Bluffton Rotary September 12 Bulletin (Sep 12, 2023)

UPCOMING MEETING: SEPTEMBER 13

Join us this Wednesday at the Rotary Community Center at 7:30 AM for our weekly meeting. This week we will be hearing from Courtney Hampson, CEO, Bluffton Self Help on their Literacy Program.

See you there!

MEETING RECAP: SEPTEMBER 6

It was an absolute delight to welcome Andrea Sisino, MSEL, Associate Vice Chancellor of Community Outreach/OLLI Director (USCB - University of South Carolina Beaufort) as our Rotary speaker.

“The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) is devoted to creating and sustaining a robust and thriving lifelong learning community for adults through intellectual and social programs. One of only 125 OLLI sites across the U.S., we offer courses, trips and discussions exploring topics from the humanities, the social and physical sciences and the arts in addition to issues of local, state, national and international interest.”

To learn more, visit: https://www.uscb.edu/lifelong-learning/olli/index.html

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!

Beach and River Sweep: September 16, 9 - 11:30 AM. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.

Get involved with ROCs (Rotarians Offering Community Service) on September 23. Sign up HERE.

Historic Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival - October 14 - 22. Sign up to volunteer HERE.

Special note: the money raised during this festival allows our club to make an impact in our local community through the Charitable Giving Grant process. We need everyone to play a role in making this year's event a success!

SPECIAL NOTE

As a friendly reminder, invoices for quarterly dues were sent on July 1. Please make plans to pay. If you did not receive your invoice, please notify John Anderson.

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