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The Rotary Club of Naples Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 12, September 20, 2023

Dear Rotarians,

I spent a fun weekend helping the Interact Club clean up Park Shore Beach last Saturday. What I got to witness was twenty or so Naples High school students spend a morning eager to work and volunteer with smiles on their faces. They would look you in the eye and say "Yes, sir" and were focused on the task at hand, and not their phones. They were a pleasure! It's good to know that our "junior Rotary" is full of eager, community minded young women and men. If you see Stew Mcfarlane or Greg Wetzel, thank them for the time they give to mentor our next generation. The next time we have a joint program with the Interact club, consider spending time with the next generation of future Rotarians. Thank you.

Yours in Rotary,

Phil Regala

President – The Rotary Club of Naples

We have set a goal of raising $1500 in CART money by Oct 4th to coincide with a speaker who will speak on the CART program. 

YTD total CART funds

received $1228. 

About Our Speaker

Barb Bollinger, Director of Development, Path2

Freedom. 

Topic is “Human Trafficking”

Barb Bollinger is the Director of Development for Path2Freedom. She started in June 2020 as a volunteer mentor and teacher’s assistant at Path2Freedom’s safe home and became the Director of Development in November of that year. She is a Syracuse University Communications Undergraduate and earned her MBA from The Ohio State University. Barb comes with 28 years of prior corporate experience in Marketing, Operations, Sales and Finance in Ohio and Florida, but most importantly, she has a personal passion for the Path2Freedom mission and the cause of anti-human trafficking.

Mentors Needed

Last week, teacher, Michael Wexler, spoke to us about a class at Naples High School, in business entrepreneurship. They are looking for mentors who will coach their teams of five on a proposed business plan. The commitment is one hour / week for the semester. If you are interested, in helping our next generation of businessmen and women, please email him at 

[email protected]

Upcoming Speakers

Sept. 27: Miranda Escobar, Florida Lions Eye Clinic

Oct 4: Gregg Kaye, Habit for Humanity

Oct 11: Tiffany Ervin, Coins for Alzheimer's Research (CART)

Oct 18: Rev. Sharon Harris-Ewing, Interfaith Alliance



Rotarian of the Week

Shannon Rice

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Beach Cleanup

2023-24 Social Events

• Please Note New Date is Oct 14:

OCT. 14: CORNHOLE SOCIAL to End Polio hosted by John Smarge (tentative)

Nov.17: BINGO @ Sharon Carter's

Dec. TBD:

Option 1: Everblades Game

Option 2: Cooler of Cheers @ South Street (still tbd on this but might work, might be double party in Jan though)

Jan 20, 24: New Year’s Dinner Party – Jeff Garr’s House

Feb. 1, 24: Valentine’s Day Bake-off @ TBD house

March 16, 24: Naples St. Paddy’s Day Parade & Happy Hour

April 11, 24: SPRING HAPPY HOUR

MAY TBD, 24: POT LUCK @ Bob Anthony's House

June TBD, 24: INSTALLATION BANQUET

Check out our Facebook page to see this week's meeting at The Rotary Club of Naples or to rewatch any previous meetings at a later time.

Last Week's Meeting Photos

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Zone 34

District 6960

Club 4328

R. Gordon R. McInally

President, Rotary International

Alfred Current III

District 6960 Governor

Kelsey Mitchell

District Governor Elect

Gerard Sola

District Governor Nominee

2023-24 Officers

Phil Regala

President

Ashley Kelly

President-Elect 

Cathy Hetrick

Treasurer

Caitlyn Sierra

Secretary

Stephanie Lai

Immediate

Past President

2023-24 Directors

Sam Capri

Tom Gano 

Jay Folz

Lisa McCarthy

Shannon Rice

Adam Schonberg

Keith Upson

2022-23

Sergeant-at-Arms

Richard Kirschner

September

Membership Anniversaries (our club)

Sam Capri - 19 yrs

Al Hackney - 28 yrs

Phil Regala - 25 yrs

Gwenn Ramage-Wons

- 4 yrs

Jay Folz - 5 yrs

Bruce Mousa - 12 yrs

Jim Scartz - 15 yrs

September Birthdays

Allan Gregory - Sept 7

Ulrich Piepel - Sept 9

Charlie Bridgers - Sept 13

Jay Crandall - Sept 14

Gene Wons - Sept 17

Lisa McCarthy - Sept 18

Juan Henriquez - Sept 19

Robert Scully - Sept 30

QUARTERLY BILLING

July invoices are OVER 60 DAYS PAST DUE. Those who are on the Accounts Receivable report 60 days past due should expect a reminder email from our Executive Secretary, Sue Cobb, as well as a reminder phone call from our Treasurer, Cathy Hetrick. The Board of Directors will also be made aware of the Accounts Receivable status of these individuals.

Help Spread the Sunshine!!!

As a Rotary Family Member it is important we recognize when members lives have been significantly changed by events such as:

• New Births/Marriages
• Promotions/Rewards/Career Changes
• Sickness/Hospitalization/Death

Please contact :

Jay Crandall - Sunshine Committee Chair 2022-23 - with any such events:

Email - [email protected]

Phone - (239) 860 - 6946

Members of The Rotary Club of Naples support 

Collier Harvest each week by picking-up bread, rolls and desserts from the Vineyards' Publix and delivering the items to the Salvation Army, Tree of Life and St. Matthews House. Every Thursday, from approximately 7:00 - 8:00 AM, we pick-up and deliver a car-load of baked goods to those in need. We can always use more volunteers! If you are interested in participating, please contact  

Lisa McCarthy and she will arrange for you to ride along with one of our veterans to "learn the ropes".

Collier Harvest Weekly

Pick Up: 

Capital Grille – Mondays

September 25 – Deirdre Milobar

October 2 – Bob Scully

October 9 – Deirdre Milobar

October 16 – Cathy Hetrick

October 23 – Nizar Mamdani

October 30 – Beth Stevenson

November 6 – Deirdre Milobar

November 13 – Nizar Mamdani

November 20 – Bob Scully

November 27 – Beth Stevenson

Publix at The Vineyards – Thursdays

September 21 – John Smarge

September 28 – Lisa McCarthy