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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.

Adopt a highway

On September 14, President Jeanette called the meeting to order.  Guests included Sue Maynor, Vice President of Programs for Special Olympics and Julie Scott, Principal of Dutch Fork middle school.  During Health and Happiness it was announced that members Brian Buck and Jacqueline Klynenberg were married on Saturday.  Congratulations and Best wishes to Brian and Jacqueline!  Board meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday at Panera Bread at 7:30 AM.  Bentley Murrell reminded folks to sign-up for the Okra Strut in support of our booth.  Harold Crawford reported that the fundraising committee would be meeting to discuss additional fundraising efforts.  Jim Wellman reported that the latest dues statements were mailed last week and requested that members carefully review their addresses.  Any changes needed should be reported to Jim.  Sue Maynor from Special Olympics then received a check from some of the proceeds from the Tour de Lake.

Steve Gantt, City Manager of Columbia was the guest speaker.

July 20, 2011

Report of Rotary Meeting

Wednesday July 20, 2011

Reporter, John Adair

Invocation was given by Lyman Whitehead

Guests included: Fred Splittgerber, George Staples, Sarah Bixler, Rowena Funderburk, Ione Cockrell and District Governor Paula Matthews.

Jim Wellman on behalf of the club and with great "humility" presented Sarah Bixler, the club's scholarship recipient, a check towards her continued studies at CLEMSON UNIVERSITY.  Sarah is a fine young lady and the club is honored to support her in her studies and future career.  She is a communications major.

Judy Johnson, past president, presented to the club a plaque from the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission for the club's sponsorship of a baseball team in the ICRC baseball league.

Brook Williams, club member, gave a classification talk.

The club was honored to have District Governor Paula Matthews as the speaker of the day.  She shared the strategic goals of Rotary for 2011-2012:

1. Strengthened local clubs 2. Give to the Foundation 3. Enhance Rotary's public image.

In addition to challenging the club to maintain its membership, she told of the coming Spring District Conference at Hilton Head in March 23-25, 2012, at the Marriott.  The theme will be "Happy Days".

Ione Cockrell, District Chair for the Foundation's permanent fund, presented Rod Funderburk a plaque and pin for becoming a member of The Rotary Foundation Bequest Society.  Rod is currently the Assistant Governor for Area Two in the district.

Meeting was closed with President Jeanette Coulter leading the club in reciting the Four Way Test.

June 15 2011

NOTES FROM THE JUNE 15, 2011 MEETING OF THE ROTARY

                                                CLUB OF LAKE MURRY –IRMO

            The meeting was called to order by President Judy Johnson and the invocation was delivered by Dr. Ros Browning. Following the announcements, Lyman Whitehead presented a hilarious story during Health and Happiness. (One of his all time best, I must say.)

            The speaker for the day, Sergeant Major James “Mack” McDowell, was introduced by John Adair. A highly-decorated serviceman, SGM McDowell presented an informative narrative entitled “Service through Peacekeeping”. The New York native took us through his peacekeeping experiences in Nepal, the Gaza-Strip, New Orleans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

            Of particular interest were McDowell’s efforts to aid Afghan farmers in their quest to obtain and grow saffron (a spice) as a cash crop instead of poppy. For his efforts SGM McDowell was named a CNN Hero for 2007.

            Following SGM McDowell’s presentation, the meeting was adjourned

June 8 2011

Here are the notes that I have from the meeting this morning:

The meeting was called to order by President Dr. Judy Johnson followed by the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.  President Johnson made announcements about upcoming Rotary events, and announced that the Small Gifts and Grants committee awarded $300.00 to Deputy Mark Ryan of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.  John Adair announced that next week’s speaker is an Army veteran of the Iraq/Afghanistan conflict.

Ginny Barr presented Paul Harris Fellows to Jason Baldwin, Barbara Crawford, Herb Harrison and Kristen Danielson.

Mickey Epting gave his classification speech.

Lyman Whitehead introduced the guest speakers for the meeting, Representatives Chip Huggins and Nathan Ballentine.  They spoke about current legislation including the Amazon.com deal, government restructuring and re-districting.  Both of the speakers took many questions from the club membership.

Respectfully submitted,

Brian Buck

April 27 2011

Minutes from Lake Murray Rotary Club Meeting – April 27, 2011





*The invocation was given by Joel Price



*Guests at the meeting were Danny Myers and the Williams family



*Announcements

· Tour de Lake - Jeff Baldwin reported an approximate profit of $2,500

· Birdie shots at the Heritage – 2 prizes



*Discussed Josh becoming a member after today’s meeting



*Jeff Hutchinson, principal of Crossroads Middle School, presented the student of the month, Tyler Williams



*Jim mentioned that Meals on Wheels needs volunteers



*Tim Williams received Paul Harris



*Guest Speaker was Mrs. Shaffer and Matt Cunningham from Epworth Children’s Home

March 30 2011

Pictured: Dr. Judy Johnson, Principal Ann Copelan, Nate Price.

The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo was pleased to recognize the March Student of the Month from Seven Oaks Elementary, Nate Price. Nate was introduced by Ann Copelan, Principal of Seven Oaks Elementary. Principal Copelan went on to inform us that Nate is a 5th grade student in the AP program. He is an avid reader with a positive attitude and a spirit of volunteerism. Nate is always helping his fellow students and is a true example of service above self. The club presented Nate with an award for "service above self" the motto for Rotarians and a gift certificate from Sonic the Irmo/Ballentine location which is delighted to reward students making great choices in our community. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Michael Price also attended the meeting. Congratulations to Nate and his family.







Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club Meeting


March 30, 2011



President Judy Johnson called the meeting to order. Following the invocation by Jay Seward, Lyman Whitehead followed with a minute for Health and Happiness.



Judy asked 7 Oaks Elementary School Principal Ann Copeland to introduce Nate Price, the Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Student of the Month. Nate is a 5th grader who in addition to being an avid reader participates in the AGP program at school. Nate was accompanied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Price.



Ginny Barr recognized Mrs. Glenda Childs as a Paul Harris Fellow on behalf of Beetle and Debra Bailey.



A Classification Talk was given by Vice President Larry Stohs and Jay Seward introduced our newest Rotary Member, Miss Sabrina Ceballos, Membership and Outreach Director for YMCA Northwest. Sabrina was sponsored for membership by Jay.



Announcements for the meeting were given as follows:

• Beetle Bailey needs volunteers for meeting reporters. Please see Beetle to volunteer.

• The District Conference is April 28. Registration is available on the district website.

• Blount Shepard asked for volunteers for the Adopt-A-Highway Clean up which will be held Saturday, April 9th. We will meet at Blount’s office at 8:00am for Breakfast. Clean up will begin at 8:45am and be complete by 9:30am.

• Volunteers are needed for Meals on Wheels. Please see Jim Wellman to sign up.

• Eddie Robinson presented a review of this month’s Rotary Magazine issue which included health warning signs every man should take note of. At that time, several members asked to be excused from the meeting.

• Judy asked for support for this year's Heritage “Birdies for Charity” Fundraiser. Rotarians are asked to pledge a voluntary amount for each birdie made during the Heritage Golf Tournament in Hilton Head. All proceeds will benefit Rotary International’s funding for Polio eradication. The participating Rotarian who guesses closest to how many total birdies will be made during the golf tournament without going over will win a trip to the Bahamas.



Jeanette Coulter introduced our speaker for the meeting, Mrs. Lynn Douglas, Marketing and Community Relations Director for the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Following Lynn’s presentation, the meeting was adjourned by Judy.

Feb 23 2011

02/23/11

Our speaker was Paul Jeter, Executive Director, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, SC Chapter, along with Amy Harmon, School and Youth Director. 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was founded in 1949.   It is a $3,000,000 organization with Chapters in all states and Canada.  The Society supports research and works to improve quality of life for patients.   It also helps with expenses during treatment.   The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society helps update medical professionals and patients to make sure all have up to date information.

Bill Kopelman also spoke to the group.   He gave a brief review of his last 2 years battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Paul Harris Fellow was presented to Bill Kopelman.

Feb 9 2011

Lake Murray-Irmo Meeting Minutes for February 9, 2011

President Judy Johnson called the meeting to order and the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance followed. 

Darren Bouknight welcomed all visitors and Lyman Whitehead gave a robust Health and Happiness followed by Happy Dollars.

Bill Danielson reported that the Carraba’s fundraiser had netted between $2,300 and $2,400.  This was a great fundraiser and a really good time for all who were able to attend.  It was also great to have support from a local business.

Dr. Cary Hite introduced our speaker, Whit Merrifield.  Whit was a member of the National Championship Baseball Team at the University of South Carolina.  Whit is now a member of the Kansas City Royals organization.

Whit talked about what it was like to play throughout the Regionals, Super Regionals, and the College World Series.  He gave great insight about the year and his teammates.  What was probably the most interesting story was when Whit talked about getting the game winning hit against UCLA in the national championship game.

After members’ questions were asked and answered, President Judy adjourned the meeting. 

Feb 16 2011

Listed below are the minutes from the meeting held on February 16, 2011:

 

*Meeting opened with prayer by Lyman

*Annette's guest was JD

*Former Rotarian members returning were Nevida (sp?) Rowe and Brian Buck

*Board meeting this Thursday at Panera Bread at 7:30

*Need more sponsors for Pins for Polio

*District meeting in Charleston March 18-20

*Rotary birthday February 23 - contribute online under RI website and they will match your             money for points

*Meals on Wheels needs volunteers

*Shucking at Shoals oyster roast

*Jenny presented Jacqueline with Paul Harris fellows from Foundation Angel

*Speaker was Brian Buck, Irmo Chief of Police

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Malissa Hulon

Jan 26 2011

The guest speaker Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club meeting for the January 26, 2011 was Karen Brosius, Executive Director of Columbia Museum of Art. Karen became the Executive Director in 2004. The mission of the museum is to inspire and enrich lives through art. It is the South Carolina international art museum with more than 6,000 works of art. The average attendance is 11,000 visitors each month. The Who Shot Rock & Roll photographic history event covering 1955 to present will be held February 25 through May 22 featuring 175 photographic images in the collection. The Nature and the Grand American Vision exhibit of masterpieces of the Hudson River School painters will be displayed November 17 through April 1, 2012.






The Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club was pleased to recognize the January Student of the Month from Harbison West Elementary, Carsyn Cantey. Carsyn is a 5th grade student in the gifted program. She serves as a safety patrol and is well respected among her peers. She likes to dance and is a great example of our future leaders. The club was delighted to present Carsyn with an award for "service above self" the motto for Rotarians and a gift certificate from Sonic the Irmo/Ballentine location which is delighted to reward students making great choices in our community. Her mother, Susan Cantey, and Dr. Barbara Brockhard, Principal at Harbison West Elementary, were also in attendance at the meeting.

Jan 19 2011

Minutes

Lake Murray – Irmo Rotary Club

January 19, 2011

Meeting opened by President Judy Johnson

Health and Happiness – Lyman Whitehead

-         Jeff Baldwin: Surgery went well and glad to be back

-         Lyman and JoAnne celebrating 39^th anniversary

Announcements:

-         Board meeting January 20, 7:30am at Panera Bread

-         Carrabba’s fundraiser to be held February 3^rd

-         Tour de Lake update

o      Still need help with sponsors. Break even right now.

o      Publicity starting up

-         Meals on Wheels sign up

Speaker: - Ashley Smith, Athletic Director for ICRC

-         Showed new ICRC video highlighting facilities and programs

-         Many new changes in store for ICRC

o      New marketing tag line “All out, All game, All season”.

o      New Mission Statement for sports leagues.

o      New Athletic Focus Groups being set up starting with baseball. The goal is to improve the sports programs within the ICRC.

Meeting ended promptly at 8:30am

Submitted by Bentley Murrell

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Dec 15 2010

December 15, 2010

Lyman lead our club in the in the invocation and health and happiness.  President Judy Johnson gave a very special gift to Cliff of the Seven Oaks Recreation Center for all that he does for our club. 

John Adair introduced his son and daughter in law (Kirk and Laura Adair).  Kirk is in the insurance industry with the SC Insuarnce Pool and Laura is the media specialiest at Irmo Elementary.  They lead us in singing some of our holiday favorites and a few of their own too.

It was a wonderful meeting to celebrate the Christmas season.

Sincerely

Ray D Hunt

Rotary Club of Lake Murray - Irmo

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December 8, 2010

Rotary Report Dec 8 2010

Meeting opened by President Judy

Invocation by Barry Johns

Pledge of Allegiance

Announcements and visitors

Happy Dollar – Lyman Whitehead

Classification Talk – Patty Cavanaugh

Introduction of Speaker – Jeff Baldwin

Title of Talk – U S Navy Today

Speaker Captain James L. McGinley, USN

The speaker discussed the “New Navy” with emphasis on training.  There is training of recruits here at Ft. Jackson.  We viewed a film about the training experience.  Most trainees are then sent to active duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He discussed emphasis on support role and counter IED work and coordination of efforts with the Army.

Meeting was adjourned by President Judy.

Carey Hite reporter