President Ben Shelton presided over the meeting
Ray Makolous offered the prayer and pledge to the flag
Reports:
Ivan Bennett distributed Version 1.0 of the brochure for Early Act for CA School. It is modeled after IB school. Once a month, will be going over, since the two programs and venues are very different. Lou Benefante gave his speech on Michellville to the Exceeding Expectations middle school students, about 40 in attendance. On December 9 Lou will be in character of General Mitchell and will lead a tour to the site.
Auction - Matt reported they had a meeting with WTOC and the auction date is set for February 25. We have three sponsors so far, and the end date will be the end of January. Donation sheets are a available.
Membership - John Carroll had three members from the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program visiting as his guests.
Bruce Yeager inducted new member Creighton Stuckart who is sponsored by Chuck Wiseman
Thanksgiving baskets will be distributed on Tuesday November 21. Meet at 4:00 pm at Piggly Wiggly to pick up baskets. A Social will be held at Club seats afterward. NO MEETING on Tuesday morning!!!
Holiday party will be held on December 7 at the Golf Club at Spanish Wells at 6:00pm. Catered event with open bar. No cost to members, there will be a charge for guests. There will also be child care available.
Holiday party will be held on December 7 at the Golf Club at Spanish Wells at 6:00pm. Catered event with open bar. No cost to members, there will be a charge for guests. There will also be child care available.
SAA Chuck welcomed visitors, told a joke, collected happy $$ and introduced the speaker.
Visitors (all guests of John Carroll) - Debbie Myers, Taylor Ladd, Nicole Schultz
Speaker:
Rich Thomas from the Santa Elena Foundation presented an interesting program. Santa Elena is one of the most significant archaeological findings in the U.S.
While St. Augustine is thought to be the first city because there were three women in residence, Santa Elena brought families. It was founded in 1566 on present day Parris Island. That summer 250 reinforcements arrived for the fort and by 1569 there were 372 residents and 40 homes. Santa Elena was the first colonial capital of Spanish Florida. Last July the missing fort was discovered and the out lay of the town is fairly well known. The Santa Elena Foundation is a 501C3 which provides educational outreach and has worked with most schools. The museum is located in Beaufort and visits to the exhibits are encouraged. This Saturday, November 18 the LowCountry Fair with a Historical Fair is being held at Cotton Hall Plantation in Yemassee from 10am to 4pm. There will be tours of the Colonial Sugar Cane Mill, petting zoo, pony rides, and Marsh Tacky Races. $20 adults, $10 children and some family admission cost as well. For more information visit the Santa Elena website: https://santa-elena.org