March 11, 2025
George Greene of Water Mission was our guest speaker this week. Water Mission is a locally based non profit that has evolved to have a massive worldwide impact based on the simple vision of providing clean water to the millions of people who don’t have access to it. George gave us the history behind Water Mission, beginning with his family’s personal response to the aftermath of a hurricane in Honduras, to its current state as a global operation with more than 600 staffing helping engineer projects in more than 50 countries around the world. He presented a case study on one project in Uganda that showed the challenges of establishing clean water in remote parts of the world that need it most, but how relatively basic engineering can help produce significant improvement in peoples’ lives.
Don’t forget to sign up for Water Mission’s annual Walk For Water event on March 29 at Waterfront Park in North Charleston. More info here.
Some fun social and volunteer opportunities coming up in March and April, including a behind the scenes look at the Gaillard Center. Check the Keyway from important meeting and events information.
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IN OTHER MEETING NEWS
- Julianne Farnsworth gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
- Barb Walters welcomed and introduced our visiting Rotarians and guests.
- Health and Happiness was presented by President-Elect Karla Combs.
- President Robert Sullivan introduced our speaker, George Greene, President & CEO of Water Mission.
MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY
March 18, 2025 | Issue 5160 President: Robert Sullivan
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 3/18 – Joel Caldwell, Marsh Project
- 3/25 – TBD
- 3/27 – March Social. Edmunds Oast
- 3/29 – Water Mission: Walk for Water: info here
- 4/8 – Tour of Gaillard. RSVP required
- 4/15 – Elliott Summey (11am Board Mtg)
- 4/22 – NO Rotary Meeting
NEWS BRIEFS
Gaillard Center Tour – April 8th
In lieu of our regular lunch meeting on Tuesday, April 8th, we will take a “field trip” to The Gaillard Center for a “Lunch & Learn” with President & CEO, Lissa Frenkel and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gaillard Concert Hall. Event details are below.
Space is limited, so an RSVP by Monday, March 31 is required to attend this event. Please note that due to the limited space, this event is for ROTARIANS ONLY. If there is space available, we will consider allowing guests.
The link to RSVP is below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A4AA2AA7F5C52-55680500-gaillard
Event Details: April 8, 2025 – Gaillard Tour Offsite (ROTARIANS ONLY)
Date: April 8, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: The Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun Street
Meet in front of the ground floor lobby by the box office. Signage will be provided.
Deadline to RSVP: Monday, March 31.
Schedule of Events:
- 12:00 PM – Arrival
- 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM – Lunch & Learn with President & CEO, Lissa Frenkel
- Learn about the history of the Gaillard Center and its impact on the community.
- 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM – Tour of the Gaillard Concert Hall
- Experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic concert hall.
Additional Information:
- Boxed lunches will be provided for all attendees.
- Please arrive promptly at 12:00 PM for check-in.
- Parking vouchers for the event will be available.
Be “Spotlighted” at a Meeting
The Rotary Club of Charleston will be highlighting a member of the club twice a month through June of 2025. Members who want to be spotlighted need to let me know of your interest and I will assign you a date. At the assigned meeting, you will have approximately 2 minutes to tell the Rotary Club membership about yourself. You can use visual aids and/or just talk about yourself. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to “spotlight” you and your personal and professional achievements. Contact Julianne Farnsworth at [email protected] if interested or for more information.
Rotarians Against Human Trafficking (RAHT)
One of Rotary’s big initiatives this year is to combat human trafficking. It’s a prevalent, but also oftentimes unspoken issue. Past President Alissa Leitzow is the RAHT Ambassador for our club, so please reach out to her for more information on how to get involved. [email protected]
Rotary International 2024/2025 Theme: Create the Magic of Rotary
This year’s Rotary Presidential Theme is “The Magic of Rotary”. You will see the themed banner hanging on the podium every meeting. Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick encourages members to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives. Clubs are encourage to celebrate the magic of Rotary that is created with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member of Rotary.
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, [email protected], or Rob Byko, [email protected]
MEMBER NEWS
Mary Peters is recuperating at home after a recent fall. Steve Latteri is recovering in Jacksonville after a recent fall and subsequent knee surgery. We are keeping both of these Rotarians in our thoughts and prayers. We wish both Mary and Steve a full and speedy recovery.
President Robert presented Evan Carl, Jason Noble, Karen Parson and Marcus Stevenson with their Blue membership badges this past Tuesday. Congratulations to these new members for successfully achieving all the new member requirements!
With much regret, the Board accepted the resignations of Allen Tate and Jordan Behringer at their meeting this past Tuesday. We will miss these Rotarians and wish them all the best.
Proposed New Members
The following membership candidates have submitted an application and signed letter of agreement to the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston:
Hazel Shore – sponsor: Jan Luth; classification: Retired
Steve Dulaney – sponsor: Jerry Kozel; classification: Retired/Building/Renovation
In the event you know Hazel or Steve, please tell a member of the Board how he will serve the ideas of Rotary.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Steve Morse
Rotarian Steve Morse was in the spotlight and he shared his various brushes
with fame in the movie business. Steve has worked as an extra in several films, including The Legend of Bagger Vance, and the scenes pictures of his experience on set and meeting with celebrities like Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Richard Dreyfuss. Thank you for the talk, Steve
Birthdays
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- 3/18 – Past President & Honorary Member Sue Sommer-Kresse
- 3/19 – Katherine DeMoura
- 3/20 – President-Elect Karla Combs & Elizabeth HIlls
- 3/21 – McCain Kerr & Leslie Fellabom
- 3/22 – Jason Noble
- 3/23 – Joe Maas
WELLNESS TIP
Sip while you sit.
Bring a cup or bottle of water with you whenever you sit (at your desk, in the car or in front of the TV, for example). Although moving is better than sitting, at least you’ll be performing a healthy habit when at rest.
OTHER AREA ROTARY CLUBS
Mondays
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. https://www.cainhoyrotary.com
Wednesdays
Daniel Island: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island
Mount Pleasant: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Mt Pleasant Presbyterian 302 Hibben St
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: Robert Sullivan
Executive secretary: Carroll Schweers, [email protected]
Mailing address: Rotary Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 21029, Charleston, SC 29413-1029
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