| Vol. 60, No. 24 December 14, 2011 Rich Ahrens, Editor |
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| Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary |
2011-2012 Officers and Directors
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President:
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Frank Fontana
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President-Elect:
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Paul Huber
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President-Nominee:
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Rich Kirschner
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Treasurer:
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Steve Stolz
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Secretary:
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Mia Delk
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Past-President:
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Jay Crandall
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Director:
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Rich Ahrens
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Director:
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Hal Atzingen
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Director:
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Ryan Blauch
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Director:
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Nancy Graham
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Director:
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Ron Gustason
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Director:
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Jennifer Hoy
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Quick Links
Meetings
Membership |
| Featured Member, Carol DiMento |  |
Carol is an attorney licensed to practice in Florida and Massachusetts. Her practice, DiMento Law Firm, includes estate planning, estate administration, and family law. Carol received her Juris Doctor from Suffolk Law School located in Boston, MA and has been practicing law since 1977.
Carol received her B.S. and M.Ed from Salem State University. Prior to entering law school, she was an elementary education teacher.
Carol has been married to Bill DiMento for 44 years. Bill is also an attorney with a practice in zoning and land use. He has been a Rotarian since 1978.
Carol's hobbies include photography and traveling.
On Rotary, she says, "I am proud to be a Rotarian and a part of an world wide organization whose mission includes the promotion of humanitarian service and high ethical standards in all vocations."
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| Featured Member, Mitch Melheim |  |
Mitch is the president of Randall Mitchell Companies - Custom Homes. He and brother-in-law Randy Kurtz are partners. Randall Mitchell utilizes the three decades of experience and accumulated knowledge of their sister company, Kurtz Homes, in the building of "smart-sized", more intimately proportioned custom homes.
Mitch and his wife (Randy's sister), Lori have two daughter's, a son and two grand-daughters. Kiley 26 is married and lives in Naples, with her husband Erlis,and their two girls. Matt 23, is in his 5th year at University of Central Florida, studying for his Masters in Mechanical Engineering and Business
Amy 20, is a senior at University of Central Florida, studying education.
Hobbies and personal interests include Dirt Bike Racing in FTR Series (FL Trail Riders). In the Masters Class (50+) Mitch is currently ranked second in the state. Mitch is the Reading
Treasurer of LVCC (Literacy Volunteers of Collier County)
He enjoys spending all of his free time with his wife, kids, and granddaughters.
When it comes to Rotary, Mitch really enjoys sharing with friends the common value of service to those in need.
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| December Birthdays | |
Carol DiMento - December 5
Sonny Grech - December 23
John Smarge - December 27
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Dedicated Volunteers Behind The Scenes
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Greetings!
We are lucky to have dedicated volunteers who quietly work in the background to make things happen consistently, week after week. Have you considered who sets up our meeting room each week?
We owe much gratitude to our Housekeeping Committee: Jim Connell, Dick Ritchie, and Steve Stolz. Jim and Dick always arrive early to set up the registration desks, badge boxes, 50/50 raffle, mini-flags on each table, projector, and many other details that make our meeting room so inviting. Steve volunteered to bring his own projector screen each week to save us more than $5,000 in rental charges over the course of the Rotary year. We are also grateful to the Naples Beach Hotel staff for setting up the buffet and tables.
Rich Kirschner makes sure that each week we have volunteers working the registration desk, as well as people to give the invocation and introduce visiting Rotarians and guests. Are we running low on $20 gift cards that we give to each student-of-the-month? Rich buys more.
Mia Delk coordinates the display and sale of our line of Rotary clothing, as well as tracks attendance. Mia and Rich work closely together with our registration desk volunteers to make sure that everyone is checked in properly, the hotel has the correct headcount for billing purposes, and the money collected is transferred safely to our Treasurer, Steve Stolz.
Since "the basics" are taken care of like clockwork each week, the rest of us can enjoy a fun time at our luncheons. Thank you Jim, Dick, Steve, Rich, Mia, and all of our weekly registration desk and 50/50 desk volunteers! Your efforts are critical to the success of our club and we appreciate your hard work!
Yours in Rotary Service,
Frank
Frank Fontana President, 2011-2012 |
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This Week's Meeting
Speaker: Gary W. Queen
Business: Cap Trust Advisors
Topic: How to Pick a Money Manager
Investors make many mistakes when hiring money managers. This presentation will focus on protecting investors with ideas about how to research advisors and their firms.
Roster
- The club roster has been updated. View it here. You can download by scrolling to the bottom of the roster page and click on the PDF document.
Invoices
- October invoices will be 75 days past due on December 20. Those who are on the Accounts Receivable report 75 days past due should expect a third and final reminder email from our Executive Secretary, Sue Cobb, as well as a third and final reminder phone call from our Treasurer, Steve Stolz. The Board of Directors will begin preparations for the possible termination of the memberships for these individuals should they remain on the Accounts Receivable report 90 days past due.
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Child's Gift of Giving
- Thanks to all who came out on Sunday morning to help foster children shop for their families! Thanks to Ron Gustason for his leadership and organization.
Christmas Bell Ringing
- We rang well all of last week! We are also creating family traditions! Here is Rachael Orden both last year and last week, growing up ringing the bell... Thanks to Jennifer Hoy for organizing our Bell Ringing schedule once again this year.
 
Grapes & Apes
Thanks to everyone for your for your strong effort in helping us achieve such success in pre-event ticket sales. As of this date we have sold over one-third of the tickets for the March event. Please keep in mind that the current event price of $75 is only offered until December 24th and prices will increase on Jan 1st, 2012 to the full face value.
Many of you are holding sold tickets expecting to turn in a large amount all at once but please bring in the money and ticket stubs as you sell the tickets. It is important to get them turned in weekly.
Grapes and Apes posters and Grapes and Apes business cards are available from the ticket sales committee before and after every meeting so please take them and continue to promote our event. Your early success will lead to a complete sell out only if we do not let up so please take more tickets. As you already know they are an easy sell.
Thank you again for all of your hard work!
Jim Scartz
Click on the following links for more project information:
Grapes & Apes Bell Ringing Collier Harvest Gift of Giving Past Projects
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As we come to the end of another calendar year, please consider The Rotary Foundation in your giving. Rotary International seeks Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) to give generously and regularly. In this month's The Rotarian, a member from a Virginia club gives a humorous but fulfilling reason to do so:
"These are my brightest days in Rotary because now I am learning what I can do for Rotary. I give to The Rotary Foundation every year because it feels so good. But I also give to the Foundation because it is the best defense against annoying telemarketers. When they call me I simply say, 'I give my money to The Rotary Foundation, but thanks for calling and have a nice day.' Click!" - Bill Billings, District 7600, Virginia
Click on the following links for more project information:
The Rotary Foundation Gift of Life Mandeville Rotary Club Past Projects
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Click on the following links for more project information: Dictionary Day Interact Club Rotaract Club Scholarships S4TL |
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 | | Karl Fry and Greg Collins sample the produce on Vocational Day 2011 at Whole Foods. |
Click on the following links for more project information:
Rotarians in Business Vocational Day
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Much of what you need to know is only a click away. Our club website is a wealth of information and resources for you to be more involved, to access important documents and to take your knowledge as a Rotarian to the next level. Go ahead, CLICK!
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