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The Latest Bluffton Rotary News
5TH WEDNESDAY: MARCH 29, 2023
This week we will NOT have a morning meeting - instead, we will gather at Southern Barrel Brewing for our 5th Wednesday fellowship from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.
 
See you there!
 
MEETING RECAP: MARCH 22, 2023
One of the highlights each month for our club is being able to recognize the Student of the Month from M.C. Riley Elementary and Red Cedar Elementary!
 
We love building our community and recognizing leaders who make a difference.
 
 
ROTARY CLUB OF BLUFFTON IN THE SPOTLIGHT!
It was a great weekend at District Conference 7770. Our club won club of the year! We have great members and hard working volunteers. We would like to thank our community for their continued support, the Town of Bluffton, Bluffton Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office without your support and partnership we would not be able to give back and assist as much as we do. It was a great honor to receive this award with all the outstanding clubs in our area.
 
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Our club also donated $250.00 which was a District Fundraiser – the dollars went to “New Direction” which helps Horry County folks overcome homelessness. More info can be found at: https://helpnewdirections.org/

 

ROTARIANS IN THE SPOTLIGHT!
Congratulations, Dan Wood, on being recognized as the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient during the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce's Golden Oyster Awards Gala on March 18.
 
This Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the Greater Bluffton community during his/her lifetime. This individual's achievements may include influencing highly significant positive business and/or community developments or standards, and outstanding leadership.
 
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2023 - 2024 ROTARY BOARD
Join us in congratulating the 2023 - 2024 Rotary Board:
 
- President - Mary O'Neill
- President Elect - Mike Tripka
- Secretary - Dana Marsh
- Treasurer - John Anderson
- Past President - Dan Ciuffreda
- Vice President - Joanie Iaco
- Rotary Foundation Director - Howard Turner
- Membership Director - Rod Brooks
- Public Relations Director - Natalie Osterman
- Service Projects Director - Josh Artime
- Sergeant at Arms - Ethan Cox
- Club Admin Director - Cara Vercellone
- Youth Services Director - Samuel Keeler
 
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:
 
 
INTERESTED IN SERVING?
If you are interested in joining a committee or serving on the Rotary Board next year, please reach out to Mary O'Neill.
 
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
BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED FOR FREE LITTLE LIBRARIES
If you have any unused books on your bookshelves or in toy chests please contact dot.jeger@gmail.com so we can get them placed in our LFL!!
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Let’s keep up the good work in the community and the world. The Rotary Club of Bluffton supports this statement from Rotary International.
 
 
 
Rotary's Four Way Test
 
Rotary Vision Statement:
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities and in ourselves.”
Upcoming Events
5th Wednesday Celebration - Southern Barrel 2023
Southern Barrel
Mar 29, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Speakers
Mar 29, 2023
Southern Barrel
Apr 05, 2023
Culinary Institute of the South
Apr 12, 2023
Thoracic Surgeon
Apr 19, 2023
Celebration of RCB Charter
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jim Hudson
March 2
 
Quinn Baldree
March 2
 
Christopher Epps
March 9
 
Dani Cummings
March 17
 
John Anderson
April 18
 
Dee Dee Graham
April 19
 
George Holske
April 19
 
Franco Sirkin
April 22
 
Michael Hahn
April 22
 
John Kirkland
April 23
 
Carol Branch
April 28
 
Join Date
Jim Hudson
March 1, 2005
18 years
 
Deborah Boshaw
March 10, 2010
13 years
 
Bruce Trimbur
March 21, 2018
5 years
 
Jim Evans
March 21, 2018
5 years
 
Tom Bulcock
March 25, 2015
8 years
 
Quinn Baldree
March 27, 2013
10 years
 
Aaron Nelson
April 5, 2017
6 years
 
George Holske
April 7, 2010
13 years
 
Marty McAuliffe
April 11, 2018
5 years
 
Michael Reeves
April 18, 1988
35 years
 
Cara Vercellone
April 24, 2022
1 year
 
Gary Hostutler
April 24, 2022
1 year
 
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Bluffton
Fellowship and Service the Bluffton Way
Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Rotary Community Center/Oscar Frazier Park
11 Recreation Court
Bluffton, SC 29910
United States of America
Phone:
(843) 540-7957
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