- February 13, 2026
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Nancy Barber, left, Betty Spears and Harriette Grimes were recognized for their late husbands’ service to the Winter Garden Rotary Club. Bob Barber, Ray Spears and Larry Grimes all served as club presidents.
Sheri Loiacano, left, Roy Hester and Lisa Bennett were among the past Rotary presidents attending the reception.
Past president Buddy Nash, right, and his wife, Peggy, enjoyed the new Rotary exhibition on display at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
Rotary President George Spigener, center, and past president Krista Carter, right, presented a legacy award to Randy June, the club’s 75th president.
Past president Krista Carter, left, presented Katrinka Van Deventer with a Legacy Award for the role her father, Ted Van Deventer, played in the Winter Garden Rotary.
Past presidents gathered for a group photo at a celebration of the Winter Garden Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary held at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation’s Heller Hall.
The new Winter Garden Heritage Foundation exhibition celebrates Lynn Walker Wright, right, the first woman to join the Winter Garden Rotary Club after a Supreme Court ruling allowed females to hold membership in the nation’s clubs. With Wright, who also is a past president, is Paige Winkler.
Larry Cappleman, center, received a legacy award for his family’s longtime participation in the Winter Garden Rotary Club. His grandfather was a charter member, and five family members have served as president, including Larry Cappleman. Presenting the award were past president Krista Carter, left, and current president George Spigener.
Bob Buchanan served as club president in 2003-04.
The late Ted Van Deventer was a devoted Rotarian for 36 years and often was seen wearing his signature hat. He served as secretary for many years.
Winter Garden Rotary Club presidents — and four women representing their late husbands — celebrated the club’s 50th anniversary in 1976.
Rotary Club President George Spigener, left, and Windermere Rotary Club President Greg Anderson enjoyed the new Winter Garden Heritage Foundation exhibition celebrating the club’s 100th birthday.
Siblings Becky and Charlie Roper, left, accepted a legacy award from current Rotary president George Spigener and past president Krista Carter. The legacy awards recognized families who have been generational members of the Winter Garden club.
A century of photographs, stories and memorabilia are on display in a new Winter Garden Heritage Foundation exhibition in the Heritage Museum. The exhibition pays tribute to the Winter Garden Rotary Club’s 100 years of extraordinary service to the community.
A reception was held Feb. 11 at Heller Hall to celebrate the opening of the display, and it gave Rotarians and many of the past presidents a chance to recognize members of the organization for their unique service to the club.
Legacy awards were given to past presidents as well as families who have made major contributions to the club in the last 10 decades.
The exhibition is open to the public during the museum’s operating hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
