Overlooking a cloudy Greenville area from the Greenville Evening Club

Knowing that we would be meeting with the Rotary Club of Greenville Evening at the Commerce Club, Kathy decided we needed to go back through Greenwood en route to Greenville so she could dress up more. We were making great time in getting to Greenville until heavy traffic slowed us down significantly in the last 1.2 miles. We arrived about 2 minutes late, but President Bryn Brutosky had the board assembled in correct order with a 3 page handout outlining the club's strengths, weaknesses, and major events in each of the Avenues of Service. Each board member had an assigned presentation, and you could feel the excitement about their club. The Greenville Evening Rotary Club reminds me so much of my home club, the Emerald City Rotary Club. Since these two clubs have each been named the #1 club in the district for the past two years, their bold plans for such a relatively small club were not surprising. The Greenville Evening club is the primary sponsor for the Greenville Reedy River Duck Derby, the Joust for Fun Event, Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Days, a Nursing Home Visit During the Christmas Holiday, Macy's Shop for a Cause, Dictionaries to Cashion Elementary School,  PolioPlus fundraising, Early Act First Knight (EAFK) for two Middle Schools (Powdersville Middle and Wren Middle). They have created new Interact Club and actively participate in the Coins/Check/Cash for Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART) program. The club members also generously contribute to The Rotary Foundation and are working hard to attract new members to this very active club! 

I had the pleasure of recognizing Ann Golden, partner for PDG Myles Golden, as the club's Notable Rotarian. Ann has been a member since 2003. She was a Charter Member and past President (2009-10) in the Greenville Evening Rotary Club. She is a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris and Bequest Societies, Sustaining Member, Benefactor, Major Donor, and RLI Graduate (3 Sections). Anne truly exemplifies Service Above Self. She has lead a sponsorship committee,built catapults for our EAFK students, painted a Habitat for Humanity home, taught club members about the Foundation, and often shares the message of Rotary with a potential member. Her nomination stated that "her passion inspires all of us to be better!"

We even met a proposed new member of the club whose daughter was one of Kathy's middle school math students a few years ago in Greenwood. Despite the fact that we could not see the mountains from the club's 17th floor meeting place due to so many clouds and fog, we had a great evening of fellowship and saw one of our district's great clubs in action!