More details to follow!February 2: Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup 9am-12pm http://www.ecbrotary.org/francis-marion-national-forest-cleanup/
March 2: ROCS- Rotarians Offering Community Service, District wide weekend of community service, 100% club attendance desired
March 22-24: District Conference, Hilton Head Island, SC
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[Schedule of Local Rotary Chapters (updated October 2018)]
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Tripp Hoover, Sean O’Connor, Ted Chestnut, Michelle Whitbeck, and Ellis Gourdin attended the 2018 Fall District 7770 Training Seminar Friday October 21st at SeaCoast Church in Mount Pleasant. Below are photos of some of the speakers. Committee chairs in attendance participated in training of Grants Management, Global Grants, Membership, Youth Programs, Public image through Social media, and “how to” sessions on the District Database and Rotary Club Central. The Keynote Speaker was Past RI VP Anne Matthews.
Wayne Woody received his red badge at this mornings meeting, becoming the newest member of the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club! Welcome to our club Wayne!
Alejandra Robinson, our current outbound exchange student exchanging club banners with Roger Guichard, the president of her host club, Gardanne en Pays D’aix. Her host club is located in the south east of France near Marseille.
Our club’s 2018-2019 Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Marie, arrived last week from France! Marie will be turning 17 on August 20th and she will be attending Wando High School. At our club meeting last week, Marie gave us a flag from her Rotary club in France and received our flag. If you see her at a meeting please introduce yourself! Marie loves meeting new people and traveling to new places. She is very active, enjoys shopping, and loves to cook. In France, Marie studies economics and wants to work in international relations. Marie enjoys swimming, gymnastics, and volleyball and she is about to have the best year of her life!
Welcome Marie!
The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, August 24th, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have David Tirard, District Governor, as our speaker. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.
David Tirard joined the Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island in 2003. He is a Ten Star Rotarian and holds the Four Avenues of Service Citation. He was elected President in 2011, and he led the club to Large Club of the Year recognition at the District Conference in March 2012. At District level he has served on the Grants Committee since 2010, served as Paul Harris Society Chair since 2013 and as an Assistant Governor from the same year. He holds two Foundation District Service awards, a Distinguished District Service award, and was recognized as District Rotarian of the Year in 2014. He is a Major Donor, Paul Harris Society member and Bequest Society member. David is British by birth, and enjoyed a thirty-three year career with Barclays Bank Plc. Most of his career was spent in the UK, but a tour of duty in Zambia as a bank auditor really opened his eyes to the poverty suffered in a third-world country. (This experience helps fuel his passion for the Rotary Foundation). Upon retirement he came to the United States in 2001, where he met his wife Susan. They moved to Bluffton SC in 2002. She is also a Rotarian, and they enjoy two children and eight grand-children in the USA, and two children and three grand-children in the UK. In the little time they have outside Rotary, they enjoy cooking, gardening and looking after the three Golden Retrievers they have rescued.
The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We will be hearing from our club President Tripp Hoover on the 2018 Rotary International Convention that was held in Toronto in June. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.
Greg Meuli (right) 
completed his red badge requirements and received his Rotary Blue Badge in just three weeks! Congratulations, we’re excited to have you as a member!
We are so happy to have you as a new member! 
The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to hear from fellow Rotarian Sean Glassberg about Racers for Pacers, a non- profit founded by Sean in 2011. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.
Inspired by Rick and Dick Hoyt, Sean started Racers for Pacers to help Lowcountry kids with disabilities become a part of the vibrant running community in our area. Racers for Pacers currently has over 20 Racers who participate in local road races and run each week with either their parents as Pacers or volunteers from our community.
Sean Glassberg is a Rotarian involved with the Georgetown Rotary Club because he loves driving 40+ miles one way to get from his home in Mount Pleasant to his campus at Horry Georgetown Technical College, where he serves as Director of Faculty Development and teaches English from time to time. He is a proud father of four and husband of one who also coaches his kids in Mt Pleasant Rec Sports programs and runs a side business to provide faculty development for other colleges and universities. Somehow, he finds time to run and train on his own when he is not herding his kids or taking out the garbage.
Join us Tuesday, August 29th for Rotary Happy Hour right after work at FINZ Bar and Grill located at 400 Coleman Blvd. We have the big community table on the deck reserved. Rotary will provide a few snacks and the rest is cash bar. Live music starts at 7:30 for those interested.
Birthdays (August 20-31)
Mike Oliveto – August 26th
Warren Pruitt – August 28th
Rotary Ghost Monkey Brewery Tour and Tasting
Thursday, February 2nd @ 5:30 p.m.
Ghost Monkey Brewery – 522 Wando Lane off of Long Point Rd.
Cash bar.
As you all know, East Cooper Breakfast Rotary is hosting a Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) student from Italy this year, Giorgio Cracchiolo from the island of Sicily. He is attending Academic Magnet as a junior and is staying this first semester with the family of an outbound RYE student that attends Academic Magnet. However, Giorgio needs to find another host family for the Spring semester. If you or someone you know feels called to host this kind, good-spirited young Italian boy, please contact Wayne Cassaday or Jill Aiken. Giorgio promises to give his host family a great cultural experience from his home country as well through stories and laughter. If you’re a Clemson fan, he loves going to the games. If you’re Gamecock, then he needs you to bring him over to the other side!
East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Board and Committees
(Beginning July 1, 2016)
Executive Committee
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| Mike Bloser | President | michaelbloser@gmail.com | ||||
| Stephanie Bates | Vice President | Bates.Stephanier@gmail.com | ||||
| Tripp Hoover | Treasurer | tripp@thehoove.com | ||||
| Ted Chestnut | Secretary | ted@hillcon.com | ||||
| Charles Muldrow | Past President | c.muldrow@smha.com | ||||
| 501c4 Board of Directors |
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| Judy Parsons |
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2017 | JParsons@wyndhamgardenmtpleasant.com | |||
| Kevin Berry | Board Member | 2017 |
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| Mary English | Board Member | 2017 | northportpt@aol.com | |||
| Sharon Hartley | Board Member | 2018 | sharon@mcguirecpa.com | |||
| Ashley Davis | Board Member | 2018 | ashley.davis |
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| Judd Roberts | Board Member | 2018 | judd@rrandrestoration.com | |||
| Alison Dailey | Board Member | 2019 |
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| Kimberly Roberts | Board Member | 2019 | kimberlyroberts@kw.com | |||
| Michelle Whitbeck | Board Member | 2019 |
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| Wayne Cassaday | Chair | 2018 | wayne@americadrugtesting.net | |||
| Dawes Cooke | Vice-Chair | 2017 | mdc@barnwell-whaley.com | |||
| Lisa Minnick | Treasurer | 2019 | MinnickConsult@bellsouth.net | |||
| Mike Bloser | Board Member | 2017 | michaelbloser@gmail.com | |||
| Stephanie Bates | Board Member | 2018 | Bates.Stephanier@gmail.com | |||
| Tripp Hoover | Board Member | 2019 | tripp@thehoove.com | |||
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| Name | Title | Email Address | ||||
| Judy Parsons | Membership | JParsons@wyndhamgardenmtpleasant.com | ||||
| Ted Chestnut | Service | ted@hillcon.com | ||||
| Michelle Whitbeck | Public Image | mwhitbeck@kwchs.com | ||||
| Stephanie Bates | Administration | Bates.Stephanier@gmail.com | ||||
| George Stocko | Foundation | George.Stocko@ppt-us.com | ||||
| Sully Recine | Socials | editor@moultrienews.com | ||||
| Mary English | Grants | northportpt@aol.com | ||||
| Lisa Minnick | Speakers | MinnickConsult@bellsouth.net | ||||
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, June 15
The Awendaw Green Barn Jams are outdoor, year-round Wednesday night original music showcases that get folks off their couch to enjoy and connect with others and support original music and the artists that make it. Held under grand oaks by an old barn that evokes the Lowcountry in a uniquely hyper-local bohemian atmosphere on the grounds of the Sewee Outpost. Featuring a diverse assembly of music from around the globe. Food may be purchased on site. $5 donation at door. All ages welcome. BYO libations, bug spray, and chair. Pets welcome on a leash. 6-10pm
Fifth Tuesday Club Social
Are you up for the challenge???
Team Trivia
Tuesday, 3/29 at 7:00
Local’s Bar 1150 Queensborough Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Come early and enjoy the fresh sushi!
The next ECB Rotary Club social will be Wednesday, September 23rd at Awendaw Green located next to the Seewee Outpost in Awendaw beginning at 6 PM. This event is family friendly, and the venue includes great music and atmosphere. Come by 6:30 to hear FB’s (Stephanie Bates’ man friend’s) family band play some fantastic Bluegrass music. Entry fee is $5 per person at the gate and live music is onstage until after 10 PM. The club will provide a cooler full of beer or you can BYOB. Pizza, burgers, dogs, brats and burgers are available onsite or feel free to bring your own meal or a dish to share. Bring a chair if you want, but come have fun and listen to some great original music while spending time with fellow Rotarians enjoying a great fall evening outdoors under the stars.
