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Rotary Club of Pensacola, Inc.

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The Rotary Club of Pensacola, the "Downtown" Club, was organized on March 9, 1915, with 54 charter me Lunch is served at 12:00, you're late after 12:15

Meetings: We meet at Pensacola Yacht Club, 1897 Cypress Street, each Tuesday at 12:00 each Tuesday.

11/03/2026

Thanks to Mark Scott, Economics and Workforce Executive at Birdon. for speaking to our club last Tuesday. Birdon is adding a major facility to the Port of Pensacola because of our geographical advantages and the military presence. Our members were able to ask questions about their plans and the expected economic impact on our community.

Today, our guest speakers will be Bert Thornton (of Waffle House fame) and our own Sherry Hartnett. You don’t want to miss this program, and as a reminder, our raffle is getting down to the last cards. Hope to see you at noon!

10/26/2026

Thanks to our own Dr. Scott Keller, dean of the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business at UWF, for speaking to us last week about the excellent work that the LBJCOB accomplishes in and for the Pensacola community through its motto “Building Dreams, Creating Impact.” Dr. James Mead and student Ashlee Alexander also addressed the assembled Rotarians. They brought plenty of copies of the college’s publications and T-shirts with the college’s ursine mascot “Bizzy.”

We also welcomed a new member, Steve Del Gallo (brother of David). Upcoming events to mark on your calendar include Pints for Polio on November 10 and a naturalization ceremony on November 13. Make sure you join us tomorrow when our speaker will be Mark Scott from Birdon.

10/12/2026

Tomorrow’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Pensacola is CANCELED, and we hope that all our Rotarians are safely picking up the pieces from Hurricane Isaias.

Here are photos from last week’s meeting, when our speaker was Tyson Lamond from American Magic. It was a great program delivered to a full house!

10/05/2026

Thanks to HCA Florida West’s Karl Leistikow for speaking to us last Tuesday. HCA is the largest for-profit health system with 180+ hospitals, and locally they employ for than 2,000 employees and hundreds of millions in taxes, wages, and charitable care.

Dr. Bense presided over the meeting and thanked the late Hansel Butts for his generous bequest to our club, of which he was a member for many many years. Vicki Campbell introduced a new member, ECUA executive director Jason Yarbrough. Margaret Stopp asked for volunteers for a Rotary Day of Caring in November. And the joker has still not been drawn, so the raffle goes on!

As a reminder, our club is participating in a food drive for the UWF Argo Pantry, so please bring some nonperishable items to donate tomorrow. Our speaker will be Tyson Lamond from American Magic.

09/29/2026

Thanks to Dr. Frank Gilliam for joining us last week to talk about climate change as an environmental threat to the State of Florida. We learned about the rising CO2 in the atmosphere as contributing to the warming and acidification of our waters, a major cause of coral reef deterioration and other impacts.

Public service chair Mike Steltenkamp provided more details about the Argo Pantry, which last year provided more than 24,000 items to UWF students experiencing food insecurity, and he invited Rotarians to participate in an upcoming drive. (See flyer below.)

Please join us today at noon as we welcome speaker Karl Leistikow, CEO of HCA Florida West. It’s a great day to be a Rotarian!

09/21/2026

Last week, we were fortunate to have Florida Power & Light’s vice president and general manager of the Northwest Florida region — and our recent Sandra Robinson Award winner — J.T. Young. He spoke to us about FPL’s efforts to build a storm-resilient power grid in Escambia County and the other 33 Florida counties that FPL serves, as well as other challenges and achievements in FPL’s hurricane preparedness and response strategy.

Club president Dr. Judy Bense reminded us of some upcoming online Rotary leadership classes. Service committee chair Mike Steltenkamp talked about the recent service project that several club members participated in to help our local public school teachers. Jerry Maygarden provided the day’s Sunshine, and Nancy Kelly drew an ace in the club raffle.

Tomorrow we will hear from Frank Gillam about climate change as an environmental threat to the State of Florida. We hope to see you there!

09/15/2026

📚💙 Rotary in Action!

The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation has received more than 1,600 teacher orders for much-needed classroom supplies!

Our Rotary team was happy to roll up our sleeves and help fill those orders—shopping the warehouse shelves and packing boxes with everything from pencils and paper to snacks and classroom essentials. 📦✏️

Thanks also to our Rotarian John Shaffer - State Farm Agent and his Staff for helping!

A few hours of teamwork = a big helping hand for our local teachers and students! ❤️

09/15/2026

An amazing group of volunteers from the Rotary Club of Pensacola descended on the Central Warehouse this morning and packed 100 boxes for Tools for Teachers in an hour!

We so appreciate the support of our community and business partners!

09/14/2026

Thanks to Mike Bunn for again coming to speak to our club last Tuesday on the history of the Gulf Coast. Join us tomorrow as we welcome JT Young from FPL to talk about storm preparedness.

09/08/2026

Remember: today’s meeting will be at the Pensacola Bay Center! If you show up at the Yacht Club, you will be lonely.

Last week we welcomed SportsRadio’s Jordan Glass, who hosts “The Glass Half Full.” He gave us his predictions for the upcoming football season and wowed our club with his broad-ranging knowledge of the sports world.

Today’s speaker is returning historian and author Mike Bunn. The joker has still not been found, so be sure to bring a few dollars for the raffle. See you soon!

Address

17 Palafox Place
Pensacola, FL
32502

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 1pm
Tuesday	11:30am - 1pm
Wednesday	9am - 1pm
Thursday	9am - 1pm
Friday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+18504340684

Website

http://www.pensacolarotaryclub.org/

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