1/8: Alison Lee: 74th U.S. Women’s Open Gold Championship

January 8, 2019: Alison Lee, the Championship Organizer for the 74th U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship spoke to us about their upcoming event. Female golfers representing over 150 countries will compete at the Country Club of Charleston: May 30- June 2^nd. Ms. Lee attended Winthrop obtaining a degree in Sports Management and received a Master’s Degree at University St. Andrews, UK. As part of her job she helps coordinate host site, accommodations, overseeing public safety plan, etc.

Ms. Lee started with an update on the USGA. Headquartered in New Jersey the association acts as conservers of the game of golf including its history, development of equipment standards, etc. They have several industry partners including the PGA, Augusta Masters, LPGA, and Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews among others. They operate numerous events including the USGA Open Women’s Senior Tour in addition to the Women’s Open. This year’s event will be the 74^th Women’s Open and is the second time this event will be hosted in SC.

This year’s host site is the Country Club of Charleston which features a Seth Rainer design. We can expect 100k+ attendees. For comparison, the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Tournament they also held at the same location saw 10,000 attendees. That event was a “72 hole stroke play/match”. The U.S. Women’s Open will attract over 100,000 spectators and is a “stroke play” event. It has the highest purse. May 27-28 will be practice rounds with the championship rounds on May 30-June 2^nd. Unique to the event, Rolex will showcase vignettes – so there will be no commercials during the telecast. They have Co-honorary chairmen Beth Daniel – supporting “players” side and well known musician Darius Rucker is helping with awareness of the event.

The event has a regional impact of 180 mile radius including Charlotte & Savannah and is expected to have a +/- $25-30M impact on local hotels and restaurants. However, the event also has a national impact attracting over 1,800 volunteers serving on 17 committees with 44 states represented. Locally MUSC is providing medical support but also junior initiatives.

Ticket sales: daily $25 per day or Weekly: $125. There are a number of corporate hospitality opportunities ranging from inside the clubhouse or outside tent. The Trophy tour is providing mobile marketing and includes putting booth, trophy showcase, and other fun activities.

IN OTHER MEETING NEWS

Campbell Coxe gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
Jeff Weber introduced Visiting Rotarians and guests.
President Alex Dallis presented Health and Happiness.
Past President Digit Matheny introduced our keynote speaker, Alison Lee, who discussed the US Women’s Open Golf Championship being held at the Country Club of Charleston this Spring.

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY
January 15, 2019 | Issue 4915 | President: Alex Dallis

COMING EVENTS

January 15- Board Meeting / Mayor John Tecklenburg, State of the City
January 22 – Dr. O’Bryan, MUSC on virtual urgent care
January 26 – Adopt-A-Highway Service Project
January 29- Dr. Gerrita Postlewait, CCSD Update

NEWS BRIEFS

January Dues Statements

January 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 send it to you.

Adopt-A-Highway Service Project

The next clean up day for our club’s assigned portion of Bee Street is scheduled for Saturday, January 26^th at 10 a.m. Gloves, safety vests and trash bags will be provided. Volunteers should plan to meet at the corner of Bee and Lockwood. Please contact Brett Barry to volunteer — Brett.Barry@cleanenergyfuels.com

International Committee Accepting Grant Applications

The International Project Committee is now accepting grant applications for international projects that you may be involved. Rotary is dedicated to building international relationships that improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio. Grants will range from $500-$2500. Deadline to submit an application is March 1st. Additional information will be disseminated at our next meeting.

Hibben Warming Shelter Volunteers

The Warming Shelter located at Hibben United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant is once again opening their facility as a refuge from the cold. Recently, our Rotary Club made a financial donation to this needed outreach. The Board is in hopes that several Rotarians would be willing to volunteer once or more. Contact Rotarian Cecil Mills for detailed information on volunteering at the Shelter – cmills@sonitrol.com.

Rotarian Featured Speaker at Charleston Library Society Events

Rotarian Dr. John Scott Cowan, who is a yearly visiting Rotarian from Canada to our club, is scheduled to be a featured speaker at two events hosted by the Charleston Library Society in February. The Charleston Library Society has graciously offered to extend its Library Society member rates for these two events to members of our Rotary Club.

The February 6 program is one hour, from 11am to noon, and is $15 for non-members and $10 for CLS members and for Rotary members. The title of the program is The Educated Citizen and Democracy. This talk contains dangerous ideas. Some may be useful in understanding past elections and bracing for coming ones. But at its heart, it is about misconceptions about education, and about what constitutes the core suite of knowledge and analytical skills needed to be able to fully exercise our rights and meet our obligations as free citizens of a democracy. It also touches on why public discourse and it reportage has become less brainy and more chaotic, despite the proliferation of higher education.

The February 20 program is 3 hours, from 10am to 1pm, and the non-member price is $35 and member price, both for CLS members and Rotary members, is $25. The title of the discussion is Best Friends, Whether We Like It or Not: US-Canada Relations and Interactions 1760-Present. This topic will cover the history of the relationship between the US (or its precursor colonies) and Canada (or its colonial precursor) from the fall of Quebec near the end of the French and Indian War to the present. The impact of each on the other, in terms of flow of people, of trade, of conflict or cooperation, and of cultural interaction will be covered. Perspectives on identities in the 40 years following the Declaration of Independence and a somewhat new take on the War of 1812 will be covered. The shift from cautious friendship after 1870 to the closest of allies today will be addressed, and contemporary relationship challenges related to trade and defence will be analyzed. The sequence will be talk of 1hr 20 min, break 15 min, Q&A and discussion, 45 min, concluding talk, 25 min.

The Charleston Library Society’s website is www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org, and their phone number is 843-723-9912. Members can sign up for either of these events on the CLS website or by phone.

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

Congratulations to Rob Dewey on his perfect attendance! Rob was recognized by President Alex for achieving 25 years of perfect attendance. Way to go, Rob! Your dedication and continuous support of Rotary is to be commended. What an excellent example for all of us to follow!

Congratulations to all those Rotarian Clemson Tigers on their win against Alabama and their 3^rd National Championship! We all might be seeing a lot of orange around town for a while! All of South Carolina should be proud of what Dabo and this team have accomplished.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Alissa Lietzow

Joined: 9/20/2011
Sponsor: Past President Jimmy Stuckey
Membership Involvement: Past President, Past Social Chair, Past Public Relations Chair, Currently on RCCF Committee
Classification: Law
Profession: Executive Director of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Something Unique About Yourself: In today’s world where employees tend to move from job to job frequently, I worked at my last job for 10+ years. It was a legal position with Stuckey Law Offices. I admire my former employer so much, I still have weekly lunches with him, and consider him family.

Birthdays

15 – Tom Giovanniello & Karl Riner
19 – Anita Zucker
20 – Mike Sottak

By the numbers

Attendance on January 8, 2019: 62

Not in attendance: Allen, Baggs, Bailey, Barry, Baus, Beam, Bishop, Brady, Bullard, Buzon, Carico, Chico, Coghill, Cole, Cooper, E., Cooper, J., Crouch, Deavenport, DeGraff, Drafts, Dukes, Echols, Embry, Galizia, Gill, Holmes, Hudnall, Husser, Jamme, Jones, C., Jones, Z., Kaynard, Kerrigan, LaMotte, Leonard, Livingston, Lucy, Marty, McVicker, Mixson, Plotner, Ravenel, Riley, Rust, Saboe, Savage, Schmidt, Seguer, Shahid, Smith, P., Sottak, Strickland, Sullivan, Taylor, E., Taylor, T., Tecklenburg, John, Welborn, Willey, Williams, Woodell

Out of Town Make-ups: Owen Clary, Aiken, SC

WELLNESS TIP

Sleep 8 hours a night

A number of recent studies have confirmed that you really do need at least 8 hours a night. Among the many benefits: Adequate sleep makes you feel better, decreases risk for cardiovascular disease, boosts memory and reduces the likelihood of being in a car accident

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