Starting the New Rotary Year with Impact and Purpose

The SWFL Rotary Club is kicking off the new Rotary year with momentum, heart, and a mission to serve across the entire Southwest Florida region. With a full calendar of events, fundraisers, and service projects, we are proud to already have 22+ initiatives completed, in progress, or proposed — and we’re just getting started.

From youth empowerment to global outreach, we are all-in on service that matters.

✅ What We've Already Accomplished

Thanks to the incredible commitment of our members and committee leaders, we’ve successfully completed a variety of impactful projects, including:

• Easter Donation Drive for Eva’s Closet – supporting families with essential needs

• Golf Scramble for the Pet Food Pantry (with Fort Myers East Rotary)

• HAM Radio & Emergency System – boosting local emergency preparedness

• SWFL Community Artwork Show – showcasing local creativity

• French Wine Social – celebrating culture and connection

• Donation to Habitat for Humanity – helping build homes and hope

• Kid’s Fishing Tournament – monthly engagement with our youth outdoors

  
  

These early wins are a testament to the power of collaboration and service-driven leadership.

🔧 What’s In Progress

Several exciting projects are currently underway and building momentum:

• Raise Some Dough with Panera Fundraisers – supporting education and literacy

• Festivals of Bungalow – our most ambitious cultural event yet ($20,000 fundraising goal)

• Movie & Pizza Night at Crossroads Hope Academy – bringing joy to underserved youth

• Rotary Friendship Exchange – strengthening bonds with international Rotary clubs

• Reading and Serving Food at Valerie's House – nourishing minds and hearts

• Kid’s Fishing Tournament – continuing monthly

• Quarterly Programs – including youth, health, and economic development tracks

🚀 What’s Coming Up

The rest of the year is full of promise with several proposed projects in development:

• WASH Projects – clean water and sanitation efforts

• Peace Project – cultivating understanding and dialogue

• Free Little Library Program – spreading the love of books across SWFL

• Scholarship Initiative & College Bound Program – helping youth dream big

• Maternal and Child Health Quarterly Programs – empowering wellness and awareness

• Masquerade Ball at Forever Fiore – a glamorous night of fundraising

• Charity Poker Night – fun meets purpose

🤝 Partner With Us

Are you a business or individual who wants to be part of this wave of change? Join us as a Community Partner for just $250/year and receive year-round visibility, promotion, and alignment with meaningful service projects.

See our growing list of partners: swflrotary.org/communitypartners

To be our community partner, email us at impact@swflrotary.org

Together, let’s make this year unforgettable — not for what we say, but for what we do.

Let’s serve. Let’s grow. Let’s lead.— SWFL Rotary Club