Kathy drove to Inman, SC today while I participated in a teleconference with our residency program directors in the South Carolina AHEC system. The 1.5 hour trip seemed so much shorter! We arrived early at the Pancake House and had the opportunity to meet with President Holly Foster, Treasurer James Pace Jr., and Secretary Cathy McMillan. They are excited about increasing membership from 20 current members to 25 members this year. The board also supported putting a new emphasis on Rotary Foundation giving by encouraging members to donate at least $25 per quarter. The club supports a women's shelter, the Rotary Peace Park, CART, PolioPlus, dictionaries for 3rd graders, providing Christmas presents for the needy, reading to local elementary school children, providing scholarship for Chapman High School students, and the Adopt-A-Highway project.
President Holly announced today that the club now has a President Elect who will attend PETS in March 2012. Holly has now served for two years, and many club members have already served as president. This announcement was followed by a lot of applause!
My presentation went well and PDG Ted Hammett expressed his appreciation of our ambitious goals for the 2011-12 year. PDG Ted and Juanita plan to join us for the Council of Governors meeting on December 9th in Greenville.
I I was very pleased to recognize Dr. David Stokes as the club's Notable Rotarian. Dr. Stokes is the first physician recognized this year as a Notable Rotarian. I also learned that he was the founding program director of the Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency Program! I was so pleased to see a family physician continue to be active in Rotary and a physician leader in South Carolina. Dr. Stokes has been a member of Rotary since 1980 (31 years) and has served as club president. He is a Paul Harris Fellow, Sustaining Member, Benefactor, and Major Donor. Dr. Stokes has truly paved the way for others to follow his leadership.
Many members stayed to talk with Kathy and me after the meeting. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting with this very friendly club with such a rich history. I thanked President Holly for her service and congratulated the club's President Elect.
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