February 27, 2024
Rotarians met at the SC Port for a tour of one of our region’s most important economic drivers. Great insights into the logistics behind this dynamics shipping facility
Thanks for every one who helped out with this past months community service activities and for sharing fellowship at our February social at Bedford Falls. And a big thanks to the teams organizing all these great events and activities for the clubs
IN OTHER MEETING NEWS
- Bob Leventhal gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
- President Cleave welcomed Rotarians to SC Ports and introduced our speaker, Cami McCoy, who gave a presentation on the Ports of Charleston. After the presentation, Rotarians boarded a bus for a tour of the port terminal.
MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY
March 5, 2024 | Issue 5118 President: Cleave Ham
UPCOMING EVENTS
- 3/5 – Dr. Keith Fulkner, CSU President
- 3/4 – 3/8 – (Community Service) Doors to Dream @ Burke High School
12-12:45pm (daily) volunteers needed for “Lunch & Learn” Sign up here - 3/8 – volunteers needed to judge business plans
- 3/12- Casey Lavin, Beemok Hospitality (11am Board Meeting)
- 3/19 – Speaker TBD
- 3/21 – Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) sessions in Charleston
- 3/22-24 — District Conference in Charleston
- 3/23 – (Community event) Annual Water Mission Walk for Water (unfortunately, this date conflicts with our District Conference)
- 3/26 – Speaker TBD
NEWS BRIEFS
Volunteers Needed for Financial Literacy Service Project – Burke High School
Rotarian volunteers are needed during the week of March 4 – 8th to help students at Burke High School find their financial footing through the “Game of Life.” Each student will learn financial literacy throughout the week by managing their bank accounts, earning money through Lunch and Learns, and learning about the very basics of financial independence – all for the sake of cold hard cash! We are looking for people to help facilitate the “Lunch and Learns” each day with a curriculum provided by Junior Achievement. You will have students from 12:05 – 12:50 and teach them the basics from budgeting to credit to wise investing. We are also looking for people to facilitate the Friday competition where the top four earners from each grade show off what they learned in a “Money Bowl” to talk away with whatever their ending balance is! Help us teach students the financial literacy necessary to take to their families and make better life decisions!
Sign up link:
https://grow.withlome.com/a/9d5e8664-348b-4f46-930c-e4a08c26732a
ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (RLI)
All Rotarians are invited to attend the upcoming Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) being held in Charleston at Trident Technical College on March 21.
RLI is a series of three class sessions, Parts I, II, and III, for Rotarians to learn more about Rotary and develop leadership skills. At other times, these sessions are offered in-person or virtually with Zoom.
RLI mission: “The purpose of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is to strengthen your club and strengthen your life. Rotary provides an opportunity for all of us to provide service to our community and throughout the world (Service Above Self). With that service comes a learning experience in the areas of leadership, team building, planning, marketing, communication and organization. RLI provides an opportunity to enrich that learning through sharing experiences and ideas with other Rotarians throughout the region.”
Signup in DACdb > District Files > Calendar > look for RLI
More information on the program and session dates can be found at: https://midatlanticrli.org/ 0R contact fellow club member, Jerry Kozel, jtkozel@gmail.com
Go Fishing!! Community Service at Windwood Farms
Join us for a morning of fishing with the kids at Windwood Farms!! Men, women, boys and girls ages 16 and up are welcome!! Patience and skill are all that is needed, everything else is provided. Details and sign up below:
Date- Saturday 2/17/23
Fishing Time: 9am-10:30am
Participants need to arrive by 8:30am to help set up. They have fishing poles we can use. We will provide the bait.
Windwood Farms, 4857 Windwood Farm Road, Awendaw, SC 29429
Rotary District Conference – March 22-24 in Charleston
We have a wonderful opportunity this year as the annual Rotary District Conference will be held here in Charleston at the Francis Marion during the weekend of March 22. Conference registration is open to all Rotarians. If you are interested in attending, please sign up quickly as the conference is limited to only 330 registrants. This is a fun and informative event and you have an opportunity to learn more about Rotary in our District, in our Clubs and the wonderful things we are doing in our local communities and around the world. We have great speakers and fun events, and there is still time register. The rate is $350.
Please note that you can now register for “pay as you go” events at the Conference such as Friday Lunch, Friday Dinner, Saturday Dinner. If you cannot attend the entire Conference, these are great options.
Please note that you must pre-register for the Conference as we cannot accommodate any walk ups.
The registration link is in the DACdb District Calendar and below for your convenience. Just click on District on the home page and then District Calendar.
https://www.dacdb.com/Register4/index.cfm?EventID=77675037
Support The CART Fund
It is easy for club members to make individual contributions and support The CART Fund electronically. The CART Fund has 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 encouraged 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
It is with great sadness that we convey to you news of the passing of two outstanding long-time Rotarians – Merrill B. Wish and William “Bill” T. Clowney. This two gentlemen will be greatly missed in our community. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with their families.
Former Rotarian, Merrill B. Wish passed away on Feb. 14th. Some of you fondly remember Merrill, who was an outstanding, long-standing member of our Rotary Club for 43 years, from 1969 to 2012, and was a Paul Harris Fellow. In his obituary it mentions, “He was a member of the Charleston Rotary Club with perfect attendance for 40 years.”
Fellow Rotarian Willam “Bill” T. Clowney passed away on Feb. 10th. Many of our long-time members will remember Bill, who was born and raised in Charleston. He spent much of his professional career in Columbia, where he was a long-standing member of Rotary. As is stated in his obituary, “Travel and service through leadership was a lifelong passion for Bill, as was his devotion to Rotary International, where he served as Past President of The Rotary Club of Columbia and also served District 7770 as former District Governor. He received numerous Rotarian awards to include being recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow.” While away, Bill retained his ties to the Charleston area (including “… he especially loved spending time at his beach house on the Isle of Palms…”) and Carroll remembers Bill as a frequent visiting Rotarian to our Club. In addition, when he and his wife returned to Charleston to live, he was a member of our Rotary Club in 2014-15.
Proposed New Member
The following membership candidate has submitted an application and signed letter of agreement to the Historic Rotary Club of Charleston. Any objections must be made in writing to the Board of Directors.
Drew Faw – sponsor: Jennifer Flanagin; classification: Medical/Home RN
In the event you know Drew, please tell a member of the Board how she will serve the ideals of Rotary.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Rotarian: James Dusenberry
JOINED: January 2, 2023
SPONSOR: Virginia Lawrence & Michael Smith
CLASSIFICATION: Banking/Commercial
PROFESSION: First Citizens Bank
Community Service Organizations, Current Activities or Activities/Volunteer Work in the Past: The Citadel Campus Director of FCA, STAR Center (Jackson), SC Army National Guard
SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF Fluent in French
Birthdays
- 3/6 – Steve Coe
- 3/8 – Brooke Manheimer
- 3/10 – Ruthie Ravenel & Joseph Tecklenburg
WELLNESS TIP
Cultivate positive social connections
Human connection is essential for overall wellbeing. Strengthen your social bonds by spending quality time with friends and loved ones. Share your health goals with a supportive network, as encouragement from others can provide motivation and accountability. Surround yourself with inspirational factors, creating an environment conducive to long-term health and happiness.
OTHER AREA ROTARY CLUBS
Mondays
https://www.cainhoyrotary.com/
Summerville – Oakbrook: 7:30 a.m., Monday, Westcott County Club, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, North Charleston
North Charleston: 12:30 p.m., Monday, Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston, SC
Summerville Evening: 5:30 p.m., Monday, Montreux Bar and Grill, 127 W. Richardson Ave., Summerville
Tuesdays
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
Cainhoy: 6PM, on the first and third Tuesday of the month, King’s Cross Church, of Clement Ferry Road
Wednesdays
Daniel Island: 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Daniel Island Club, 600 Island Park Dr., Daniel Island
Mount Pleasant: 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Hibben Methodist Church, 690 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant
Summerville: 1pm-2pm on 1st & 3rd Wednesday. Hilton Garden Inn-Homewood Suite/Lowcountry Conference Center, 406 Sigma Drive
Thursdays
North Charleston Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Marriott Hotel, 4770 Goer Drive, 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: 7:30AM Hall’s Signature Events, 5 Faber, 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: Cleave Ham
Executive secretary: Carroll Schweers, carrollschweers@gmail.com
Mailing address: Rotary Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 21029, Charleston, SC 29413-1029
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