Interested in learning more about our Sunset Club? Come join us for an informal chat about our club, Rotary International, and what we have all been up to. We’ll meet at the Globe Coffee Lounge at 532 1st Ave North, on Tuesday, June 29th from 7 – 8 p.m.
If you plan on coming over for a cup of joe, just RSVP to Daphne at membership@stpetesunsetrotary.org, so that she can make sure to have enough info together.
Hope to see you there!
It is time for Seminar for Tomorrows Leaders on the campus of Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL!
S4TL is a week-long leadership training program for high school students. It is organized annually by several Rotary Districts in mid and southwest Florida. This award-winning program is capable of transforming the lives of these young leaders.
Our club is making an effort to participate this week in whatever ways we can. I had the pleasure of going to Lakeland today to assist with registration and check-in. My task of checking in the incoming delegates offered me the opportunity to meet many of tomorrows leaders face to face. I had a great time getting to know the students and other Rotarians and laughing away the afternoon. As I was leaving, I found myself wishing I was one of the lucky “white shirts” who get to stay and watch these teens blossom and grow all week. I highly recommend that our club members try to find a way to get to Florida Southern for a rap session during the week.
A special shout out to my fellow “green shirts” from the Seminole Lakes Club. Hope to see you soon at a St. Petersburg Sunset meeting!
What a great meeting! Certainly our biggest meeting to date, we had a blast tonight with the room so full we ran out of chairs! We had the GSE Team from Chile with us, several visiting Rotarians, a few guests, our wonderful speaker (Gail Stark from the Salvation Army) and all of our newest club members. Thank you so much to everyone for the amazing turnout!
This week’s inspiration was brought to the table by our Secretary, Carissa.
“I want you to remember that if you can dream it, you can probably make it come true. Build creative bridges to get where you’re going. Appreciate all the special qualities within you.
Don’t let worries get in the way of recognizing how great things can be. Always keep moving ahead. Live to the fullest and make each day count. Don’t let the important things go unsaid.
Don’t just have minutes in the day; have moments in time. Balance out any bad with the good you can provide. Know that you are capable of amazing results. Discover new strengths inside.”
- Douglas Pagels
Please note: These are only a few of the project photos. More will be added this weekend, so please check back!
On June 12th our club had the opportunity to answer a call for help.
Rick, of Habitat for Humanity, called our club specifically for some urgent help he needed working on a house in south St. Pete. Through his own blood, sweat and tears, Rick and a small contingent of volunteers have been rebuilding a house literally from the ground up. This house is home to a retired school teacher and his wife that still volunteer their time tutoring in the local school system.
Getting near to the end of the project, Rick needed a boost of energy and volunteers to help get the job done. Our club stepped in and helped clean prime and paint the living room, bathroom, kitchen and kitchen cupboards, doors, and front porch. Thanks to all who volunteered on this project and answered this last minute call for help. It meant a lot to Rick to have our support and even more to the family who can now truly call this their home.
This week’s inspiration was brought to the table by our Membership Director, Daphne.
“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
— Mother Theresa
We have decided to start an archive of our inspirational statements from each week. This will allow people to refer back to the statements that hit home with them in particular, AND help members avoid repeating the inspiration that has come before.
Tami brought us a great quote last night from a Goddess named Oprah.
“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that is as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”
- Oprah Winfrey
Here is a list of the guest speakers scheduled for June. Please encourage friends, family and coworkers to join us for a meeting to take advantage of the great upcoming programs!
June 3rd – Improvement in St. Pete, Alexis Shuder, City of St. Petersburg
June 10th – Club Assembly
June 17th – Gail Stark, Salvation Army
June 24th – Will Miller, Disaster Preparedness, Keeping your club going in natural disasters.
You can also visit the calendar page to keep track of the Sunset Club’s schedule. If you have any changes or additions to be made to the club calendar, please email info@stpetesunsetrotary.org.
See you at Midtown!
From the beginning to the end, the 2010 District 6950 “All Hands on Deck” Conference cruise was an incredible experience! I have so many highlights to share with you, that I think I could fill this whole webpage with stories and laughs… So instead, I would like to just share with you some photos and my top 5 favorite things about this year’s district conference. I hope every member of our Club is able to attend next year’s conference at the Tradewinds on St. Pete Beach. It is an incredible experience that is fun, exciting, and inspiring. I am so glad I had this opportunity…
Daphne
My top 5 highlights of the 2010 District 6950 Conference–
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