Save the Date!

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!

ECCO Donation from 2017 Speakeasy

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Apr 112018

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.

My Sister’s House Donation from 2017 Speakeasy

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Mar 212018

President 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.

Service Project March 23rd at East Cooper Meals On Wheels

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Mar 212018

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

Water Mission Charleston Walk for Water March 17th 2018

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Mar 072018

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

March 10th Service Project: Clean-up at ECCO

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Mar 042018

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!

Rotary Volunteers Distributed Toys for Tots

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Dec 152017

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!

132 Bikes Collected for Toys for Tots

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Dec 052017

Toys For Tots Bike Drive Volunteers Needed

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Nov 282017

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.

Elmire Raven Named Honorary Member of ECBR Club

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Nov 012017

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!