Making a Difference with Rotary

The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset is a dynamic group of community leaders, who come together in fellowship to make great things happen in the community. We build friendships, promote our businesses, and support our community. No challenge is too big for Rotary. For more than a century, we’ve bridged cultures and connected continents. We champion peace, fight illiteracy and poverty, help people get access to clean water and sanitation, and fight disease. Our newest cause is to protect our planet and its resources. Help us create lasting change. Solving some of the world’s most complex and pressing problems takes real commitment and vision. Rotary members believe that we share a responsibility to take action to improve our communities. Join us, so that we can make an even bigger impact – together.

We meet at 6:00pm on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at Fresh Catch Inland. We would love for you to be our guest. Arrive at 5:45 for some social time before the meeting starts at 6:00. The address is 7991 Plaza del Lago Drive Estero, FL.

VOLUNTEER

Community Leaders Connecting

Get Down & Derby

Our Foundation

Youth Services

Bonita Beach Clean Up

Rotary’s Round Up

Upcoming Events

Reignite Rotary
Topic: Join us for our next Reignite Rotary, a FREE community event bringing together Rotarians, nonprofits, businesses, community leaders, and community members from across Southwest Florida.
October 31st 2026 at 9:00 am

Bonita Beach Sunset - Service Project - Fast and Furious 5k
November 7th 2026 at 9:00 am

Bonita Beach Sunset Club Meeting
Topic: Vocational/Personal Networking
November 10th 2026 at 6:00 pm

Emerging Leaders Program
November 14th 2026 at 9:00 am

Bonita Beach Sunset 10 Year Anniversary Gala
November 14th 2026 at 6:00 pm

District Finance Committee Meeting
Topic: District Finance Committee Meeting
November 16th 2026 at 7:00 pm

District 6960 Board Meeting via Zoom
Speaker: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85234840916?pwd=h7uxNYeqaqy9OsYJPzbuKtvIvhbol0.1
November 21st 2026 at 10:00 am

Club Happenings

“The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset Takes Lead in the Fight to Eradicate Polio!”

Polio, a crippling, and potentially deadly infectious disease, has been a significant global health challenge for decades. The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset is diligently working to make an impact!

Polio, a crippling, and potentially deadly infectious disease has been a significant global health challenge for decades. The importance of eradicating polio cannot be overstated, as this disease primarily affects children under the age of five, causing irreversible paralysis and, in some cases, death. Thanks to extensive vaccination campaigns, polio has been reduced by over 99% since 1988. However, until polio is entirely eradicated, all countries remain at risk of outbreaks. Achieving a polio-free world is crucial not only for the health of children but also for the social and economic stability of communities worldwide.

Eradicating polio will have profound implications for global health. Once eradicated, the world will no longer need to spend billions of dollars on polio immunizations, allowing these resources to be redirected towards other critical health challenges. Moreover, eradicating polio would ensure that future generations are free from the fear of this debilitating disease. The lessons learned, and the infrastructure developed during the polio eradication initiative will also enhance the ability to combat other infectious diseases, improving overall global health resilience.

Rotary International has made the eradication of polio a priority and this priority continues to happen at all levels. Recently, Rich Willett and his wife, Cheryl Willett, the District 6960 End Polio Co-Chairs, hosted an event with his wife, past club president, Cheryl Willett, raising $1325 to support Rotary’s goal of eradicating polio. Rich was a healthy 18-month-old until early August of 1950. Living in his small hometown of Agawam, Mass., he had a fever one evening and awoke to being paralyzed below the neck. After being diagnosed with polio, he was hospitalized and eventually took part in therapy sessions in nearby Springfield to maximize his physical abilities.

Today, Rich is an advocate for those stricken with polio and continues to work diligently to be a leader in its eradication. Ensuring that every child is vaccinated, even in the most remote and conflict-affected areas, is vital to stopping the transmission of the virus and Rich and his wife Cheryl are front-line warriors in this endeavor.

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Get your BOOTS & BLING and join The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset for an evening of whisky, wine and western fun while giving back to children and families in our community. Tickets include a rustic cowboy feast and drinks. You'll dance the night away to music by Joel Frye, test your cowboy skills with roping and other games plus have a chance to win exciting auction items.

General Admission is $75- includes dinner plus drinks
VIP Admission is $100- includes 5PM exclusive event admission and cocktail hour with appetizers
Early bird special is FREE VIP upgrade with the purchase of a general admission ticket before September 1.

We can't wait to see you there!

Bonita Beach Sunset Rotary holds the 2nd annual Get Down and Derby Fundraiser

The Bonita Beach Sunset Rotarians hosted their 2nd annual Get Down and Derby Fundraiser on Saturday May 7 at RipTide Brewery in Bonita Springs. Attendees showed up in Derby style and enjoyed live music, food and drink. The best part is the funds raised for community service projects of the Rotary Club.

Bonita Beach Sunset Supports Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries in Romania

The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset generously donated to a global grant to provide life-saving cardiac surgeries for Romanian children with congenital heart disease.

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Congratulations to our 2021 Vocational Service Award Winner Nicole McBride!

Nicole McBride is a second grade teacher at Pinewoods Elementary School. Nicole has stood out as a leader and advocate for children in our community during a time that has been unlike any other. Being a teacher is extremely hard, but being a teacher in a pandemic is unmanageable for so many yet here they are supporting and teaching our children not only the curriculum but also how to adapt to this crazy new world we are living in. Now go ahead and add child who has a medical condition that affects her physically, emotionally and cognitively. That takes a truly special person to take on. One child's parents are who nominated Nicole for this award. Nicole McBride is an asset to our community and to our children's future which is why we are proud to honor her with this years Vocational Service Award.

Get Down & Derby

Join us for an evening of fun and fundraising for community youth services and projects with the Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset. Tickets of $35 per person will include food and beverage. Tickets at the door will be $45. Bring a bottle of wine or whiskey as an entry into the barrel of booze raffle. Lots of games, auction items and raffles will also be available. Feel free to invite your friends to get down and derby while giving back to our community!! Questions? Call Kelsey Mitchell at (239) 776-1699 Click Here To Purchase Tickets

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We’re on a roll! After a successful End Polio Now FUNdraiser, our Sunset Rotary Club hosted another Social and FUNdraiser on November 24th. We all brought books and supplies to donate to the Literacy Council Gulf Coast that teaches young children to read, and English as a second language for adults.

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New Horizons of SWFL

The Foundation of Bonita Beach Sunset Rotary and the Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset had gave gave gave on Friday morning! We were pleased to donate $1,000 to New Horizons of Southwest Florida in Bonita Springs. Executive Director, Linda Cunning said that the donation today helped New Horizons with their after school programs, as we had to cancel our Rotary golf fundraiser for New Horizons this year due to Covid. Our $1,000 donation will go to after school programs for At Risk students.

This donation was a matching fundraiser where Credent Wealth Management of Angola, Indiana match up to $100 of Rotarians and friends of Rotary for $4,000. And Rotary District 6960 Grant did a 50% match for an additional $1,000. This was able to help fund 2 local non-profits helping out with food relief during COVID for $1,000 each; and two organizations with $1,500 each.

Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset Gives

Bonita Springs Assistance Office - October 5, 2020

Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset through its philanthropic arm, The Foundation of Bonita Beach Sunset were pleased to donate $1,500 to the Bonita Springs Assistance Office for their food pantry. This $1,500 is matched 8 to 1, said Executive Director Teri Lamaine for a $12,000 food buy for the community! After the check presentation the Bonita Beach Sunset Rotary helped unpack the food truck delivery and bagged groceries for 70 families that will be stopping by the Bonita Springs Assistance Office this afternoon to collect their weekly bag of groceries.

Teri went on to explain that while this food donation in this time of COVID is much appreciated. There have been many in need who are having their electricity turned off, being evicted, or losing their form of transportation to work.

Additionally, there is a need for another triple door freezer. The Rotary club and Foundation of Bonita Beach Sunset were pleased to provide a boost to a Monday morning at BSAO. Thank you Teri and all the volunteers for all you do!

The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset meets at 5:30-7:00 (includes networking and dinner) at the Beach Cafe - across from Doc’s at Bonita Beach on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Come join us for a FUN and informative networking with professionals and

club meeting. We welcome prospective members from the community and visiting Rotarians.

Form Friendships, Promote Your Business, Serve Our Community!

Additional Giving from Our Club!

Cafe of Life

The Foundation of Bonita Beach Sunset Rotary and the Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset had a busy Friday morning! We were pleased to donate $1,000 to Café of Life in Bonita Srings and then served up about 80 lunch meals to community residents in need.

Executive Director, Jeff Nichols said that the meals today were provided by Spring Run Community, our Rotary club helped serve the meals. Our $1,000 donation will go to much needed hygiene, diapers, and paper products and other overhead costs of the building/kitchen to keep the organization operating.

This donation was a matching fundraiser where Credent Wealth Management of Angola, Indiana match up to $100 of Rotarians and friends of Rotary for $4,000. And Rotary District 6960 Grant did a 50% match for an additional $1,000. This was able to help fund 2 local non-profits helping out with food relief during COVID for $1,000 each; and two organizations with $1,500 each.

2nd Annual Golf Tournament May 3rd

2nd Annual Golf Tournament
Benefits New Horizons of Southwest Florida

Sunday, May 3, 2020
Kensington Golf & Country Club
2700 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, Florida

Please click below to Register as a Participant or a Sponsor today!

https://bevocalshoplocal.com/bbsunsetrotary-event/

Interact Project Proves Successful

On Saturday January 25 Rotary Clubs -Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset and Bonita Naples and Gulf Coast HS Interact spent 3hrs and used 10 gallons of paint on a service project for the Naples Therapeutic Riding Center paddock fences. When finished there was a three club meeting over pizza . The clubs plan to continue collaborating on service projects in the future.

Can I Use My Dictionary For The Spelling Test?

On October 4, 2019, The Rotary Club Of Bonita Beach Sunset participated in a district wide effort to delivery a dictionary to every 3rd grade student. Member of the club handed out Dictionaries to 7 Third Grade Classrooms at Rayma C Page Elementary School.

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On December 10th our club welcome our newest member Stephen Royal. Stephen was invited to visit our club by member Ted Fitzpatrick and decided to join shortly after.

Steve works as a Sales/Service Manager for Pest Control of Naples. We are happy to have Stephen join our Rotary Family!

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The Rotary Club of Bonita Beach Sunset is now heading up the 10 year old Golf Tournament to Benefit New Horizons of Southwest Florida. The Golf tournament will be on May, 4, 2019 , 8:30 AM at Kensington Country Club, 2700 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL. $150 per person. Golf includes Golf, Cart, Gratuities, Breakfast, Luncheon and Prizes. Click on the link below for sponsorships and day of play sponsorships/benefits packages: Hole-in-One Contest, Super Raffle for Super Kids, Beat the Pro, and Mulligans! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams courtesy of Kensignton Country Club. Foursome sign up, please contact Orvil Elia at orvil.elia@nm.com or 239.537.1434. Sponsorship and Golf Foursome's welcome! If you are a single or have a partial Foursome, let us know and we will try to accomodate you! Diamond Sponsor Amore Jewelers, Northern Trust, Roderick & Sue Price, Realtors-John R. Wood; SPOTLIGHT News Magazines; John and Lesley Hill. Thank you to New Sponsor: Lake Michigan Credit Union

FRIENDS (CART) SPONSOR - $500 (Recognition on Rotary Website and Recognition at Luncheon)

HOLE SPONSOR - $250.00 (Recognition at a Hole)

SIGN-UP $150 PER PERSON GOLF

DAY OF PLAY PACKAGE - $25 (Hole in One Contest, Closest to the Line, Beat the Pro, 1-Mulligans)

BLOODY MARY - $10 (includes tax, tip)