District 7750 Newsletter Dec 2014
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DECEMBER 2014 WWW.ROTARY7750.ORG 7750 DECEMBER: HONOR THE FAMILY OF ROTARY ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Rotary: A family affair BY DG TOM FAULKNER I hope that all of you enjoy this special the opportunity! holiday season with your family and friends. Jimmy Roach, the District Interact We have much to be thankful for with an Chair, and I hope that you will work with improving economy and a brighter future your Rotary family to develop creative Polio for South Carolina. Plus fundraisers and events during the next Particularly for Rotarians, this holiday few months that will help us to build toward District Governor season is also a time for giving. Many of our our birthday party in February. TOM FAULKNER clubs volunteer with the Salvation Army. The PDG Lorraine Angelino is leading [email protected] Holiday Lights program at Roper Mountain another exciting initiative that Rotary Public H: 864-895-6054 Science Center is Greenville Rotary’s biggest Image Coordinator Sue Poss helped get M: 864-430-3023 annual fundraiser. Other clubs participate in started last year. The program is called “Ro- 119 Blue Water Trl. Christmas parades. Many clubs help families tary Has Heart.” We are encouraging Rotary Taylors, SC 29687 with Santa Claus duties. Whatever ways you Clubs to get involved in some service activ- Rotary Club of decide to celebrate, remember to make Rota- ity in support of Harvest Hope Food Bank, Greater Greer ry a part of that celebration. school backpack programs, food pantries, We also have the opportunity this soup kitchens, and other organizations that month to celebrate our wonderful Family help ensure that families in our communities of Rotary. That family certainly starts with get enough to eat. our own families, but it quickly expands A recent article in the National Geo- to include Rotaract, Interact, and Youth graphic titled “The New Face of Hunger,” Exchange. notes that since the 1960’s, food insecurity As we continue to prepare for our 110th in America has increased fivefold. In 2012, Rotary Birthday celebration in Spartanburg 48 million people were experiencing food on Saturday, February 21, do what you can insecurity, a 57% increase since the 1990’s. to involve your entire Rotary family in both Last year was a great beginning to the Winnsboro Lights Up Rotary your fundraising and service activities. I “Rotary Has Heart” movement. Let’s involve with 5K Run. Page 2. have consistently heard on my club visits the entire Rotary family in this wonderful that our Interactors and Rotaractors outper- opportunity to remember those who go to form us in service every time they are given bed each night without enough food to eat. 2014-15 GOALS MEMBERSHIP 2741 (+100) | CURRENT: 2655 FOUNDATION $357,000 ANNUAL FUND-SHARE | $63,635 ACHIEVED $54,000 POLIOPLUS | $7,452 ACHIEVED 41 PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY | 37 ACHIEVED 20 BEQUEST SOCIETY | 3 ACHIEVED 75 BENEFACTORS | 2 ACHIEVED 10 NEW MAJOR DONORS | 0 ACHIEVED OTHER GOALS 54 | 100% PRESIDENTS-ELECT ELECTED BY 11/1/14 | 52 ACHIEVED DG Tom spent a part of Thanksgiving 27 | 50% OF PRESIDENT-NOMINEES ELECTED BY 11/1/15 | 17 ACHIEVED week in El Salvador, helping to finalize 100% (54) CLUBS THAT HOLD ROTARY DAY | 0 ACHIEVED a global grant for the Rotary Club of Pickens. His article about this is on page 12. Page 2 7750 WINNSBORO Rotary “Lights Up” Winnsboro with 5k race WINNSBORO – Running enthu- onds. as supporting local swimming lessons siasts and community residents packed In the 1.8-mile walk, William for children in Fairfield County. the downtown streets of Winnsboro Gonzalas was the top male by notching Water of Life is a non-profit orga- recently as they participated in the a time of 26 minutes and 17 seconds nization that dedicates itself to pro- “Light Up Rotary” Glow Run/Walk on and 10-year-old Allison Wallace was viding clean water for everyone. The Sept. 25. It was the second annual 5k the best female walker with a time of group’s recent efforts have established run/walk sponsored by the Winnsboro 20 minutes and 25 seconds. sustainable water resources in remote Rotary Club. Fairfield County Racers took home villages in West Africa and India. Nearly 100 people ran or walked first place with the largest team of 23 In 2013, Water of Life completed the route winding through downtown members. Z-Fit with Liz and Griffins water projects in over 160 villages in Winnsboro, while glowing as the sun took second and third place respec- Liberia, Sierra Leone and India. Clean dropped below the horizon. Partic- tively. water was provided to approximately ipants sported glow bracelets and Winnsboro Rotary President Lori 150,000 people. Through the first three necklaces in the unique 5k. Schaeffer noted that this year’s partic- months of 2014, Water of Life com- The top overall male runner was ipation was higher than last year’s and pleted 57 water projects in those three Nick Gladden with a time of 19 min- the event raised nearly $5,000. nations. The organization plans to utes and 29 seconds. The top overall Proceeds from the event benefitted exceed last year’s accomplishments by female runner was Mary Swearingen Water of Life, which provides fresh more than 30 village projects. with a time 26 minutes and 36 sec- water in Third-World countries as well Page 3 7750 PICKENS ROTARY GIVES GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE For the 11th year, Pickens Rotary Club has given the gift of a personal dictionary to all third grade students in Pickens ele- mentary schools. Dictionaries were delivered to a total of 222 students at Ambler, A.R.Lewis, Ha- good, Holly Springs, and Pickens Elemen- tary schools. A Rotary logo sticker was attached to every dictionary. Rotarian Jim Capaldi headed up the Dictionary Project this year and Rotarians who distributed dictionaries were Kathy Brazinski, Nath Briley, Doug Finney, John McKenzie and Teresa Nash. The students are always very enthusi- astic upon receipt of their very own dictio- nary. Even though students use computers, teachers and administrators alike believe that using paper dictionaries is an import- ant part of the educational process. Paper dictionaries provide more information than E-dictionaries, giving clearer mean- ings and examples, they are less distracting to students, and they can be used as part WINNSBORO of classroom learning exercises. The actual usage of a paper dictionary becomes an academic experience for students. Pickens Rotary supports literacy projects and will continue this community service project each year. —Karen C. Culley Karen Brazinski with students at Pickens Elementary School. Oklahoma, Here We Come TC Cornelius, manager of Always Mon- ey and member of the Twin City Rotary Club, brought to the attention of club members the need of disaster supplies for tornado devastated areas in Oklahoma earlier this year. The Twin City Rotary and Batesburg-Leesville Rotary clubs decided to join forces with Always Money to try to meet these needs. Both clubs collected first aid items at their weekly meetings. Items collected were band aids, Neosporin ointment, gauze pads, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, twee- zers, scissors, tape, and simple first aid kits. The Twin City Rotary President Steve supplies were then packaged and sent to the Enlow, Twin City Rotarian TC Corne- Oklahoma victims. Anytime our Rotary clubs lius, Batesburg-Leesville President can come to the aid of people in need, we are TWIN CITY Lancer Shull and Twin City past ready and willing to assist as we are able. AND BATESBURG-LEESVILLE president Nina Bowmer with some of the supplies collected and sent to Oklahoma. Page 4 7750 RAG against child slavery The Rotarian Action Group Against Child Slavery has set out to provide assistance and support to Rotary clubs and districts in planning humanitarian service projects. Its membership in the USA, England, India, Nepal, Ghana, Niger, and Thailand is trying to expose human trafficking and both adult and child slavery. There will be a world summit to End Human Trafficking in Atlanta May 10-11, 2015. Representatives of UNICEF, Polaris, International Justice Mission and Shared Hope International will be present. If you are interested to know more or to be part of the District’s delegation , please contact me. PDG Barbara Shayeb-Helou Avery Conrad, RYLA [email protected] Cortland Young, RYLA Clemson sponsors students from Daniel High School The Clemson Rotary Club sponsored students from D.W. Daniel High School to several events/activities last summer. Recently, the students were recog- nized at a club meeting. Below is a breakdown of who went where and the Interact Directors and Advisors. Girls State: Anna Lightsey and Abby Martin Boys State: Garrett Addis and Logan McCallum RYLA: Avery Conrad and Cortland Young (pictured above) Interact Club Leadership/Directors: Alyssa Arnold Katie Crane Avery Conrad Maggie Head Sydney Hodgin Abby Martin Golden Corner Daniel HS Interact Advisors: CLEMSON Chuck Conrad in Walhalla Shelly Wilson Ann Rash Vic Holley, Sandy Peirce, and Don Estep from the Golden Corner Ro- tary Club of Seneca particiapted in the Oktoberfest 5K in Walhalla. The event is a highlight of the Walhalla Oktoberfest and also serves as a Rotary fundraiser. Page 5 7750 Former Clemson football star scores big at Spartanburg Perry Tuttle spoke to the Spartanburg Rotary Club at the Nov. 10 meeting. His inspirational speech about the responsibilities of fatherhood was a hit with the club. Tuttle speaks to many of the young men that make up the NBA and NFL. He gave examples on how to interact and have teaching moments with your children as they grow up with the reminder that in the end, all a child wants is his Dad to SPARTANBURG love and be proud of him.