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Apr 102019
 

More details to follow!

If you have any upcoming community events or service opportunities you would like to share with the club, email gourdin.ellis@gmail.com

April 23rd: East Cooper Rotaract Meeting 5-6pm Grace and Grit

April 23rd: No Meeting This Week.. Social Date and Time TBD

April 26th: District Spring Training, 9-1pm, Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech College

April 26th: Ted Chestnutt Year Ahead Planning Meeting 8-10am

May 4th: Special Olympics Bocce Bash, MUSC Health Stadium DI 9:30am

June 1st: Charleston Duck Race @5pm http://www.ecbrotary.org/duck-race-charleston-2019/

Duck Race Charleston 2019

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Apr 102019
 

The Duck Race will be June 1st. Beneficiaries are Charleston Area Charities and Rotary Club Service Projects. Follow the link below, then click Participating Clubs at the top, then scroll to find East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club, there will be a link at the bottom to Adopt a Duck! Duck adoptions are $10 and make sure they choose East Cooper as the club and that they fill in your name as the Rotarian to get credit for the adoption.

If you have any questions please contact Caitlin Waddington Ccwaddington@gmail.com or Warren Pruit warrenp@adcengineering.com

http://charlestonduckrace.com

2019 Walk for Water Charleston

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Mar 262019
 

Thanks to everyone who came out Saturday to support Water Missions International in providing safe drinking water!

(left to right) East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Members: Sean O’Connor, Charles Muldrow, Michelle Whitbeck, Joe Shuster, Stephanie Bates Game, and Ellis Gourdin; East Cooper Rotaract Member Rachel Whitbeck; Youth Exchange Student Marie Chiavarino-Bret; East Cooper Rotaract Member Corrie Simmons
East Cooper Rotaract Members Rachel Whitbeck (left) and Corrie Simmons (right)

Holiday Party: November 30th

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Nov 262018
 

Our annual holiday party will be held Friday November 30th from 6:30 to 9:30pm at the Planter’s Pointe Clubhouse. Food and drinks provided. Catering by Top Shelf Catering. Bring guests! Adults only. Festive attire. Drop in or stay awhile! Happy Holidays from ECBR!

Rotary Social: Wednesday May 30th at Water’s Edge

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May 152018
 

The next Rotary social will be held Wednesday the 30th, we’ll be at The Cabana Bar at Water’s Edge. See y’all there!

Habitat for Humanity Service Day April 21st

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Apr 112018
 

On April 21st from 8:30am to 12:30pm, East Cooper Habitat for Humanity is excited to have our Rotary Club volunteers joining them on a variety of projects for a couple of their home builds. We will be meeting them at 409 Sablewood Drive, Huger, SC 29450 at 8:30am. This service project calls for fifteen volunteers, if you are available and would like to participate, email Luiz Yamashita at lyamashita@dunesproperties.com.

Palmetto Patriots Served Treats with East Cooper Meals On Wheels

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Mar 232018
 

Palmetto Patriots Service Team joined volunteers at East Cooper Meals On Wheels to ride along with them Friday morning as they delivered meals to area residents. Thanks to Jeff Pulley’s wife who put together Easter bag treats, the team was able to hand out special treat bags to the Meals On Wheels recipients.

Left to right: Pat Campbell, Elmire Raven, Alex Sherry, Brett Fellows, Michelle Whitbeck, and Jeff Pulley.

Volunteers at East Cooper Meals On Wheels assemble bags of food to deliver to area residents on Friday. The bags were being filled with Easter dinner favorites.

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

Rotaract Club of College of Charleston Percentage Night at Chipotle Monday Feb. 26th 5-9pm

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Feb 212018
 

Eat at Chipotle on King Street this Monday the 26th from 5pm to 9pm and mention Rotaract so that the College of Charleston Rotaract Club gets 50% of the proceeds to benefit their charity projects!

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.

Friday 10/13 Coffee With The President

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Oct 032017
 

New Members…come get all your questions answered! Pick up your membership booklet and find out how to be apart of ECBR!

Current Members…come share ideas and thoughts on ECBR

Drop In Friday October 13th from 7:30 am to 9:00am
Collective Coffee
766 S Shelmore Blvd
Mount Pleasant, SC

Speakeasy – Prohibition for a Cause

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Aug 292017
 

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE!

www.eastcooperspeakeasy.com

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Sponsored by Louis and Grace DeWolff Foundation

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!

www.eastcooperspeakeasy.com

Rotary Social May 31st at Awendaw Green

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May 092017
 

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

 

Speakeasy Update

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Apr 012017
 

The committee chairmen had an enthusiastic, productive meeting this week and are excited about our October 21 fund raiser.  The entire Club’s participation is required to make this a success.  Please contact Ted, Will, or Brandon to discuss any sponsorship or auction items.  We would like to give our sponsors as much publicity as possible.  The earlier the commitment, the more recognition! Deadline for top sponsors who want to be on the posters and Save the Date cards is early June.

We’ve posted the event on our Facebook page, so please share it with your friends asking for sponsors! https://www.facebook.com/events/1670654539627886/

Habitat for Humanity Service Day April 8th

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Mar 282017
 

East Cooper Habitat for Humanity Service Project is set for Saturday, April 8th, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Awendaw.  Contact Dimi Matouchev if you would like to volunteer.

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