Bluffton Rotary September 1 Bulletin (Aug 30, 2020)

No Meeting This Week! Next Meeting is September 16

Our next member meeting is Wednesday, September 16. It will start at 8:00 am by ZOOM (We will send the link in the next newsletter before the September 16th meeting).

We have many members that are concerned about the virus and it has been decided to postpone our in-person meetings in an effort to do our part to slow down the virus and keep everyone safe.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON ZOOM!!

CLUB MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Bluffton Rotary Club Member, Roy Austin, was in the news recently! Roy was featured on WJCL NEWS 22 for his philanthropic work in relation to the non-profit he started called: Libraries For Kids Int’l. The mission of the non-profit is to collect and donate books to rural schools in Africa. So far, according to the news interview, Roy has reached 11 schools in Kenya with book donations. Thank you Roy for all your hard work in helping others here and afar and congratulations on being recognized on the news!

RECAP: August 25th Board Meeting

The following items were discussed at the last board meeting.

Club Administrator Chair, Mary O’Neill, gave an update regarding The Arts & Sea Food Festival. This year's festival will take place, but as a Re-Imagined Event. It will be held October 17^th thru October 26^th. Look for more information and a schedule of events to come.

The Fundraising Committee discussed turkey, pork butts, & beef brisket sales as a possible fundraiser near Thanksgiving. If you would like to volunteer to help with fundraising endeavors, please contact Megan Mack and Morgan Crutchley.

If you have a request for a donation or grant, please refer them to the folks on the Charitable Giving Committee: George Holske, Jean Heyduck, and Michael Raymond.

District Membership Summit – there are two sessions left in the Membership Summit that will focus on growing club membership. Whether you are part of the club's leadership, or you have just joined Rotary, everyone is able to help increase club membership. Each session will cover different topics including, attrition vs. attraction, defining intentional strategies to find your prospective members and encourage them to join, and ways to make sure your club retains your current members.

Please contact Joanie or Alan for further details.

The schedule for club meetings in September--the next club meeting will be September 16^th and the speaker will be Rod Funderburk Cart Fund/Alzheimer’s Liaison. September 23^rd is our 2^nd Rotary Meeting for the month and the District Governor will attend.