Featured Event: Valentine's Day Program
2026-02-11 07:30 - 08:30 (America/New_York) | Doubletree at Bell Tower Shops, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, 33907, United States
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 is the owner of Naples Residential Services, LLC, a company specializing in the maintenance and management of luxury residential properties. He is also deeply committed to community service, serving as Treasurer for Collier-Lee Honor Flight, where he oversees financial management, and as a Guardian, accompanying and safeguarding veterans during flight missions.
Will Plegt (66) with Edgar Rand (102) , WWII veteran USAAF who was on Mission 26 in April 2024. WEEKLY SUNRISE MEETING
Join us on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Bell Tower Shops
13051 Bell Tower Drive, FL, 33907
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Meeting ID: 465 653 4071
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Featured Speakers: Annie Campbell & Read Sawczyn
2026-02-18 07:30 - 08:30
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 Together, Third Level Crisis Center, and Benzie Housing Council. In addition, she has a history of volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Women’s Resource Center, and Special Olympics.
Annie earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Michigan State University, a Master in Education from Aquinas College, a Certificate in Fundraising Management from Indiana University and a Certificate in Strategic Leadership from Harvard.
Annie grew up in Traverse City, MI, and moved to Fort Myers, FL in 2015.
Read Sawczyn – Senior Vice President, FineMark National Bank & Trust
Read Sawczyn is a Senior Vice President and Private Wealth Advisor with FineMark National Bank & Trust. Mr. Sawczyn joined the bank in 2014 and assists clients with financial and estate planning, and administers investment, trust, and estate accounts. He serves on the following bank committees: Account Acceptance, Discretionary Request, and Real Estate/Unique Assets.
Prior to FineMark, Mr. Sawczyn was a commercial litigator and creditor’s rights attorney in Tampa, Florida and Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Sawczyn is a Florida native and earned a bachelor’s degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Miami and Juris Doctor and MBA from the University of Florida.
Mr. Sawczyn is the president of the Project Dentists Care Foundation which supports Project Dentists Care of Southwest Florida, a dental clinic that provides basic dental services to patients making below two hundred percent of the poverty level. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South and its current grants chair. He volunteers in the confirmation program at St. John XXIII Catholic Church. He also volunteers as a mentor for Take Stock in Children and as a puppy raiser for Dogs, Inc. Mr. Sawczyn previously served on the board of the Greenwave Band Boosters, volunteered with his daughters’ Scouts BSA Troop, and the Fort Myers and Tampa Chapters of the Coastal Conservation Association.
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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Featured Speaker: Earl Quenzel
2026-02-25 07:30 - 08:30
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, located at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Fort Myers.
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
