9/25: Club Assembly

September 25, 2018:  At our meeting this week, Rotarians were treated to a great introduction to each of our Rotary services areas, what they consist of and how we may get involved. See below for each committed and activities they are engaged in.

Membership – Heidi Finniff

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  Rotary Information — This committee of Past Presidents oversees and gives a required training session for new members to acquaint them with the Club’s role and history.

• New Members — This committee reaches out to new members in a number of ways to aid in their transition to the Club. The Red Badge Club is part of this initiative.
• Socials — The Club holds social events several times each year as well as a fund-raising event to support our various community initiatives. The committee suggests and reviews potential events and is responsible for all associated logistics.
• Board Nominations — The immediate past president is responsible for the Board nomination process – developing a list of those eligible members and contacting to confirm their willingness to serve, create the final slate of candidates, collect votes and count on the election day.
• Red Badge Club — This program focuses on new and prospective members, hosting social activities to introduce committee chairs and officers of the club, and generally help new members connect.

Club Service   – Rob Dewey

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  Fellowship — Committee Chair schedules volunteers to warmly greet Rotarians and guests as they enter the meeting each week.

• Visiting Rotarians & Guests — Committee Chair schedules volunteers to recognize visitors and guests at each weekly meeting.
• Invocation — Committee Chair schedules volunteers to provide an invocation for each weekly meeting and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Emblem — This volunteer manages and maintains the Club’s badge boxes.
• By-Laws — Committee monitors the by-laws as they pertain to the Club and to the Rotary organization and makes recommendations for changes as necessary.
• Sergeant At Arms — These volunteers cover the check-in and visitor registration process for meetings and coordinates the logistics of weekly meetings.

Community Service – Kerby Teller

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  Service-Above-Self Scholars — Program recognizes 4 high school seniors (1 from each of Burke, Porter-Gaud, Ashley Hall and First Baptist) who have demonstrated a commitment to their school and community through service. Each student is awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

• Salvation Army — Club members can volunteer for the annual Bell Ringing at the corner of Meeting/Market & King/Market Streets. Ringers work in pairs for hour-long shifts, or longer if desired.
• Senior Aging & Issues — We partner annually with the Ansonborough House Senior Center to provide gifts and a party during the Christmas holiday. Members have several volunteer opportunities, to include donating funds to purchase needed items, shopping with fellow club members for the items, volunteering time to wrap gifts, and/or attending the annual party.
• Environmental Protection — Volunteer activities include quarterly trash pick-up at our Adopt-A-Highway site along Bee Street from Lockwood to Courtney. In 2013, we supported the City’s 10,000 Trees initiative with a contribution toward planting trees along major roads.
• Wellness — Club members are encouraged to participate in healthy diet, exercise, and daily habits to lead healthy Rotarian lives
• Veterans — This group focuses on assisting Veterans in our community through service projects and awareness initiatives. They also remind the club of service branch celebrations by providing cakes on the anniversaries of each.
• Day of Caring — The club participates in the National Day of Caring through activities with the Trident United Way.
• Red Cross Blood Drive — The club holds a Red Cross Blood Drive one or two times a year on a Rotary meeting day. Club members can sign up to donate or ask relatives, friends, co-workers to donate. Volunteers are also needed to help with sign-ups and assisting the Red Cross the day of the event.

Education- Trey Lucy

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  Excellence in Education — The main activity of this committee is recognizing the Charleston County School District Teacher of the Year. The club presents a plaque and monetary gift to the Teacher of the Year, Runner-Up, and three finalists (Honor Roll). The Teacher of the Year also addresses club members at the meeting held in late April/early May. Recently the club has combined this event with the Service Above Self Scholars.

• Hootie School Supply Drive — This program held in August is an initiative of the Hootie Foundation that provides an event to distribute school supplies, provide some basic services and a fun event to get Charleston area students excited for the school year. Our club provides or raises funds each summer to purchase school supplies and provides volunteers to distribute the items at the event at Burke High School.
• Entrepreneurship Mentoring — This program engages our Rotary volunteers with middle school aged entrepreneurship classes at James Simons Middle School. The program began in Fall of 2016 as an outgrowth of the former Rotary Windows program. Students in the fall and spring classes learn a curriculum that prepares them to take an idea and develop it into a business with an opportunity for a financial investment from our club. Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Charleston assist as both mentors and as “Shark Tank” investors. To secure an investment the successful business must show their ability to repay the investment and provide a return that will be returned to the program the following year.
• Rotary Readers — This program places volunteers into a classroom weekly for a 20-minute reading sessions with pre-school and kindergarten aged students. The Rotary volunteer generally stays with the same class all year. We currently volunteer in Mitchell Elementary School.
• Literacy — Believing that the ability to read is a cornerstone skill for success in life, the club has multiple initiatives to encourage reading. They include the donation of a book autographed by each week’s speaker to the James Simons Elementary School library. Our Rotary Readers and Dictionary Project also support this initiative as well as a School Supply Drive in conjunction with the Hootie and the Blowfish Home Town Roundup. As an adult literacy initiative our club has provided volunteers for Black Ink, an African-American authors symposium scheduled during Rotary Literacy month in September.
• Teacher & Student of the Month — Each month a teacher nominated by their peers and a student nominated by their teacher at James Simons Elementary School is recognized by the club. In addition to being honored at a lunch meeting, they are presented with a certificate and a gift card.
• Dictionary Project — Each year dictionaries are purchased and delivered to 3^rd graders at James Simons Elementary School, Mitchell Math & Science, and Buist Academy. We coordinate this program and purchase books together with the Charleston Breakfast Club who provides dictionaries to the three other CCSD peninsular elementary schools.
• Operation Warm — The Club purchases and distributes children’s winter coats to students at our partner elementary schools. The school(s) assist in identifying students with a need and coats are handed out discreetly to those students.
• Y-Achievers — This college readiness program develops middle and high school students in areas of SAT/ACT Preparation, Life Skills, Etiquette, and Interviewing Skills. It also includes World of Work seminars and college tours. The Club is a sponsor of this YMCA of Charleston program, has made this our District Grant application since at least 2014 and provides assistance with scheduling World of Work tours to local businesses and companies. In 2016, the Y-Achievers participants assisted with set-up and decoration for the Rotary Club of Charleston’s Holiday Parade of Boats Fundraiser.

New Generation Service – Lisa Van Bergen

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  The New Generations committee is dedicated to opening the doors of Rotary and the four-way test to young people age 12-30. It is our goal to promote leadership and community and international relationships through Interact and Rotaract clubs and to provide opportunities for grants, scholarships, intra and international travel and educational experiences.

• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is proposed by this committee. RYLA is a leadership program coordinated by Rotary Clubs around the globe. Each year, thousands of young people participate in this program. Young people ages 13–30 are sponsored by Rotary Clubs to attend the event run by the club’s district committee.

International Service – Karl Riner

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  Rotary Foundation (RF) Annual Giving/Special Funds — The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotary members and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. This support is essential to make possible projects funded with Foundation grants that bring sustainable improvement to communities in need.

• Ambassadorial Global Grant Scholarships — Scholarships are for study during one academic year abroad and provide funding for transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, language training (if necessary) and living expenses.  The Committee identifies, mentors, and sponsors up to two applicants each year for the District 7770 application and interview process. The Historic Rotary Club of Charleston has supported many American Rotary Scholars living and studying around the world.  Also, the Club has hosted international scholars from other countries who have studied at local universities.
• International Projects — International Projects committee organizes and coordinates mission-based projects with sister Clubs, the local District and Rotary clubs abroad.  The Historic Rotary Club of Charleston is currently focused on International projects for people in need in developing countries throughout the world. The projects concentrate on creating infrastructure for basic needs such as potable water, nutrition, sanitation and children’s health.
• Rotary Youth Exchange — Rotary Youth Exchange is a program officially sanctioned by the US State Department providing a year-long study abroad opportunity for high school aged students. As a true exchange our rotary district sends students from local schools to study abroad and hosts foreign students in our district. Each student lives with 2-3 local families throughout the school year and is sponsored by a local club that assists with finding host families, provides youth exchange officers to administer the program, and provides the inbound students with a monthly stipend.

Vocational Service – Peter Shahid

• This Avenue of Service focuses on member’s business and professional lives. Every occupation fills a need in our communities and taking pride in our work and doing it with integrity contributes to our community. The Vocational Service Chair identifies ways to promote various professions, such as mentoring opportunities, opportunities for members to network with other members, and supports high ethical standards in business based on the Rotary 4 Way Test.

Public Image – Mike Sottak & Rob Byko

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  Public Relations — The PR Committee chair works with the PR Committee team to ensure the club’s name and accomplishments stay front and center in the media. The PR Committee team works collaboratively to convey the club news, contributions and initiatives. This group also maintains an active presence on social media while continuously supplying information to local media outlets for publication.

• Website — Our website offers more than just information. It is the voice of our Rotary Club and the hub that links to all of our activities and social media outlets. A News page has been added to house future announcements, press releases, and news stories.
• Webmaster — As the creator and originator of our site, Andy Brack serves as our Rotary Club webmaster. He is responsible for maintaining the website. This includes updating WordPress, creating emergency backups and providing general maintenance and oversite for the website.
• Web Content Editor — To ensure updates happen easily and regularly, Administrative access is given to select, trained PR Committee members. This ensures that updates to blog posts, news posts and the creation of landing pages occurs regularly. This also serves as a back-up protocol for the Webmaster.
• Programs — This person is responsible for identifying and securing the weekly program speaker. Considerations include evaluating options for the best possible speakers, contacting prospective speakers, introducing the speaker and reviewing speaker requests for future meetings. A one-page Guest Speaker overview sheet has been created to give to presenters in advance of their presentations. Speakers should be informative and inspirational without selling a product or service.
• Social Media — This person leads the charge to maximize the use of social media to share news, activities and events pertaining to our Rotary Club. This person recruits others to help create consistent, well-written posts that promote engagement.
• Storyteller — This role seeks opportunities to effectively create content that captures and promotes “Rotary Moments.” Working closely with other members of the PR committee, the storyteller finds opportunities to convey club programs and initiatives in a manner that educates and engages members inside and outside of our Rotary Club.
• Keyway — The Editor of our weekly newsletter, The Keyway, coordinates all content, to include a feature article each week on the previous week’s speaker. These articles are written by Keyway Volunteers. Close coordination with the Club Secretary is necessary.
• Historian/Photographer — The Historian serves as the official photographer as well as an archival record-keeper. Photos from meetings and events are submitted to the Editor of the weekly Keyway publication for use as space permits and are kept on file for one year. The Historian also takes roster photos of each new member and new photos for the badge board as needed. A photo file of local personalities and dignitaries is maintained as well. The Historian also coordinates with the Publicity Chairperson, providing photos for potential submittal to the local media outlets.

Finance – Alan Uram

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  Budget – The Club Treasurer prepares the annual operating budget and monitors expenditures with the Board. Dues pay for operations only.

• Rotary Club of Charleston Fund (RCCF) – The charitable arm of the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston. The RCCF makes contributions primarily to support local community needs, although the fund’s granting authority is flexible enough to support other projects deemed by the Fund’s board to qualify for charitable, educational or other philanthropic purposes.  Grants disbursed by the RCCF primarily are targeted for unique or non-recurring needs.  Grants are for specific short-term projects, one-time events or one-time needs. Grants, awarded with the scope of the purposes of section 501(c)(3) of the Code, are not awarded to organizations for multiple or successive years. Grants will not be awarded for general operating needs of an organization. The RCCF Committee consists of three Club Past Presidents and other at-large volunteers who review applications and award grants to local charities. Fundraisers pay for service projects.

Fundraising Committee
Boat Parade and 100th Anniversary – Sandy Morckel

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  The Fundraising Committee is responsible for raising funds for RCCF for the upcoming year. All of the funds collected during this year will be used by the club next year to fund service projects.  The Chair of this committee is therefore the President-Elect as they will be held accountable for service projects next year.

• Boat Parade – Every Rotarian will have a role on the Boat Parade
• Organize the annual viewing party and boat raffle
• 100^th Anniversary – Past Presidents committee will organize the calendar of events and community projects for our anniversary year

– Don Baus, Keyway Committee Chair

IN OTHER MEETING NEWS

• Tim McVicker gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
• Past President Paul Stoney introduced our Visiting Rotarians and guests.
• President Alex Dallis presented Health and Happiness.
• Past Alex introduced our Club Assembly featuring our 2018/2019 Board of Directors.  

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY
October 2, 2018 | Issue 4905 | President: Alex Dallis

COMING EVENTS

• October 2 – County Candidate Forum
• October 9 – No Meeting
• October 16 – James Smith, Gubernatorial Candidate
• October 23 – Henry McMaster, Gubernatorial Candidate
• October 30 – Kate Arrington & Joe Cunningham

NEWS BRIEFS

Historic Rotary Club of Charleston sponsors 3rd Annual Black Ink Festival

For the third time in as many years the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston was a major sponsor of the Black Ink Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. This Festival presented annually by the Friends of the Library has been an integral part of Rotary Club activities for September, which has been designated “Rotary Literacy Month”.  The festival features African American authors of all genres including children’s books, as well as fiction. Over 60 authors were on hand at this all day festival attended by over 1000 people and held at the main branch of the Charleston County Public Library on Saturday, September 8th.

This years’ featured author was Terry McMillan. Ms. McMillan has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list on many occasions with best-selling books including How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale. Both of these best-selling novels have been made into feature films.

The Charleston County Public Library under the direction of Rotarian Nicole Davies is also a three-time sponsor of this festival. Rotarian and Past President of our club, Andy Brack, serves as the Charleston County Public Library Board Chair. Other sponsors for this event included the YMCA of Greater Charleston and noted sweetgrass basket maker Corey Alston.

Weekend activities included a private reception for Ms. McMillan at Hall’s featured venue 5 Faber Place. This event was attended by over 75 people. Ms. McMillan also served as the keynote speaker on Saturday and read excerpts from her new book – I Almost Forgot About You. 

The full day of literary events culminated in an autograph session by Ms. McMillan.

Rotary Club of Charleston members in attendance throughout the weekend as volunteers and guests included Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, President Alex Dallas, President- Elect Sandy Morckel, Dr. Ja’Net Bishop, Nicole Davies, Kim Rich, Lisa Van Bergen, Past President Andy Brack and Past President Paul Stoney, who serves as a member of the Black Ink Festival committee.

Rotarians Asked to Assist Salvation Army with Food Donations

We knew we’d be called on to help with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts and the first request has come from our own Salvation Army office. They are desperately in need of food items.  In preparation for the hurricane they distributed many food packages to the needy and many in our community used their meager resources to pay for evacuation only to return with no ability to buy food.  The Salvation Army cupboard is bare and we need to help restock it!

The items they need are:

Dry Beans

Rice

Pasta

Spaghetti Sauce

Canned Meat

Canned Veggies

Canned Fruits

Pop top soups and fruit

Juice

Shelf milk

As you go about your weekend, please consider buying some of these items and bringing them to Rotary this Tuesday.  We will see that the Salvation Army gets them.  This is what we signed up for when we joined Rotary – hands on service above self to those in need!

New Member Meeting

All new members who have not attended a previous New Member Meeting should plan to attend the next session which will be held on Tuesday, October 23 at 11:15am upstairs at Faber.  The Past President duo of Brian Johnson and Digit Matheny will conduct this meeting to get new members oriented to our club and Rotary International. Attending this meeting is one of the requirements of all Red Badgers.

Our Club is on Instagram

Our club launched an Instagram account this week.  Please be sure to follow us at @ChasRotaryClub, which is our Twitter handle, as well.

Members are encourage to follow all of our social media channels and share posts with their followers too!  We also need members to send us picture of anything they do that relates to Rotary – service projects, meetings, events, etc.  We would love to keep our accounts full of smiling Rotarians! Photos can be send to Mike Sottak, [email protected], or Rob Byko, [email protected].

Youth Exchange Host Family Needed

Our club is seeking a host family for our Inbound Rotary Exchange student from March 2019- June/July 2019 (until after her return from the Rotary Western trip).  Our Club’s Inbound student, Lucia Violani, who is from Italy, is 17 years old and attending the Charleston Charter School for Math & Science.  Please note that having other school age children in your home is not a requirement for hosting.

As you know, the secondary student program offers an opportunity for you and your family to experience firsthand the richness and diversity of a culture different from your own, and for you to exemplify American values and culture to a foreign visitor. Approximately 25,000 high school students from around the world participate in this program each year. The good will of American host families in opening their homes to these young international visitors is vital to this program’s success. The health, safety, and well-being of the young people who participate in this program are our highest priority. A host family has many responsibilities, the most important of which is properly caring for an international student during the course of his/her program. The student is a guest in your home and how you relate with this student will create a lasting image of our country and its people. It also offers you and your family a unique, rewarding and enjoyable experience.

Please let Karen Clark now as soon as possible if you are able to consider this Hosting opportunity. If you are interested, either Karen or Richard Sidebottom will contact you to discuss further. We appreciate your consideration and thank you for your support of this great program!

East Cooper Rotary Speakeasy

The East Cooper Rotary Club will be hosting their 3rd annual East Cooper Speakeasy- Prohibition for a Cause on October 13th from 7 to 11 pm at the Sweetgrass Event Center in Mount Pleasant. This year the two named charities benefitting from the fundraiser will be East Cooper Community Outreach and East Cooper Meals on Wheels. Money from the fundraiser will also benefit their club charities such as Happy Feet, Polio Plus, and Toys for Tots. Tickets are $100 and includes food, open bar, live music, games, dancing, and one chance at Grand Prize Raffle. You can go to the event website for additional information –www.eastcooperspeakeasy.com.

Rotary Day at the South Carolina State Fair

Join Main Street Rotary Club for the LARGEST ROTARY MEETING in SC at the inaugural Rotary Day at the State Fair on Thursday, October 18th! It will be a fun-full day of fellowship, celebration and ‘HISTORY’ making as we start a new Rotary tradition in South Carolina. This historical day will feature activities for all ages, commemorative keepsakes, and an attempt to break a State and World Record! Come for part or all of it and bring your families, friends, potential new members, or anyone looking to learn more about ‘Service Above Self’.

Advance commemorative package includes entrance ticket to SC State Fair, celebratory t-shirt, custom wrist band, “Rotary” Ferris Wheel ride, opportunity to set a world record. Packages are $25 for an individual or $80 for a family of 4. Free entrance for Children under 5.

For more information on event details or participating in the world record, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/358749591326951/?ti=icl.

Join the PR Committee and Earn Service Hours, too! (Fame, notoriety and recognition from your peers is FREE!)

We’re looking for 3 to 4 Rotarians to help us spread the word about our Club through various communications channels. Your contributions will reach countless Club members, family and friends, as well as the local community at-large more than 36-times a year! Your feature stories and timely coverage of Rotary Club events may also be picked up by District, National and International Rotary news channels.

Don’t worry if your’re not an expert techie, can’t write like Hemingway and Pat Conroy, or wield a camera like Steve McCurry or Annie Leibovitz – our super-qualified A-team will be right there to support your efforts with training and guidance you’ll need to see your by-line and photo-credit circulation grow to an epic scale.

Social Media Manager:  Work with team members, committee heads and the Board on developing, publishing and promoting social media content for the Club. Active channels now include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Familiarity with these or emerging platforms will be helpful, as will knowledge of what makes for successful SM content. Experience with search optimization techniques will earn you immediate MVP status. While your own exposure to Social Media is helpful, it is not essential. The team will gladly train our e-challenged volunteers, too!

Keyway Production Manager: Work with co-chairs, Keyway editor and our content development team to publish our weekly newsletter on club web site. Familiarity with web publishing and content managing systems (e.g WordPress) a plus.

Keyway Content Developers: Copywriters & storytellers who can develop short-form, original content including summary articles, possibly combined with team-generated photos and/video content, to provide coverage of weekly meetings and presenters, as well as occasionally produce special features on past or upcoming club events, special projects and fundraisers.

So if you are interested in maximizing your Rotary experience, this is your chance to create an immediate and long-lasting impact on how our Club is regarded by current and prospective members. You will also be shaping how our Club will be recognized by our peers, our community and by Rotary International for the good work of our members.

Join the Charleston Rotary Press Corps and help generate that buzz! Contact Mike Sottak, [email protected], or Rob Byko, [email protected], for more information.

MEMBER NEWS

Member News

Congratulations to Jim Geffert, who recently retired from Dale Carnegie after 44 years. We wish him much happiness in his retirement!

Proposed New Member

The following membership candidate has submitted an application and signed letter of agreement to the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston:

Jeff Weber – sponsor:  Alex Dallis, classification:  Radio/Mgmt

In the event you know Jeff, please tell a member of the Board how he will serve the ideas of Rotary.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

O. James “Skip” Fink

• Joined: 1995 – Chapin, SC (served as President): 2013 – Rotary Club of Charleston
• Sponsor:  Past President Digit Matheny
• Membership Involvement: Veteran Committee Chair; Paul Harris Fellow; Rotary Benefactor
• Classification: IT & Cyber Security
• Profession: Served 25 years of active duty in the Marine Corps; Served as the Director Military Affairs for the State of SC for 5 years; Served as President of Systems Engineering Company; Currently consulting through his own consulting company, PDF Global
• Something Unique About Yourself: Through his military career, Skip has lived in Asia, Europe, and has traveled the world. Married 44 years to his lovely wife, affectionately nicknamed “Sam”.  Enjoys life on Folly Beach and time spent with his 2 children and 4 grandchildren.

Birthdays

• October 3 – Doug Holmes

By the numbers

Attendance on September 25, 2018:  64

Not in attendance:  Arnstein, Baggs, Bailey, Barry, Beam, Berlin, Bodkin, Brack, Bullard, Buzon, Carico, Channell, Coe, Coghill, Cole, Cooper, J., Davies, Deavenport, DeGraff, Diminich, Donnellon, Drafts, Dukes, Echols, Embry, Fellabom, Galizia, Gill, Holmes, Hudnall, Husser, Jones, Kaiser, Kaynard, Kerrigan, Krumwiede, LaMotte, Livingston, Marty, Matheny, Moring, Raver, Rich, Riley, Rust, Saboe, Schmidt, Seguer, Shahid, Smith, H., Smith, M., Smith, P., Stokes, Strickland, Taylor, E., Taylor, T., Tecklenburg, J., Thomas, Welborn, Whitaker, Youngs

Out of Town Make-ups:  None

WELLNESS TIP

Be Tender With Your Teeth

If you do one thing to improve your dental health this fall, turn over a new leaf by ditching habits that are hard on your teeth.

That means no more chewing on ice or popcorn kernels. Ice is a crystal and tooth enamel is a crystal — when the two meet, one of them has to give. Sometimes it’s the tooth. Popcorn kernels can break teeth or fillings too, and the hull, if lodged in gum tissue, can irritate and cause bacteria buildup

AREA CLUB MEETINGS

Mondays

• Summerville – Oakbrook: 7:30 a.m., Monday, Westcott County Club, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, North Charleston
• North Charleston: 12:30 a.m., Monday, Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston.
• Summerville Evening: 5:30 p.m., Monday, Montreux Bar and Grill, 127 W. Richardson Ave., Summerville

Tuesdays

• East Cooper Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Cooper River Room at Waterfront Park, Mount Pleasant
• Charleston: 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Hall’s Signature Events, 5 Faber, Charleston
• Goose Creek: 12:45  m. Tuesday, Gilligan’s, 219 St. James Ave., Goose Creek

Wednesdays

• Daniel Island: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island
• St. John’s Parish (John’s Island): 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, 2817 Maybank Highway, Unit 1, John’s Island
• Mount Pleasant: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Harbor Breeze Restaurant, 176 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant
• Summerville: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sticky Fingers, Summerville

Thursdays

• North Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Embassy Suites, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston
• Moncks Corner: 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Gilligan’s Restaurant, Moncks Corner
• St. Andrews (West Ashley): 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Bessinger’s BBQ, 1602 Savannah Highway, Charleston.

Fridays

• Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m., Friday, Harbour Club, 35 Prioleau St., Charleston

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Our Rotary club actively uses social media — and we encourage you to interact with us through social media.

• We’re on Facebook.  Take a look at our page and be sure to “like us”.
• We’re on Twitter.  You can follow us @chasrotaryclub.

ABOUT THE KEYWAY 

The Keyway has been published weekly as a newsletter for the Rotary Club of Charleston for more than 90 years.

• President: Alex Dallis
• Keyway editor: Don Baus [email protected]
• Executive secretary: Carroll Schweers, [email protected]
• Mailing address: Rotary Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 21029 ,Charleston, SC 29413-1029
• Copyright 2018, Rotary Club of Charleston. All rights reserved.