May 19 2010

Minutes, 19 May

The meeting convened at 7:45 after 15 minutes of social time.  Thirty members and one guest were in attendance.   President Ginny gaveled the meeting into session, followed by a prayer and The Pledge of Allegiance.  The first order of business was Health and Happiness by Jacqueline, which included the announcement of birthdays (Jeff and Mike, the same day!) and the anniversaries (Baldir, take note!).  A joke from Larry Stohs was delivered by Jacqueline.

During Happy Dollars, Joel Collins read a letter from his 98 year old uncle and the club got an update on the status of JoAnne Whitehead’s hospitalization.  Members confirmed that a process for getting flowers to her was in place.

A past Rotary scholarship recipient thanked the club for her scholarship as she recounted her success at Clemson.

The visit by Bernie Riedel and the presentation of Paul Harris Fellow pins was announced for the following week.

Harold Crawford did a classification talk. 

President Ginny introduced the speaker, Chuck McKay.  Chuck’s presentation focused on marketing, and the differences between transactional shoppers and relational shoppers. Transactional client are in search of the best price and drive many interactions by sellers.  Relational shoppers seek the best service and value long term associations.  Each of these types of buyers need different advertising strategies…the appeal to one type will not necessarily appeal to the other type.  So it is important for merchants to understand their market and clients as they do advertising.

President Ginny ended the meeting promptly at 8:30.

Jay Seward, Sec elect

May 5 2010

Minutes for Rotary Club of Lake Murray/Irmo May 5, 2010 meeting.






The meeting was opened by President Ginny Barr. The invocation was given by Lyn Richards. There were three visitors announced, and Jacqueline Kleyenenberg gave a health and happiness segment.



George Staples made a presentation of four new Rotary banners from clubs near Durban, South Africa. Patty Cavanaugh was recognized for her service in keeping up our banners and creating new ones.



The speaker was Tommy Windsor, who is the Vice Chairman of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, who spoke on issues surrounding the current public transportation in the midlands.



The meeting was adjourned by president Ginny Barr at 8:30 AM



Lyn Richards, reporter

April 28 2010

Hi Bill!

 

 

Jay Seward opened the meeting and discussed the success of the bike rally. He asked all Rotarians to take the time and capture their thoughts in a survey. Ginny Barr announced that Rotary would be participating in the Lake Murray Cruise, on the Spirit of Lake Murray, Friday at 6, tickets are $39.50. Several Rotarians were recognized for their acts of service in the club: Bob Berry, Ray Hunt, Michael Cromer, Chris King, Blount Shepard, Marylou Stinson, Rod Funderburk, Kevin Meetze, Jeff Baldwin, Carey Hite and Barry Johns. The recipients were awarded a Tour De Lake frame for their involvement in planning the bike race. Ginny gave special “Wizard of Oz” awards for acts of service in preparation of the Tour De Lake event. Jay Seward (Tin Man) received the “heart of gold” award, Darren Bouknight (The Lion) received the “courage” award, Rod Funderburk  (Scarecrow) received the Intellectual Brains award and Jeff Baldwin (The Oz) received the “Dedication” award.

The keynote speaker was Ms. Sue Williams, Chief Executive Officer, of The Children’s Trust of South Carolina. The Mission of her organization is to prevent child abuse and neglect by promoting healthy, nurturing relationships between children and adults. The organizations vision is that every child will grow up in a safe, loving and stable family. The Children’s Trust of South Carolina will lead the state in building public will and momentum to realize this vision. The overall well-being of children in our state ranks 45^th in the nation according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2009 Kids Count Report. A child is born into poverty every 50 minutes and more than 12,000 of children in South Carolina are confirmed as abused or neglected. Statistics reveal that more than 5,000 children are in foster care and a grandparent is raising 53,788 children. For more information, visit www.scchildren.org. Feel free to contact Sue Williams at 803-744-4023 swilliams@scschildren.org.

Kelly Payne