Chartered April 4, 1980 Meets Tuesday at 7:00 A.M., Cultural Center of Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, Florida

Rotary Club of Charlotte Harbor

Official Publication of the May 15, 2007 Volume 27 - Issue 43

The Conquistador

Rotary International President: William B. Boyd District Governor, District 6960: Tony Gallo

Area 5 Governor: Hank Swindell

Rotary Club of Charlotte Harbor

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

2006-2007

President: Jim Hageman

President-Elect: Steve Vollmer

Secretary: Bonnie Gado

Treasurer: Mike Colgan

Past President: Moe Desforge

Directors:

Terry Bohlander Stephen Carter Tom Fisher Mike Moody Carl Rehling Don Roll

Club #4308

The Conquistador

Only 4 Days Remain!

In Memory The club wishes to express its sorrow to Selva Sunderavel, his wife Quincy and his family over the passing of his mother this past week.

Visit the Lucky 7 Fishing web site: www.lucky7fishing.net!

Pictured clockwise from upper left, are scholarship recipients Larissa Bell, CHS, Brittany Kane, PCHS, Brooke Kennedy, CHS and DeLayna Sterling, PCHS. These students and their parents will be our guests at our Installation Banquet on June 13, at which time they will receive their scholarship checks. Congratulations to Scholarship Chairman Wayne Sallade and the members of the com-mittee for their efforts in selecting these out-standing students.

Just a few days remain before the tourna-ment—make plans to attend and help at the Captain’s Meeting Friday evening, and to be at Fishermen’s Village on Saturday to help with the weigh-in of the fish.

Scholars Selected

“Example, good or bad, is contagious…If we set a good example, seeing us, others may do likewise. All of us have more influence than we sometimes suppose.”

Richard L. Evans,

RI President 1966-67

Do your part to make the Lucky 7 Fishing Tournament a success!

Happy belated Cinco de Mayo, the bulletin editor has tooo much authority

By Guest Editor Steve Vollmer

Attending a Grouper Therapy session with Tom Fisher, Ponce helps plan

last-minute strategy for this week-end’s Lucky 7 Fishing tourney.

Ponce Upon my arrival your guest editor was greeted by Chris Gover’s smiling face pro-claiming several truth stretches. First, if I were to be the guest editor for “Selva”, that I wouldn’t have to perform the func-tion again for awhile. Yes that is correct, since begin-

ning July 1 I’ll get to lead this “band of ruffi-ans” we call a Rotary club and as such I don’t have the responsibility to be the guest editor during my year at the helm. Then Chris pointed out that I was listed in the bulletin as the guest editor. That wasn’t the total truth, since if you look at last week’s bulletin, as I did, it lists Selva and not me as the bulletin editor, the bulletin editor changed the listing, of course without consulting . Before I could get settled, Regina was “Greeting” everyone without the “Greeters Badge”, Bob McDuffie entered “early” with Gene Gesner, followed closely by Wayne and Mike. President Jim then whacked the bell and with Bob and Gene in attendance, Wayne thought he was off the hook for the invocation, but Jim called upon him anyway. Bob McDuffie lead us in the pledge and Don Roll got our singing voices going. After a quick breakfast, Jim tried to whack the bell again and missed, then got it on the second try. Mike Colgan announced that we had only one visiting Rotarian and no guests.

That Rotarian was of course Don Voigt, who

sang his own version of “We’re Glad You’re Here”. Birthday $’s were submitted for Car-lene Roll, Patty, Catherine and Amanda, Juan Pablo, Ezekiel James, and Greg. Then came many, many happy $’s including a won-derful contribution of $100 by Don Voigt for the fishing tournament. Mike Moody and Steve Carter have an ongoing bet between the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls. Wayne announced that 4 girls will be awarded our college scholarships, he didn’t say if any were going to attend Florida or Florida State. Our greeter, Regina, had been so em-bolden to blame me primarily and Bob Wil-son and Bob Clendenin secondarily for being fined by the Sergeant at Arms for noise at our table last week, that she sat away from me and the two Bob’s. However her table, with Wayne and Don Voigt, was fined for exces-sive noise this week. It must not have been us guys creating the disturbance last week. We talked a little about the District Con-ference, but then President Jim and Tom Fisher talked about the fishing tournament until 8:10 am when we adjourned.

THE 4-WAY TEST Of things we think, say or do First, Is it the TRUTH? Second, Is it FAIR to all concerned? Third, Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Fourth, Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Today • Program: Lucky 7 Fishing Tour. • Bulletin: Regina Taylor • Greeter: Sath Voleti May 18 • Board Meeting, 7 am, AAA Office May 22 • Program: Jim Hageman • Bulletin: Selva Sunderavel • Greeter: Steve Vollmer June 13 • Installation Banquet

Harbor Calendar

May 2007

Club members pose in front of a sign donated to the County to help visitors find the various offices in the new facility on Gibraltar Drive. An identical sign is also posted inside the building.

S4TL Coming Soon

The Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders(S4TL), a youth leadership project sponsored by Rotary Districts 6890, 6950 and 6960, will again be held at Florida Southern Col-lege from June 17 through June 23. Our club will again be sponsoring two delegates, one from Charlotte High and one from Port Char-lotte High. A highlight of this seminar is the Rap Sessions, where the students and visiting Ro-tarians get together and discuss a variety of subjects of the student’s choosing. Our club is scheduled for Wednesday, June 20. We can carpool up there and arrive by 10:30 am, and will be able to head home about 3:30 pm—it’s a full day, but well worth the time and effort.

Rotary In Pictures

Above, Don Voigt pays for the entire table, as they lost playing “The Rotary Game.” Below, President Jim, Mike, Chris and Tom pose with one of the new Leader Boards that they made last Wednesday evening. Bonnie and Dave Powell also contributed to this project.

We received both the Governor’s Award and the Presidential Cita-tion at the District Conference!

Name Partner Classification Office Home Cellular E-mail Jose Basilio Miriam Real Estate 639-2788 637-6754 380-8442 jbas179267@aol.com Terry Bohlander $ Education 637-1942 456-8149 tbohl@earthlink.net Margaret Campbell Bill Fitness Instructor 625-8376 875-8201 harborhome@earthlink.net Stephen Carter $ Marilyn Auto Club Management 627-1544 408-0037 544-3961 abearneccesity@aol.com Bob Clendenin $ Linda Telecommunications 637-6773 286-1383 redcorn@earthlink.net Michael Colgan $ Audio Architecture 800-833-2373 625-5433 239-872-1171 mjcrla@aol.com Moe Desforge $ Ginny Handyman 457-0345 639-3807 457-0345 desforge@strato.net Danielle Dreher $ Sam Hospital Management 637-2451 429-1584 204-5218 danielle.dreher@crmc.hma-corp.com Debbie Dunn-Rankin $ Advertising Management 206-1500 497-6009 416-1522 debbiedr@sun-herald.com Tom Fisher $ Trudi Scuba Instructor 625-3030 505-0990 628-1125 trudib11@earthlink.net Pierre J. “PJ” Fisher $ Carol Surgeon, Retired 624-5148 624-5148 fpjfisher@aol.com Bonnie Gado $ Telecommunications 625-5045 575-1087 201-805-6192 bgado@attglobal.net Carol Garner Honorary Member 206-1125 426-0006 garner@sun-herald.com Gene Gesner $ Debra Salvation Army 629-3170 255-9255 628-1097 egesner52@aol.com Chris Gover $ Nancy Non-profit Management 625-4175 639-6996 769-5029 cjgover@earthlink.net Jim Hageman $ Jackie Non-profit Director 625-4175 625-8051 628-1591 jlhhsd1@embarqmail.com Leroy Jackson Jennifer Real Estate 627-3434 743-7713 661-4745 ttclnrpgi@earthlink.net Wally Keller $ Jacqueline Athletic Director 627-0854 627-0854 457-3447 wallyboatman@aol.com Drew Lisby $ Nancy Marine Dealer 639-6035 nancydre@earthlink.net Ryland Lovett $ Marcia Fast Food 637-1123 639-0651 ryland33950@yahoo.com Robert McDuffie $ Cindy Minister 625-6800 625-0359 769-6291 bbobmcduffie@comcast.net Mike Moody $ Sherrie Radio - General Manager 639-1188 625-1992 661-1580 mikemoody@clearchannel.com Sherry Penfield Auditor 743-6419 743-6419 802-380-1109 slpenfield@yahoo.com G. David Powell $ Arlene Realtor 629-6000 627-6014 204-1958 gdpowell@earthlink.net Carl Rehling $ Bonnie Fraternal Management 639-8180 639-1960 661-6041 crehling1@comcast.net David Riley $ Education 575-5450 916-1702 drileyteach@hotmail.com Don Roll $ Carlene Fraternal Management 639-6670 456-4088 pdd2606roll@netscape.com Wayne Sallade $ Vicki Sports Announcing 505-4620 697-8544 628-5536 waynesallade@sprintmail.com Selva Sunderavel $ Quincie Travel Consultant 255-0212 255-1073 286 8539 sunderavel@aol.com Regina Taylor Banking 766-8680 629-3453 regina.taylor@regions.com Sath Voleti Jhansi Real Estate 627-1070 457-3682 457-3682 sath_voleti@hotmail.com Steve Vollmer $ Nancy CPA 637-0955 639-3406 456-0743 professionaltaxes@daystar.net Vernon Ward $ Sallie Computer Sales&Service 623-0440 623-0440 vernvt@aol.com Bob Wilson Pamela Commercial Insurance 575-0800 637-9982 concordcommercial@earthlink.net Sustaining Member $ Paul Harris Fellow Past President, Charlotte Harbor Charter Member Past President, Another Club

Club mailing address: P.O. Box 510391, Punta Gorda, Florida 33951-0391

Harbour Heights - Peace River 7:00 AM - Resort Quests SW Fla.

except for 1st Wed. at 7:00 PM

Fort Myers East 7:30 AM - Lee County Civic Center

Expo Building

Cape Coral 8:00 AM - Waterford Ballroom

Port Charlotte 12:15 - Port Charlotte Cultural

Center— Lunch at Noon

Thursday

Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise 7:00 AM - Englewood Hospital

Murdock 7:15 AM - Perkins Restaurant

Breakfast at 7:00 am

North Fort Myers 8:00 AM - Lochmoor Country Club

Friday North Port

7:15 AM - Olde World Restaurant

Punta Gorda Noon - Best Western Motel

Punta Gorda

Cape Coral - Goldcoast Noon - Power Squadron Building

Cape Coral

Monday

Fort Myers South 12:15 PM - Holiday Inn Bell

Tower Tuesday

Arcadia Noon - DeSoto Mem. Hospital

Englewood Noon - Englewood Hospital

North Port Central Noon - Heron Country Club

Wednesday Placida

7:00 AM - Rotonda Hills Golf C.

Nearby Rotary Clubs For Make Ups

Rev. 03/19/07

District 6960 Web Site: www.rotary6960.org

Rotary International Web Site: www.rotary.org

Charlotte Harbor Roster

The Conquistador

Editor: Chris Gover cjgover@earthlink.net

Ponce by: Bob Clendenin redcorn@earthlink.net

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