April 22 2009

Lake Murray/Irmo Rotary Meeting
April 22, 2009

The meeting was called to order at 7:45 AM by President Elect Ginny Barr. The invocation was given by Skey Caskey. Darren Bouknight introduced the guests including Ron Altoff from the ST. Andrews club and Roy Caney from Ascensions. Lyman Whitehead brought laughter from the group with his health and happiness message for the day. Lynn Campbell did an excellent job of reviewing the Rotary magazine with the members and reminded folks that April was Magazine Month. Members were encouraged to make the Rotarian a “must read”.

John Adair reminded members that next week we will be selecting the recipient for the “Distinguished Service Award for the Community” and nominations are still be accepted. Beetle Bailey announced that the Federation for the Blind was having a barbecue fundraiser and he had tickets available to the event.

President Elect Barr informed the members that Ben Herritage had resigned his position on the Board for next year as Vice President due to family reasons but would continue as a member. The Board of Directors, in compliance with the Constitution and Bylaws, selected Jeanette Coulter to be the Vice President.

George Staples and a friend of his, Dr. Stuart Hamilton and their spouses toured South Africa last October and utilized the Friendship Exchange program where they were hosted in Rotarian homes. Dr. Hamilton gave an excellent presentation on their tour and shared some fabulous photographs. The Spring Valley Club and our Rotary Club have joined forces and have pledged $2,000 toward a matching grant to assist the people of South Africa.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 AM.

Respectfully submitted


Judy Johnson, reporter