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ROTARY DISTRICT 6950 • ZONE 34 • FLORIDA • USA
RI President 2015- 2016: K.R. Ravindran
TheGovernor’s
Newsletter
TheGovernor’s
NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
KNOW Rotary – GROW Rotary!OCTOBER IS “COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT” MONTH!
Greetings Fellow Rotarians!
We are now in the second quarter of the Rotary Year! I have met with 28 Clubs and 28 Boards of Directors, bringing the mes-sage of Support and
Assistance from your District Leadership Team. Yes, we really are here to help! I am continuing to see the wonderful work you are doing in your communi-ties and the world. You are truly “World Class”! Also know that there is a clear, demonstrated relationship between trained Rotary Leaders, educated Rotar-ians, and effective, Vibrant Clubs that engage & retain their members. Keep up your 3-tier “Rotary Continuing Educa-tion”: Club, District, & RLI training. Use resources on Rotary.org & Rotary Club Central. Consult your AG or a District Committee Chair. “Know Rotary – Grow Rotary”!
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DE-VELOPMENT: Nearly 1.4 billion em-ployed people live on less than $1.25 a day. Engaged Rotarians promote eco-nomic and community development and reduce poverty in underserved communities through training, well-paying jobs, and access to financial management institutions. Projects range from providing people with equipment to vocational training. Our members work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished or under-served communities.
Suggestions for Community & Eco-
nomic Development: Partner with an environmental group such as Tampa Bay Watch or the Sierra Club to do a Coastal Cleanup or marine planting; host a “Rotary Day” Community Break-fast/Lunch/Dinner for a needy group in your community; develop a program for Underprivileged Youth; plant a grove of fruit-bearing trees (Grove Project); help refurbish a school or its furnishings or a local community center; partner with Habitat for Humanity to build a home; plant a Rotary Community Garden; lead a “Dress for Success” Seminar; create a Farmers Assistance Program for fam-ily farmers suffering unexpected un-insured losses; start a Rotary Meals on Wheels program; continue “Rotary Has Heart”; help with Mentorships and/or Joint Vocational Training; implement an “Incredible Edibles” free vegetable pro-gram; partner with the National Arbor Day Foundation to implement the “Tree City USA” program in your area – edu-cating residents on tree planting, care, and storm mitigation. The Rotary Club of Dawson, CO created & built “Ro-tary Island”, an interactive Water Park with free admission for kids! Just a few ideas….How will (YOU) “Be a Gift to the World”?
DISASTER PLANS: October is our “At Risk” month for Gulf-forming hur-ricanes. They give us only a few days’ notice to landfall. And it’s not just hur-ricanes…. It’s Tornados, Flooding, Loss of Power, Water Contamination, etc. Is your Club ready? Are you ready? Re-duce the Uncertainty of Survival, the Panic of Preparation, and the Pain of Re-covery – PLAN! Do you have a 110-volt NOAA Weather-alert Radio with 24x7 S.A.M.E.?
CALENDAR & EVENTS: Key events in the next Quarter include:
• 3 October – Rotary Leadership (“Learning”) Institute (RLI) – SPC Clearwater
• 5 October AG TELECONF – 5:30 PM
• 20-25 October – Zone 33/34 In-stitute training for the DG “Team” (DG, DGE, DGN)
• 23 October 2015: “World Po-lio Day” – Livestream Event at: http://www.endpolio.org or #worldpolioday.
• 2 November – AG TELECONF – 5:30-PM
• 4 November – Interview for 2018-19 District Governor, 2016-17 Vice Governor
• 14 November – Training for 2016-17 AGs, & District Executive Committee
• 1 December – PETS Registration – due
• 1 December – DEADLINE to Register for District Conference Cruise at Best Rate
• 7 December – AG Face-to-Face meeting – 5:30
• 27 December – DEADLINE to update Club membership (Rotary.org) for January SAR
I look forward to my Official Visit to your club. Your District Leadership Team and I stand ready to be of service. “KNOW ROTARY (3 Oct RLI!) – GROW ROTARY!” Think how YOU will “Be a Gift to the World” this Rotary year.
My best to all, DG Will
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
Will Miller, District Governor 2015-2016727-581-2452 • [email protected]
District Governor Elect Mike ChapmanC [email protected]
District Governor Nominee Perry [email protected]
Chief of StaffCiff SnedekerC [email protected]
District Secretary Brenda WendtO/H 352-249-7302 [email protected]
District Treasurer Mitch HernandezO [email protected]
District Rotary Foundation ChairCarl Treleaven, PDGO 727-388-3511 [email protected]
Membership ChairEric JohnsonC [email protected]
Public Relations ChairTekoa Bean C [email protected]
District TrainerTom Feeney III C 352-201-2520 [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 1 Allen Ray CollinsC [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 2 Jonathan BrewerC [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 3 Jocelyn ChapmanC 727-415-0087 [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 4 Seth NewtonC 727-238-7384 [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 5Kelly MothersheadC [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 6Gary CoilC [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 7 Karen Van SickleC [email protected]
Assistant Governor Area 8 Eloy NunezH 352-419-4006 [email protected]
District Sergeant at ArmsFin VargasH [email protected]
Gary Coil was born in Ohio in 1944, and his family moved to Pi-nellas County in 1957. He earned several college degrees and taught social studies for forty years, and served as department chair for 30 years. Gary moved to Pasco County in 2002. In 2006 Gary retired from teaching at Seminole
High. In 2008 he joined Holiday Rotary.
Gary was married for seventeen years.
Gary played multiple sports in school, and from the 1960s until the mid-1980s he officiated football and baseball.
Gary began leading 35 students from Seminole High to Washington, D.C annually in the 1980s, and in the early 1990s added annual summer student trips to Europe. Has traveled to sixty countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Eu-rope, and of course, Canada in Anglo America. In 2010 Gary traveled to Honduras, volunteering to work for Pure Water for the World. Holiday Rotary chose him as Rotarian of the Year for 2009-10. He has also served Gulf and Anclote High as advisors for Interact, and has just retired as a volunteer for S4TL in Lakeland.
After retiring from teaching in 2006 Gary began doing research on his family’s history. In August of 2015 Gary com-pleted a rough draft. It involves 20 thousand sources and citations on RootsMagic, a genealogy program, and 3,300 pages, eight volumes, on a Word document. Combined, the documents trace descendants/relatives back to 15 September 1749, when his German ancestors got off the ship Edinburgh in Philadelphia. His direct-ancestor fought in the French and Indian War and also the American Revolution. Due to his re-
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search, Gary now belongs to the Sons of the American Revo-lution, Clearwater Chapter.
2010 began working as a poll worker from Holiday Ro-tary, and now serves as Precinct Supervisor, leading a team of Holiday Rotarians who donate their poll-worker money back to the club.
2013-14, as President-elect, organized and led Holiday Rotary’s major fund-raiser, Extravaganza.
Served as President of Holiday Rotary in 2013-14.
In 2014 District Governor-elect Will Miller asked Gary to join his team as Assistant Governor, Area-6, serving the Rotary clubs of Seven Springs, Trinity, Port Richey, New Port Richey, Hudson and Holiday.
Rotarian Debora Diaz was the coordinator for this event, and her office was a collec-tion site for the supply dona-tions. She, along with other Rotarians, went shopping and then scheduled the deliveries of the Back Packs to Sunray El-ementary, Anclote Middle and Gulf High. The backpacks are stuffed with school supplies,
including paper, notebooks, pencils, pens, crayons, folders, binders, supply boxes, glue, and scissors.
Photo: Declan Mansfield delivering Back Packs to Gulf High School.
Holiday Packs Backpacks
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
District CalendarSaturday, October 17th, 2:00pmRocktoberfestSponsored by: Rotary Club of Semi-nole Lake and Indian Rocks BeachSeminolelakerotary.org/rocktoberfest
Saturday, October 17th, 5:30 pmSave Weeki Wachee SpringsSponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Brooksville & Spring Hill CentralLyngbaya algae clean up in Weeki Wachee Springs. Contact:Doug Brainard 352-442-1156 [email protected]
Sunday, October 18th, 7:30 amLongleaf TriathlonThe Longleaf Triathlon is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Seven Springs and competitors will find exceptional race management and friendly volun-teers along the race course.http://longleaftriathlon.com/
Friday, October 23rdWorld Polio DayLivestream Event at: http://www.endpolio.org or #worldpolioday
Friday, October 23rd, 5:30pmFellowship FridayMulti-Club gathering of Rotarians, fam-ily and friends. Bonefish Grill12906 Cortez, Brooksville FL 34613
Friday, October 30th, 6:30pmMasked Make UpWear a mask and/or costume and join our social. Meet new friends, enjoy great beer and food and earn a make-up! Tarpon Tavern 21 N Safford Ave
Saturday, October 31st, noonBarktoberfestFor two and four-legged animal lovers!Rotary Centennial Park 10375 Sandlor Street Spring Hill, FL 34608
Action Research Service, LLC • Al’s Pizza Shop • Bayfront Health Dade City • South Branch RanchCarriage Trade Cleaners • FitNiche • Garden of Eden Salon & Spa • Grow Financial Credit UnionGulf Coast Ice • Hodges Funeral Home • Jiffy Food Store and Deli • Magnolia Pharmacy • Mosiac
Pancho’s Restaurant of San Ann • Publix Supermarkets • Patricia Carroll, Attorney at Law • S&R TiresSan Ann Self Storage • Rockwell Advisors • The Sevelius Group of Wells Fargo Financial Advisors
SATURDAY, OCT. 17 • 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
SAN ANTONIO CITY PARK12202 Main Street • San Antonio 33576
(I75 to SR 52 Exit to San Antonio/Dade City)352-588-4444
www.rattlesnakefestival.com
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Antonio
49TH
YEAR
FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING!
BIKE RAFFLEDrawing for
$1,500 Bicycle
Rattlesnake Run (5 mile/1 mile) • 8am
BEER
GARDENFOODTRUCKS
dog friendly!
• Jim Mendenhall’s Snake Show• Gopher Tortoise Races• Cowboy Tom Rodeo Demonstrations• Country and Folk Music • Pioneer Village• Handmade Arts and Crafts• Sunshine Swampers 4x4’s• Children Rides and Games
• Farmers’ Market• Pumpkin Patch• Noah the Nerdy Juggler • Smokey the Bear• Rock Wall and Inflatables• Pony and Barrel Train Rides• Farm Animal Exhibit• Great Food and Drink
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
Rotary House
The seven Rotary Clubs in Area 1 committed to a multi-year relationship with the Family Residence Center of the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Starting in RY 2013-14, the clubs used their contribu-tions and a District matching grant to provide a deck, playground upgrades and interior improvements to one of Pi-nellas County’s few facilities providing temporary residence to homeless fami-lies. In RY 2014-15 the Area 1 Clubs committed $10,000 and received a District match to make further interior and exterior improvements. Intake and administrative areas were improved and made more functional, the playgrounds were further improved with the instal-lation of rubberized mulch; and new equipment has been ordered to be in-stalled on the second playground in the
SERVICE PROJECTS The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence
2014-2015
Rotarians serve Thanksgiving dinner at The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence.
Rotarians spreading 10,000 pounds of rubberized mulch on the SPFC Family Residence play grounds.
SERVICE PROJECTS The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence
2014-2015
Rotarians serve Thanksgiving dinner at The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence.
Rotarians spreading 10,000 pounds of rubberized mulch on the SPFC Family Residence play grounds.
SERVICE PROJECTS The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence
2014-2015
Rotarians serve Thanksgiving dinner at The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence.
Rotarians spreading 10,000 pounds of rubberized mulch on the SPFC Family Residence play grounds.
SERVICE PROJECTS The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence
2014-2015
Rotarians serve Thanksgiving dinner at The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence.
Rotarians spreading 10,000 pounds of rubberized mulch on the SPFC Family Residence play grounds.
spring of 2015.
The Family Residence can accommodate 14 families at a time. The largest structure on the property, Rotary House, houses six families. Clients, the total num-ber of which can ex-ceed 40, remain for a few weeks at a time.
The beneficiaries of the Rotary House proj-ect are homeless fami-lies, primarily single mothers and their chil-
dren, in Pinellas County. The Family Residence provides them a comfortable, safe place to live while they search for employment or pursue education. Staff provides guidance, supervision and overall administration
More than 60 Area 1 Rotar-ians participated in the project.
In RY 2014-15, Rotarians provided a Labor Day barbe-cue for residents, provided and served Thanksgiving din-ner two days before the actual holiday, similarly provided and served Christmas dinner and, in March 2015 spread 10,000 pounds of mulch on the play-grounds to enhance safety of the new equipment.
The cooperating organization was the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, which oper-ates The Family Residence, of which Ro-tary House is a part. The Free Clinic is the agency with financial and adminis-trative responsibility for the site.
Foundation Grant Project Highlight
SERVICE PROJECTS The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence
2014-2015
Rotarians serve Thanksgiving dinner at The St. Petersburg Free Clinic Family Residence.
Rotarians spreading 10,000 pounds of rubberized mulch on the SPFC Family Residence play grounds.
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
Painting For Peace Day Organized By Rotary Club Of Clearwater BeachTo celebrate the
United Nations’ In-ternational Day of Peace, the Rotary Club of Clearwater Beach sponsored a Painting for Peace Day on Sep-tember 20, 2015. This annual event began in 2012 in coordination with the Rotary Club of Bitola Shirok So-kak in the Republic of Macedonia. High school students in Rotary District 6950 in Florida painted pictures of peace on area storefront windows. Students from local schools and Rotary Interna-tional exchange students participated in the event. Businesses that volunteered their windows in-cluded Sharmaines, Nick Ekonomides Law Firm, Captain Blight’s Minigolf, South Beach Salon, Clearwater Beach Nail and Spa and Pier 60 Hotel.
Natasia Nestoro-vska, former presi-dent of the Bitola Shirok Sokak club stated, “The mes-sage PEACE STARTS WITH YOU and ME, will be the leading message for the community. We will promote peace in everyday life, peace with your friends, relatives, peace with your colleagues, neighbors, peace with members of other nationalities, peace with yourself”.
Social media networking contributed to the alliance between the two Rotary Clubs, who had previously never had
contact with each oth-er. Natasia Nestorovska and Alexandra Everist from the Clearwater Beach Rotary Club met on LinkedIn after Alex-andra posted a message regarding the Painting for Peace Day Proj-ect. The two Rotarians worked on either side of the ocean to bring
the project to life. Both Facebook and LinkedIn have been used to publicize the event. More pictures of the event may be seen on our facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/Rotary-ClubOfClearwaterBeach
The United Na-tions declared Sep-tember 21 as a day to strengthen “the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples” (UN, 2012). The Day of Peace was first cel-ebrated in 1982. The theme for 2015 is “Partnerships for Peace---Dignity for All.” This highlights the need for all seg-ments of society to
work together to establish peaceful ini-tiatives. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated, “”I call on all warring parties to lay down their weapons and observe a global ceasefire. To them I say: Stop the killings and the destruc-tion, and create space for lasting peace.”
Many of the students involved in the Painting for Peace Project in Clearwater Beach were actually Rotary exchange students. The following students partici-pated: Alice from Italy, Paul from Ger-many, Ainis from Lithuania, Jason from Taiwan, Camila from Peru, Lovisa from Sweden, Stefanie from Brazil, Lexi from Belgium, Marie from Austria, Ning from Thailand, Natalia from Poland, Luis from Paraguay, Sojin from S. Korea, Lo-
rena from Croatia, Ana Lucia from Bo-livia, and Gabriel from Palm Harbor.
The Rotary Youth Exchange Program was founded to encourage peace among peoples. It is difficult to dislike members of another culture when you live with that culture. For over 75 years, students and host families have been involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange. More than 80 countries and over 8,000 students each year participate in the program, which is administered at the regional level by Rotary districts and at the local level by Rotary clubs.
Clearwater Beach Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 12:15 at the Carlouel Yacht Club, 1091 Eldorado Ave. in Clear-water Beach. Rotary is an international organization of business and profession-al leaders whose main objective is ser-vice to the community, the workplace and the world. For more information, call 727-237-8037 or check us out on the web at http://clearwaterbeachrotary.org/
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
Dear Betty, Roger and Carrie (Rotary Club of San Antonio),
We bid our farewells to Ally last week when she attended her last meeting at our club before she returned to your shores. As you are not doubt aware, Ro-tary Club of Portobello (District 1020) played host to her while she undertook her Masters Degree at the University of Edinburgh.
I was conscious that there had been little interaction between our club and her sponsors during her year with us and that is no doubt testament to her capability and self sufficiency. She was assiduous in her interaction with our club, industrious in all she did with us, sociable and fun. It was a pleasure to be associated with her over the course of the year. Not only that, but she pro-vided presentations to over 20 clubs in District 1020, attended District Con-ference and facilitated at a Club 1020 RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) week and was generally unstinting. As she was invariably escorted to meetings and events by club members, notably her Club counsellor, Stuart Watkins, it gave us the opportunity to get round our colleague clubs and enjoy more fellow-ship than we are usually accustomed to, and that was beneficial too.
In short, she was a marvellous ambas-sador for you, and for Rotary, and it was a pleasure to have her. It was a mutu-ally enhancing opportunity and we are grateful to you for sending her over to us in your respective capacities as club facilitator, District Governor 2013/2014 and District grant organiser, and your respective teams. Ally tells me that nine clubs in Florida sponsored her, and per-haps you will be good enough to pass on our best wishes to them. If any of their members should ever decide to pay a visit to Scotland, they will be as-sured of a warm reception.
Yours in Rotary
John CummingPresident, Rotary Club of Portobello
(District 1020).
Greetings District 6950!
As my year in Edinburgh is now over and I have returned to Crystal River, I cannot be thankful enough for the opportunity.
A land that seemed so strange and new to me soon became home. It became a place of comfort, growth, and experience. I know it has been a few months since I have last updated the district newsletter; it is because I was quite busy. I finished my dissertation, which consisted of 70 pages! That was quite an accomplishment. I also served as Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) mentor for a week. We spent a week in the highlands of Scotland where we went canoeing in the rapids, hiking up mountains, rock climbed, raft building, high ropes, and camping. It was an ab-solutely incredible experience, and I even pushed myself outside my comfort zone.
To end my year abroad, my host Rotary club has a farewell dinner for me. This was such a heartwarming experience.
As my year abroad is now over, I am so thank-ful for this experience. I am thankful for Rotary In-ternational, District 6950, District 1020, the Rotary Club of Portobello, and all the clubs in this district that have supported me. I could not have done it without you.
Now, I spend my return by catching up with friends and family and visiting Ro-tary Clubs to tell them of my year abroad.
Yours in Rotary,
Ally Vincent
Ally Vincent’s year in Edinburgh
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
In one of the Atkins Group Home’s final acts, the Atkins Group Directors chose to Honor past Director Elizabeth Geiger of Zephyrhills, Florida with a significant contribution to The Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Fund. The At-
Atkins Group Home, Inc. Honors Elizabeth Geiger with a contribution to The Rotary Foundation
kins Group Home, Inc. is closing its doors after more than 38 years of caring for developmentally disabled people in Zephyrhills, Florida.
In making the donation presentation to The Rotary Club of Zephyrhills-Day-
BTAG Holds Banquet at Shiloh Missionary Baptist ChurchOn Thursday, August 13, Bridging the
Achievement Gap, Inc.(BTAG), an edu-cational grass roots organization, held their 12th Banquet as their one and only Fund Raiser. Founded by James Freazell, a retired Largo High school teacher, BTAG seeks out African-American stu-dents who appear to be “falling through the educational gap”. These volunteer teachers and supporters work by pick-ing up students and bringing them to special tutoring sessions and monitor-ing their progress and mentoring them in the educational system. The annual Banquet serves as a showcase of the many success stories of students who have graduated and gone on to col-lege and graduate schools as well as a fund raiser and acknowledgement of the
many individuals and organizations who help fund the non-profit.
The Rotary Club of Seminole Lake Charita-ble Foundation present-ed a check for $1000 as five of their members (Glenn Stamm, George Bessler, Curtis Camp, Mike Hendry and Gene Stern) helped in serving the meal to the 150 in attendance.
Attorney R. Bruce McManus was singled out for his many years of selfless legal, pro-bono work for BTAG and he also gave a personal check as a contribution.
break at its breakfast meeting on Sep-tember 30, 2015, Atkins Group Home Administrator, Cathi Kelly recognized Mrs. Geiger for her calm and support-ive manner and her wise advice during some very difficult times for the home. She helped to guide the home and its decisions so that they would be in a po-sition to provide the very best care and surroundings for their twelve male resi-dents for the past ten years. The dona-tion is to recognize Geiger as a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and hoped that their donation would provide considerable support to The Rotary Foundation’s mis-sion to eradicate polio worldwide.
The Atkins donation of $23,000 will be matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2:1 amounting to a $69,000 contribution to help Rotary “End Polio Now”. Rotary International is a major participant in the effort to eradicate polio in the world.
Photo: L-R, Elizabeth Geiger, Cathi Kelly reading their letter of recognition and Director Judith Clark attending.
Pictured(L-R): Atty Bruce McManus, James Freazell, Rotarians Gene Stern and Michael Hendry
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The Governor’s NewsletterIssue 4 • October 2015
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Wesley Chapel Rotary Club came in third place at the West Pasco Chamber’s annual Spelling Bee.
Photo: Spelling Bee organizers Jamie Mick, Phyllis Arnstein; Wesley Chapel team: Gary Nager, Jannah McDonald, Robyn Liska, Erin Meyer; Wendy Wood, Spelling Bee organizer. Photo by J. Da-vid Wright
Members of the New Port Richey Ro-tary club came up the top winners out of 23 competing teams at this year’s Spelling Bee contest hosted annually in September by the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. It was held at the Spartan Manor. Proceeds from the event go toward the Chamber’s scholar-
Osceola Fundamental High Principal, Michael Bohnet, introduced the stu-dents of the month to the Rotary Club of Seminole Lake during their regularly scheduled Friday breakfast at the Brown Boxer restaurant.
Maria Kappos and her family were not able to attend but her accomplishments are many. She has a 4.8 GPA and has participated in softball all four years, captaining her junior and senior years. She is second in her 2016 Class and volunteers at the Walter Fuller Rec Center while being a member of Flor-ida Future Educators, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Ocean Science Bowl. She plans to attend Fla-gler College.
Benjamin Ingham maintains a 4.72 GPA
Osceola High Students of the Month
New Port Richey Rotarians Top Winners In Chamber’s Spelling Bee
ship program.
Members of the Rotary team are Cami Austin, Carlos Zubilaga, Ken Misemer, and Lawrence Hochman. They have been together as a team for several years and often come up winning the entire contest.
The New Port Richey Rotary Club was established in 1959 and meets ev-ery Wednesday for lunch at noon at the Spartan Manor in New Port Richey.
Photo: (left to right) Spelling Bee orga-nizers Jamie Mick, Victoria Barley, Phyl-lis Arnstein; New Port Richey Rotary Club team members Ken Misemer, Car-los Zubillaga, Cami Austin, Lawrence Hochman; and Wendy Woods. (Photo credit: J. David Wright)
while being a member of numerous Honor Societies (National, Spanish and English). He has played piano for 11 years and has won numerous awards for his creation of Music and Team Videos at the State Level. He is a member of Key Club and plans on attending Uni-versity of Florida majoring in analytics/statistics.
Pictured (L-R): Parent Chris Ingham, Benjamin, Mother Lauri and Principal Bohnet
Wesley ChapelWins 3rd Place In
Chamber’s Spelling Bee
DG Will Miller and PDG Edward Johnston presenting past District Treasurer Kristine Bigelow a plaque & scarf for her three years of service to our district.
Welcome to our new, returning and
transferring Rotarians!
Meeting locations have been updated.Please refer to this list when checking on club meeting days and locations.
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September 2015
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District 6950 Attendance & Club Meeting Location for August 2015
Club Members6/30/15
Members Current
Average Attend % Meeting Location
Belleair 29 29 61 Thu. 12:15pm - Belleair Country Club (25 Belleview Rd.)Brooksville 22 24 70 Tue. Noon - Brooksville Country Club (23446 Links Drive)Central Citrus County 25 25 81 Wed. 7:30am -Tuscany on the Meadows (Quality Inn State 486)Central Pinellas 16 16 98 Tue. 5:45pm - Liberty Lanes Bowling (Largo)Clearwater 98 101 63 Wed. 12:15pm - Belleair Country ClubClearwater Beach 27 26 73 Thu. 12:15pm - Carlouel Yacht & Beach Club (Clearwater Beach)Clearwater East 29 29 63 Fri. Noon - St. Petersburg College (2465 Drew Street, ES Building room 111 Clearwater, FL 33765)Crystal River 56 57 76 Mon. 12:15pm - Plantation Inn and Golf ResortCrystal River-Kings Bay 66 65 80 Wed. 12:15pm - Seminole Club (3rd St., Crystal River)Dade City 39 40 76 Mon. Noon - Kafe Kokopelli (Citrus Room- 37940 Live Oak Avenue Dade City)Dade City Sunrise 14 14 85 Thu. 7:00am- The Hampton Inn (13215 US Hwy 301, Dade City, FL 33525)Dunedin 50 47 66 Tue. 12:15pm - Church of Good Shepherd (629 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin)Dunedin North 58 62 81 Wed. 7:30am - Dunedin Country Club (1050 Palm Blvd.) Dunedin Waterside 24 26 52 Wed. 6:30pm -Sea Sea Riders (221 Main Street Dunedin, FL 34698)East Lake Sunrise 14 0 0 Thu. 7:30am - Daddy’s Grill (Third Thursday meeting at various locations at 6:30pm)Gulf Beaches 32 33 70 Tue. 12:15pm - Treasure Island Yacht & Tennis Club (400 Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island)Holiday 47 48 68 Tue. Noon - IHOP (U.S. Hwy. 19, New Port Rickey)Homosassa Springs 15 15 71 Thu. 7am - Luigi’s (4538 Suncoast Blvd. - US19)Hudson 17 18 87 Thu. Noon - CARES Enrichment Center (12417 Clock Tower Pkwy. Hudson, Bayonet Pt.)Indian Rocks Beach 32 32 80 Wed. 7:15am Jimmy Guana’s Restaurant, Holiday Inn Harborside (401 2nd St.)Inverness 68 69 71 Tue. Noon - Inverness Golf and Country Club (Inverness)Largo 32 28 71 Mon. Noon - Alfano’s Restaurant (Clearwater)New Port Richey 141 140 84 Wed. 12:15pm - Spartan Manor (6121 Massachusetts Avenue)Oldsmar/East Lake 18 16 59 Thu. 12:15pm - Flamestone Grill (4009 Tampa Rd)Palm Harbor 20 17 63 Wed. 12:15pm - Leo’s Italian Grill (Palm Harbor)Pinellas Park 38 41 80 Thu. 12:15pm - Banquet Masters (13355 49th St N)Port Richey 43 46 74 Fri. Noon - Carrabba’sRotary E-Club of SE USA 26 29 62 Anytime at www.rotaryeclub34.orgSafety Harbor 12 14 98 Fri. 7:30am - Another Broken Egg CafeSan Antonio 14 14 73 Tue. 6:30pm - Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club (St. Rd. 52)Seminole 71 68 68 Wed. 12:15pm - Lake Seminole Golf & Country Club (6100 Augusta Blvd.)Seminole Lake 28 31 88 Fri. 7:15am - The Brown Boxer Restaurant (Madeira Beach)Seven Springs 48 49 72 Thu. 7:30am - Seven Springs Country Club (3535 Trophy Blvd.)Spring Hill 13 13 94 Thu. 7:45am - IHOP Restaurant (US19)Spring Hill Central 19 20 59 Thu. 12:15pm - Beef O’Brady’sSt. Petersburg 91 91 74 Fri. Noon - Orange Blossom Catering (220 4th St. N)St. Petersburg Mid-Town 0 15 60 Wed. 12:15pm - Grand Villa (3600 34th St. South, St. Petersburg)St. Petersburg Sunrise 28 28 68 Tue. 7:45 am - St. Petersburg Yacht Club (11 Central Ave)St. Petersburg Sunset 22 23 84 Thu. 6:00 pm - The Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront (333 First St. South St. Petersburg) (4th Thurs. varies)St. Petersburg West 33 33 58 Wed. 7:45am - The Club at Treasure Island (400 Island Causeway, Treasure Island)Sugarmill Woods-Citrus County 26 27 92 Tue. 5:00pm - Sugarmill Woods Country Club (Homosassa)Tarpon Springs 85 88 85 Thu. 12:15pm - Tarpon Springs Yacht Club (350 S. Spring Blvd.)Trinity 79 78 61 Fri. 12:15pm - Heritage Springs Country ClubWesley Chapel 94 89 62 Wed. 12:15pm - Stage LeftWesley Chapel Sunrise 14 16 78 Fri. 7:15am - Quail Hollow GolfZephyrhills 38 35 70 Thu. 12:15pm - Zephyrhills Rotary Youth building (Shepard Park)Zephyrhills Daybreak 27 29 93 Wed. 7:00am - First United Methodist Church (38635 Fifth Ave, Zephyrhills)
The Governor’s Newsletter Issue 4 • October 2015
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About Battle of the Bands:St. Petersburg’s annual Battle of the Bands event, in its third year, is organized by the Sunset Rotary Foundation, in partnership with The Local 662, and with support from many others. Ten local bands will be competing for a variety of prizepackages. Local celebrity judges will choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. The Grand Prize winning band will receive $1000, a first place trophy, and 100 t-shirts printed with the band’s logo. Event tickets cost $10 for presale, and $15 the day of the event. All event proceeds go to the Sunset Rotary Foundation. Attracting nearly 300 attendees the year of its inception, the battle is anticipating 500+ this year. Attendee demographics include a wide spectrum – the median age is within the 30s, with a strong representation of “young professional and young-minded” music fans, civic activists, and general fun-loving event-goers.
Battle of the Bands 2015 Sponsorship Levels:
Title Sponsor Banner at The Local 662 12 VIP Tickets to the event Open Bar for VIP Ticket Holders Large Logo on all digital and print mediaStage Time for advertising during the event (if desired)
4 VIP Tickets to the event Open Bar for VIP Ticket Holders Logo on all digital and print media
4 General Admission Tickets to the event Logo on all print and digital media
4 General Admission Tickets to the eventLogo on all digital media
Logo on all digital media
*VIP includes separate section at the venue and open bar *Digital Media includes event website, email blasts, Rotary site, etc. *Print media includes posters, signage, t-shirts, ads, etc.
About Sunset Rotary Foundation:The Sunset Rotary Foundation, located in Downtown St. Petersburg, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created by the Rotary Club of St. Petersburg Sunset to raise money for multiple local-to-international charitable causes. Two main principles that guide the Foundation’s giving: identifying micro-targeted causes where it is capable of making a genuine impact with its time and funds; and thoroughly vetting beneficiaries in such areas as measurable results and spending practices. The top 5 community departments which received Rotary funds last year were: Family Violence Shelters and Services; Food, Shelter, and Health Care; Homeless Services/Centers; Disaster Preparedness and Relief; and Forest Conserva-tion. The Foundation has raised funds, donated goods, and/or provided services for such philanthropic endeavors as:
• Habitat for Humanity• St. Petersburg Free Clinic• Healthy Start Coalition• Surfers for Autism• Tampa Bay Watch• Water filters in South America
• Movember Foundation• The Salvation Army• Ready for Life• St. Pete Shuffle• Special Olympics • CASA
Title Sponsor ($5,000)
Platinum Sponsor ($1,000)
Gold Sponsor ($500)
Silver Sponsor ($250)
Bronze Sponsor ($100)
• Rotary House• Campbell Park Beautification• Edible Peace Patch• Shelter Box• Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders• Polio Plus