Wednesday April 26th

Patty Cavanaugh with President Carey and our speaker, Sarah Washington.


April 26, 2006
Reporter – Jim Wellman
President Carey Hite, having returned from his overseas adventure, called the meeting to order with the clanging of the magically reappearing bell. Joel Price opened with prayer, followed the Pledge of Allegiance.
Harvey Hoots introduced our visiting Rotarians, all of whom hailed from the St. Andrews Club. He also introduced our other guests, Rosalie Browning’s husband Jim and Beetle Bailey’s wife Debra. He thanked Debra for her help in setting up the room for today’s meeting. Lyman Whitehead entertained us with his usual message of humor and good cheer.
Lynn Campbell provided a review of the April Rotary Magazine. He asked us several questions concerning the articles in the magazine, most of which we were unable to answer. Showing us we need to read the magazine more thoroughly.
Chuck Larsen gave a report on the upcoming Irmo Chamber of Commerce golf tournament and encouraged our participation.
President Carey reminded the Board Members of the upcoming Board meeting April 27th at Three Rivers Medical Center. He also gave a brief report on his trip to Italy and highlighted his misadventures, such as luggage transfer and French cab drivers. Carey also reported that the soccer team won 4 out of 7 games and won a trophy for finishing in third place. He indicated that a good time was had by all.
President Carey and Gary Williams presented the Paul Harris Fellow award to Rosalie Browning and her husband Jim, with a certificate, medallion and lapel pin.
Molly Cousins introduced our guest speaker, Sarah Washington, a small business specialist with Pre-Paid Legal Associates. Her topic was identity theft. She addressed the following points concerning this issue:
Identity theft is a bigger problem than most people realize. It is estimated by the Federal Trade Commission to affect 1 out of every 4 Americans.
The average affected person spends between 400-600 hours in correcting this problem. In addition, it is estimated to cost the American consumer 92 billion dollars annually.
Not only are consumers credit history effected, but increasingly sophisticated criminals are accessing our medical and driving records as well.
Although there is no way to completely reduce our exposure to this crime, but we can minimize our exposure to this by:
Shredding personal documents when ever possible.
Being cautious about who you give your personal information to.
Carrying less personal information.
President Carey asked for Happy Dollars. Beetle Bailey for his upcoming vacation to Florida; and Chris Joye for his two sons, both of whom are enjoying successful seasons on the Dutch Fork High golf team.
The meeting was then adjourned by President Carey.

Our newest Paul Harris Fellow, Dr. Rosalie Browning with her husband Jim. Also President Carey and Gary Williams.