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 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 22nd Meeting: Eric Raddatz Executive Director - Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Join us this Wednesday for an engaging presentation from Eric Raddatz, who will share updates and insights about the exciting programs, exhibits, and community initiatives happening at the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about one of Southwest Florida’s most beloved educational attractions! 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 [...]