Bluffton Rotary July 18 Bulletin (Jul 17, 2023)

UPCOMING MEETING: JULY 19

Join us this Wednesday at the Rotary Community Center at 7:30 AM for our weekly meeting. This week we will be hearing from Bernie Riedel on Polio.

Bernie was born and raised in New Ringgold, a small town in eastern Pennsylvania near Allentown and graduated from Penn State University with a BS degree in Computer Science. He and wife Nancy were married in 1983 and moved to Hilton Head Island in 1989 when they started Riedel Computer Services. He joined the Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island in 1992, served as District Governor in 2006-2007 and District Foundation Chair in 2008-2011. He has received the Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service, the Rotary Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award and most recently the Rotary Foundation’s International Service Award for a Polio Free World. Bernie currently serves as Rotary Zone 33 End Polio Now Coordinator.

See you there!

LAST MEETING: JULY 12

Thank you, Gloria Gonzalez, for joining us at our last meeting to share about Equine Therapy at Moss Creek Stables.

Moss Creek Stables offers lessons for individuals 5 years of age and up, summer camps, assisted programs, and equine therapy. As their mission states, they “provide opportunities for individuals with special needs to participate in equine assisted programs focused on enhancing their health and well-being through fostering horse and human interaction.”

For more information visit: www.mosscreekstables.com

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