Welcome to the Rotary Club of Bonita Springs Web Site

The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs has a long, distinguished tradition of serving our community and the world.  The Club was chartered in 1978, and is the home Club to nearly 100 members.  Club meetings are held Wednesday mornings at 7:30am at the Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, Florida.

During the winter season, Club attendance reaches nearly 150 people including members, guests, and visiting Rotarians.  Because our seasonal Rotarian visitors are such an important and vital part of the Club, we created a special designation of “Rotary Regulars”.  In addition to Rotary Regulars participating in our many fund raising and social activities, they plan and conduct one Club meeting each year, which is enjoyed by the Rotary Regulars and Club members alike.  

Through the Club’s non-profit foundation, nearly $100,000 is contributed annually to local and international charities.  The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs and its members impact the world, funding the digging of wells in third world countries so villagers have access to clean drinking water, and buying shelter boxes that contain pre-packaged tents, with essential survival gear for people that have lost everything.  Shelter boxes contributed by the Club have been used following hurricanes, tsunamis and most recently in Pakistan, where devastating floods have left thousands of people homeless.  The Rotary International Shelter Box program has responded to disasters in 33 countries and aided nearly half a million people.  Rotary International is the spearheading member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and is the largest private sector donor.  It has contributed more than US$600 million to the polio eradication activities in 122 countries.

Club members assist the monthly Shots For Tots program that provides immunizations for the needy, and annually distribute dictionaries to grade-schoolers as part of Rotary’s Dictionary Day.  Our Club’s Foundation provides direct and lasting support for the Art League of Bonita Springs Youth Outreach Program; Bonita Springs Literacy Council; Bonita Springs Little League; Boy-Scouts of SW Florida; Junior Achievement; Scholarships for Estero High School graduates; YMCA of Bonita Springs; Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Council; Bonita Springs Assistance Office; WGCU-TV Reading Rainbow program; and Estero High School Project Graduation.

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.  If you are a professional, civic, or business leader looking to associate with like-minded people who serve our community, please contact our Club’s Membership Chair, Nancy Ross, for more information.  Rotary provides the vehicle for transforming casual contacts into real friendships, and allows one to contribute time, resources, and talent in positive ways to serve the less fortunate.  Nancy can be reached at 239-566-5723.

Yours in Rotary,

Ray Faubion, President

Rotary’s Four Way Test of the Things We Think, Say or Do:

1. Is It The Truth?

2. Is It Fair To All Concerned?

3. Will It Build Good Will And Better Friendships?

4. Will It Be Beneficial To All Concerned?