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The Latest Bluffton Rotary News
NEXT MEETING: MARCH 22, 2023
Please join us this Wednesday, March 22, at 7:30 AM at the Rotary Community Center.  This week will be our Business Meeting.
 
See you there!
 
 
Save the Date!  Wednesday, March 29 we will NOT have a morning meeting - instead, we will gather at Southern Barrel Brewing for our 5th Wednesday fellowship.
 
MEETING RECAP: MARCH 15, 2023
Two of the most important factors in business and in service are establishing goals and tracking the progress because it directly impacts its success.
 
Over the last several months, Fellow Rotarian Wil Saleeby has facilitated our Club’s Strategic Plan and this morning we enjoyed hearing the changes being made to improve the direction of our club.
 
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DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 24: Rotary Club of Bluffton Accepting Grant Applications
ROTARY CLUB OF BLUFFTON ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS
 
Bluffton, SC – The Rotary Club of Bluffton is accepting applications from local 501(c)(3) organizations for grants awarded through their charitable giving program.
 
The Club offers grants up to $5,000 to qualified nonprofits. To qualify, organizations must serve individuals or families that live or work in or near Bluffton. Grants are awarded for projects that align with one of Rotary’s six focus areas: promote peace; fight disease; provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene; save mothers and children; support education; or grow local economies. This is the first of two grant cycles the Club conducts each year.
 
The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, March 24, 2023.
 
A full list of grant guidelines, along with the application form and step-by-step application process, can be found on the Bluffton Rotary Club website (blufftonrotary.org), under the Charitable Giving Process tab. To be considered for a grant, organizations must complete the entire grant application form.
 
 
Chartered in 1988, the Rotary Club of Bluffton is one of more than 35,000 Rotary Clubs across the globe. With a network of more than 1.2 million individuals, Rotarians take action on sustainable projects that better our world. The mission of Rotary is to provide service to others, promote integrity, advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. The organization’s motto is service above self. Learn more at blufftonrotary.org.
 
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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 22, 2023
Mar 29, 2023
Southern Barrel
Apr 05, 2023
Culinary Institute of the South
Apr 12, 2023
Thoracic Surgeon
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jim Hudson
March 2
 
Quinn Baldree
March 2
 
Christopher Epps
March 9
 
Dani Cummings
March 17
 
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
 
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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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