Please join us for our next club meeting this Wednesday, September 14, at 7:30 AM at the Rotary Community Center! This week we will hear from the Rotary District 7770 Governor Bob Gross on the overview of our Rotary District.
As a reminder, after the District Governor is introduced, please stand as a sign of respect.
Amanda Phillips, a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s ambassador to South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, shared the story of how her father’s diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer’s spurred her to get involved with the Alzheimer’s Association. In addition to some eye-opening statistics, Amanda told the club about some of the research and advocacy the Alzheimer’s Association supports. She encouraged everyone to participate in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, October 29. The walk will start in The Promenade. For more information, go to act.alz.org.
Alzheimer's Support Groups meet the first Thursday of each month at 1). 10:00 Sun City - Hidden Cypress, Coosaw Room 2). 2:00 PM at St. Andrews Chapel - Hall - 200 Street Rt. S-7 (Pickney Colony Road). Both are facilitated by Carol Mullen (404-917-6277).
The Rotary Club of Bluffton was invited to attend and participate in a Non-Profit event at Latitudes Margaritaville. Thank you to the following for attending: Dan Ciuffreda, Rod & Ann Brooks, Don Kensey, Vicky Beyerle, Brooklyn West, and Gary Hostutler.
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 October 4, 2022.
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.
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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