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4/21: Meeting schedule update and coronavirus projects

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April 21, 2020:

While SC schools are now officially closed through the end of the school year, we’re starting to see some positive trends with the virus. It will still be a long while before things return to normal, but the end is hopefully in sight!   The Board met this week via Zoom to determine our next steps for resuming our Rotary meetings.  At this time, Rotary Meetings are cancelled through the end of April.  It was decided to resume our meetings on Tuesday, May 5th via Zoom and continue to meet weekly, either virtually (Zoom) or in person when the Ordinances allow.  We hope that by June the Ordinance for large gatherings will be lifted and we will again be able to meet for lunch in person.  A meeting invite with the Zoom information will be emailed to all members next week. If you do not have a computer or iPad to join by video, you can use the dial-in number to participate by phone. Scroll down to “Coming Events” for our updated calendar. 

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY

April 21, 2020 | Issue 4961 | President: Sandy Morckel

COMING EVENTS
    • April 28 – No Meeting
    • May 5 – Meeting via Zoom (Peter Shahid – City’s coronavirus response and how it has impacted Charleston 350)
    • May 12 – Meeting via Zoom (Tobias Kauffman – Youth Exchange)
    • May 19 – Meeting via Zoom (Chamber of Commerce)
    • May 26 – NO MEETING (Memorial Day Week)
    • June 2 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom  (Tosha Conners, My Sisters House)
    • June 9 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom  (Kristopher King, Preservation Society)
    • June 16 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom (CCSD Teacher of Year/Rotary Scholars)
    • June 23 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom (Gracie & Lacy)
    • June 30 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom (Presidential/Board Installation)
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 90’s (Thirty years ago decade) (1990-1993)

The Club in 1990 celebrated its 70th anniversary with 200 attending a black-tie event at Hibernian Hall. For the first time in history Club membership dropped from 278 to 227. We dedicated the new fountain at Wraggsborough Square and started raising funds for a Rotary fountain at Marion Square. Our Club was featured on the NBC “Today’s” show for helping with the six stranded crew members of the Yugoslavian freighter in Charleston harbor. We built a Habitat House on Cooper Street for $27,000 and a lot of Rotarian manpower sweat. One speaker was USC Historian George Rogers, whose talk reminded us that he was the first Club’s Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in 1949.

Ways to Help the Community

Any Rotarians and their family members who are healthy and able, we have several COVID-19 related volunteer opportunities that are looking for volunteers. Please understand these are opportunities to volunteer in the community for those who want to, but with the understanding that you will do so with careful consideration and discretion as to not put yourselves or others in jeopardy.

We have 3 specific requests for volunteers:

  • Adopt-A-Senior Project (Chas. Area Senior Center) 
    • Paired with a Senior who is alone during the Containment period to check on them daily and attend to any needs they may have
    • TO SIGN UP: Contact Donna Cook at Chas. Area Seniors to participate (email [email protected] or call 843-722-4127)
       
  • 3D S.A.F.E. Mask System Assembly Project with The Citadel at the Daniel Library on the Citadel campus (up to max 8) 
    • Wednesday, April 22 (9 am-Noon) 
    • Friday, April 24 (9 am-Noon)
    • Wednesday, April 29 (9 am-Noon)
    • Friday, May 1 (9 am-Noon)
    • Possible future Wednesdays and Fridays until completed or no longer needed by the local healthcare providers
    • TO SIGN UP: Text or Email Sandy Morckel with date(s) available (Max 8 people per session) – [email protected] or 614-306-8856
  • Shifa Clinic – Lowcountry Food Pantry 

 

The beach clean-up, originally scheduled for April 18 on Isle of Palms has been postponed. A new date will be scheduled later this year.
 

Also, if you are out there and helping in our community during this crisis, please take a photo of you volunteering and email it to Mike Sottak.  We would love to highlight the good works being done by our members. 

 

Rotary Exchange Student

Please keep our Rotary Exchange Inbound Student (Tobias – from Switzerland) and Rotary Exchange Outbound Student (Eleanor Pope – in Sweden) in your prayers as they deal with being apart from families during these uncertain times. Both are staying put with their host families. Any support you can give Tobias to help their host family Mike & Toni Sottak would be appreciated.

January Dues Past Due

January –June Rotary dues are now PAST DUE. One of the responsibilities of all members is paying the semi-annual dues.  We are not able to hold meetings, etc. when dues are not being paid on time. Past due notices were distributed via email this week to all members still owing January dues. If you received a notice, please make payment as soon as possible or if you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Carroll. 

50/50 Raffle 

The 50/50 Raffle continues at our next weekly meeting.  Members will have a 1 in 8 chance to win. The pot will start at $224. 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. 

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

Best wishes for all of us to stay safe and continue to stay connected as we help those who are most vulnerable in our community.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to fellow Rotarians if we can help you in any way in the days and weeks to come!

Our thoughts and prayers are with Amy Chico and Karl Riner, who both had surgeries this past week.  Both are doing well and recovering at home.

 

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

David Burt

    • JOINED: December 13, 2005
    • SPONSOR: Sandy Logan
    • MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT:  I have been involved in just about every aspect of the club from volunteering at schools to leading the membership committee.  I was President of the club during the 2017/2018 Rotary year, which was the year we relocated to the Riverdogs Baseball Stadium for our weekly luncheons. 
    • CLASSIFICATION: Architecture/General
    • PROFESSION: Architect, LS3P
    • SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF: I have lived in Charleston since 1998.  Growing up, I moved around a lot due to my dad’s profession.  My dad was in the airline industry until the air traffic controllers went on strike in 1981.  After that, he went into timeshare sales.  We moved from airport to airport until 1981 and from resort to resort after that.  I ended up going to 18 schools before graduating high school.  While in college, I studied abroad twice including a summer in Greece and a summer backpacking and sketching through 10 countries followed by a semester in Barcelona, Spain.  I must really love Charleston to have lived her 22 years!

Birthdays

    • 4/14 – Michael Smith
    • 4/19 – Bill Raver
    • 4/21 – Don Oswalt

By the numbers

    • Attendance on  April 21, 2020:  no meeting
    • Not in attendance: No meeting
    • Out of Town Make-ups: None
WELLNESS TIP

Clean your hands often

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

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 Facebook.  Take 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
  • Copyright 2018, Rotary Club of Charleston. All rights reserved