District Assistant Governor Dan Ciuffreda, President-Elect Dan McMahon and Dot Jeger - District 7770 Polio+ Co-Chair and Bluffton Rotary Club Secretary - attended the installation of our 2024-2025 District Governor Mary Gasque on Saturday, June 29 in Columbia. Past Rotary International Vice President Anne Matthews also installed Club Presidents and Assistant Governors during the meeting.
At our July 10 meeting we will hear from Natalie Woods and Tom Kukulich from the Post and Courier:
Natalie Woods- Publisher and Digital Sales Director for the Post and Courier Beaufort County:
Natalie is originally from the United Kingdom and moved to Bluffton in 2010. She earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Communications from the University of Essex in the UK. Natalie began her over 15-year career in marketing and advertising, working for Bluffton Today, GateHouse Media, and Gannett before joining the Post and Courier in 2023 as their publisher and digital sales director for their expansion market in Beaufort County.
Tony Kukulich - Local editor and lead repeater for the Post and Courier Beaufort County:
Tony, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, moved to Beaufort County three years ago. After majoring in English at the University of Delaware, he started a 30-year career in consumer finance. A move to California set the stage for a mid-life career change, and he found work a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. He freelanced with a number of local publications before joining The Post and Courier two years ago to cover Beaufort County for the paper’s then newly established Hilton Head office. He and his wife Jennifer have four adult children in their blended family and three fabulous granddaughters.
Their presentation will focus on the Post and Courier's expansion efforts across South Carolina, including the new publication in Beaufort County. Featured will be a snippet from a CBS interview with the owner, Pierre Manigault, highlighting the company's commitment to reinvesting in local journalism efforts throughout the state.
Club Dues Invoices - please submit payment at your earliest convenience. Several Rotarians have outstanding balances from prior invoices - if you are unsure of who you are, please reach out to John Anderson, Rotary Club of Bluffton Treasurer.
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:
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
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
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