Bluffton Rotary July 23 Bulleting (Jul. 22, 2024)

UPCOMING MEETING: July 24

Rotarian Doug Magill will be giving a short primer on public speaking.

Doug is a former Vice President of IT for Nestle’, a former national consultant on organizational change and a former radio talk show host. He has been a city councilman, managed media and communications for the 2016 Republican convention in Cleveland and is currently a small business owner, voice-over talent, media consultant for congressional candidates and a freelance writer. He serves on the board of Hampton Lake as well as on the Affordable Housing Committee for the city of Bluffton. Although he has given up racing motorcycles and skydiving, he is an instrument-rated pilot and certified rescue diver. He and his wife Karen have 7 children and 4 grandchildren and he has coached innumerable youth and middle school middle school sports and has been the varsity head coach of a high school lacrosse program.

Meeting Recap: July 16

David Arnal of the Beaufort/Jasper Beekeepers Association spoke at our July 17 Meeting. He reminded us of the critical role that honeybees play in pollinating crops, and therefore support the rest of the food supply chain. He informed us of the causes of CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder), and the work his association is doing to ameliorate it, and work to prevent future occurrences.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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.

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.

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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