At our August 14 meeting we awarded grants to Meals on Wheels, which was accepted by Paula Slevin, and to SOAR, accepted by Morgan Smith.
We took a moment to honor Charlotte Lewis, a member of SOAR and a gold medal winner in kayaking in the Special Olympics.
Joe Battista, Bluffton resident as well as professional speaker, columnist, and author of “The Power of Pragmatic Passion – 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success” spoke at our August 14 meeting. He talked about his career to create, build, grow, and transform organizations and teams in business and in professional and collegiate sports. He told the story of how he was able to obtain the largest single philanthropic gift to Penn State, $88 million, from Terry and Kim Pegula in 2010 to bring NCAA varsity ice hockey to Penn State.
“The Power of Pragmatic Passion” is Coach Battista's distillation of 40 years of coaching and management excellence into 7 Common Sense Principles for personal and professional development:
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 Don Kensey, Rotary Club of Bluffton Treasurer.
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:
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
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
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