Bluffton Rotary July 4 Bulletin (Jul 04, 2023)

NO MEETING THIS WEEK

As a friendly reminder, there will NOT be a meeting this week due to the 4th of July Holiday.

MEETING RECAP: JUNE 28

We ended the fiscal year recognizing new and existing Paul Harris Fellows who have exemplified outstanding service and contributions. We also recognized several members of the 2023-2024 Rotary Board.

Congratulations, Daniel Ciuffreda, on completing not one, but two(!), successful years as the Rotary Club of Bluffton SC President. Your leadership has been invaluable to the growth and success of our club.

CHARTER NIGHT!

Charter Night is the highlight of our Club's social calendar and is a birthday celebration of another successful year since the club's formation, or Charter.

Our club was chartered on April 18, 1988. Since then, our club has been devoted to the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self.”

This year alone, we made over $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 contributions to support those in need.

REQUESTING YOUR RESPONSE: ROTARY TESTIMONIALS

To help increase our social presence, we will begin featuring Rotarians and their WHY! Please respond to this email or directly email Natalie Osterman with an answer to one of the questions below and a headshot that can be used.

1. What does Rotary mean to you?

2. What is your favorite service project that the Rotary Club of Bluffton participates in/does?

3. Why did you choose to be part of Rotary?

CART FUND DONATIONS

Do you worry about Alzheimer’s? We do not have a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but we must find one. Finding a cure starts with you. Every year the CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) Fund gives research grants focused on finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

Have you given to the CART Fund this year? The CART Fund is dedicated to raising funds to provide “seed” money for cutting edge, high impact research in hopes of finding a cure/prevention for Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of the CART Fund is to encourage exploratory and developmental Alzheimer’s disease research projects within the United States. This is accomplished by providing financial support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. These projects should be distinct from those designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area unless they intend to extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications.

If you would you like to donate to the C.A.R.T. fund, please scan the code below:

BRC YOUTUBE CHANNEL

The Bluffton Rotary Club has a YouTube Channel! You will find previous guest speakers and other fun videos, so be on the lookout for more content in the future. All you have to do is create a YouTube account and subscribe...with 80+ current members, we can do better than eight subscriber's!! Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8TYzr9_xUE8Jfy-lniTt1A

CLUBBRUNNER MOBILE APP

Did you know ClubRunner is now available on your mobile device app store for FREE?!? Once downloaded, use your ClubRunner log-in. This will give you instant access to our member directory, events, news and other important information. Here is a video that highlights some of the features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLu08meAHI&t=12s