November 7: ECBR Christmas Party 6 to 8pm! Planters Pointe Clubhouse
Stephanie Bates presented Gwin Poston, Administrator for East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club, with the President’s Award.
Stephanie Bates presented Charles Muldrow with the Rotarian of the Year Award.
Stephanie Bates presented Sean O’Connor with the Service Above Self Award.
Kevin Zanon, our Club’s exchange student from Switzerland, will present a slide show at Tuesday’s morning meeting about his year here in Charleston as well as information on his country. You don’t want to miss this!
East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club President Stephanie Bates presented East Cooper Community Outreach Executive Director Stephanie Kelley with a $5000 donation that the Club raised through their efforts from the East Cooper Speakeasy – Prohibition for a Cause event last October.
This years East Cooper Speakeasy is set for Saturday, October 13, 2018. For information visit www.eastcooperspeakeasy.com. 
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resident Stephanie Bates presented My Sister’s House Director of Development and Marketing Tonya Pilkenton with a $5000 donation that the Club raised through their efforts from the East Cooper Speakeasy – Prohibition for a Cause event last October. This year’s East Cooper Speakeasy is set for Saturday, October 13, 2018. For information visit www.eastcooperspeakeasy.com.
Team Palmetto Patriots will hold a service project on Friday, March 23rd at East Cooper Meals On Wheels, 2304 Hwy 17 North Mt. Pleasant. We will meet at 9:00 a.m. and will ride along with the regular drivers to assist them with their meal deliveries. Drivers leave at 9:15 sharp! Volunteer time should be just a couple hours. If you have a Rotary shirt, please wear it! Please email Jeff Pulley if you plan on coming so they can plan accordingly. jvpulley@gmail.com
Saturday March 17th at 9am at Riverfront Park in North Charleston
Follow the link below to join our 2018 Charleston Walk for Water team: East Cooper Breakfast Rotary.
If you cannot make the event you may also donate on behalf of the team from this link.
Every day millions of people have to walk miles and miles just for water. Most of the time, the water they can find is contaminated and makes them sick. Water Mission is changing lives, one community at a time, through their sustainable safe water solutions.
Each dollar raised by this event is going to make an impact through a safe water community development project!
Registration fee:
age 5 and under: free
age 6-15: $5
age 16-22: $15
age 23 and older: $20
link to club page:
http://events.watermissions.org/goto/ECBRotary
Charleston Walk for Water site: charlestonwalk.org
Spring Clean-Up of the East Cooper Community Outreach grounds and building on Saturday March 10th from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. They have organized a combination of indoor and outdoor projects to help keep their facility looking it’s best. This is open to all members of our club!
Thank you to those that volunteered last weekend to distribute for Toys for Tots. And thank you Tripp Hoover for coordinating the bike drive that collected 132 bikes this year!
We need volunteers to meet Tuesday, 12/5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland Market Wal-Mart in Mt. Pleasant to help load bikes for the Toys for Tots fundraiser.
Also, our Toys For Tots volunteer event at the Marine Corps. toy factory will be Saturday 12/9 from 9am – 1pm at 7800 Rivers Ave N. Charleston. We are looking for volunteers to fill 1-2 hour shifts with 2-4 people per shift. We encourage as many people as possible to sign up, this will be a unique experience in which Rotarians will actually be able to give the bikes we donated to the family that will be receiving it. You will also be distributing other gifts as registrants come in.
Please email Tripp Hoover, tripp@thehoove.com, with the hour time slot that works best for you.
Thank you, Elmire Raven, for your service to our Rotary Club and our community for the past 17 years! You served in so many capacities including past president, PR co-chair for events, and beneficiary liaison, to name a few. We’re going to miss you at our weekly meetings but look forward to hearing all about your retirement fun when you come to our social events! You are proud to officially name you as an Honorary Member of the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club!
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE!
Saturday October 21, 2017 . 7-11 p.m.
Sweetgrass Event Center 2125 Highway 17 N. Mount Pleasant, SC
Join us for an evening of 1920’s Prohibition-era fun and a chance to win Seven Day, Six Night Stay in a two BR cottage at Firefly Sunset Resort in Hope Town ~ Abaco, Bahamas or $2000 cash!
$100 entry includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar, dancing to jazz and swing DJ music with the Charleston Swing Dance Association, games, silent auction with themed packages, and raffle ticket for chance to win grand prize trip! Guests must be present to win.
Period attire encouraged so don your “glad rags”! Open only to ages 21 and up.
Proceeds benefit East Cooper Community Outreach, My Sister’s House, and Rotary Charities.
Sponsorships still available!
Bring your family and join us at the next Rotary Social Wednesday, May 31st from 6-10 p.m. at the Awendaw Green Barn.
Sewee Outpost 4853 N Hwy 17 Awendaw SC 29429
$5 donation at door, BYOB, pets on a leash, all ages, Wood Fired pizza, The Roost Bar ‘N Grille. Come early and play disc golf at Sewee
Barn Jam May 31
6:00pm MICHAEL Courage https://michaelcourage.com/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6p0dChw-k9g
6:30pm Angwish http://www.reverbnation.com/angwishusa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jJQIOxcEj0
7:20pm Caleb and the Gents http://calebandthegents.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16tspcXfoI
8:10pm The Ragbirds http://www.theragbirds.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNNuJxsrG0&feature=share
9:00pm Swim In the Wild http://www.swiminthewild.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWXVTokeTZ4
9:50pm Sandinistas! http://www.sandinistasrock.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HSbV-pEOUE
