Notice: Our annual Oyster Roast will be held on Saturday, February 1.
We will have bundles of tickets (and singles too) available at each Rotary meeting for members to take for themselves, family, friends, neighbors and business associates. Tickets in advance are only $45, as opposed to $55 day of event. Please consider reaching out to friends, neighbors, family to see who wants advance tickets. You can take a bundle (or two) to sell and either return the money or the unsold tickets to Dot Jeger, before the Oyster Roast on February 2. You do not have to pay for the tickets in advance.
At our January 8 meeting we had some fun playing Rotary Jeopardy to refresh out knowledge of Rotary and our club. Cara served as moderator. Congratulations to Table 8 for their unexpected though hard-fought win.
Our speaker for our January 15 meeting is former White House physician, Navy Captain Rob Darling.
Dr. Rob Darling was born and raised in Massapequa, Long Island, New York. He attended Adelphi University, Garden City, NY as an undergraduate from 1977-81 Where he received a BS in biology with honors. He attended medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) School of Medicine graduating with an MD in 1985. He served for over 25 years in the Navy as a flight surgeon and emergency medicine physician retiring at the grade of Captain (O6) in 2006.
During his time on active duty, CAPT Darling served as Carrier Air Wing Eight (accept-8) flight surgeon aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). He was second seat qualified to fly in both the F14 Tomcat and the A-6 Intruder tactical jets. He also served as flight surgeon to the Brigade of Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy and attending Physician in emergency medicine at the Naval Hospital, U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA.
In 1996 CAPT Darling was selected as the first emergency medicine physician to serve the President of the United States at the White House. He provided protective medical support services to the president, the vice president the cabinet and their families as they traveled the world aboard Air Force One and Marine One from 1996 until 1999.
In 1999 he transferred to the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Fort Dietrich, Maryland, the Department of Defense’s lead agency for developing medical countermeasures, doctrine and training against biological weapons. He served as the institute’s flight surgeon, emergency medicine physician and Director of the Aeromedical Isolation Team from 1999 until 2004.
His final tour of duty was as Director of the Navy Medicine Office of Homeland Security at the office of the Navy Surgeon General in Washington, DC. He retired from active duty after 25 years of service in October 2006.
From 2006 until 2009 he was Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine and served as the Director of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) at the USUHS School of Medicine.
Dr. Rob Darling has been in private practice since 2009 and currently serves as Medical Director at GardaWorld, Crisis 24, Private Strategic Group, One of the world‘s largest executive protection and private security companies. He has given multiple presentations around the world and has numerous publications. He serves on several boards. He resides in Palmetto Bluff with his wife of 38 years Shari Darling.
Regardless of issue, please let us know if something is going on to prevent you from attending our meetings. We have many members who can help, pray, or just call to lift your spirits.
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.
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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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