Rotary Club of Lake County Golden Triangle

06/17/2026

Last night, we celebrated our outgoing Board President Kathy Yarbrough and incoming President Ruth Jones. Festive and fun evening - full of camaraderie, successes and poised for a bright future!

06/09/2026

Incoming and outgoing board members broke bread together tonight. We reviewed the past year and looked forward to the new year beginning July 1st. The food was delish. Thank you Ruth for hosting!

06/02/2026

Our guest speaker Rick Norford holds the Guinness World record for oldest male water skier. He relayed the inspiring story of his journey at age 94 in 2025. Congratulations, Rick, and thanks for sharing.

05/27/2026

Congratulations to our club’s Rotarians - Chuck Hoitt and Michell Middleton - for their hard work on the Lake 100 Board of Directors!

Lake 100 is proud to announce our 2026 Executive Board, a dedicated group of leaders committed to advancing our mission and strengthening the future of Lake County.

This team brings a diverse range of experience, insight, and leadership to help guide key initiatives, support strategic priorities, and continue building meaningful connections across our business and civic community.

We look forward to the impact this group will make as we continue working together to support economic growth, collaboration, and long-term success throughout our region.

Interested in getting involved or becoming a member?
Email [email protected] to learn more.

05/27/2026

Mount Dora, Florida (FL) – The Rotary Club of Lake County Golden Triangle awarded a total of $29,200 in scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year to 15 central Florida residents who are pursuing higher education degrees.

The Richard Earhart Endowment provides scholarships to students with Mount Dora as their hometown. The recipients are Kari Martinez studying nursing at Advent Health University and Reyna Green studying nursing at University of South Florida.

The Norma Jean Schloot Endowment provides scholarships to students in education and agriculture. This year’s recipient is Tyson O’Berry of Eustis High School who is studying to be a music educator.

The Bill Bland Rotary Scholarship Fund helps students in finance and business, law enforcement, agriculture and technical training. College students receiving scholarships are Alysia Fritzke, University of Central Florida; Tanner Gibson, University of Florida; Trinity Mathie, University of Central Florida; Jamie Stephens, University of Florida; and Hunter Taylor, University of Florida.

Graduating seniors receiving scholarships from the Bland fund are Daniel Davidson, Mount Dora Christian Academy; Sarah Feria-Florez, Mount Dora High School; Patrick Jackson, Mount Dora Christian Academy; Natalie Jimenez, Umatilla High School; William Schmitz, home-schooled; Emily Snow, Umatilla High School; and Michael Weathington, Umatilla High School.

“Rotary is committed to investing in the education of our future professionals and leaders in our community,” said Janet Porfilio Westlake, chair of the organization’s Youth Services Committee. The awards are based on criteria including scholastic ability, responsibility toward education and financial need with a special emphasis on community service.

The Golden Triangle Rotary meets on the first, second, and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 11:45 a.m. at the Elks Lodge, 2540 Dora Avenue in Tavares, FL. Find out more at www.lakecountyrotary.com.

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Photo caption: Six of 15 scholarship recipients pose for a photograph during a luncheon held by the Rotary Club of Lake County Golden Triangle on May 26 at the Elks Lodge in Tavares. Pictured are William Schmitz, Daniel Davidson, Tanner Gibson, Patrick Jackson, Rotary President Kathy Yarbrough, Jamie Stephens, and Emily Snow.

05/12/2026

We want to thank Eustis Fire Chief, Mike Swanson, for pinch-hitting and doing today's presentation. He filled in for today's scheduled presenter who fell ill.

Chief Swanson shared his knowledge regarding current local weather and the current fire risks.

This year they are predicting a super nino. The temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are predicted to be 3 degrees higher than normal resulting in El Niño conditions, super Nino possibly. For Florida, that means less hurricane risk. However, if we do get a hurricane during an El Niño, it will be a doozy because typically only the stronger ones survive.

Thank you so much Chief Swanson. We look forward to future educational programs from you!!

05/09/2026

Thank you all who visited our booth to learn about helping to stop human trafficking!

05/07/2026

Join us on Saturday as we provide education on eliminating human trafficking!

05/05/2026

Hunter Taylor, one of our returning scholarship recipients, attended Rotary today as he has a summer internship during our May 26 scholarship luncheon. Hunter is beginning his second year as an agriculture and business major at the University of Florida. We are so proud of Hunter's success!

04/28/2026

We were thrilled to have local storyteller, Louise O'Leary, as our presenter this week. She shared a story regarding the "Fisherman and His Wife" about the talking fish.

Keep alert in January 2027 for the Florida Storytelling Festival.

Florida Storytelling Festival Click on the Navigation links on the left for additional information.Scroll down to learn more about telling your own story at the festival. January 22 – 25, 2026 Featured Tellers: Megan Wells, Michael Reno Harrell, George Otieno, Mij Byram, Janel Woodland Lakeside In...