Bluffton Rotary November 14 Bulletin (Nov 14, 2023)

UPCOMING MEETING: NOVEMBER 15

Join us this Wednesday at the Rotary Community Center at 7:30 AM for our weekly meeting. This week we will have a special program to honor our Veterans. In addition, we will be recognizing the local Students of the Month during this meeting.

See you this week!

MEETING RECAP: NOVEMBER 8

Thank you, Chris Kehrer, Port Royal Sound Foundation for joining us for part II.

We enjoyed learning that our watershed is relatively undeveloped, clean and protected. Our saltwater estuaries are the most productive ecosystems, and we have the only inshore cobia reproduction in the world! In addition, our area is unique in the fact that we have the largest tidal range in the southeast U.S.

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ROTARIANS IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

Rotarians purchased and delivered two dozen turkeys (350 lb.), two dozen boneless hams (190 lbs.), eleven bags of yams and five bags of cranberries to the Bluffton Eats Community Soup Kitchen. The volunteers at the Soup Kitchen were very grateful for our generous contribution!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Club Dues Invoices have been sent for the new quarter - 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 John Anderson, Rotary Club of Bluffton Treasurer.

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:

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