Mark your calendars for our upcoming service project at the Salvation Army Cafe. The Cafe is a safe and dry place for those in need in our community to go on Sundays to get out of the elements, relax, and spend an afternoon in the company of others. Our club will be going to The Cafe to hang out and chat, maybe play some games or listen to music, and just be there for some of St. Pete’s homeless, who may need someone to listen, talk or laugh with them. Gail, our wonderful contact at the Salvation Army, told our members, “I have found that the homeless respond best to people like you — people from the community who think they are worth listening to, spending time with, and encouraging.” We look forward to stepping up and making some new friends.

Please join us for an afternoon at Sally’s Cafe.

Date: Sunday, August 22nd
Time: 1230pm – 3pm
Where: 340 14th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

For more information, please contact our Service Projects Coordinator at serviceprojects@stpetesunsetrotary.org.

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!

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.