12/11: Holiday Luncheon – Rotary Club of Charleston

December 11, 2018: Our annual Holiday Luncheon was held at our weekly meeting venue — Hall’s Signature Events. This holiday tradition is always a popular event and this year was no exception! Rotarians and their guests packed the house enjoying fellowship and a fabulous lunch. This year we all had a special surprise …. Santa made a guest appearance as our greeter! It was a fun, festive event that got everyone in the Holiday spirit! President Alex recognized Executive Secretary, Carroll Schweers, for her service to our club and presented her with a gift from the club …. a beautiful Clemson stained glass made by our own, Rob Dewey! A special thanks to Bill Hall and the staff at Hall’s Signature Events for making this such a special event for our members.

IN OTHER MEETING NEWS

Rob Dewey gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
All guests of members were welcomed by President Alex.
A festive, holiday luncheon was enjoyed by all Rotarians and their guests.

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY
January 8, 2019 | Issue 4914 | President: Alex Dallis

COMING EVENTS

Jan. 8 – Allison Lee & Lauren Lockridge, US Women’s Open Golf Tournament
Jan. 15 – Board Meeting / Mayor John Tecklenburg, State of the City
January 22 – TBD
January 29 – Dr. Gerrita Postlewait, CCSD Update

NEWS BRIEFS

Holiday Parade of Boats Sponsors

Thanks again to all our 2018 sponsors of our annual Holiday Parade of Boats Viewing Party. It’s our biggest fund raiser of the year and we depend on the generosity of local businesses like these to help meet our goals.

This year’s sponsors include:

Post & Courier
105.5 The Bridge/98 Rock
Live 5 – WCSC
Eventworks
Swing & Swine
Palmetto Boat Sales
Sea Fox Boats
Skirt!

Gold Sponsor
Charleston Riverdogs

Silver Sponsors
Belk/Lucy
CresCom Bank
Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty
Francis Marion Hotel
GrandSouth

VIP – Friends of Rotary
Charleston Southern University
College of Charleston
Dallis Law Firm
Digit Matheny/Carolina One
McGuire & Company
Kay Minson/Carolina One
Professional Non-Profit Solutions
John Cowan & Marie-Anne Erki
Bill Raver
First Citizens Bank
Patterson Smith Company
Soil Consultants
USB/Karl Riner

Holiday Parade of Boats

Santa called his crew off the water Saturday night, but that didn’t stop him and Mrs. Claus from making a special appearance at our club’s annual Holiday Parade of Boats Viewing Party! We thank the wonderful crowd of merry-makers who braved the wet, cold night to attend our annual holiday party. A fun, festive time was had by all in attendance! There was delicious food from Swig & Swine, live entertainment, and a special visit from Santa. The evening wrapped up with the all anticipated drawing of the SeaFox Boat! Congratulations to our winner Melissa Capps, who is HR Director at Wild Dunes. Melissa decided over the holidays to take the cash prize of $15,000! The check was presented to her on Dec. 20^th at Wild Dunes Resort by President Alex, President-Elect Sandy Morckel, Past President Digit Matheny (who sold the winning ticket) and PR Chair Rob Byko.

Our other raffle prize winners were:

Brunch for 2 – Gift Certificate to Post House – Sarah Slayton
Dinner for 2 – Git Certificate to High Cotton – Robin Herrera
$100 Gift Certificate for Charleston Hospitality Group – Scott Cataline
$100 Gift Certificate for Charleston Hospitality Group – Jermaine Husser
Saturday Brunch for 2 – Slightly North of Broad – Casey McIntyre
Family 4 Pack at Riverdogs – Jane Blewer
Lunch for 2 – Ritas Seaside Grill – Tom Carico
Bottle of Firefly Whiskey Jam – Dan Ravenel
Bottle of Firefly Whiskey Jam – Frank Blanchard
Golf for 4 at Wild Dunes – Debbie Smith

A big thanks to all Rotarians who supported our event! We couldn’t have had a successful event without everyone doing their part!!

Holiday Senior Giving

A BIG thank you to Past President Mark Smith and all those members who volunteered as working “elves” throughout our senior giving project. We had a great show of elves who shopped, wrapped and handed out gifts at the party on December 12^th. Our club should be proud — we once again were able to spread a little holiday cheer to the 81 seniors at the Ansonborough House.

Ringing Bell for Salvation Army

Unfortunately, more rain fell the week before Christmas and our annual “Ringing of the Bell” for Salvation Army was cancelled. We have a long history of “Ringing the Bell” and look forward to supporting the Salvation Army with its Red Kettle Campaign next year!

Operation Warm

Christmas came early to the students at James Simons Elementary and Mitchell Elementary!

Our Rotary Club is associated with a national program called Operation Warm. This is a terrific program which buys thousands of brand new, high quality—and beautiful!—winter coats and sells them at discounted prices to charitable organizations like ours throughout the country to give to children in need.

Our Rotary Club has been participating in Operation Warm for the past 6 years. The past two years we have partnered with two downtown schools — James Simons Elementary and Mitchell Elementary.

Our club through the RCCF purchased winter coats in a variety of colors and sizes for students at both schools and were able to treat the students to a fun, festive, “shopping” experience before the holiday break. Rotarian volunteers assisted each student with picking out the coat of his/her choice, as well as socks, which were donated by The Ackerman Foundation. All the students left with a coat they love! A big thanks to Cheryl Kaynard for her continuous support and help in coordinating this fabulous service project for our club and to head elves, Trey Lucy and David Burt, for overseeing the coat distribution.

International Committee to Meet

The International Committee will meeting on January 8^th right after our luncheon. We are looking for anyone who would like to participate in the evaluation and selection of our budgeted funds to international service projects around the globe. Please join us if you can or reach out to karl.riner@ubs.com, committee chair.

January Dues Statements

January-July dues statements were emailed to all members prior to the holidays. Prompt payment is appreciated. If you did not receive your statement or it got misplaced during the holidays, please let Carroll know and she’ll gladly resend it to you. Please note that statements are now emailed and no longer mailed or distributed at meetings.

Our Club is on Instagram

Our club launched an Instagram account this week. Please be sure to follow us at @ChasRotaryClub, which is our Twitter handle, as well.

Members are encourage to follow all of our social media channels and share posts with their followers too! We also need members to send us picture of anything they do that relates to Rotary – service projects, meetings, events, etc. We would love to keep our accounts full of smiling Rotarians! Photos can be send to Mike Sottak, mikesottak@gmail.com, or Rob Byko, rob@bykorealty.com.

MEMBER NEWS

Member News

Proposed New Member

The following membership candidate has submitted an application and signed letter of agreement to the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston:

Steven H. Morse – sponsor: Rob Dewey; classification: Banking/Operations

In the event you know Steve, please tell a member of the Board how he will serve the ideas of Rotary.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Leslie M. Fellabom

Joined: 1994
Sponsor: Doug Donahue
Membership Involvement: Past Board Member, Paul Harris Fellow
Classification: Realty/Commercial
Profession: Senior Vice President, Office & Investment Services, Avison Young
Something Unique About Yourself: I was an extra in the Spoleto Festival, USA, The Saint of Bleecker Street opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. My cast reference was an elderly Italian woman and in one scene I was involved in an altercation resulting in me landing against a chain-link fence while screaming loudly. Except for the wig and heavy stage make-up requirement, it was fascinating and fun to observe from behind the stage and to meet the interesting people involved in the production. The opera first opened in 1954 and it was voted best musical by the Drama Critics Circle and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music that year.

- Birthdays
  - Dec. 21 – Kurt Seguer
  - Dec. 25 – Bryan Buzon
  - Dec. 27 – Chris Kerrigan
  - Dec. 29 – Rob Dewey & Charlie Palmer
  - Dec. 31 – Beth Savage
  - Jan. 6 – Jermaine Husser
  - Jan. 12 – John Bleecker & Jim Livingston
  - Jan. 14 – Karen Clark

By the numbers

- Attendance on December 11, 2018: 85

Not in attendance: Uram, Raver, Jones, C., Kerrigan, Krumwiede, Baggs, Burt, Mitchell, Arnstein, Thomas, Hudnall, Donnellon, Taylor, T., Rust, Coxe, Echols, Cole, Baus, Holmes, Taylor, E., Bullard, Beam, Cooper, J., Weber, Husser, Livingston, Strickland, Whitaker, Stokes, Youngs, Schmidt, Welborn, LaMotte, Bailey, McVicker, Carico, Drafts, Lee

WELLNESS TIP

Don’t focus on dieting. Focus on eating.

If you’re hungry, you’re more likely to overeat, especially in the evening. Instead, of sacrificing all day and gorging later, it’s better to eat enough during the day to avoid hunger pangs and uncontrolled eating at night. Eat every four hours or so, and make sure to eat a “second lunch” — think of it as another meal rather than a snack — in the mid-afternoon to keep your energy up and make you less hungry in the evening.

AREA CLUB MEETINGS

Mondays

Summerville – Oakbrook: 7:30 a.m., Monday, Westcott County Club, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, North Charleston
North Charleston: 12:30 a.m., Monday, Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston.
Summerville Evening: 5:30 p.m., Monday, Montreux Bar and Grill, 127 W. Richardson Ave., Summerville

Tuesdays

East Cooper Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Cooper River Room at Waterfront Park, Mount Pleasant
Charleston: 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Hall’s Signature Events, 5 Faber, Charleston
Goose Creek: 12:45 m. Tuesday, Gilligan’s, 219 St. James Ave., Goose Creek

Wednesdays

Daniel Island: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island
St. John’s Parish (John’s Island): 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, 2817 Maybank Highway, Unit 1, John’s Island
Mount Pleasant: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Harbor Breeze Restaurant, 176 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant
Summerville: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sticky Fingers, Summerville

Thursdays

North Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Embassy Suites, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston
Moncks Corner: 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Gilligan’s Restaurant, Moncks Corner
St. Andrews (West Ashley): 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Bessinger’s BBQ, 1602 Savannah Highway, Charleston.

Fridays

Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m., Friday, Harbour Club, 35 Prioleau St., Charleston

SOCIAL MEDIA

Our Rotary club actively uses social media — and we encourage you to interact with us through social media.

We’re on Facebook. Take a look at our page and be sure to “like us”.
We’re on Twitter. You can follow us @chasrotaryclub.

ABOUT THE KEYWAY

The Keyway has been published weekly as a newsletter for the Rotary Club of Charleston for more than 90 years.

President: Alex Dallis

Keyway editor: Don Baus don@sgaarchitecture.com
Executive secretary: Carroll Schweers, carrollschweers@gmail.com
Mailing address: Rotary Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 21029 ,Charleston, SC 29413-1029