May 10th

left to right two of our Scholarship applicants, Chelsey Moses and Ryan Baskin. Harold Crawford with our 2004 Scholarship Recipient Melissa Prokop.


Joel Collins with our speaker Rhe Adams

Last Meeting
May 10, 2006
Reporter – Theresa Miley
President Carey Hite called the meeting to order, followed by the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. With Lyman Whitehead’s absence, we missed our Health and Happiness.
President Carey discussed the venue for our meetings and the results of the search for a new potential location. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church is not available. Willie’s may be available, but not sure if they will open to accommodate. Seven Oaks Recreation Center is available and does have adequate space and parking. Carey asked that members visit these or other potential locations and provide feedback. This issue will be discussed at the next Board Meeting on Thursday, 5/18/06, and Carey will let us know the decision.
Harold Crawford introduced our student visitors from Dutch Fork High School and USC. Chelsea Moses and Ryan Baskins from Dutch Fork High shared their accomplishments and goals. Our 2004 Rotary Scholarship recipient, now at USC, shared her successes and thanked the Club for our assistance.
Our guest speaker, Rhe Adams of the National Safety Council (NSC), was introduced by Joel Collins. Rhe is a past President of the Pickens Rotary Club. She has worked with the Red Cross in National Disaster Relief and is a member of the Irmo Chamber of Commerce.
The NSC has 3 staff members and a Board of Directors. Joel Collins is the current President. The NSC teaches over 200 courses statewide dealing with safety issues regarding children, adults, and business environments. They raise funds through events such as an upcoming golf tournament and safety expo in January.
Rhe shared with our group some of the courses that NSC provides:
Regulatory Compliance Courses – Knowing what to do in an accident and what precautions you need to be compliant with OSHA
Driver Safety Courses – NSC offers many courses dealing with driver safety such as defensive driving for instructors, as well as students.
Advanced training for policeman and fireman in how to handle emergency situations.
Fleet management courses for truckers and route drivers.
First Aid/CPR
The NSC is working to launch a new course in schools called Alive at 25. This course will make a substantial difference in reducing the teenage death toll on our highways. A grant is being written in order to purchase an accident simulator so that teens can experience the worst of car accidents in a simulator, rather than on the highway. The course will also work with teens to better handle peer pressure, road hazards, cell phones, CD players, the radio, etc.
Our meeting wrapped up with Happy Dollars from Ray Hunt, Skey Caskey, and John Adair for anniversaries. Blount Shephard reminded everyone of the Adopt A Highway clean-up this Saturday. The clean-up will begin in the Salem Methodist Church parking lot at 8:30 a.m. with all of the coffee you can drink and donuts you can eat.