12/3: District Governor Johnny Moore

December 3, 2019:

This past week, our Director Johnny Moore visited the club to give the annual DG address to the club.  Also, please note all the great service opportunities coming up as we hit high gear in the Holiday Season!

 This week our club welcomed District Governor Johnny Moore. Johnny was born in Spartanburg, SC and graduated from Spartanburg High School before attending Clemson University. After graduation, he worked in the garment manufacturing and bottling industry before founding SouthMed Inc.; which he
sold in 2018.

Johnny presented the 2018 vision statement for Rotary: “Together, we see a world where people unite to take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” He asked us to envision 1.2 million Rotarians acting together in their communities, making a positive
difference in people’s lives. What an amazing impact we can make!

Johnny said there are 3 primary reasons that people get involved in Rotary: to serve, fellowship, and networking. All of these are great and fulfilling. When Johnny attended a District Conference at Seacoast Church in 2007, he saw firsthand the good that was being done in the battle against Polio, in bringing
clean water to underdeveloped communities, and improving literacy around the globe. He said after that meeting, he felt he changed from being a member of a Rotary Club to a Rotarian.

A big part of being a Rotarian is sharing the joy and fulfillment that we get from serving with to others in the community. When people outsider our clubs hear about this, they naturally want to find out about
Rotary. This is important, because growing membership is our #1 internal goal as a club. Johnny said, “if we get membership right, the rest will take care of itself.”

He told the story of Roger Ackerman, who founded the CART Fund in the Sumter Rotary club in 1995. As of May 2019, CART has awarded $8.2 million in grants for Alzheimer’s disease research. This is one member’s idea and inspiration combining with others to make an impact!

Another goal of in membership is to increase diversity. It is important that clubs look like the community they serve. If we do membership right, we can take care of things we need to do like growing the Rotary Foundation, Eradicating Polio, and fighting illiteracy. Literacy is a major issue in District 7770. in our District there are 8 counties deemed “at risk”. Our member must continue to read in elementary schools and look for other ways to improve literacy in our community.

When we do these things, we a creating “a world where people unite to take action to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves”..

Submitted by Jeff Webb, Keyway Committee 

 IN OTHER MEETING NEWS

          • Past President Digit Matheny gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.  
          • Past President Paul Stoney welcomed all visiting Rotarians & guests.  
          • President Sandy Morckel presented Health and Happiness. 
          • Assistant District Governor, Robb Rosol, introduced our keynote speaker, District Governor for Rotary District 7770, Johnny Moore. 

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY

December 10, 2019 | Issue 4950 | President: Sandy Morckel

COMING EVENTS

As you can see, there are lots of way to give in the coming weeks as we hit full holiday mode in Rotary. Please consider giving a little of your time for any and all of these great projects as part of your Service Above Self this holiday season.

You can sign up for any of the events by clicking on the links below. Or to see the master schedule go here. If you need your log-in information contact Carroll at [email protected]

NEWS BRIEFS

Rotary Club of Charleston History Moment

At each meeting, President Sandy plans to share some of the snippets of our club’s amazing 100 year history and our impact on Charleston and around the world. It will be a fun trip down memory lane and will also be shared in the Keyway.

The 60s (1964-1967)

The Charles Webb Rehabilitation Center for Cripple Children was officially opened. We had long helped in that area. We hosted a youth exchange student from Sweden. The Board instructed President Zimmerman to write letters to members who habitually left the meetings early. Also it was adopted the new members pay an initiation fee of $25 before being inducted.  Important programs during this time consisted of expansion of the Medical College and the College of Charleston. Chief Newberry, Club Historian, presented a history of the Club for 47 years and it was decided to delay a publication until our 50th anniversary. It was decided that both sides of any controversial topics presented must be heard. Some topics were right to work laws, Sunday Blue Laws, the John Birch Society and South Africa.

50/50 Raffle 

The 50/50 Raffle will continue after the holidays with a 1 in 9 chance to win on January 7.  The pot will start at $120. Bring your cash and let’s grow the pot. You do need to be present to win. Tickets are available at meetings – 1 for $5 or 3 for $10.  

Meeting Cancellation Dates for Holidays

As a reminder, we will NOT be meeting for Rotary on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Dec. 24 or Dec. 31.  We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season!

RCCF Grant Recognitions

We were pleased to have several of our Fall 2019 RCCF Grant Recipients attend our meeting this past Tuesday.  Jesse Blom joined us on behalf of The Green Heart Project, which builds garden-based experimental learning projects and school garden programs to educate students, connect people, and cultivate community through growing, eating and celebrating food.  A  garden has been constructed on Morrison Drive and is being used by Meeting Street Academy to educate students about healthy food and positive character traits.  The club’s donation will be used to fund the construction of a sound barrier as one of the challenges for this garden space is the noise produced by traffic on Morrison Drive as it makes it difficult for teachers to communicate with students. Rotarians will be able to be involved in the building process.  

Sheiligh Carlisle attended on behalf of Sea Island Habitat for Humanity, who has been serving the sea island populations of Charleston since 1978 and have built eleven neighborhoods and over 350 homes.  Our donation will be used to purchase insulation and weatherization materials for a home to be built on Wadmalaw Island. The beneficiaries of this home will start a new chapter in their lives and a healthier, more secure lifestyle. 

Joining us from Seventh Day Baptist Community Development (Pink House) was Rev. Christian King.  The Pink House strives to advance the social and economic well-being of low income families, especially youth and children in the Ardmore-Sherwood Forest Community, through relationship building, service and education.  The club’s donation will be used to purchase books for 30 children to encourage a personal library and assist with field trips to a planetarium, aquarium and museum. 

We are pleased to support these outstanding organizations and their efforts in our community.

 

Operation Warm

Operation Warm hit the streets last week,  distributing clothes to children at both Mitchell Elementary and James Simmons Elementary Schools. Teachers from both schools confidentially identified kids who have a need for a winter coat and we have also purchased socks that we will be giving away with the coats. It wwasa rewarding experience for both Rotarians and the kids!

This year we had enough left over clothese to also make a donation to Sander Clyde school as well as The Navogation Center, Charleston’s only Day Center for people experiencing homelessness

It was great to continue this great annual tradition! Thank you!

Operation Warm Co-Chairs
Stefany Di Manno Ceccato
Kelsey Willey

 

 

Holiday Luncheon at Hall’s

We will return to Hall’s Chophouse for this year’s Holiday Luncheon.  Mark your calendar now for this popular holiday event – Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 12:00 noon.  Please be sure to register to attend this event by going to the calendar on the DACdb (directions were emailed to you by Carroll). There is no charge for Rotarians and spouses/guest are $40.  We would appreciate payment at the door. Reservations are limited.  

Holiday Senior Giving

We are gearing up for our Annual Senior Gift Giving and Party for the residents of the Ansonborough House. The Historic Rotary Club of Charleston is very proud that we have the opportunity to make sure every resident of the Ansonborough House has a wonderful holiday. We need your support to make this a success! Volunteer elves shopped for 80 gifts at WalMart Tanger this past Saturday. Now we need additional elves to wrap the presents immediately following our holiday luncheon on Tuesday, December 10 and host the party at the Ansononborough House on Wednesday, December 18 at 1:00PM.

Please contact Mark Smith at [email protected].

You can also register to attend any of this service projects by going to the calendar on the DACdb.

Ringing Bell for Salvation Army

Our Annual “Ringing of the Bell” for Salvation Army will be held on Friday, Dec. 13.  We will have two stations – one at King/Market and one at Meeting/Market.  Sign up on the calendar at DACdb or contact [email protected].

 

 

 

Holiday Parade Photos

 

 

 

 

 

Boat Raffle tickets now on sale

The annual Boat Raffle has begun! Tickets are now available for all Rotarians to help with our major fundraiser of the year. The prize is once again a beautiful Sea Fox boat valued at $40,000. And a cash equivalent prize of $15,000 is also an option for the winner. Tickets are $100 and no more than 1,000 will be sold – great odds!

Please get out there and sell tickets to family, friends and colleagues. This is the primary source of revenue for us to fund all the great work we do all year long. We’ll be parading the boat at both the Charleston (December 1) and Mt. Pleasant (December 8) Holiday Parades and need volunteers to help with that effort, too. Contact Lisa Van Bergen at [email protected] to sign up

This year its even easier to sell tickets. In addition to the traditional printed tickets, which you can get from Doug Holmes, you can direct people to buy tickets in other ways.

By Text: simply text BOATRAFFLE to 44-321 and tickets can be purchased through a mobile device.

By web site: Log on to the Rotary web site at www.charleston-rotary.org and click on the link at the top left of the page to go to a secure web page to buy tickets

In person: at one of several Rotarian businesses selling tickets including

    • ERA Wilder Realty, 122 Coleman Blvd. Mt Pleasant.
    • State Farm Insurance: 3750 Savannah Highway, John’s Island
    • NV Realty, 91 Broad, St. Charleston

The winning ticket will be drawn at our 100th Anniversary Gala Event on February 29, 2020.

Become a sponsor of the Rotary 100th Year Anniversary

As we gear up for our 100th Anniversary celebration there are are some great sponsorship opportunities to give businesses visibility and the excellent PR that come along with being associated with Rotary. Sponsorship packages range from $250 to $10,000 and include participation and visibility at our 100th Anniversary Gale Event on February 29. Go here to see the sponsorship options and you can pay for the package you chose right on the web site. And share this with other businesses or potential sponsor you think would benefit from this great marketing and community support opportunity. Remember, this is part of our fund raising effort and most of the funds will go directly back into the projects and organizations we support throughout the year.

If you want an electronic file of the sponsorship packages to email around or print out, contact Lisa Van Bergen [email protected]

Gala Event Tickets on sale now!

Mark you calendars and get your ticket now for the event of the year: The Rotary Club of Charleston 100th Anniversary Gala Dinner event. The event will be held February 29, 2020 at the Francis Marion Hotel.

Tickets are $100 and there will only be 300 sold, so act now.

To purchase tickets, go here

Featured keynote speaker is Past Rotary International President John Germ, Moderator/Host PJ Browning, Publisher of The Post and Courier, along with highlights of our 100 years of impact in Charleston. Black tie optional.

6 pm: Cocktail Reception with live music
7 pm: Dinner and program
8 pm: Dancing and entertainment with Zandrina Dunning Experience

You won’t want to miss this fantastic celebration of Rotary’s 100 years of Service Above Self in Charleston.

Change in Membership Status Deadline

If you plan a change in your club member status by January 1, 2020 to Excused, Leave of Absence or if you are planning to resign, please notify Carroll in writing NO LATER THAN December 2, 2019.  This change will affect January statement, which will be distributed in mid-December. All current members who officially resign after December 2 will be billed $52 to cover Rotary International dues, which are paid the first of each billing cycle.  If you have any questions, contact Carroll.

Rotary Foundation Giving

The District Match is back …. Effective November 10 through December 31, 2019, Rotarians will receive 1 recognition point for every dollar when a contribution of at least $100 up to $500 is made.  This is a limited time offer. The points are available and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. When the points are gone — they are GONE! Please contact our Rotary Foundation Chair, Karl Riner at [email protected] to take advantage of the program.

Rotary District Accepting Nominations for District Governor 2022/2023

The nominating committee for our Rotary District will meet on January 31, 2020 to select the District Governor for the 2022/23 Rotary year. 

Should you wish to be considered for this position, the description of the duties of a District Governor, the qualifications required to be a District Governor, and a Governor nominee form was emailed to all members this past week.  If you didn’t receive the email and are interested in applying, please see Carroll. Applicants should complete the application no later than December 15, have it signed by your club secretary and returned to David Tirard no later than December 30, 2019.  David’s address is 1 Queen Crescent, Bluffton, SC 29910.

To make sure that there are no slip-ups by the postal service, please also send a brief email to David at [email protected], confirming you have sent the application.

Outbound Youth Exchange Students Needed for 2020-2021

Our District’s Youth Exchange Program needs your support. The District would like to be able to send between 15 and 19 Outbound students a year on Exchange and receive the same number of Inbounds coming into our District. To do that, the District needs clubs, members and local schools to get involved that have not previously been involved.  Children of Rotarians are eligible for this wonderful opportunity. 

Preliminary Outbound applications are now being accepted for the 2020-21 year. Everyone’s help is needed to keep this program strong and change the lives of young people. Please contact Karl Riner, Karen Clark or Richard Sidebottom of our International Committee, if you have any questions or know of someone interested in participating. 

Corporate/Family Membership

District Membership Committee Member and Past President Digit explains the new membership options for friends, family and work colleagues

As we strive to expand our membership, the Board has discussed and approved a new membership category.  We are now able to offer Corporate/Family Memberships for members of the same business, organization or family.  The primary member will pay full club dues of $550 every 6 months. Associate members can also join at a fee of $225 every 6 months including a one-time $100 initiation fee. Associate members will be responsible for paying the $25 meal fee for lunches attended unless the primary member is not in attendance then there is no charge for their meal. Associate members will have all of the benefits of being a Rotarian as the primary member.  If you have a co-worker or immediate family member who would like to be a part of Rotary and join as an Associate member, please contact one of our membership chairs – Digit Matheny [email protected] or Heidi Finniff [email protected] to see how they can join.

Host Tobias, our International Exchange Student

Do you have an extra room in your home?

We are still searching for a third host family for our incoming Rotary Youth Exchange student Tobias, who will be with our club for the 2019-2020 school year. He will be attending school downtown at the Charleston Charter for Math & Science and we are looking for a good family to house him from mid-March through June.

If you are able to help or if you have non-Rotary friends that may be interested in housing an exchange student, please see the information sheet below and contact Richard Sidebottom ([email protected] ) or Karen Clark ([email protected]) for more information.

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 ([email protected]) know as soon as possible if you are able to consider this Hosting opportunity. We appreciate your consideration and thank you for your support of this great program!

Host family information sheet:

https://yehub.net/cgi-bin/sys-pdf.cgi?PGID=LIB&RID=79&DBID=SC1

Dues Are Now Past Due

Dues statements for the July 1-December 31 period were distributed via email on June 10 and are now past due.  Past due statements were emailed two weeks ago to those who haven’t made a payment. Please be sure to pay from this statement.  If you did not receive a statement or have questions, please contact Carroll.

Our Club is on Social Media

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].

Member News

The Board is excited to announce that President-Elect Lisa Van Bergen was confirmed as our club’s next President and Rob Dewey was elected our President-Elect Nominee this past Tuesday.  Both these outstanding, hardworking, enthusiastic Rotarians will assume their new positions with the start of the new Rotary year on July 1. Congratulations to both Lisa and Rob, who will lead us into our next 100 years!  This is an exciting time to be a Rotarian!  

Congratulations to our newest Rotarians – Anthony Weston and Alan Burgreen!  Anthony was sponsored and introduced by Past President Digit Matheny. He will hold the classification of Banking/Commercial Loans.  Alan Burgreen was introduced and sponsored by Heidi Finniff and will hold the classification of Construction/Management. We welcome Anthony and Alan into our Rotary family!

Proposed New Members

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

  • Rosalinda Loredo – sponsor:  Kay Minson; classification:  Construction/Masonry
  • Thomas Berry – sponsor:  President Sandy Morckel; Construction/Restaurant Mgmt. 
  • Phoenicia Miracle – sponsor:  Heidi Finniff; Non-Profit Consultant
  • Harry Staley – sponsor:  Madeleine Frume; TBD

In the event you know any of these prospective members, please tell a member of the Board how she will serve the ideas of Rotary.

 

 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Karen Clark

    • JOINED: 2016
    • SPONSOR: Liz Marr
    • MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT: International Youth Exchange
    • CLASSIFICATION: HR/Benefit Consulting
    • PROFESSION: Acct. Executive/Senior Benefits & HR Consultant, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 
    • SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF: I have visted 49 out of 50 states. Trip to Alaska (#50) in June 2020.

Birthdays

    • None

By the numbers

    • Attendance on  December 3 2019: 77
    • Not in attendance:  Allen, Altman, Baggs, Barry, Baus, Beam, Bickley, Carico, Coe, Coghill, Cohen, Cole, Cooper, J., Coxe, Deavenport, Donnellon, Drafts, Dukes, Echols, Gill, Giovanniello, Husser, Jones, Kaynard, Le, Lee, Lucy, Mixson, Moring, Morse, Patrick, Plotner, Prewitt, Ravenel, Riley, Rust, Savage, Seguer, Smith, H., Smith, M., Strickland, Taylor, Teller, Thomas, Van Bergen, Vanek,
    • Out of Town Make-ups:  None
WELLNESS TIP

Remember what the holidays are really about …

Spending quality time with family, friends and loved ones. It’s about giving love and joy to others. Watch your expectation; make sure they are realistic. We try for perfection during the holidays and we tend to forget what the holidays are really about. Remind yourself that the holidays are about being close to your loved ones while everything else comes second.

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

SOCIAL MEDIA 

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

  • We’re on FacebookTake a look at our page and be sure to “like us”.
  • We’re on Twitter.  You can follow us @chasrotaryclub.
  • We’re on Instagram.  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: Sandy Morckel
  • 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
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