Meeting Agenda for July 16, 2019

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Jul 102019

East Cooper Breakfast Club – July 16, 2019

Call to Order @ 7:45- Ted Chestnut
Welcome- Ted Chestnut
Sergeant at Arms for the Day- John Albrecht
- Pledge of Alligiance
- Welcome Visitors TedGuests
- Thought for the Day
Cart Fund- Jack Vax
Happy Dollars: Polio Plus- Catherine Stuhr
Announcements- Ted Chestnut
- Birthdays- Dawes Cooke (July20th)
- Club Anniversaries- NONE
- Wedding Anniversaries- Sharon and Mark Hartley (20 years)
Club Business- Ted Chestnut
- WE NEED ONE LAST HOST FAMILY!
- East Cooper Rotaract Beach Sweep: July 20th 9:30am at 28th Avenue IOP; followed by Windjammer ~11:30 drinks/ lunch… PLEASE BRING PROSPECTIVE ROTARACT MEMBERS (age 18-30) THEY’LL GET THEIR FIRST BEER FREE
- July Social: Two Blokes Brewing August 1st 6-8pm
- Board Meeting this Wednesday @ Keller Williams Longpoint 6pm
- 2018-2019 Attendance Awards- Tripp Hoover
Speaker Introduction – Tripp Hoover
Speaker- Nancy Mace, SC Representative
Literacy Book Signing
Drawing
Thanks to Visitors and Guests
Next Meeting- July 23rd
- S@A- Mike Bloser
- Intro- Ellis Gourdin
- Speaker- Nichole Myles, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry
Four Way Test
Adjourn Meeting at 8:30

Upcoming Speakers and Sergeant At Arms Schedule

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Do you know an interesting speaker? Submit the information to ecbrotaryclub@gmail.com.

If anyone cannot attend on your scheduled day, please find an alternate below you name to fill in.

Upcoming Speakers & Sergeant at Arms
Date	Speaker	Topic	Speaker Intro	S @ A alphabetical order based on active member list on DACdb

16 July 2019	Nancy Mace	Keller Williams	Tripp Hoover	John Albrecht*
23 July 2019	Nichole Myles	Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry	Ellis Gourdin	Mike Bloser
30 July 2019	No Meeting	5^th Tuesday	–	–
1 August 2019	Social	Two Blokes	6-8pm	–

East Cooper Rotaract Beach Sweep

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Jul 102019

On July 20th the East Cooper Rotaract Club will be sweeping all the way to the Windjammer!

Meet us on the Isle of Palms beach at 28th Avenue at 9:30am!

Lunch and drinks to follow at the Windjammer at approximately 11am!

All are welcome for this family friendly- kid friendly event!

Please bring $10 if you’d like to buy a Rotaract T-shirt to support the club! Shirts may also be purchased using Venmo at the event!

Follow the link to the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/352149178760016/?notif_t=plan_user_invited&notif_id=1562032079494813

Save the Date!

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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

July 18: Chamber of Commerce July Luncheon 12-1:30 Omar Shrine, Networking 11:30-12- STEPHANIE MANGINI, VOLVO CAR

July 20: East Cooper Rotaract Club Beach Sweep

July 23: Rotaract Bi-Monthly Meeting Mount Pleasant Library 6-7pm; Speaker TBA

July 26: 2019 Rotary Night at the Park

August 1: Social 6-8pm Two Blokes Brewing ECBR July Social

August 11: Rotary Youth Exchange Host Family and YEO/YEC Training

August 20: Chamber of Commerce “Business and Baseball” After Hours event- 7pm $20 for all you can eat hot dogs and beer

August 24: Rotary Membership Summit, Lexington, SC

August 29: Social 6-8pm The Mill Street Tavern ECBR August Social

September 21: Happy Feet Event – Target Mount Pleasant

September 26: Social 6-8pm Dockery’s Daniel Island ECBR September Social

October 24: Social 6-8pm Morgan Creek Grill IOP Marina ECBR October Social

October 24: Polio Event 11-2pm Segra Park, Columbia SC- Join us for food, fellowship, fun, music and beer Save the Date-End Polio Now Columbia

Next Meeting July 9th: Rotary Connects the World

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Jul 062019

Our next meeting will be held July 9th at 7:30am in the Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park Visitors Center. This meeting will be our club assembly and we will hear from Ted Chestnut, our 2019-2020 club President on his plans for the coming year.

This year’s Rotary theme is “Rotary Connects the World”.

Breakfast will be catered by Dish and Design Catering.

Saturday December 8th Toys for Tots Drive Citadel Mall

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Nov 272018

Join us this Saturday December 8th to distribute bikes for the Toys for Tots Bike Drive at Citadel Mall 10am to 2pm.

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!

Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup

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Nov 122018

https://www.palmettopride.org/event/francis-marion-national-forest-cleanup/February 2, 2019 / US Forest Service Office, 2967 Steed Creek Rd, Huger, SC

Join us for the 12th annual Francis Marion National Forest Cleanup, Saturday, February 2nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Volunteers can choose between five locations around the forest prior to the event. Please contact Scott Morgan, smorgan@palmettopride.org, to pre-register for a specific location near you. All other volunteers should meet at the US Forest Service Office, 2967 Steed Creek Rd, Huger, SC.

Volunteers are encouraged to wear long pants, long-sleeve shirts and sturdy shoes. Gloves, bags and vests will be provided. Weather-appropriate outerwear is recommended.

Lunch will be served to all volunteers and staff.

Directions

From Georgetown: Take HWY 17 S approximately 33 miles to Steed Creek Road (Road #10-1032)

From Monks Corner: Take HWY 52 to HWY 402 to Huger. Cross over Hwy 41 at the flashing red light and you will be on Steed Creek Road. Forest Service Center is 3 miles on your right.

From Mt. Pleasant/I-526: Take HWY 17. Drive 5.2 miles past the Sewee Visitor Center and turn left on Steed Creek Road. Forest Service Center is approximately 9 miles on the left.

Rotary Youth Exchange Application Due ASAP

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Nov 082018

Students interested in being a Youth Exchange Student must turn in the 1 page preliminary application As Soon As Possible to be considered for next year!!

Preliminary Application Long Term Exchange

Youth Exchange Scholarship Flyer

Long Term Exchange Overview

If you’re interested in the Youth Exchange Program, below is a link to an info sheet for host families:

Host_Family_Info_Sheet_2019-2020

Happy Feet October 20

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Saturday, October 20th 7:30-10am, the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will partner with the Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant to provide free shoes to deserving school students in the East Cooper area. The Mount Pleasant Target Store will provide the venue and children will be given the opportunity to select and receive a new pair of shoes and socks. The event is also an opportunity for the Wando High School Interact Club, College of Charleston Roteract Club, and Rotary Youth Exchange Students to participate along side Rotarians as escort and shoe shopping assistants. This event is always a rewarding day, full of fellowship and fun.

Please sign up to help with the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e44afae2b0-happy1

Look forward to seeing you there!

October 2nd Guest Speaker- Eric DeMoura

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Sep 252018

The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have Eric DeMoura, Town Administrator, as our speaker. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.

Mr. DeMoura was appointed to the position of town administrator in October 2010. He currently manages nine departments, 700 employees, and a $158 million annual budget for the fourth largest municipality in South Carolina. Mr. DeMoura has received the Credentialed Manager designation from the International City/County Management Association. Prior to his appointment as town administrator, Mr. DeMoura served as deputy town administrator for four years.

Prior to joining the Town of Mount Pleasant, Mr. DeMoura held the position of deputy mayor in Taunton, Massachusetts, where he assisted the mayor in the management of 30 city departments and a $130 million budget. As chief advisor to the mayor, he lobbied state and federal governments to secure funding and improve education and aging infrastructure. Reforming budget processes, purchasing procedures, and personnel policies defined the quality of his position in Taunton.

Additional experience included the position of County Manager of Caswell County, North Carolina, where Mr. DeMoura began his public service. Highlights included the management of 23 county departments, 250 employees, and a $20 million budget.

Mr. DeMoura is a graduate of Clemson University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and master’s degree in public administration. He also holds a County Administration Certification from the University of North Carolina.

Mr. DeMoura is past president of the South Carolina City and County Management Association. He is a member of the International City / County Management Association and the South Carolina City and County Management Association.

September 25 Guest Speaker- Brian Rowe, Pure Theatre

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Sep 182018

The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have Brian Rowe, Managing Director of Pure Theatre, as our speaker. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.

Brian Rowe is now entering his third season as Managing Director at PURE Theatre, a professional theatre company dedicated to presenting in the Lowcountry award-winning professional theatre that enlivens thought, ignites dialogue, and expands consciousness. Prior to joining PURE, Brian served as a development officer and fundraising consultant for numerous non-profit organizations in the Baltimore-Washington region. Brian holds an M.F.A. in Theatre Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Charleston (WV). He currently lives in West Ashley with his wife, Megan, and Sage, the best cat in the whole wide world.

Rotary District Fall Seminar- Friday September 21

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Sep 042018

Rotary District Fall Seminar will be held September 21st

Location: Seacoast Baptist Church, 750 Long Point Road, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Start time: 9:00 am (registration begins 8:15 am)

Finish time: 4:00 pm

Attire: business casual

Registration Fee: $35.00 per person

Lunch is included

Registration is available on the district database calendar

Seminars (2 sessions before lunch and 2 sessions after lunch, 5-tracks):

Foundation – 4 separate sessions

Grants Management / MOU (requires two from the clubs to qualify for next year’s district grant)
End Polio Now / Global Grants
Major Gifts / Paul Harris Society
Giving and Reports

Membership – all day seminar with 4 parts

Public Image – 2-part seminar in the morning

Youth Programs – 2-part seminar in the afternoon

Hands-on Workshops (bring your laptops and participate)

Rotary Club Central
District Database
Club Secretaries

September 4 Speakers- Tripp Hoover and Sean O’Connor; Speakeasy Fundraiser

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Aug 292018

The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have our president Tripp Hoover and our secretary and fundraising chair Sean O’Connor, speak to the club about our upcoming annual fundraiser. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.

http://eastcooperspeakeasy.com/

Join us for an evening of 1920’s Prohibition-era fun. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar, dancing to jazz and swing music, games, a silent auction with themed packages.

~ $100 entry includes food, open bar, and raffle ticket ~

Bring a non-perishable food donation and receive an extra turn playing one of the games and increase your chances to win great prizes!

Open only to 21+

August 21 Guest Speaker- Alejandra Robinson, Outbound Exchange Student

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Aug 142018

The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, August 21th, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have Alejandra Robinson, our 2018-2019 Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student, as our speaker. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.

Welcome to America Marie!

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Aug 142018

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!

July 24 Guest Speaker-Alan Berger, Executive Director of Pet Helpers Adoption Center and Spay/Neuter Clinic

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Jul 172018

The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have Alan Berger, Executive Director of Pet Helpers Adoption Center and Spay/Neuter Clinic, as our speaker. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.

In 2017 Alan Berger joined Pet Helpers Adoption Center and Spay/Neuter Clinic in Charleston, SC as its Executive Director. Pet Helpers is a nonprofit organization that was started in 1978 as the first NO-KILL animal shelter in the Lowcountry. It operates an animal shelter and adoption center, a spay/neuter clinic, a low cost vaccine clinic, and a humane education program. It has grown to twenty five employees and an annual budget of $2 million.

Before joining Pet Helpers, Alan, with his wife, Leslie Armstrong, owned and operated several small businesses. Most recent was Nana’s Donuts, a gourmet donut shop in Charleston producing organic, vegan donuts in a small batch processing environment. Prior to Nana’s, they operated two small businesses in Asheville, NC. For five years they owned an independent video rental store that focused on foreign, independent, art house, LGBT, documentary, and animal advocacy films. In 2011with their partner and chef, Jason Sellers, they opened PLANT, a small upscale and highly acclaimed restaurant with a sophisticated, innovative, and totally vegan menu.

Earlier in his career, Alan Berger served for nine years as the Executive Director/CEO of the Animal Protection Institute (now Born Free USA) in Sacramento, CA. He moved to Charleston, SC and joined the John Ancrum SPCA (now the Charleston Animal Society) in 2004 as its Executive Director.

Alan had been an Executive Director or Board member for nonprofit organizations in the fields of nature education, wildlife rehabilitation, domestic violence/sexual abuse, child abuse, blindness, AIDS, teenage employment, and homelessness. Alan is an MBA/CPA and completed the ABD stage of a Ph.D. program in business management.

Happy Hour Social August 2nd

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Jul 172018

Join us Thursday August 2nd for Happy Hour at Saltwater Cowboy on Shem Creek from 5-7pm!

130 Mill Street Mt. Pleasant 29464

July 17th Guest Speaker- Dr. Arnold Hite, Prof of Econ and Dean of the School of Business at Charleston Southern University

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The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. in The Cooper River Room at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park. We are pleased to have Dr. Arnold Hite, Professor of Economics and Dean of the School of Business at Charleston Southern University, as our speaker. Breakfast catered by Dish and Design Catering and Events.

Dr. Arnold Hite is a professor of economics in the College of Business at Charleston Southern University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Clemson University and a PhD in economics from Texas A&M University.

Before arriving at Charleston Southern, he served on the faculty at Clemson, Texas A&M and The Citadel. While at Charleston Southern he has served in several administrative positions including director of the Center for Economic Education, director of a special program in environmental management, department chair and dean.

Dr. Hite’s teaching interests include macroeconomic theory, international trade, the history of economic thought and price theory. His current research interest includes income inequality measures and economic forecast assessment.

East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club Made a Difference This Year

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Jul 102018

The International Rotary Club’s theme this past year was “Make A Difference.” And, the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club took that theme and put it into action with numerous community service activities, The Club, which consists of 50 members, raised $32,000 at its 2nd Annual East Cooper Speakeasy fundraiser; donated and delivered 73 books to the Mary Ford Elementary School for its Literacy Program; volunteered for East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, East Cooper Meals On Wheels, and East Cooper Community Outreach; participated in a Global Grant project with Water Missions International; joined forces with the Galveston Rotary Clubs to provide funds for the devastation in Houston after Hurricane Irma; participated in Happy Feet with the Mt. Pleasant Lunch Club to provide shoes to 212 children in the Lowcountry; and volunteered at Toys for Tots where the Club donated 132 bikes to Lowcountry children.

The Club recently started a 30 under 30 program where membership dues are prorated for young professionals; and became a member of the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce to increase its presence in the community.

For information on how to join the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club, please email ecbrotaryclub@gmail.com or visit ecbrotary.org.

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

Join us for an evening of 1920’s Prohibition-era fun. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar, dancing to jazz and swing music, games, a silent auction with themed packages.

~ $100 entry includes food, open bar, and raffle ticket ~

Bring a non-perishable food donation and receive an extra turn playing one of the games and increase your chances to win great prizes!

Open only to 21+

Join us Thursday August 2nd for Happy Hour at Saltwater Cowboy on Shem Creek from 5-7pm!