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Adopt a Highway August 2012

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August 1, 2012

Meeting was called to order by President Larry Stohs at 7:49AM. Invocation was delivered by Dr. Lynn
Campbell.

Sargeant-At-Arms, Gerry Brossard, introduced our guests: Sally Connor from the St. Andrews Club,
Phillip Stokes, Bobby Grant, and Tina and Autumn Warner.

Jacqueline Buck delivered Health and Happiness.

Blount Shepard announced Adopt-A-Highway will be held Saturday August 25 th at his office location.
Shrimp and grits will be served at 8:00AM and road pickup will be from 8:45-9:30.

Stacey Atkinson noted that Club polo shirts are for sale. A flyer to be distributed amongst the members
will be printed with price and colors.

Bentley Murrell stated that Okra Strut will be held the weekend of September 28 th. Okra Man will be
present. The Fundraising Committee is working to find a fundraising project for this event.

Brooks Williams introduced the speaker, Alan Shoemaker, to the group. Alan is a graduate from the
University of South Carolina and served as the Curator of Mammals with the Riverbanks Zoo from 1972
to 2002. He has authored over 125 papers and visited 37 countries and all 50 states. He is a member of
the St. Andrews Club. Alan shared his African Safari journey with club.

Meeting was adjourned with the Four Way Test at 8:35AM.

7/18/2012

The meeting was opened by President Larry Stohs with a refresher on the “Object of Rotary” and he
closed the meeting later with the “Four-way Test”.

Visiting the club this week were: Jeff Waters, Sara Buck and Philip Stokes.

Joel Collins led the club “Health and Happiness” component, and reminded everyone of what “happiness”
meant to Thomas Jefferson and the framers of the Constitution; and how the Scots influenced their
philosophy of happiness. So; in short to feel happy; do something good for another quick.

Rod Funderburk presented Paul Harris Fellowships to new members Melisa Engel and Bryon Rodgers.

Past President Jeannette Coulter presented the 2012 year “Happy Dollar” collection of $605 in the form
of a check to Ms. Marcia Adkins, director of Sharing God’s Love, Irmo. Ms. Adkins thanked the club and
Jeanette thanked Jack Buck for her leadership in club health and happiness last year.

Brooks Williams introduced this week’s speaker, Mr. Ken Moses, director of the SC Department of
Juvenal Justice (SCDJJ).

Mr. Moses took the helm for a third time during his 37 year carrier with DJJ nine moths ago. He told how
the department has changed under the leadership of Judge Meyers and has evolved as a beacon of
balanced and restorative justice in the country. Once overcrowding was commonplace, over a thousand
at times occupied the facility built for 200. Currently 94 inmates are incarcerated at DJJ. This number
is down thanks largely to finding better restorative programs outside the gates for “status” offenders
(non violent offenders). Programs that are making a difference inside the gates include: participation in
Habitat projects, vocational and life skill training, and an emphasis on “green” ecology both personally
and corporately.

Respectfully submitted,

Blount Shepard

Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club
Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2012

Meeting was called to order by President Larry Stohs at 7:50AM. The invocation was delivered by Rod
Funderburk. Outgoing Sargeant-At-Arms, Stan Bugner introduced guests and encouraged members to
contribute to the Cart Fund.

President Larry Stohs introduced and installed the new officers and directors for fiscal year 2013.

Health and happiness was presented by Christina Melton.

Rod Funderburk introduced speaker, Karly Marie Miller, an Ambassador Scholar sponsored by the
Lexington Rotary Club. Karly is a native of Ohio and a 2009 graduate of USC. She spent time describing
her experiences in Peru and Bolivia.

The Four Way test was performed by the members. President Larry Stohs adjourned meeting at 8:30AM.

August 1, 2012

Meeting was called to order by President Larry Stohs at 7:49AM. Invocation was delivered by Dr. Lynn
Campbell.

Sargeant-At-Arms, Gerry Brossard, introduced our guests: Sally Connor from the St. Andrews Club,
Phillip Stokes, Bobby Grant, and Tina and Autumn Warner.

Jacqueline Buck delivered Health and Happiness.

Blount Shepard announced Adopt-A-Highway will be held Saturday August 25 th at his office location.
Shrimp and grits will be served at 8:00AM and road pickup will be from 8:45-9:30.

Stacey Atkinson noted that Club polo shirts are for sale. A flyer to be distributed amongst the members
will be printed with price and colors.

Bentley Murrell stated that Okra Strut will be held the weekend of September 28 th. Okra Man will be
present. The Fundraising Committee is working to find a fundraising project for this event.

Brooks Williams introduced the speaker, Alan Shoemaker, to the group. Alan is a graduate from the
University of South Carolina and served as the Curator of Mammals with the Riverbanks Zoo from 1972
to 2002. He has authored over 125 papers and visited 37 countries and all 50 states. He is a member of
the St. Andrews Club. Alan shared his African Safari journey with club.

Meeting was adjourned with the Four Way Test at 8:35AM.

Notes from the May 23, 2012 meeting of:

The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo

The meeting was called to order by President Jeanette Coulter and the invocation was given by Judy Johnson. Jacqueline Buck followed with a very entertaining segment of Health and Happiness, focused on what kids think about getting married.

District 37770 Governor Paula Matthews presented the following awards:

Bequest Society – Judy Johnson
Paul Harris Society – Rod Funderburk
100% Paul Harris Club – The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo
Change-Maker Award – The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo

Following the presentation of those awards, District Governor Matthews shared information about her trip to Cambodia.

President –Elect Larry Stohs introduced our speaker for the morning, Nathan Mains, regional VP with American Funds. Mr. Mains’ presentation, entitled “Rising above the Herd”, was both informative and entertaining.

Following the traditional recitation of the Four-Way Test, the meeting was adjourned.

Meeting 2 15 2012

Rotary Club of Lake Murray/Irmo

February 15, 2011

Minutes

Meeting was called to order by President Jeanette Coulter.  Guests were introduced by Stan Bugner.  Health and Happiness was presented by Jacqueline Buck who announced Kevin Meetze’s birthday was February 18 and Paula and Carey Hite’s anniversary was coming up.  Board meeting is tomorrow at 7:30 AM at Panera Bread.  Blount Shepard announced Adopt a Highway was scheduled for Saturday, March 10.

Harold Crawford announced Collins and Lacy had agreed to be the Gold Sponsor for the Golf Tournament, scheduled for March 19 at Golden Hills.  More teams, sponsors and goodie bag items are needed for the tournament.  Special appreciation was given to Bill Danielson (in his absence) for coordinating our Carrabba’s fundraiser.  It appears approximately $2700- $2800 was profit for this event.  Dr. Hite has two sets of season tickets to the USC baseball games that he is selling at face value and will donate $100 to the Rotary club when the tickets are sold.

New member, Stacy Atkinson, from the Department of Juvenile Justice was inducted into the club.  Her sponsor was Joel Collins.  Classification speech was given by Dr. Balbir Minhas.

Guest speaker for the day was Tracy Bender, President and CEO of Souper Bowl of Caring.  Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990 with a simple act of caring from a church youth group in South Carolina.  The latest figures show 17 million households (1 in 7) in the United States are food insecure, the highest ever recorded in our nation.    In 2011 participants and supporters of Souper Bowl of Caring made an impact on the lives of millions of hungry families by collecting over $9.5 million for hunger-relief in America.