6/9: Kristopher King, Preservation Society of Charleston

June 9, 2020:

We are back! This week was our first to in-person meeting since way back in March (who can remember back that far!). It was great to have a portion of the club meet together at Hall’s, with several safety precautions in place. Of course, Zoom remains an option for Rotarians wishing to “dial it in.”

At this week’s meeting we welcomed Kristopher King of the Preservation Society as our speaker. 

 

Kristopher King, Executive Director of Preservation Society of Charleston, joined us last Tuesday our clubs first in person meeting in some time. Kristopher recapped their 100 years of impact on Charleston’s historic preservation. He opened with an image of a Halsey Historic map of Charleston which documents fires and dates, fortifications as well as epidemics such as yellow fever.

Susan Pringle Frost, the founder of what became the Preservation Society of Charleston grew up in the Miles Brewton House and worked for the architect Bradford Lee Gilbert, designer of the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition of 1901–1902 which is now Hampton Park.

She was very active in the Suffragette movement and was the first woman to get a real estate license and had a passion for historic preservation.

With the advent of the automobile, oil companies starting buying properties to build service stations which had not previously existed. Frost was able to convince Standard Oil to donate the Charles Manigault house to Charleston and created the Society for the Preservation of Old Buildings in 1920.

She was an early advocate of zoning to preserve old iron- and woodwork, and she championed Charleston’s zoning ordinance of 1931, which created the nation’s first historic district. In 1950 Charleston revised the zoning ordinance to limit parking lots.

As examples of PSC worked King noted that The Grace Bridge was originally planned to land on Market Street, and the James Island connector on Calhoun Street which would have completely changed the character of downtown Charleston. 

Charleston Place, PSC vehemently opposed at the time, is an example of appropriate development. 

PSC will be completing a Comprehensive plan for the next 10 years in next 5 months.

Submitted by Don Baus,  Chairman Keyway Committee

 

IN OTHER MEETING NEWS 

• • President-Elect Nominee Rob Dewey gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.  
  • President Sandy welcomed all visiting Rotarians & guests.  
  • President Sandy Morckel presented Health and Happiness.
  • Steve Dopp, welcomed and introduced our guest speaker, Kristopher King, Executive Director of the Presentation Society of Charleston, who recapped their 100 years of impact on Charleston’s historic preservation.

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY

June 16, 2020 | Issue 4966 | President: Sandy Morckel

COMING EVENTS

• • June 16 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom (CCSD Teacher of Year/Rotary Scholars)
  • June 23 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom (Gracie & Lacy)
  • June 30 – Meeting @ Faber/Zoom (Presidential/Board Installation)
  • July 7 – No Meeting

NEWS BRIEFS

Rotary Club of Charleston History Moment

At each meeting, President Sandy plans to share some of the snippets of our club’s amazing 100 year history and our impact on Charleston and around the world. It will be a fun trip down memory lane and will also be shared in the Keyway.

The 2000’s (2003-2007) 

The Club continued to raise money for the planned improvement of the fountain in Marion Square. We donated several hours of community service to the honor of the lost fireman of the Sofa Super Store fire and presented individual plaques to their memory. We presented $25,000 as part of a $125,000 commitment to the Low Country Food Bank. We attended a Riverdogs game as a Club social. We started an International Service Project Committee to highlight and start some Club International Rotary projects, one of which was a water project with Water Missions International. Three Rotarians travelled to Peru to install a well. Some speakers included Rudy Manke, Joe Riley, Jim DeMint, and Gov. Mark Sanford.

Official Rotary Club of Charleston Statement on Racial Inequity and Business Support

The Rotary Club of Charleston Board of Directors met prior to our meeting this past Tuesday and adopted an official statement on Racial Inequity and Business Support in light of the recent unrest in our community and across the nation and the world. Rotary International had adopted an official statement on June 1, and we felt it was important for our Rotary Club to take a stand to condemn racial injustice and also show support for our small businesses who were affected during the recent rioting. While this has been a very challenging year for our community and our members with this pandemic and the resulting economic effects, we feel hopeful that a shift is occurring for the pandemic that has plagued our country for 400 years. In both our words and our actions, we have a chance to be a part of changing our future to one that allows all of our citizens to have a chance to live up to their fullest potential. With all the amazing and transformative impact the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston has had on our community and milestones that we have celebrated throughout this 100th anniversary year, you can be proud to be a part of an organization that lives up to our vision of uniting to create lasting change in our world, our communities and in ourselves.

The statement in its entirety can be found on the lead page of our club’s website.

Meeting this Tuesday at FABER 

We are excited to announce that while we will continue to offer our Rotary Meetings by Zoom well into the foreseeable future, we are meeting IN PERSON at Hall’s Signature Events (5 Faber), but with a few alterations to the way we have met in the past (see below).  Based on feedback from members, this should be welcome news for a majority of you.

Members have the option of meeting in person or by Zoom. Carroll has emailed multiple Evites/reminders to all members with a request for an RSVP by this past Thursday, so, hopefully, everyone who is planning to attend on Tuesday has already RSVP’d.  No additional reservations will be taken at this point. An official RSVP is required for those attending in person, as we have a cap of 70 people for our in-person meetings for the time being. We will also offer the meeting on Zoom and that link is included in the weekly Keyway email. 

The following guidelines have been established for our in-person meetings that comply with state and local regulations for events:

ENTERING MEETING/REGISTRATION

• Attendance is at your own risk and only those who are healthy are encouraged to attend
• Wearing masks upon entering is optional
• Entrance doors will be open
• Marks on floor every 6 feet to registration table
• Registration table located inside room past “lounge area”
• Rotarians/Visitors/Guests wait in line to be signed in by Sergeant-At-Arms Committee
• Sergeant-At-Arms committee will be wearing masks & gloves
• No badges
• No raffle
• Hand sanitizer located at registration and in various locations in the room

SEATING

• Lunch will be plated and served as Rotarians arrive at their tables – no buffet or drink station
• Rotarians/Visitors/Guests will be encouraged to find a seat after being registered. Try to fill tables from the far wall (near the kitchen) outward to eliminate some of the brushing up against others while finding a seat
• Tables & seats will be appropriately space to allow for social distancing
• Hand sanitizer will be at each table

HEAD TABLE

• 1 Head table with 2 seats – speaker and speaker introducer
• Podium with table mic (wipes available on podium)

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS/VISITORS

• No passing of handheld mic/members will stand-up and introduce guests without use of mic

RSVP REQUIRED TO ATTEND MEETINGS

• Members/Visitors/Guests planning to attend weekly meetings will be required to RSVP through Evite to let us know if you are planning to attend as we are limited to 70 people at this time
• Any dietary restrictions need to be noted on the RSVP

 

 

ZOOM / RECORDINGS

• Meetings will continue to be available on Zoom and a recording will also be emailed out after the meeting for those not comfortable attending in person

We will continue to monitor the situation and any changing state and local ordinances to assure we are keeping the safety of all as our highest priority.  Because we are continuing to Zoom the meetings, we hope that those who are not yet comfortable attending in person will continue to log in by Zoom from the comfort of your home. No yummy lunch by Hall’s or the in-person camaraderie of your fellow Rotarians, but it is the next best thing to stay engaged and be connected to your Rotary family. And as we know, the impact of Rotary is felt through our volunteerism and support of one another and the community, especially during trying times.

New Temporary E-Member Status

For the next six month invoicing period (July-Dec), we are offering a temporary “E-membership” option for members who anticipate feeling more comfortable attending our meetings from home due to COVID health and safety concerns. This option will only be available for ACTIVE members, and it will work just like “Excused” membership. You’ll pay the reduced dues rate of $250, which covers RI dues, District dues and club administrative costs, and then pay for your lunch at the door if you attend in person. The cost for lunch is $30.  While we know we all want to see each other in person, we hope this added flexibility will be helpful.  

If you are interested in changing to this temporary status, please contact Carroll at carrollschweers@gmail.com ASAP. Dues statements will be distributed later this week and the change will impact your billing.

COVID-19 Rotary Relief Scholarship Fund

We understand some of our Rotary members have been impacted financially by the COVID-19 economic fallout. Our Rotary District 7770 has set aside funding to allow the Board of the Rotary Club of Charleston to create a COVID-19 Rotary Relief Scholarship Fund to help offset dues for the July – December 2020 dues period for those impacted financially and who may not be able to pay their full dues. Active members in good standing will be eligible for this support. Partial funding is available to offset the upcoming Rotary Dues that will be billed later in June for the July 1 – December 31, 2020 dues period. All requests will be kept confidential.

 To request relief, please contact Executive Secretary Carroll Schweers (843-412-1009), President Sandy Morckel (614-306-8856), President-Elect Lisa Van Bergen (843-607-3192) or Treasurer Alan Uram (843-518-8977) or submit the following form to Carroll at carrollschweers@gmail.com:

The deadline for submitting an application has been extended to Monday, June 15, 2020

 

Rotary Happy Hour Hop

In support of our small businesses on King Street, Rotarians and their spouses participated in the first of several Rotary Happy Hour Hop on King Street this past Tuesday. It was quite the success! We were able to support 3 locally-owned small businesses while having a great time doing it. Thanks to Charleston Beer Works, El Jefe Texican Cantina and Republic Garden & Lounge for welcoming us with open arms. For two of the three places we visited, we were nearly the only patrons in the restaurant, so it really makes a different for these small businesses!

Our next one is scheduled for this Tuesday, June 16th. We will meet at Uptown Social, 587 King Street, just across the street from the parking garage at Hyatt Place Hotel and near our other two locations. We will NOT meet at Prohibition – they have not yet reopened.  Please join us at Uptown Social at 5 pm where they will offer our Rotarians $4 wine, beer or cocktails. We will then proceed across the street to Parisian-inspired Felix Cocktails and Cuisine (550 King Street), where they feature Burger & a Beer for $12 on Tuesdays, and also offer a full bar and small plate options. We will then proceed up King Street for a night cap at one of Charleston’s black-owned restaurants, Bourbon & Bubbles, (570 King Street) where we get a chance to enjoy an amazing selection of bourbons or special summer cocktails or margaritas and perhaps small plates or dessert from their fabulous menu.

You will find plenty of parking at the parking garage at the Hyatt Place Hotel, 560 King Street, where it is an easy walk down King Street to join us at Prohibition. That way, your car will be nearby when we move on to Felix and Bourbon & Bubbles. 

Please RSVP to let me know if you can make it by replying to this email. Significant others or colleagues are welcome – we will be limited to 30 people, so please let me know as soon as you are able and no later than Monday.

Let’s help our local small businesses as much as we can to survive and thrive! 

US Army 245th Birthday Celebrated 

On June 14, the U.S. Army celebrates its 245th birthday and the corresponding 245 years of selfless service to our nation. On that day in 1775, our nation’s leaders established the Continental Army.

Today, the Army is the strategic land power of the joint force. The Army is an institution older than our nation itself, and its Soldiers continue to serve as the foundation of our Army and the foundation of the joint force. Readiness remains our Army’s number one priority. They are combat ready because of the extraordinarily-selfless and exceptionally-talented Army Total Force comprised of Regular Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers, as well as the invaluable support provided by Army Civilians, Army retirees and their family members.

The birthday of the US Army was celebrated this past Tuesday with a cake honoring the occasion. Please join us in thanking them and wishing our Nation’s US ARMY a Happy Birthday!

 

Global Grant Scholar – Madison Davis

Our Club is sponsoring Madison Davis, a junior at the College of Charleston, for this year’s Ambassadorial Global Grant Scholarship.

Rotary Foundation Global Grants are used to fund scholarships with sustainable, high impact outcomes in one of Rotary’s six areas of focus: peace and conflict resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development.  Madison is planning to attend the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine pursuing an MSc in Nutrition for Global Health.  Madison will be in competition with a number of other candidates within District 7770 vying for a cash grant of up to $50,000 to attend graduate study for one academic year abroad.  Good luck Madison!!

 

Volunteer Opportunities

Any Rotarians and their family members who are healthy and able, we have several COVID-19 related volunteer opportunities that are looking for volunteers. Please understand these are opportunities to volunteer in the community for those who want to, but with the understanding that you will do so with careful consideration and discretion as to not put yourselves or others in jeopardy.

• • Adopt-A-Highway

Volunteers are needed for our next Adopt-A-Highway trash pick-up, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 20 at 10am. Volunteers should meet at the corner of Bee Street and Rutledge. If you are interested in helping, please contact Stavros Triantafyllidis striantaf@citadel.edu.

Since early May, Rotarians from the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston have been volunteering to help with the assembly of 3-D printer-generated components of protective masks for distribution to the healthcare workers at the Medical University of South Carolina.  Led by Rotary President Sandy Morckel, the Rotary Team augmented by National Guardsmen who were activated for COVID-19 support, worked with Citadel staff and faculty to complete for delivery hundreds of masks toward a goal of 1000!  Well done by all for providing tireless community support!   

The Guardsman will be able to continue full-time until June 13, when Rotarians will once again take over the volunteer duties with shifts on Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 am – Noon starting on June 17. Thank you to Rotarian and SC Guard Major Howard Chapman for making the connection, and our Veterans Chair Skip Fink for serving as liaison for the project. Rotarians who would like to volunteer for any shift beginning June 17, please contact Skip Fink at 703-994-7341 or by email at skipfink@aol.com.

Also, our Rotarian and Ironman Don Oswalt is helping to raise money for Water Mission by doing a solo Half Ironman on Sunday, May 24th. He will be swimming 1.2 miles, biking 56 miles and running 13.1 miles for a total of 70.3 miles! Funds raised will help bring safe drinking water to the 1.8 billion people around the world currently lacking access to safe water. Below is a link to the Water Mission donation page if you would like to donate to the effort. We know that things are tight for a lot of us but any small donation is appreciated. https://watermission.everydayhero.com/us/half-ironman-for-water.

If you are out there and helping in our community during this crisis, please take a photo of you volunteering and email it to Mike Sottak.  We would love to highlight the good works being done by our members. 

Volunteers Needed for Club Committees 

Interact Club – This club meets at Charleston Charter for Math and Science, and helps promote Rotary values and volunteering with high school students.  We co-sponsor the club with the Charleston Breakfast Club.  The club meets Wednesdays from 11-11:30 am, and will continue to meet in the coming year, though as sponsors we might Zoom in depending on CCSD guidelines.  The volunteer usually attends meetings once or twice a month.  There is a Teacher sponsor who does the bulk of the work.  I personally have volunteered with this group, and truly enjoyed the young people.  Jack Mitchell was doing this but has moved to Atlanta.  One to two volunteers needed.  Contact Lisa Van Bergen at lvanbergen0530@gmail.com

Social Committee – This group coordinates social events for the club.  We need 1-2 people to chair the committee, and more volunteers are always welcome.  Contact Lisa Van Bergen at lvanbergen0530@gmail.com

Zoom Committee – Past President David Burt has done an outstanding job serving as our Zoom host and bringing you our meetings via Zoom each week.  We will continue to offer meetings on Zoom for the foreseeable future.  In order to do this, we need a few additional “Zoom-savvy” Rotarians to assist David with this task as there will be meetings that he will be unable to attend. If you are interested, please reach out to David at davidburt@ls3p.com.

Club/District Emails

As a Rotarian and a member in District 7770, you are receiving emails from our club and the District.  Both the club and the District try to minimize the number of emails being sent, but in today’s world of staying at home and no contact, emails are the main way to get information out and keep Rotarians connected. Please do not unsubscribe from District emails as this also effects your ability to receive club emails. If you unsubscribe from the District emails,  then you are also unsubscribing from receiving club emails.

 

Contribute to The CART Fund On-Line

It is now easy to contribute and support The CART Fund electronically. The CART Fund has just rolled out a new portal www.mycartfund.org, which you can easily access. As a Rotarian and a DACdb user, you automatically have an account already set-up in your name. Your user name and password are the same as it is for the DACdb.

Our Club is on Social Media

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

With much regret, the Board accepted the resignation of Sam Applegate and Rhett Dunaway.  We thank these long-time Rotarians for their service and wish them all the best.  We will miss them both!

Congrats to Past President Mark Smith, who finished FIRST in the four-way District 99 State House primary election, earning 33.8% of the vote. Because none of the candidates received more than 50% of the vote, he will participate in the runoff on June 23rd.  Good luck to Mark!

Best wishes for all of us to stay safe and continue to stay connected as we help those who are most vulnerable in our community.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to fellow Rotarians if we can help you in any way in the days and weeks to come!

 

Proposed New Member

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

Ted Fason – sponsor:  Charlie Palmer; classification:  Liquor – Distillery/Distribution

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

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Paul Stoney

• JOINED: 9/9/2008
• SPONSOR: Dwayne Green

  

• MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT: Past President, Board Director/Current Board Director (two term), Education Director, Vocational Director, RCCF Grant Committee Member & Chair 
• CLASSIFICATION: Non-Profit Executive
• PROFESSION: CEO/President, Greater YMCA of Charleston 
• SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF: Love tennis!

Birthdays

• 6/18 – Mark Smith, Patterson Smith 
• 6/19 – Erica Taylor, Conor Bini, Tiffany Vanek
• 6/22 – Jimmy Stuckey

By the numbers

• • Attendance on June 9, 2020:  55
  • Not in attendance: Allen, Altman, Beam, Berry, Bickley, Bini, Brack, Coe, Coghill, Cole, Cook, Cooper, Cooper, Coxe, Crouch, DeGraff, Drafts, Echols, Fellabom, Galizia, Gill, Hanger, Holmes, Howard, Husser, Jones, Jones, Kaynard, Loredo, Lucy, Minson, Miracle, Morelli, Moring, Oswalt, Patrick, Ravenel, Riley, Rust, Savage, Shahid, Smith, H., Smith, Mark, Smith, Michael, Strickland, Taylor, Tecklenburg, John, Tecklenburg, Joseph, Tecklenburg, Peter, Vanek, Weston, Willey
  • Out of Town Make-ups: None

WELLNESS TIP

Avoid Mindless Snacking; Eat Intuitively Instead

Are you now spending your days within eyeshot or arm’s reach of your snack drawer? Rather than self-impose strict rules on what foods are off-limits, try intuitive eating. It’s not a diet so much as a way of eating that’s all about giving your body what it needs when it needs it. Intuitive eating doesn’t restrict any specific foods or have you counting calories. It’s a practice in which you listen to your body and pay attention to what you need in the moment. Is it time for a meal or a snack? You eat when you feel hungry, and you stop eating when you feel full. For inspiration, look no further than Instagram.

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.
• We’re on Instagram.  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: Sandy Morckel
• 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
• Copyright 2018, Rotary Club of Charleston. All rights reserved