July 11, 2023
A great start to the new Rotary year with a Club Assembly meeting under new president Cleave Ham and his leadership team. Lots of great committees, programs and projects for our members to get involved with. Let’s get to work!
To access a recording of this meeting, go here
Passcode: 2pb8KYP#
IN OTHER MEETING NEWS
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- Katherine DeMoura gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
- Jennifer Flanagin welcomed our visiting Rotarians & guests.
- Health and Happiness was presented by President Cleave.
- President Cleave Ham introduced our program, which was our annual Club Assembly. Great information was shared by the Board Members and Committee Chairs about the upcoming year and how to get involved.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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- July 18 – Steven Slifer, Economist
- July 25 – TBD
- July 29 – District 7770 Membership Summit
- Aug 1 – SC Aquarium
- Aug 5 – Shifa Clinic Back2School Giveaway (10:30-1) sign up
- Aug 8 – Eric Demoura, Town of Mount Pleasant
- Aug 15 – No Meeting
- Aug 17 – Riverdogs game (register here. space limited)
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NEWS BRIEFS
Rookie of the Year Award to Jay Gibson
Rotary Club of Charleston also has an annual “Rookie of the Year” Award. This Award is presented to a Rotarian who has been in the Club less than 18 months and has had a major impact. This person has shown enthusiasm in demonstrating ‘Service above Self’ while also provided leadership in our Club.
This year’s recipient joined our club as a new member in January of 2022. He was asked that Spring if he would use his expertise and knowledge to assist the club in the upcoming year as one of our Board Members was stepping down from his role. This new Rotarian didn’t even hesitate. He stepped right up to the plate and agreed to serve as our Treasurer. He also took on the task of chairing a successful Salvation Army Bell ringing campaign this past December. This year’s Rookie of the Year is Jay Gibson. Jay – we’re so glad to have you as a member!
Membership Survey
President Cleave announced that a Membership Survey will be emailed out to all members in the next few weeks. Please keep a look out for it in your inbox and take a few minutes to complete it.
July-Dec 2022 Dues Invoices – Credit Card/Bank Transfers Accepted On-Line
July-December 2023 dues invoices have been distributed via email. Payment is due promptly within 30 days. As a reminder, we are able to accept credit card and bank transfer payments on-line. Members just simply have to click on the “pay now” button on their invoice and make payment. We hope this feature makes those of you paying by credit card or bank transfer easier. We also continue to also accept payments by check.
Support The CART Fund
It is easy for club members to make individual contributions and support The CART Fund electronically. The CART Fund has new portal www.mycartfund.org, which you can easily access. As a Rotarian and a DACdb user, you automatically have an account already set-up in your name. Your user name and password are the same as it is for the DACdb.
Our Club is on Social Media
Members are encouraged 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, mikesottak@gmail.com, or Rob Byko, rob@bykorealty.com
Proposed New Members
The following membership candidate has submitted an application and signed letter of agreement to the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston:
Ben Kloepping – sponsor: Digit Matheny; Classification: Real Estate.
In the event you know Ben, please tell a member of the Board how he will serve the ideas of Rotary.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Rotarian: Richard Parker
- JOINED: February2022
- SPONSOR: Dan Ravenel
- CLASSIFICATION: Hotel Management
- PROFESSION: Hotel Management, The Inn on Folly Beach
- Community Service Organizations, Current Activities or Activities/Volunteer Work in the Past: Habitat For Humanity Built a house through and with my company. Homeless Events/Oak Grove United Methodist Church – Decatur, Georgia
- Something Unique About Yourself: I am certified in the “5 Voices” (based on Myers-Briggs) which quickly identifies your natural strengths and weaknesses
Birthdays
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- July 18 – Jerry Kozel
- July 20 – Peter Shahid
- July 21 – Robert Sullivan
- July 24 – Stefany Ceccato
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OTHER AREA ROTARY CLUBS
Mondays
https://www.cainhoyrotary.com/
Summerville – Oakbrook: 7:30 a.m., Monday, Westcott County Club, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, North Charleston
North Charleston: 12:30 p.m., Monday, Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston, SC
Summerville Evening: 5:30 p.m., Monday, Montreux Bar and Grill, 127 W. Richardson Ave., Summerville
Tuesdays
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
Cainhoy: 6PM, on the first and third Tuesday of the month, King’s Cross Church, of Clement Ferry Road
Wednesdays
Daniel Island: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island
Mount Pleasant: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Hibben Methodist Church, 690 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant
Summerville: 1pm-2pm on 1st & 3rd Wednesday. Hilton Garden Inn-Homewood Suite/Lowcountry Conference Center, 406 Sigma Drive
Thursdays
North Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Marriott Hotel, 4770 Goer Drive, 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: 7:30AM Hall’s Signature Events, 5 Faber, 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.
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: Paul Stoney
Executive secretary: Carroll Schweers, carrollschweers@gmail.com
Mailing address: Rotary Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 21029, Charleston, SC 29413-1029
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