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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: Alfred Current - District 6960 Governor
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for September 6th Meeting:Alfred Current\nDistrict 6960 Governor\nAlfred Current was born and reared in Gastonia\, North Carolina. He graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University located in Hickory\, North Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. He was accepted into the management development program with JB Ivey and Company\, headquartered in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, a retailer now known as Dillard’s. He later moved to the wholesale side of clothing as a manufacturer’s representative for ladies’ apparel. A Church fundraising project put him into the BBQ catering business which then led him to opening a brick-and-mortar BBQ restaurant. \nAlfred served on several boards while in Gastonia including the Gaston-Lincoln Area Mental Health Board\, Gaston County Chapter of the American Red-Cross and Gaston Residential Services-a non-profit advocacy and provider of residential group homes for those with disabilities. He was elected to serve a four-year term on the Gaston County Board of Education in 2008. \nAlfred reconnected with Karen\, a college friend in 2012\, after thirty years had passed. They married in March 2013 and Alfred moved to her home in Englewood. His community involvement includes serving on the board of directors of The Englewood Chamber of Commerce and The United Way of Charlotte County\, along with service to his Church\, Gulf Cove United Methodist. \nAlfred\, a third-generation Rotarian\, began his Rotary journey 31 years ago when he joined the Rotary Club of Gastonia\, North Carolina. He became a member of the Rotary Club of Englewood in July of 2013 and served two terms as club president. He has served as an assistant governor and three years as District Rotary Foundation Chair. Under his leadership\, District 6960 achieved a record-breaking $1.5 million in giving to The Rotary Foundation. \nAlfred and his wife\, Karen\, also a Rotarian\, are Major Donors\, and members of the Bequest Society\, Paul Harris Society\, PolioPlus Society\, as well as the newly formed Triple Crown Society. He is a partner in the firm\, Never Taxed Retirement Advisors\, LLC\, and holds the professional designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) and Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC®). He has four children and he and Karen enjoy ten grandchildren. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\n\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick 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. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-alfred-current-district-6960-governor/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fort Myers Sunrise Rotary":MAILTO:rglsurf@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T073000
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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: Ted Sottong - CEO
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for September 13th Meeting:Ted Sottong\nCEO – Pickup The Ball\nTed 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. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick 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. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-ted-sottong-ceo/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fort Myers Sunrise Rotary":MAILTO:rglsurf@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Club Assembly: Get to Know the Members
DESCRIPTION:September 20th Meeting:Club Assembly\nGet to Know the Members\nThis week’s Rotary Club of Fort Myers Sunrise club meeting will feature the members of the club as the guest speakers. Get to know their hobbies\, their backgrounds\, and some fun facts! Featured members will be: Dilman Thomas\, Jerry Hall\, and Robin Gretz. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick 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. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/club-assembly-get-to-know-the-members/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T073000
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SUMMARY:Featured Speaker: David F. Hoel - PhD
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker for September 27th Meeting:David F. Hoel\, PhD\nLee County Mosquito Control District – Malaria Update\nDr. David Hoel was born and raised in Columbia\, S.C.\, attended high school in Oklahoma and served 3 years in the Army as an ammunition specialist. Afterwards\, David attended Texas A&M University\, graduating in 1986 with a B.S. in entomology and later with an M.S. in 1993 with a specialization in mosquito biology. In 1994 he received a commission as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the U.S. Navy\, serving as a Medical Entomologist from 1994 to 2017. He deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served for 2 years as an entomology researcher and department head of the Vector Biology Research Program at the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center #3 in Cairo\, Egypt. He completed a PhD at the University of Florida in 2005 studying the bionomics of Aedes albopictus while on active duty. Other Naval assignments included assistant professor at the Uniformed Services University (Bethesda\, MD)\, Navy researcher and liaison officer with the CDC (Atlanta) and also in the same capacity with the USDA’s Center for Medical\, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology in Gainesville\, FL. While working with the CDC\, David served as the county entomologist for the President’s Malaria Initiative in Uganda\, Nigeria and Liberia. \nImmediately after retiring from the Navy\, David accepted an Assistant Director position at the Lee County Mosquito Control District. Upon the Director’s retirement in December 2018\, David interviewed for and was hired\, serving as the 4th Director of LCMCD since its inception in 1958. \nDavid and Joyce have been married for 28 years and have two children\, Michael and Caroline. \nWEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING\nJoin us on Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops\n13051 Bell Tower Drive\, FL\, 33907\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE ATTENDING\nCan’t Make it?\nJoin our Zoom Meeting – 2 Ways to Join\nONEClick 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. \nSunrise ZOOM RoomTWOClick on the link below and and enter\nMeeting ID: 465 653 4071 \nSunrise ZOOM Room
URL:https://fmsunriserotary.com/event/featured-speaker-david-f-hoel-phd/
LOCATION:Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops\, 13051 Bell Tower Drive\, Fort Myers\, 33907\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Meeting
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