3/15/06
President Carey called the meeting to order and called upon Theresa Miley to bring the invocation.
Guests were introduced and as usual Fred Splittgerber was one of our most appreciated guests. Lynn Whitehead, as expected brought us much happiness with his much-needed humor. Lynn Campbell was called upon to share the great intellectual abilities of the club with the Rotary Magazine quiz. The club members were consistent in knowing very little about the current issue!
Beetle Bailey reported on the up-coming Golf Tournament to be held at Wood-Creek Farms, requesting those members that had not signed-up to try to participate.
Ambassadorial Scholar, Tina Shah was introduced. Tina is currently attending USC Honors College with a double major. She intends to go into medicine.
Molly Cousins introduced our speaker, Mike Daniels from the S.C. Employment Security Commission, who has lead the Research and Planning Administration for 17 years.
S.C.E.S.C. is the state agency that aids job seekers and employers in employment related services. It was reported that the unemployment rate at 6.2% is the lowest since October 2002 and the economy is strong and growing.
S.C. has the 4th highest unemployment rate in the country, the highest being Mississippi at 8.4%. He reported S.C. is one of the top 10 states for small business climate, the leading state being North Carolina.
The economy continues to improve with home building on the rise along with Professional Business Services.
South Carolina continues to have several counties with double-digit unemployment, but much effort is being given to bring these areas back into more favorable employment opportunities.
President Carey thanked Mr. Daniels for his presentation. He then asked for Happy Dollars. Several members contributed to the fund, including “Biker” Caskey reporting on his trip to Daytona Beach
Pictured here Rod Funderburk with Tina Shah.
Mike Daniels pictured here with Patty Cavanaugh.
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