertainment company committed to touring Broadway-style musical revues to clubs, communities, and resorts throughout Southwest Florida.
Select Regional Theatres include Walnut Street Theatre, Wilma Theatre, Cape May Stage, Act II Playhouse, Gulf Coast Symphony, & Montgomery Theatre.
Previous Players Circle Directorial credits include My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Godspell, A Day in Hollywood/A Night on Broadway.
Previous Players Circle Performance credits include My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Butterflies Are Free, Ho! Ho! Ho! The Christmas Show, and Breaking Legs.
Playwright; A Day in Hollywood / A Night on Broadway, Season’s Greetings: A Musical Celebration of Holiday Traditions from Around the World, Jane & The Humongous Pear (A Choose Your Own Adventure Play), The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and co-author of Players Circle’s original musical revue, Ho! Ho! Ho! The Christmas Show. In 2018, Wioncek received critical acclaim for his groundbreaking original work, NOIR: The 3D/4D Semi-Cinematic Satirical Thriller, a one-man show that seamlessly blends live-action with three-dimensional cinematography, using hip-to-the-minute technology and theatrical techniques to immerse the audience.
Wioncek’s passion for the stage can be matched only by his dedication to the expansion of the cultural landscape of Southwest Florida.
Ted lives in Fort Myers, FL with his beautiful wife, Kimberly, their little sunbonnet from the Sunshine State, Lilly Evelyn Wioncek, and their adorable, retired research beagle, Professor Indiana Bones.
WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING
Join us on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Bell Tower Shops
13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907
LET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING
Can’t Make it?
Join our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join
ONEClick 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 join via a tablet or phone, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store.
Sunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter
Meeting ID: 465 653 4071
Sunrise ZOOM Room

Featured Speaker: Ted Sottong
2026-01-14 07:30 - 08:30 | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
Featured Speaker for January 14th Meeting:Ted Sottong
Get To Work Scholarship Program
Join us this Wednesday for our Rotary meeting featuring guest speaker Ted Sottong, who will discuss the Get To Work Scholarship Program. 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 DoubleTree by Hilton at Bell Tower Shops
13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907
LET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING
Can’t Make it?
Join our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join
ONEClick 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 join via a tablet or phone, you must download the application from your phone provider’s App store.
Sunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter
Meeting ID: 465 653 4071
Sunrise ZOOM Room
