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News from the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant

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May 012015

The Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant recently welcomed three new members to the club. Craig Ascue, sponsored by John Royall, Cherie Dumez, sponsored by member Lynn Carmody, and Susan Risinger, sponsored by member Zoe Davis is an attorney. It is always a pleasure to meet and get to know our newest members and we look forward to their involvement in our community service projects and charitable giving.

Recently the Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant received a visit from Congressman Mark Sanford. Congressman Sanford gave our group an update on the budget process in Congress and answered questions from our members. His talk was very informative and gave more explained what is involved in putting together a budget for our government.

The work of the Rotary Foundation is so important and is not possible without the support of the members of each individual Rotary Club. Our club encourages all members to give generously to the Foundation and we are proud of our level of support. Recently, Rob Crawford, President -Elect, became a member of the Paul Harris Society. Congratulations, Rob!

Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant Paul Harris Awards

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Mar 252015

The Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant is pleased to give Paul Harris Awards to three of our members, all of whom are multiple recipients: Keith Farley, Andrea Ulmer, and Everett Jones. Congratulations!

Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant hosts 31st Annual Soccer Classic

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Mar 212015

Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant holds 3rd Annual Silent Auction and 31st Annual Soccer Classic on March 6th and 7th. Our thanks go to the good people at Blackbaud Stadium and the Three Lions Pub for allowing us the use of their facilities.The Annual Soccer Classic serves our club’s major fundraiser and the kick-off to the high school soccer season. The Soccer Classic is a family event and has become a Lowcountry tradition. The Classic, along with the Silent Auction, allow the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club to provide:

Funding for the Backpack Buddies program that fights childhood hunger in the East Cooper area
Scholarships to local high school students going to college as well as for students attending Trident Tech.
Free new shoes and socks to local children through Happy Feet
Dictionaries for all local 3rd grade students through our Dictionary Project
Support for local charities: Meals on Wheels, ECCO, One80Place (Crisis Ministry), ITN Charleston, LAPS, Maia Moms, Charleston ProBono, Boy Scouts, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy and other organizations that are serving our community
Support through Rotary International’s multimillion-dollar efforts to eradicate polio and fund Alzheimer’s research

Rotary Club of Mt Pleasant Holds Rotary Day

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Feb 282015

What is a Rotary Day? “RI President Gary C.K. Huang urged all Rotary members to “Light Up Rotary” by organizing a Rotary Day in 2014-15. The concept is simple: hold a fun, informal event in your community to introduce the public to your club and Rotary. You’ll not only improve Rotary’s image in your community, you’ll also boost interest in joining your club.” It is a great way to show the community the ways that Rotary lives the motto, “Service Above Self”. Our club recently held a Rotary Day event and received positive feedback from community members that we saw and met. Eleven members participated throughout the event and enjoyed spending time together and meeting others in the community. The event was organized by Mike Thurman and Hill Durant.

Rotary Club of Mt Pleasant Welcomes New Members

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Feb 262015

Welcoming new members into the club is always a pleasure. The Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant recently welcomed two new members, Everett Jones and Andrew Robertson. In the short time that they have been members, they are already proving that they will be an involved and dedicated part of our club. Welcome Everett and Andrew.

Rotary Club of Mt Pleasant Awards Paul Harris Fellow

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Feb 242015

Supporting the Rotary Foundation is important to The Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant. We want to be a part of Rotary’s mission to “advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.” The Foundation not only supports these goals globally, but locally as well with the awarding of grants for worthy projects here in our area. Our club has a strong tradition of giving to the Foundation. In the past couple of months, we have had the pleasure of awarding 16 Paul Harris Fellow awards which have been previously reported in the District newsletters. Our latest recipient, Mary Lindsay, was awarded her second Paul Harris award by Past District Governor and District Foundation Chair Lou Mello. Congratulations to Mary!

Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club News

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Feb 032015

The Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant will once again be hosting their annual Soccer Classic. This will the 31st year that the Classic has played, allowing high school teams from around the tri-county area to get together before their season starts. This is an all day event with food, fun, games and fellowship. We hope that you will join us and support our Classic. The money raised from the Classic supports many of our charitable endeavors throughout the year – including our Back Pack Buddy program.

In conjunction with the Soccer Classic and happening the night before, the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant will hold its 3rd annual Silent Auction. There will be many great items ready for your bid. In addition, there will be food/drink and of course fun and fellowship. Join us.

The Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant recently inducted two new members: Colin Moynahan and Andrea Ulmer. Welcome to the new members of our Rotary family.

District Foundation Chair Lou Mello recently presented pins our club’s Paul Harris Fellows. In addition, Clinton Dunn became a member of the Paul Harris Society

Mount Pleasant East Cooper Happy Feet 2014

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Oct 212014

Saturday, October 11th, the Rotary Club of Mt Pleasant partnered with the East Cooper Breakfast Club to provide free shoes to deserving school students in the East Cooper area. Working together, the guidance counselors and principals at 12 schools provided the list of students and gave each a letter of invitation to the event. The Mount Pleasant Target Store provided the venue and children were given the opportunity to select and receive a new pair of shoes and socks.

This year’s event provided free shoes and socks to 235 happy students. The event also offered an opportunity for the Wando High School Interact Club as well as the Rotaract Club from the College of Charleston to participate as escort and shoe shopping assistants. Thirty-five volunteers from the two Rotary clubs were joined by twelve Interact and Rotaract students in a day that was rewarding, full of fellowship, as well as a lot of fun.

Mount Pleasant Rotary Inducts New Members

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Oct 142014

New Members Dustin Valinski, Sharon Spruell, and Doug Barker with their sponsors Jimmy Plair and Elliott Barrow.

New Member Faye Flack – a transfer from the Springfield, Ohio club. She exchanged flags with club President Rebecca Gooden.

New Member Maria Troy with Sponsor Clinton Dunn.

Mount Pleasant Rotary Supports Polio Month

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Oct 122014

As part of our commitment to Polio Plus and support of October as Polio Plus month, Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant has taken part in a couple of fund raising activities. Several of our members accepted an Ice Bucket Challenge in support of polio plus and our membership enjoyed the videos of fellow members getting doused. In addition, Polio Plus Chairperson Beth Sherr organized a “This Close” event in which members donated money to Polio Plus in return for getting their “This Close” picture made.

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