4/30: Tiffany Ervin, The CART Fund – Rotary Club of Charleston

April 30, 2024

We welcomed Tiffany Ervin Executive Director for The CART Fund (Coins For Alzheimer’s Research), to talk about this outstanding program to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research. Tiffany is a self-described Rotary Geek (with the shoes to prove it) and past president of the Four Seasons Rotary Club in Hendersonville, NC, a Paul Harris Fellow +4, past Rotary District 7670 (WNC) District Secretary, Public Image Chair, Membership Chair, District Conference Chair (five times), and Assistant Governor, and she was District Governor in 2019-2020. She has served on various Zone 33/34 committees, including Chair of the Emerging Leaders program in 2021 and as an Innovative Clubs Advocate.

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IN OTHER MEETING NEWS

Tucker O’Brien gave the Invocation and led us in the pledge.
Brooke Manheimer introduced our visiting Rotarians & guests.
President Cleave presented Health & Happiness.
Past President Sandy Morckel, introduced our speaker, Tiffany Ervin, Executive Director of CART (“Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust”). Ms. Ervin is also a fellow Rotarian, a member of the Rotary Club of Hendersonville- Four Seasons.

MORE IN THIS WEEK’S KEYWAY
May 5, 2024 | Issue 5126 President: Cleave Ham

UPCOMING EVENTS

5/7 – Malou Dyhr, Youth Exchange Student
5/9 – Night at IAAM Museum
5/14 – CCSD Teacher of Year; Rotary Service Above Self Scholars
5/21 – Richele Taylor, CEO of SC Medical Association (New Member Orientation 11 AM)
5/28 – NO ROTARY (Happy Memorial Day!)
6/4 – Mayor Cogswell, City of Charleston

NEWS BRIEFS

Reminder … Guest RSVP by 5pm on Monday

If you are planning to bring a guest to Rotary, it is important that you let Carroll know by no later than Monday at 5pm. There is some preparation that needs to be done for all guests prior to the meeting. Guest fee is $30 paid at the door. First-time prospective members are free.

RCCF Grant Recipients Recognized

On behalf of our club and the RCCF Committee, Past President and Past RCCF Chair David Burt recognized two local organizations with RCCF Grants.

Marie Owens attended on behalf of Charleston Classical School. Our club’s donation will be used to purchase bookshelves and other library supplies to assist the school in expanding their library collection.

Another RCCF Grant was awarded to Lowcountry Orphan Relief, who was represented by Sarah Wallace. Our club’s donation will fund the purchase of desks and chairs for college interns from Charleston Southern and College of Charleston. The interns assist the organization with the processing of the 7,000 orders received from DSS Case Managers for Care Kits each year. Without the interns, the Care Kits would not get to the foster children within the 24-36 hours promised.

We congratulate both Charleston Classical School and Lowcountry Orphan Relief and were pleased to support their efforts to help others in our community.

District Awards for our Club!

At the District Spring Training even this past week our club was recognized with two awards: The 2024 Rotary District 7770 Public Image Award Large Club Category and our award from the District for being one of the clubs with at least Net+ 3 in Membership for the “2024 March Membership Madness Shot a 3 Pointer”. Congratulations to our Club! Congratulation to everyone for helping fill our ‘trophy case.”

District-Wide March Membership Madness Challenge

Who will be the first club to take on the March Membership Madness challenge? March Madness in basketball is all about shooting 3-Pointers from downtown. In Rotary, it’s all about attracting new members. All clubs who shoot 3-Pointers and grow membership by 3 new members from March 1 through April 30 will be recognized and receive a special award at Spring Training Assembly on May 3. A Grand Prize of $400 will be given in honor of the club who brings in the most new members to the Community Service Organization (501-c-3) of their choice.

Knowing our Club members and our excellent Membership Committee Team, on behalf of our Rotary Club, President Cleave has replied and accepted the District’s challenge.

Our club will be using existing Paul Harris Fellow points to reward current members who bring prospective members to our weekly luncheons and who join our Rotary Club. A current member, who brings a prospective member to a luncheon, will receive 100 Paul Harris Fellow points. If a current member has one of their prospective members submit an application to the club, they will receive 250 Paul Harris Fellow points. Paul Harris Fellow Points equal one point per dollar and are added to a member’s current Rotary Foundation donation total (i.e. If you have donated $750, 250 points will get you to $1000 or a PHF.)

This promotion will be held from March 19 – May 31, 2024. We encourage all members to bring a potential member to Rotary over the next two months and let’s make March Membership Madness a Slam Dunk!

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

Congratulations to fellow Rotarian Skip Fink who was elected to serve on the Folly Beach City Council during a special election last week.

Our most heartfelt condolences to fellow Rotarian James Dusenberry on the recent passing of his father on April 24. Please keep James and his family in your thoughts and prayers. The link to Dr. Dusenberry’s obituary is here:

Congratulations to Sarah Beardsley, who is our newest Rotarian! Sarah was introduced and sponsored by Jerry Kozel. She will hold the classification of Renovation/Historic. We are excited to have Sarah join our Rotary family!

President Cleave had the honor of presenting BLUE badges to McCain Kerr, James Dusenberry, Jennifer Flanagin, Kay Fuller, and Channing Proctor this past Tuesday. Congratulations to these members on successfully completing all the new member (RED badge) requirements!

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Rotarian: Itriss J. Jenkins

JOINED: September 12, 2022

SPONSOR: Steve Dopp

CLASSIFICATION: Law/Judge

PROFESSION: Lawyer/Magistrate Judge

Community Service Organizations, Current Activities or Activities/Volunteer Work in the Past: One80 Place Board member (2020-present), Preservation Society of Charleston (2020-present), Royal Foundation Board Vice Chair, Children’s Museum Board (2018-2020), Carolina Voyager Charter School Board (2015-2016), City of Charleston Short- term Rental Task -force, Ebony City Soccer Club Coach (2015-2019), Deacon Royal Baptist Church (2017-2022).

SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF: Blessed with wonderful children NaZyia (13) and Nyla (11)

Birthdays

5/8 – Cody Callarman
5/11 – David Cohen

WELLNESS TIP

Spend time in nature

Getting into nature can help us soothe ourselves. It offers an effective counterbalance to all the screen time built into most of our days. In fact, an expanding body of research shows that time in nature can:

Improve our cognition
Increase attention span
Lower risk of mental illness
Increase empathy and social connectedness

You can combine this with other healthy habits, like your daily walk. Ideally, aim for green (like a forest) or blue (like bodies of water) spaces during your time outdoors.

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 1^st & 3^rd 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